It was my turn to host the bunco group a few weeks ago. I had been randomly picking up nice wine glasses at thrift stores or yard sales because I knew I wanted to have a personalized glass for each lady…. Why have wine charms when you can easily etch their names into the glass? This […]
Archives for June 2011
Boring seaweed turned into coral? It could happen…
If you’ve been following along with me over the past week, you know I’ve been on a coral kick. And dough. A dough/coral kick. I made white coral, red coral, I even made starfish. Out of dough. But long before I busted out the dough, I busted out the acrylic paint. This seaweed is […]
Coastal Craft: easy DIY starfish made from salt dough.
A few weeks ago, Craftberry Bush did a tutorial on how she made a cute garland out of clay starfish. Super cute. The other day when I was making my faux coral out of dough, I remembered her tutorial and used up some extra dough to make a couple of starfish. Lucy left her “sea […]
Big impact floral centerpieces using 3 “ingredients”
Several weeks ago we went to a wedding… I made the centerpieces: …and Grant was the most adorable ring-bearer evah For the centerpieces, I wanted to keep the costs as low as possible. Like most people, the bride and groom were on a budget. They wanted big impact with a little price tag. A great […]
Red Faux (“Daux”) Coral – Easy coastal decor made from salt dough.
Red coral is all over the place these days. Last week I made some faux coral using a basic dough of salt and flour. While I was doing that, I also made up a few pieces to make it look like red coral. So here is a fun DIY for fake red coral you can […]
Gratuitous bragging about the men in my life.
My dad taught me how to use power tools and to stand up for what I believe in. He taught me that things are often black and white and there is very little room for gray areas when it comes to strength of character. He gave me my first beer. He’s a fabulous dad to […]
Conversations about cake…
At our house, if there are cakes or cookies around, this conversation is repeated constantly: Kid: “Mom, can I have some cake (cookie, doughnut, ice cream, pudding….)?” Me: “Have something nutritious first.” This is my general policy on sweets, has been for a while, yet they ask over and over. This morning Conner came in […]
It’s my blog and I’ll post all the graduation pictures I want to.
My internet was down for two days… It allowed me to ponder the fact that I have a child who is now a high school graduate. Where does the time go? Isn’t he handsome!!!??? It was a big class (786 students) most of whom seemed to be award winning, honor roll-making, superb young adults. Amazing. […]
Faux Coral (“daux” coral… same difference.) How to make coral out of dough.
Making faux coral using salt dough. I love the look of summer décor using coral and shells. I love the faux versions that Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel carry, but I am not willing to shell out that kind of […]
Feeling a little RED today.
Yesterday we had a nice, lazy Saturday morning. After lounging in our jammies a while, I asked Grant to get dressed. As he went to change clothes I called after him: “And Grant!?? Please make sure you put on something that matches, OK…?” He came back wearing this: “What?! It’s all red…” Yes, a red […]