So sorry I’ve been missing from this blog all summer. I’ve been busy–hanging out with my kids, attending a lengthy writing conference (more on that later), oh, and building a playground! Cool pics of that here. The kids are returning to school next week, and so I plan to return to my *weekly posts. In […]
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The Perfect Clutch for the Bookish Gal
It’s a book? It’s a purse? It’s both! My book club met recently for a night of wine and crafting (we sometimes also read books!). Under the expert tutelage of my friend Michele, we created clutch purses out of hardcover books. I used “Elements of Botany” by Joseph Bergen, Revised Edition, copyright 1906. The first […]
This side table DIY is the perfect price…free!
I do love a pretty transformation that costs none of the dollars (unless you count my labor, and as a DIY-er, creative writer, parent and general layabout, no one’s really paying much for that). Even better than the cost, this was an easy project, too. Of course you know that the first step in an […]
The $10 Dresser DIY
What could you do with a few bucks, a cast-off dresser and a whole lot of swearing?* Why, you could create a fabulous DIY project! So, a friend of mine took off and moved to Texas, and I’ll never forgive her, but as a lovely parting gift, she gave me her daughter’s dresser because, you know, when you’re […]
Super Seuss-Themed Reading Chair
So, there I was helping to decorate our neighborhood public elementary school for a Dr. Seuss-themed Right to Read Week, when someone pulls out a cell phone and starts trolling for “ideas” and sees that someone once painted Dr. Seuss quotes and whatnot on a chair (damn you, Internets!), and I’m all like, “I can […]
Is your cat being naughty? Send him packing in this suitcase-turned-pet-bed!
Suppose you like to cruise Ebay for vintage suitcases, as pretty much everyone does (No? Just me?). Well, I found this beauty and knew it would work as a bed for the alpha cat in our household, Mr. Fudge John Lickins III, Esq. (not sure where he found the time to get that law degree…). […]
Was That Me Going Through Your Trash?
So, I’ve taken up running, though only when the weather conditions are optimal, and even then only to the end of my block. (Full disclosure–I used to run seriously, when I was a wee teenager, but I was a sprinter then and I’m certain I just don’t have the right muscles for distance…it’s something about fast twitch vs. slow […]
Distraction Time-Bench DIY
I’ve been mulling over the responses to my article in The Millions (see previous post) and feel another post coming on regarding that, but in the meantime, I decided to busy my hands with a little DIY project this weekend.I’m slowly learning to follow my creative impulses, wherever they lead, even when they don’t lead […]