Halloween is over for another year and I am sitting in the kitchen looking at a counter full of candy wondering how much I can eat before my kids notice. My two-year old keeps walking by looking up at me saying “Trick-or-Treat?” and holding out his already chocolate stained hand. The kids had a fantastic [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life’
2 Nov
The Aftermath
5 Oct
Stay Tuned…
I feel like baking today, so stay tuned for pictures! Plus, coming later this month:
How-To: Sewing quick and easy trick-or-treat bags
More NFL team-inspired eye makeup looks (if you have no idea what this means, read my post here. Also, let me know what teams you would like to see translated into easy and fun eye [...]
2 Oct
Brushing Up
We’ve already established that I am a bit of a makeup junkie, and just like every junkie, I’ll try different tools to get the results I want. I’ve been searching for some high quality, affordable brushes. I’ve looked into high end brushes, but I’m a stay-at-home mother of three and although I can put some [...]
27 Sep
Halloween is a great time for Zombies… or not…
I think zombie movies are great. Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, the coming movie Zombieland. What I don’t think is great, what I HATE, is feeling like a zombie myself. For the past month or so, I have been dealing with pretty bad insomnia. Insomnia is bad enough by itself, but I’m [...]
2 Aug
Butterfly Yum Nummery
I love baking (as you know if you’ve read some of this blog) and I’ve been dying to try out some of the cupcakes from the book Hello, Cupcake. I received this super fun cupcake book for my birthday and have been waiting for an opportunity to see if making these creative treats was as [...]
4 Jun
It’s not about the money
I am a ball of stress. I have always been a ball of stress. No matter the situation, I will find a way to stress about it. Lately I’ve been stressing about money. Sound familiar? I bet you do the same thing from time to time, more so in our current economy. Gas prices are [...]
3 Jun
Simple Screen Printing
I’m always trying to find a new (inexpensive) way to craft, and I have fallen in love with the art of screen printing! I was really intimidated at first… it seemed there were so many materials to buy, so many steps… but then I stumbled upon this post on Instructables.com showing a simple way you can [...]
2 Jun
Back on the horse that threw me
Okay, so I’ve decided to start writing on my blog again… in fact, I’m picking up a lot of things again. Getting back to being my crafty self, getting back to being my normal self. I guess some time off from normalicy is to be expected. After the loss of the baby we ended up [...]
