Have you ever gone to the thrift store and just seen something TOTALLY ugly that you can’t imagine anyone buying? Well, while this giraffe candle holder isn’t that bad, I thought it was pretty bad when I saw it. (more…)

You may or may not have noticed that I didn’t post anything for Father’s Day. Which doesn’t mean I forgot the holiday, it just means I was er… running a little behind. I actually did spend the day before Father’s Day with my dad. It was the day I went to the fair and won the Pillsbury Pie Championship with  my chicken and mushroom pie. It was really cool to be able to share the win with my dad that day, and hopefully it made up for the fact that his present was about two weeks late, haha. (more…)

This article is sponsored by Tulip® Soft and 3D Paints. All opinions are 100% mine. 

Remember the 80s and 90s when everybody had fabulous puffy-painted t-shirts, sweaters, shoes, etc.? These girls do:

“These are our serious faces…”

Well, making your own shirts is coming back in a big way. (more…)

As promised in my post on the Neon Run. I wanted to give a quick tutorial on how to make your own running tutu (or a tutu for any use, really). (more…)

Happy Earth Day! I hope you are doing your part to promote a clean environment. It doesn’t matter if you live in a big city, a small suburb, or somewhere in between – every little bit helps! As part of my commitment to the modern environmental movement of Earth Day I started in my very own apartment.  (more…)

I got business cards for my website! Yeah, woohoo, hooray – hold on! Record scratch! Where am I going to put them? I didn’t think to order a business card holder when I ordered the business cards. I thought, “I’m crafty…I’ll just make a business card holder.” (more…)