{Alternate title – intro : the basics of color} Recently, Aiden asked if he could take art lessons. I have an undergrad in graphic design. Which means I took every art class under the sun. And to top things off, once upon a time I went back for my masters (Masters is the new bachelors…
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the font snob club : free fonts!
Hey Friends! Happy Friday, and welcome to another edition of the font snob club! I’m thinking of a new series called : jazz comic sans would say… CS would probably have some valid points. Who’s in? Via. A history of Comic Sans. Click on over… It’s worth it for the music video tribute to comic…
a handmade sign spruce up
At Aiden’s school recently, we decided to help out and do a little work around the grounds. I’m a big believer that no matter what your educational choice for your child, whether homeschool, private school, public school, magnet school, charter school, experimental anti school… (it’s exhausting, isn’t it?) what you put into it, is what…
a mirror ball mess
Remember a few weeks ago when I rambled about the mirror ball movement? I ordered one off of ebay. As you can tell from the photo, we are now the proud owners of not one… but two mirror balls. TADA! But let’s back up for a second. I’m in the middle of sleep training Emerson. Yep….
rest
This weekend, the power went out. It was a scheduled power outage and I had completely forgotten about it. I’d just finished making coffee when it happened, so I considered myself lucky that I made the cut on my daily must have ritual. “Yay! That means we don’t have to take baths!” Aiden exclaimed. Questionable personal…
dream house
Hello awesome friends! I’m writing from the bed today. Something has hit me and it’s hit hard. I thought it might be the flu last night, but I’m feeling a little better this morning so I hobbled into the next room, seized the laptop and tried to plug out what was on my mind. But…
watercolor birthday ideas (tips and tricks)
Hello lovelies! We’re back to share a few how-tos from Emerson’s watercolor party today! It’s all squeezed into one post, and stay tuned for some freebies at the end ;} We had a blast this weekend with this little party…thank you all for your sweet comments from Monday. This shindig is manageable without being completely over the…
watercolor party
pssst: for all the freebies with this party, be sure to check them out, here! Happy day, everyone! We hope you had a great weekend! We’re actually trying to recover from partay mania around here, and wanted to share a few photos with our favorite people today. Emerson actually turned the big 5 on the…
freebie of the month club : simple sewing art
Hello lovelies + happy Friday! We’re in birthday party planning/school volunteer mode today, but wanted to drop in to share a freebie of the month with all of you! These are three simple freebies that print out to an 8 x 8. They would make fun tags, simple bunting for your next crafty gal’s night,…