Ok, I’ve been gone awhile. Just for your peace of mind, I wasn’t hospitalized or taken in on suspicious drug charges. I moved. Actually, I moved twice. And switched jobs, and had panic attacks, and made $200 from a garage sale!, and painted…and painted…and painted the new place. But no excuses here. I know I haven’t written, I haven’t called, but I promise I’ve been thinking about you. So grab a cup of whatever it is you’re drinking these days and let’s have a one-sided convo about just what I’ve been up to these past weeks.
Tag Archives: the home
And They Crumble in your Hand: Dead Leaf Deco Extravaganza
8 Nov
Ever looked at the ground of your local park? It’s not just for dirty needles and goose feces anymore. This time of year, in fact, you can find more household decorations than the aisle of jars with ironic phrases painted on them at Hobby Lobby. Plus, you don’t have to battle the disgruntled employees with the tin buttons that read, “I’d Rather Be Felting” (I made that up…craft joke).
Off Topic: My Craft Room
11 Oct
Dedicated to my mom for getting me The House That Had Enough when I was wee.
Okay, my craft “closet”. I can’t really do any crafting inside of it because it’s a little pre-Hogwarts Harry Potter closet underneath the building’s staircase and when my landlord comes bustling down the stairs it sounds like two parts scary thunderstorm and one part shoot-out scene from The Departed. Not ideal for needle crafts or hot glue projects. No sir.
Carole King Medley Included: Rainy Day Box
30 AprIf your mom was a cool as mine was, she kept a little shoe box under the bed or stuffed away in some closet and ONLY brought it out on really rainy spring days when you couldn’t play outside and were absolutely bored out of your mind. That’s the beauty of the Rainy Day Box: You forget about it until someone reminds you it’s there and then you feel like you’ve found 20 bucks in last year’s winter coat. This is a great gift for kids because kids should always have some magic and fun in their lives, especially on rainy days. But it’s also a really thoughtful gift for your spouse or partner to pull out on really gray boring days or to take along when you go on vacation with a group of friends just in case you get snowed in, rained in or hungover’d-in.
A few rules for creating the Rainy Day Box: Decorate the box, it doesn’t have to be anything special but it MUST be covered in construction paper, tissue paper, or tinfoil/ DON’T bring it out until it’s needed, otherwise it will get old/ And last but not least: serve it with grilled cheese and soup.
Here are some ideas for Rainy Day Box stuffings, although I suggest making it all your own:
