Random this. With a little of that.

July 5, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

Goodbye Google Reader.

Google Reader + Google Friend Connect are officially kaput. July 1st marked the end. For me it all ended in January. Google Reader stopped updating my blog post feed for all of my first followers (from when I was on blogspot). So, if you were one of the lovely readers that emailed me asking why my blog stopped updating…. that’s why. I could not figure out how to fix the problem. For whatever reason I can’t get my blogspot feed to transfer to my new feed. It did it for a year, then quit. Bleh.

SO, if you were an old subscriber (and moved your Google Reader feed to feedly or BlogLovin’) and still aren’t getting updated feeds from me, I think you’ll just need to subscribe to my .com now. Pretty sure my old URL (.blogspot) completely gave up and now it just needs to be updated by hand. Darn it all.

To make it easy, here’s a list of many ways to follow the ‘ol blog….

– On Bloglovin’

– Feedly

– Choose how you want to follow through RSS.

– Via email subscription.

– My newsletter.

– Or, good ‘ol fashioned bookmark.

Updated About Me

Once upon a time I started this blog, wrote an ‘about me’ section, and never ever updated it. The end. Yeah. That’s the story. I think I may have updated my photos once or twice, but never updated the info. Ridiculous. Ha! Check it out if you have a moment.

Updated F.A.Q. section.

What’s that? You didn’t know I had one? WELL, I do. It was just poorly put together and really didn’t answer anything. It’s now updated. Yay! So many things checked off my super long to-do list. I’m hoping this updated section will answer any questions some of you have, since I’m a bit terrible at keeping my email in check.

Andplusalso: I’ve added a ton more info about contributing posts. I get a ton of emails about this, and they sometimes get lost in the crazy black hole that is my email. I’m hoping this will help organize things for quicker responses on my end. P.S. Some of you had asked, and I am gathering ideas/posts for my 50 DIY Days of Christmas right now. I always try to start in June/July.

Check out the F.A.Q. section and enjoy.

– Chelsey

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Favorite DIY’s from the ‘ol blog

July 4, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

I’m taking the day off to have fun with my family and eat all the BBQ. I’m sharing a few of my favorite DIY’s from the blog for you to check out. Enjoy! I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday.

A Trip To The Museum Free Butterfly Printables

Homemade Laundry Detergent

Weed Killer Recipe

Homemade Sewing Kit

Silkscreened Painted Planter

Paper Flower Frame

Outdoor Concrete Side Table

Thrifted Glassware Candles

Hidden Alarm Panel

Cardboard Playhouse

Happy 4th!

– Chelsey

4th of July Kid-Friendly Sparkler Wand

July 2, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

The 4th means fireworks. Fireworks mean fire. Kid doesn’t like fire. Sorta a good thing for me, but makes it difficult during firework season. So, that’s what the Kid-Friendly Sparkler Wand is for. I don’t want her to feel left out while we play with sparklers. It took me 5 minutes to make and I used all items I already had around the home. Bam.

Supplies:

– Paper straw

– Crepe or tissue paper

– 2 pipe cleaners (I only had one silver and one blue, so I worked with what I had)

– Hot glue

– Optional: Washi tape

Directions:

– Roll out about 4 feet of crepe paper. Fold the paper into roughly 3 inch sections. Cut the looped parts. Snip one end of the crepe pieces to make 2 inch strips. ::see image below::

– Pick out one pipe cleaner to fold 5 points to make the star portion of the wand. Tie the end together to make the star.

– Push the other pipe cleaner through the straw. Tie one end of the straw pipe cleaner to one side of the star. Adjust the star and tie the pipe cleaner to the other end of the straw to secure it. Optional: use some washi tape to cover the tied pipe cleaner portion.

– Hot glue the crepe paper pieces to the straw just below the star. ::caution: hot glue is hot::

– Optional: wrap some washi tape around the crepe paper frills to secure/cover glue.

– Hand to your kiddo to celebrate the fun holiday!

This shouldn’t take too long to make and costs just about nothin (even if you don’t have all the supplies).

Enjoy!

– Chelsey

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Categories: diy, Holiday - St. Patricks Day, 4th of July, and Other Parties!

4th of July DIY

July 2, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

Am I the only person that just realized that Thursday is the 4th of July? For some reason I was thinking it was next week. Ha! Well, if you’re like me and you thought you had a bit more time…. here’s a lovely collection of quick/cute DIY’s for you to try for the holiday. I know I’ll be trying out a few.

Red, White, and Blue Fruit Cones

Zip Tie Fireworks Display

4th of July Cake Topper

4th of July Painted Placemat and Napkin

Fireworks Cake

DIY Dipped Flags

4th of July Candy Favors

S’mores in a Jar

Fireworks Cake Topper

4th of July Cupcake Bunting

Free Matchbox Cover Printables

4th of July t-shirt

Spangled Sandwich Pops

Any special plans for the 4th? Do you have some special 4th of July DIY you’re doing?

– Chelsey

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My most fave cat gifs.

July 1, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

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 move?

Wha? Sleep.

Huh, wha? Too early.

Creeper.

Don’t worry, I got this shit.

WTF kitty.

Cat vs. Dog:

I can haz sock!!!

……………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What’s your favorite cat GIF? Feel free to share a link in the comments below… thank you. Hee.

– Chelsey

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Alt Summit NYC: Business card collections

June 28, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

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 by my kiddo. SO, why haven’t I taken photos of my past cards? It seems like I should. Take photos, link, and collect my cards on Pinterest. Bam. Need to look up someone? I got it all organized. All of these ladies (and a couple of dudes) worked hard to create these mini masterpieces, and I want to remember them.

My first round of bizz cards are from Alt Summit in NYC 2013. A crazy collection of cool people. See a card you like? I highly suggest wandering to their site. Because I always see patterns/similarities in things… I had to organize the similar cards into groups. So many different ways I could have organized these, but these were my favorite.

Black and Whites:

1. Stuff Steph Does 2. lisa dreissig 3. Kathryn Murray 4. Life I Design 5. Maddie Richardson 6. Design Life Kids

Mustard/Browns:

1. The Hive Studio 2. Alecandra Hedin 3. A Life Well Lived 4. B Is For Becky 5. Life in Picture 6. Mobile and Making

Color Explosion:

1. Just Us Gals 2. A Party Style 3. Madame Curry 4. Joy Laforme 5. Bloom 6. The Niche 7. A Peony For Your Thoughts 8. iBbeautiful 9. J. Latter 10. Old Town Suds 11. Jen Kim Creative 12. When I Grow Up 13. Life In Sketch 14. Madigan Made 15. Small Pea Studio

In an envelope:

1. boutique la bohème 2. Maiedae 3. Yellow Bird Yellow Bird

Cards with treats:

1. Bloomies Handmade 2. Obsession Session 3. Fluffed Up Desserts 4. 5. Such Pretty Things 6. 128 John St. 7. Undeclared Panache 8. Little Siddall Studios 9. Peacock Moon Designs 10. Mommy’s Cocktail Hour 11. Approaching Joy 12. Donuts, Dressers, and Dirt

– Chelsey

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Concrete DIY Trends

June 27, 2013 | Posted by Chelsey

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 follow this link to check out the rest. Happy Thursday!

Concrete cooler/planter from Homemade-Modern.