I miss the roses. In January, the dozens of roses around our apartment suffered their annual pruning. With the roses chopped from 4+ feet down to 2, our apartment exterior looks naked and sad! Thank goodness for the camellias now in bloom and keeping our vases full. While waiting for the roses to grow back, …
This year I got a Dremel for Christmas from Jennifer’s Aunt Gail. I was excited to try it out and […]
I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of board games, but I always seem to be surrounded by game-lovers. I do think Scrabble is tolerable. It’s a game where everyone’s attention is on the letters, and the graphic designer in me can at least appreciate that. I love the little wooden pieces …
Occasionally Greg and I run into situations where a Bath & Body gift set or restaurant gift card just isn’t enough to show our loved ones we care (ha!). In those cases, we’ve been known to make gifts — sometimes silly, sometimes over-the-top, but always highly tailored to their preferences. (In our opinion, anyway.) Knowing …
I got a little carried away with Christmas cards this year! While brainstorming ideas for […]
Speaking of banners(!), I made this mini bunting card for my friend’s baby shower. I cut […]
To wrap up my shower posts, here are a few shots of my favorite decorations — the four different banners I made for the party! For the Nat
If you have leftover scraps of Christmas wrapping paper (especially this cute damask pattern from Target!), use them to dress up your flower arrangements! Scrapbook or wrapping paper is an amazingly easy and inexpensive way to highlight a party’s theme. Just wrap a piece of paper around the vase and secure with glue stick or …
A strand of doilies is a super cheap and easy DIY decoration! I used doilies for my friend’s […]
Ornaments make the perfect favors for a shower hosted in December! In keeping with my friend’s red, black and white colors, I added a big bow and a little tag to basic ball ornaments. I printed the tag on cardstock and tied it with thread, but the options to accessorize are endless. The ornaments were …