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My most fave cat gifs.
My most fave cat gifs.
July 1, 2013
Today I wanted to share a compilation of my most favorite cat gifs, cause. Yeah. “Fuck this.” Cat. Skifcha kitty: “Nope.” kitty. Wait a second, it was you the whole time?…. What about… THIS [...] Continue →
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Alt Summit NYC: Business card collections
Alt Summit NYC: Business card collections
June 28, 2013
Every time I head to a conference I get a TON of business cards from very lovely and talented people. I keep many of them for future reference, but really some get lost/torn up [...] Continue →
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Concrete DIY Trends
Concrete DIY Trends
June 27, 2013
I’m sharing a list of my favorite concrete DIY’s on the Better Homes and Gardens blog today. I’m LOVING all the concrete. Have you tried it yet? Here’s a couple of my favorites, and [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: Alt Summit Goodness.
Wednesday Goodies: Alt Summit Goodness.
June 26, 2013
If you actually take a look at my photos from last week, you’d really think I didn’t own a camera. I think I took a total of 20 images of my own…. in 5 [...] Continue →
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I’m home!
I’m home!
June 25, 2013
I spent 5 days in NYC. I got home at 1 am Monday morning. I was in the city for work and had an amazing a crazy week. I’m absolutely exhausted and I’m realizing [...] Continue →
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BRB.
BRB.
June 20, 2013
I attempted to write out this amazing post today, but the combo of my redeye flight and time change has made me a bit brain dead. SO, I am taking the day off from [...] Continue →
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Just Martha and I.
Just Martha and I.
June 19, 2013
Well, this lady here is headed out to NY for Alt Summit. In fact, I’m already there… since I’m writing this on Tuesday and I’ll be flying redeye tonight. Arriving 5:30 AM. Oh-me-oh-my. I [...] Continue →
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Revamped: Fiberglass Lamp
Revamped: Fiberglass Lamp
June 18, 2013
My sweet little vintage fiberglass lamp. I bought this guy last year, from Remnant, for $15. It needed a little bit of love and an electrical change. I used a 220 grit sand paper [...] Continue →
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Outdoor Concrete Side Table for Under $15!
Outdoor Concrete Side Table for Under $15!
June 17, 2013
Last week I shared my Outdoor Concrete Side Table on the Better Homes and Gardens blog! I’m so happy with how it turned out. I actually created 2 of these little stool/side tables. Love them. [...] Continue →
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Happy Father’s Day Gift: Bacon Infused Vodka!
Happy Father’s Day Gift: Bacon Infused Vodka!
June 14, 2013
Father’s Day is this weekend, and I thought you all may need a last minute gift idea for the dad in your life. Here you go: Bacon Infused Vodka. You’re welcome. Maybe. Bacon Infused [...] Continue →
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Concrete Honey Bear
Concrete Honey Bear
June 13, 2013
Uh oh. I got my hands on some concrete and sorta maybe went crazy and am making ALL the things concrete. CAN. NOT. STOP. Not all of my projects have been successful, but I’m [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: FREE fonts – take two
Wednesday Goodies: FREE fonts – take two
June 12, 2013
//Geotica//Kabel//Kankin//disco//Orbits//bp script//Benthem//Tetra Decorative//Print Clearly//bp dots// A couple months ago I shared a list of some favorite commercial use free fonts. That pretty much means you can use them in whatever project you have… and [...] Continue →
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PNW Blogger Photo Event!
PNW Blogger Photo Event!
June 11, 2013
I have an update for the PNW Blogger meet up in July! There’s been a bit of a schedule issue with the original photographer for this event, so we have adjusted the schedule and [...] Continue →
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All weekend with the chicken coop building.
All weekend with the chicken coop building.
June 10, 2013
Our whole weekend was spent building the chicken coop. OOoooooh man. We are 90% done. Sooooo close. Just the siding and the mesh for the run. The hubs and I are EXhausted and [...] Continue →
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PNW Blogger Tintype Photo Event!
PNW Blogger Tintype Photo Event!
June 7, 2013
Say hello to the first Crafty/Photo event, by PNW Blogger. What’s going to happen on July 13th in Portland: – Each person will have a professional photo taken, by the talented Margaret Jacobsen. – We will [...] Continue →
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Cleaning without the chemicals.
Cleaning without the chemicals.
There’s something you should know about me…. I do not like to clean my house. I do it, but I don’t like it. Ooooooh… the scrubbing. I cannot stand scrubbing. Gah. How many hours [...] Continue →
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PNW Blogger Photo Event
PNW Blogger Photo Event
June 6, 2013
I mentioned there would be another small event coming up, and here it is: The Pacific Northwest Blogger Tintype Photo Event! What’s going to happen on July 13th in Portland: Say hello to [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: Colds
Wednesday Goodies: Colds
June 5, 2013
Not much happening here. The kiddo and husband have had a cold since Saturday. SOME how I haven’t caught it. Crossing all the things that I never catch it. Please oh please. I hope [...] Continue →
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“Manly Man” Giveaway
“Manly Man” Giveaway
June 4, 2013
This months theme sort of took a turn toward the “manly”. That’s a good thing since June 16th is Father’s Day! Gotta celebrate the men in our lives, too. SO, I share with you [...] Continue →
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DIY Father’s Day Gifts!
DIY Father’s Day Gifts!
June 3, 2013
It’s almost here! Father’s day is coming up on June 16th! Are you ready? Well, I’ve been gathering some fun Dad themed DIY’s and I want to share them with you! Shrinky Dink Father’s [...] Continue →
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Prancercise.
Prancercise.
May 31, 2013
Nothing much to say today, buuuut I stumbled across this video and I thought you would all love to learn more. You might think this is an SNL skit, but it’s not. I did [...] Continue →
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Air Plant Display Trends!
Air Plant Display Trends!
May 30, 2013
{Framed Air Plant Display from All The Good Girls Go To Heaven} Today on Better Homes and Gardens I’m sharing my favorite Air Plant Displays from around the interwebs. There are 8 different ideas to inspire [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: Potty trained!
Wednesday Goodies: Potty trained!
May 29, 2013
My kiddo is now 100% potty trained. She’s been day time potty trained since October…. but now she can sleep through the night without a diaper! So happy to be done with pull ups. [...] Continue →
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Local Love: Breakfast at Screen Door!
Local Love: Breakfast at Screen Door!
May 28, 2013
Local Love: Screen Door I’ve mentioned having dinner at Screen Door in the past, and how amazing/awesome their fried chicken is! I have a BIT of a fried chicken addiction, so this year on Mother’s Day… [...] Continue →
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FREE Gems to decorate your photos!
FREE Gems to decorate your photos!
May 24, 2013
The other week I shared some gem gift tags and printouts and I thought it would be fun to turn those gems into goodies to decorate your photos with! You could even use these [...] Continue →
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It’s what nightmares are made of. Apparently.
It’s what nightmares are made of. Apparently.
May 23, 2013
My kiddo is 3. She’s scared of spiders, the drain in the tub, and worms. I get that. Nightmares of squirmy creepy creatures and a hole that leads to nowhere (she truly hates that drain). [...] Continue →
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PNW Spring Blogger Party Recap
PNW Spring Blogger Party Recap
May 21, 2013
April 27th was our 4th Pacific Northwest Blogger party. I LOVE these meet ups. Just a room full of wonderful people that love blogging. We had 50 amazing bloggers join us at Von Trapp’s [...] Continue →
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Washington Bloggers for Babies
Washington Bloggers for Babies
May 20, 2013
We did it! This past weekend I went to Tacoma to walk for the babies. Our team was an awesome bunch of PNW bloggers and we raised $6,870. Plus also: Ergo Baby was pretty darn neat [...] Continue →
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DIY Air Plant Wall Hanger on BHG!
DIY Air Plant Wall Hanger on BHG!
May 17, 2013
I have a lovely new post on Better Homes and Gardens. I LOOve air plants. I pretty much love any plant that I can forget to water… and it’s still alive. ::this reminds me [...] Continue →
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Wearing the makeups: Plus a GIVEAWAY!
Wearing the makeups: Plus a GIVEAWAY!
May 16, 2013
Remember my little goal to dress up at least 3 times a week? I set this goal in February and I’m happy to say I’ve stuck with it. I get out of my lazy/yoga [...] Continue →
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Hanging Lightbulb Herb Vase
Hanging Lightbulb Herb Vase
May 15, 2013
My hubby went through the house and changed all the lightbulbs, and before he could recycle them I said, “Wait, I can use those for this project!” He may have given me that “year, [...] Continue →
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Jillian Michaels: I love/hate you
Jillian Michaels: I love/hate you
May 14, 2013
In May 2011, I decided to get off my buns and get back into shape. When I stopped pumping for my kiddo, I gained a lovely 20ish pounds in about 2 months. I stopped [...] Continue →
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Quick Instagram Sale Coming Up!
Quick Instagram Sale Coming Up!
May 13, 2013
This last Saturday I sold a bunch of my illustrations/stuffies/brooches at Crafty Wonderland. It was fun and successful! Annnnnd, many of you lovely people had asked if I will sale my stuff somewhere online. [...] Continue →
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Mother’s Day Doughnut Photo Tower
Mother’s Day Doughnut Photo Tower
May 10, 2013
So, I’m pretty sure that I only have about 3 male readers on this her blog, BUT Mother’s day is coming up on Sunday and I’m pretty sure this would be the best thing [...] Continue →
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GIVEAWAY: Box Subscription Collection!
GIVEAWAY: Box Subscription Collection!
May 9, 2013
This month’s giveaway is about a week behind, since I’m about a week and a half behind on all the things. hee! Back to the giveaway… this month’s theme is: Box Subscriptions! Yup. Don’t [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: It’s all I do.
Wednesday Goodies: It’s all I do.
May 8, 2013
Well, this past week has been spent building chicken coops and making last minute goodies for Crafty Wonderland! It’s pretty much all I’ve done. I’m very excited! Selling at a craft fair is fun. [...] Continue →
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Build that chicken coop!
Build that chicken coop!
May 7, 2013
Our girls are growing and we have been attempting to get our chicken home built before they outgrow their little box in the house. It’s quite the project building a coop without much building [...] Continue →
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Getting ready for Crafty Wonderland!
Getting ready for Crafty Wonderland!
May 6, 2013
This ENTIRE weekend was spent prepping for Crafty Wonderland, a little indie craft fair put on twice a year in Portland. I’ve been sewing/painting/cutting. All that. I’m no where near to ready at this moment… [...] Continue →
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Chocolate Caramel Crack-ers
Chocolate Caramel Crack-ers
May 3, 2013
I love sweet awesome candy goodness, but I like to pretend that I don’t want to eat it ALL the time (especially when my kiddo is looking). Admit it… you’ve snuck the candy you JUST told [...] Continue →
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You’re a gem printables and gift tags!
You’re a gem printables and gift tags!
May 2, 2013
I love the gem trend happening around the interwebs. SOOOOO, I made some printouts to share with you. Some tags and some art prints. You’re a gem printables. Mother’s day is coming up in [...] Continue →
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Lace Hanging Planter in the Portland Mercury!
Lace Hanging Planter in the Portland Mercury!
May 1, 2013
I’m pretty darn excited. Today I have a DIY in The Portland Mercury, found on the Crafty Wonderland insert. Since many of you aren’t lucky enough to get this awesome local newspaper…. I’m sharing [...] Continue →
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The girls and their awkward years (days).
The girls and their awkward years (days).
April 30, 2013
Wow. I realized it’s been a while since I shared my girls. My urban chickens. They are around 5 or 6 weeks old and have officially hit the awkward years (or days). I took [...] Continue →
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2013 Bloggers for Babies Raffle… March for Babies
2013 Bloggers for Babies Raffle… March for Babies
April 29, 2013
I’m about to go on another March for Babies walk. I’m here to share some info about a fantastic raffle that my friend, Mandy, is sharing on her blog. We’re raising money for the [...] Continue →
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Off to Seattle!
Off to Seattle!
April 26, 2013
I love living in Portland. It’s my favorite city. Aaaand, it’s a short trip to another favorite city of mine: Seattle. Today I’m headed out on the train to hang with a bunch of [...] Continue →
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Things I do instead of actually working.
Things I do instead of actually working.
April 25, 2013
I had SOOOoooooo many plans to get sooo many of the work done on Wednesday. Did this happen? No. What did I do instead? Well, I hung out in the beautiful 70ish degree weather [...] Continue →
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Milk Jug Watering Can for the kiddo!
Milk Jug Watering Can for the kiddo!
April 24, 2013
The milk jug watering can. It’s free and easy to make! Wait…. why make it? Well, if your kiddo is like mine and wants to help you water the plants every time, and always [...] Continue →
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Cardboard Playhouse!
Cardboard Playhouse!
April 23, 2013
This past week I took on something new… A full on DIY with my kiddo. With her help. It was hard, but we did it. I’ll chat more about working with my kiddo at [...] Continue →
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Free fonts!
Free fonts!
April 22, 2013
I am a bit of a font nerd and I’m often asked what my favorite free fonts are, and where to find them. A couple of my MOST favorite sites to find fonts: Fontsquirrel.com [...] Continue →
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Favorite things for Friday!
Favorite things for Friday!
April 19, 2013
Sometimes I like to share my favorite things. I’ve been collecting a couple of links from this past week and I’m ready to share with you! Enjoy! Also: Don’t forget to check out my [...] Continue →
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Button Earring Holder on the Better Homes and Gardens blog!
Button Earring Holder on the Better Homes and Gardens blog!
April 18, 2013
TODAY on the Better Homes and Gardens Blog: A couple of months ago I happened to catch an episode of the Rachel Ray show. I’ve only seen it a couple of times and never [...] Continue →
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Wednesday Goodies: Dancing girl
Wednesday Goodies: Dancing girl
April 17, 2013
Everyday. Dancing. – Chelsey …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… If you have a Wednesday post, please feel free to link it up below. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too… Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Jenni from the [...] Continue →
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Good Jar and Naughty Jar
Good Jar and Naughty Jar
April 16, 2013
My sweet/darling/fantastic girl is, well, THREE. Wow, she is SO three. Just today she told me she didn’t like me, followed by a big hug and a kiss. She’s learning new words and is [...] Continue →
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Spring stylin’
Spring stylin’
April 12, 2013
The weather is getting warmer, then cold and rainy, then warm again, and more rain, and then some more sun…. It’s Spring in Oregon! That means 25% of the time I might be wearing [...] Continue →
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Peanut Butter Banana Chip Bites: Dehydrate all the things!
Peanut Butter Banana Chip Bites: Dehydrate all the things!
April 10, 2013
Peanut Butter Banana Chip Bites If an infomercial pops up on tv…. most likely I will watch it. I don’t know what it is, it’s like I have to. There’s some magical hold in [...] Continue →
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Water bath canning method… for high acid foods
Water bath canning method… for high acid foods
April 9, 2013
I realized, AFTER I shared my Apple Pie Butter recipe, that I never shared how to actually do the Water Bath Canning Method. I am, by no means, an expert… but I’ve researched a [...] Continue →
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Apple Pie Butter Recipe with no added sugar – canned
Apple Pie Butter Recipe with no added sugar – canned
April 8, 2013
Homemade Apple Pie Butter. Yeah, my label in the photo calls it JAM… I did not notice I put the word “jam” instead of “butter” until I had labeled all my jars…. oh well. [...] Continue →
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Hello new friends! Ultimate Blog party 2013
Hello new friends! Ultimate Blog party 2013
April 5, 2013
It’s that time of year! The annual blog party by, 5 minutes for Mom. I like to participate in this party because I have met a TON of lovely blogger’s through this fun “party”. [...] Continue →
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Yoooou guys. Things I love.
Yoooou guys. Things I love.
I just wanted to share a SMALL collection of my favorite links for this week. Just some random goodies that I love. I hope you enjoy! Eric Therner designed this lovely diamond light bulb! [...] Continue →