Now that I have all of my things in one place again, I'm struggling with where to put it all. When I packed up my craft room in the States, I thought it was going to be for a few months at most. It's now years later and I'm in a totally different place (in more ways than one!). While I have an absolutely lovely space, I simply have too many supplies. I'm trying to make it a goal to work my way through them without buying anything new (within reason). It's been made slightly easier by culling out ... Read More
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Top Ten Crafts to Relieve Stress
Crafting is a time-honored ritual for people all over the world. Whether it is a solo craft or one that can be done as a group, people find ways to connect over the art of crafting--in fact, connecting with others who enjoyed crafting as much as I do was the reason I started this blog! Crafting can also be used as a stress reliever and that is what I use it for the most these days. Sometimes in life you just need to feel successful and seeing something beautiful you created with your own hands ... Read More
Easy Painted Jar Update
I've been slowly organizing my craft space one project at a time. It's been a lot of fun doing small projects that are helping the entire space come together. I unpacked a boatload of knitting needles that stayed in a pile on the floor for a few weeks until I got tired of accidentally kicking them across the room. This easy painted jar update was just what I needed to keep me happy for a couple hours with the bonus of my knitting needles finally having a home. (I know, I know--another painted ... Read More
Starry Starry Night Painted Galaxy Banner
It took us a long time to find the right house for us mostly because we wouldn't budge on the number of bedrooms. It was important to us that the girls each have their own room, which meant a five bedroom house. Those are rare in New Zealand as it is and because we were fixed on a small area, it was even more difficult. I still can't get over that we found our house! We're letting the girls design their rooms themselves (within reason!) and Pippi is going full outer space with hers (she's ... Read More
How to Update a Lampshade using Rub On Transfers
We are slowly but surely putting our stamp on our new home. We have a lot of big projects on our list but I'm finding great joy in the smaller ones. One big problem we currently have is that there simply isn't enough light in the house. It's winter, so it's dark already and there aren't many light fixtures in the house right now. I bought a couple of cheap lamps from Kmart just to help out with the lighting situation, but I barely took them out of the box before I knew that there was no way I ... Read More
Cool & Creative Wood Pallet Projects
We've been getting a lot of flat pack furniture delivered lately and because our house is up a hill from the driveway, the delivery people stack it onto a pallet and wheel it up. I have been eyeing those pallets with each delivery and nearly had one, but Scott had him take it as I was carrying a box in. I love seeing what things people make from pallets and I'm always looking for easy pallet projects--even if I don't have a pallet on hand. I've rounded up 16 unique pallet ideas to inspire you to ... Read More