A few weeks ago I attended a blogging conference, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center… Which happens to be a stone’s throw from Disneyland. And what’s a girl to do when she is hanging out with her blogging friends while just a stone’s throw from Disneyland? Um, go over and play, of course! With […]
Archives for January 2013
A simple Valentine’s Day mantel.
I wanted to show you what I came up with for a little Valentine’s Day display for my nemesis, the mantel. I have the worst time with the proportions of this room, but I’m fairly happy with this fun and simple Valentine’s Day Mantel. I don’t have anything against Valentine’s Day in particular, but I don’t […]
In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up
Did you all have a good week? Here’s what’s been happening on The V Spot. Monday: Two of my favorite local charities. Tuesday: Make new jar candles by recycling old ones. Wednesday: I showed you 3 scary, problematic spots in my house. Thursday: Some more CHA inspiration. Friday: No post today. (Unorganized Viv. What’s up […]
Texture, color and inspiration at the CHA winter show.
Remember last week when I told you about the Top 5 craft products that I (personally) was all excited about after the CHA (Craft & Hobby Association’s) Winter Trade Show? Well, I had also been feeling a smidge a wee bit kind of fairly uninspired as of late. (Yesterday I shared the AWFUL areas […]
How to make your own DIY jar candles (using recycled jars and candle wax)
Want to make your own scented, layered jar candles? Want to do it, using items you already have on hand..? Practically for free..? It’s easy! I have a little problem…. you know those candles you buy that smell amazing, but the wick burns down through the middle of them and you’re left with a bunch […]
Who said that chivalry was dead…?
This morning I took Grant to school. I was running a smidge behind (looking for my keys, grabbing my coffee, etc) and I sent him out to the car ahead of me. I went out and discovered this: The driver’s door was wide open and Grant was sitting, buckled up in the back seat and […]
A Green Smoothie. (It actually tastes good…. who’d a thunk?.)
Many of you know that I don’t like veggies, but I am happy to report that I’ve been managing to get a little more of them these days. (Does anyone else find it mildly hilarious that one of my most popular posts is on how to store fresh fruits and veggies…?) This green smoothie is […]
My top 5 posts of all time. (…So far.)
Last week I shared my Top 10 posts from 2012. The list was based on the number of times that the posts had been viewed by readers. There were a couple of posts that showed up in the top 10, but they were from previous years, so I didn’t include them in the 2012 round […]
The easiest make ahead chicken, ever.
I am trying to eat more protein these days. Handsome Hubby eats chicken and salsa almost every morning for breakfast. The boys are eating more and more and more…. everything. What’s a girl to do? Well, one of the things is to make sure there’s plenty of chicken on hand and ready to eat. This […]
Teachers drink wine too…
You know I like wine… and wine cork crafts, right? Grant made me a wine cork craft for Christmas. It’s this sweet little “bulletin board” of wine corks, glued onto a ruler. He also made me a “To-Do” list of what he thought would be a day of bliss for me: #1 Wrap presents; #2 […]