Since it’s cold and fixing to snow, I figured there was no better time to bust out the Easter decorations! I usually prefer to wait until after Mother’s Day to get them out, but I think we need a little cheer.
I made these candles. Actually, I bought the candles. But I did decorate them myself. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Easter Decorations
Posted in Craft Projects, tagged Random, Craft, moss terrarium, Easter craft, Easter decorations, altered candles on February 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Books, Books, More Books …
Posted in Totally Random Stuff, tagged book list, Random on February 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I found this little game over at Death By Denim (http://deathbydenim.blogspot.com) and thought it was cool. And since I haven’t been sleeping well, I am too tired to upload pictures tonight, so I’m going to play along.
Supposedly, most Americans have only read 6 of the books on this list. I don’t know if that’s true [...]
Household Essentials
Posted in Funny, Funny Posts, tagged Humor, Random, squirrel underpants on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a recognized expert in decorating, crafting, cooking, blogging, and entertaining, I am often asked, “Self Mary, what is the one item no household should be without?” I think the people who ask me that are expecting me to answer with something nominally important such as “a good bundt pan” or “an operable firearm” or even “lime scented [...]
Man, I hope the guy just moved.
Posted in Funny, Funny Posts, tagged funny signs on February 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My mom and I went to a couple thrift stores yesterday. We found a lot of good stuff. Including a couple funny signs!
This is a nearby town. I guess with this slow economy, we are all making cutbacks. Strasburg apparently decided to save money by not investing in a whole strip of green tape as [...]
Vintage Thingies Thursdays – Thingies In My Daughter’s Room
Posted in Craft Projects, Vintage Stuff, tagged girl's nursery, vintage nursery, vintage thingies on February 19, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Wow! It has been far too long since I participated in Vintage Thingies Thursdays. I still have plenty of thingies, I just kept forgetting until midnight on Thursday!
Today I thought I’d share some thingies from my daughter’s room. Since we turned her crib to a daybed a few weeks ago, I guess I’m not allowed [...]
Craptabulous Tuesday Two!
Posted in Food, tagged candy hearts, crappy brownies, failed experiments with baking on February 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What? It’s not Tuesday? I know that. Sheesh. But this happened on Tuesday so it counts.
(Don’t you love when the voices in my head take over and type on my blog?)
I had made some candy hearts for Valentine’s Day. Here’s some from the first batch. By the second batch, I had figured out how to [...]
Altered Cigar Box – Mom, Don’t Look.
Posted in Craft Projects, Vintage Stuff, tagged altered book, altered cigar box, altered craft on February 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Moooooom … I told you not to look. I know you’re looking. And I know you’re going to faint when you see what I did to this book. But, in my defense, it was falling apart anyway and I do have another copy of it in hardback.
So don’t faint.
For everyone else, I love altering cigar [...]
Moss Terrarium
Posted in Craft Projects, tagged Craft, handmade gift, moss terrarium on February 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I ran across a “moss terrarium” online a few weeks ago and became totally obsessed with making my own. They are so cool! I made 2 yesterday but, I spent so long taking the picture of the one I’m sharing today, that the other one condensated on me (because it’s kind of cold out today) and [...]
A Random Act of Kindness and Diet Cake That Doesn’t Suck
Posted in Craft Projects, Recipes, tagged apron, cake mix recipe, crochet hook roll, random act of kindness on February 14, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve gotten a lot of inquiries as to my whereabouts the last 2 weeks. That is, if you count my mother as a lot of people. Which I definitely do. The truth is, I was spending the time getting ready for the April cover of Maxim, on which I’ll be featured.
Or was that Pathological Liars [...]
A product every woman must have.
Posted in Funny, Funny Posts, tagged bic razor, funny, Random on February 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Imagine it’s a beautiful spring morning. You awaken in your crisp clean sheets, stretch, and rise to start your day. You walk down the hall to your bathroom, turn on the shower, step in, and let the warm water wash over you. It revives you, it invigorates you. Ahhh. Now you reach for your razor [...]
