Mermaid dress or merdog
Coco came into our lives on 2016.09.15. To celebrate her second anniversary/ sweet 16, made her a merdog dress. At 16 she’s still a spunky little dog. The plan: Wish […]
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Cherry cake
Had some cherries leftover so made a simple cake. Unlike the cherry brownies, used fresh (not roasted) cherries – which worked well. Not really sure the roasting did anything in […]
Vintage vibe bucket crossbody
The dogs’ dad’s sister’s daughter (ie my niece), L, recently graduated from high school and has started college. Having known about her graduation for months, have been trying to figure […]
Transparent bag
Have been intrigued by the transparent bag trend but wasn’t sure about the practicality. Until I saw this: Shirley Bag Clear | Tan Croc Embossed Not into animal print or […]
Apricot financiers
Spent the day in DC and while trying to get to Chaplin, a ramen place with an old fashioned bar vibe, from Chinatown walked by a pastry shop called Maison […]
Headbands as costumes
August is finally over (not that you could tell judging by the last 4 days’ 90+ degree weather). The stores are already bringing out Halloween costumes. Headbands make super easy […]
Cherry brownies
An Aldi opened up a few days ago down the street and they had all of their produce half off. Including cherries. Ended up with about 3 pounds for under […]
Grey Felt Bucket bag
Was invited to a wedding and wanted to make a pretty floral bag. Have been intrigued by this design; https://www.simonmillerusa.com/shop/bags/s801-bonsai/s801-bonsai-6494 So decided to make a round bucket bag with a […]
Star Wars lanterns
For the Star Wars wedding shower, made these lanterns: https://www.adventure-in-a-box.com/star-wars-paper-lanterns/ Went with just Darth Vader and the stormtroopers since the theme was ‘Welcome to the Dark Side’, Materials: black cardstock […]
DIY Wampa rug
A coworker is gettting married soon so we threw a Star Wars ‘Welcome to the Dark Side‘ wedding shower for him. We waited in the dark with light sabers at […]