For those of you that took your kids (or yourself) to the LEGO Movie, BEHOLD, the “Everything is Awesome” Princess Unikitty Birthday cake. So here’s the story, my girls have played with LEGOs on and off over the years, but once the “LEGO Movie” came out, it has ramped our LEGO-shipping up a notch. Especially for …
The last time I was home, my grandmother had set aside some artwork, fabric and other random things that she thought I might enjoy. One of these things was Rosemåling artwork that she had learned to do back in the 70’s. Now I didn’t know alot about rosemåling other than I know it when I …
I tried my hand at hand painting a medicine cabinet for the girls bathroom and giving it some shabby chic character. I’m not a huge fan of “paint everything” but I do like a few pieces of furniture, shelving, etc that distinguish it from the rest. This is something I do in moderation. It can get too over …
My daughter has a growing collection of Golden Books and I have read quite a few myself but this is jaw dropping on so many levels! I’ve seen recycled paper dresses, but this is ridiculously amazing! From Ryan Novelline @rnovelline “Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled and discarded children’s Golden Books. The skirt is …
Captain America, Thor and Batman Plushies!??! Can’t believe I’m saying this, but…. A-DOR-ABLE! Go and buy this and then go see THOR! http://www.etsy.com/listing/70683698/thor-plushie Okay, I couldn’t stop there. There are so many cute Amigurumi dolls out there including Yoda here: Little Yoda on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/listing/65518907/little-yoda-amigurumi And of course LINK! Check out Link Here on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/64861655/link-the-zelda-warrior-amigurumi
I’m in the process of learning how to bead the Cellini Spiral. It’s a woven bead stitch that makes wonderful gradations from large to small beads in a spiral. Starting it was the hardest part but once you get the pattern down it’s pretty simple. I’m stopping on this one since I’m going to change …
I have a ton of beads and usually I try to make bracelets or necklaces when I’m snowed in but this time I decided to play with earrings. Earrings are super easy and you can easily blow a half hour watching some of your favorite DVR’d shows. (which is exactly what I did!) It’s pretty …