A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
I spotted this amazing vintage dress maxi dress at my favorite vintage & thrift store way back in the spring. Because of it’s price, I left it there on the rack only to obsess about it and it’s rows and rows of white and silver lace ruffles for months after. On another visit to the […]
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When we adopted Sugar, a pure bred Border Terrier, the previous owner told us abou the uncommon grooming procedure this dog requires called “stripping”. She also assured us it was really easy to do yourself once you got the hang of it. She was a liar. I don’t know what everyone else’s definitely of “easy” […]
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When you get two new pairs of glasses, you obviously need something new to match each pair. This thrifted, multi-colored doily was a perfect companion for her new pink frames. And with the temperature hitting the mid 90’s again this weekend, we still got plenty of warm days to enjoy in tank tops and shorts.
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When a mom mentioned buying her daughter a new shirt to match her new glasses in the comments of the “Girls with Glasses” post, I just knew a new dress would help make the transition to glasses a little more easy to swallow for Pumpkin too. She loved having something special to wear on the […]
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When you’re lucky enough to be given jars of delicious homemade jam, you’ll find all sorts of excuses to consume said jam. I give you Homemade Pop Tarts (with pre-made pie crusts mind you).
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First of all, I have thank you to everyone who took the time to send us your “girls with glasses” photos. From blog comments, to the sweetest full blog posts, from Twitter responses to direct e-mails, the response was seriously overwhelming. We got hundreds and hundreds of photos capturing the bespectacled faces of girls young […]
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When I saw this project among all the cool & thrifty Halloween party ideas on the Savers website, I knew it would be the perfect Halloween decoration for the empty flower box on our front porch. I also knew it would be a project the girls would find really fun (or totally creep them out, […]
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We’ve been looking forward to this year’s event ever since last year’s event. Tons of kids, bikes, and dirt. What could be better? Well, follow the ride with food, prizes & a chance to meet pro woman mountain biker, Pua Sawicki and we had an amazingly memorable day. Fourth Down and Roll (aka 4th Annual […]
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There was a high percentage of breakfast food eaten, numerous cupcakes savored, a beautiful beach enjoyed, and just enough exploring by bicycle to convince ourselves we’d burned off a few of those extra calories consumed. It was a weekend spent lounging and laughing with four of my dearest girlfriends (who are now spread out all […]
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