Color Love

April 1, 2010
Decor, DIY Home

I’m in the middle of my move (almost done) and I’m so tired of looking at the color of brown cardboard. These rainbow-like images caught my eye this morning.

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Is that sidewalk chalk? Here today, gone tomorrow. Found on The Bean and The Bear from Hey Susy.

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This gorgeous color pixel rug by Tufted was found on Design Sponge.

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And this photo, well, I just like it. From Design is Mine, found via The Bean and the Bear.


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Craft Supply Storage

March 31, 2010
Decor, Everyday Crafts, Grown-Up, Organization

As I’m thinking about moving into my new apartment (today—woot!) I’m trying to figure out how I am going to solve the ever-consuming problem of organizing my craft supplies. It’s daunting, really, so this blog post is a very self-serving one.

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If you are a crafter, you know that it’s painful to throw out a 3×3-inch piece of paper. I love this idea from The Crafts Dept.—store your scraps in presentation sleeves by color.

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Oh to have such a manageable collection of materials! If only I had 10 sheets of scrapbook paper, 4 pairs of scissors, or four spools of twine, only then could my craft space look like this. But this photo does display one of my fave storage ideas…the jars mounted underneath a shelf. Found on Ohdeedoh.

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Chez Larsson came up with this precious way to store materials. She took photos of her materials and decoupaged the print-outs to wooden Ikea drawers.


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It’s A Cupcake Party!

March 30, 2010
Early Elementary, Food, Older Elementary, Parties

My friend Amanda asked me to help with her daughter Sophia’s 8th birthday party, and I was thrilled to start the brainstorm with her. Sophia had already decided on a cupcake decorating theme, so I just had to help fill in with some details. Check out the cuteness that ensued…

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We decorated Amanda’s sun-filled apartment with these gorgeous sewn paper garlands from Mahar Dry Goods. I think I could live with these on my wall year-round.

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Before the decorating began, each baker got a blank white apron with a set of fabric markers from Oriental Trading. (The birthday girl is on the right with one of her besties.)

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The kids arrived at their work station to find a naked cupcake atop these cute stands from Hello Hanna (I’m a big fan of cupcake stands). They also got their own bowl, spoon, and spatula to mix up their icing.

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In just minutes, the table was a beautiful mess of colored icing, sprinkles, and confectioners sugar!

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A few finished cupcakes having their moment on their little pedestals.

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The sugar has officially kicked in!

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Everyone got to decorate 2 cupcakes, one to eat on the spot and one to take home in these perfect boxes from Bake It Pretty.

Big time thanks to Amanda, Sophia, and her sweet friends for letting me crash the party! (And also, check out Amanda’s amazing handmade sweaters-knitted by her mum-on her website, Fairy Bread for Kids.)


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Easter Egg Crafts

March 30, 2010
Everyday Crafts, Holidays

As a magazine craft editor, I have to tackle Easter eggs every year. And seriously, it’s a massive challenge for me to reinvent this tradition. So instead of slaving over it myself, I hire brilliant crafters to tackle the egg. Need new, easy ideas? Look no further…

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You have to visit Chez Larsson to see how she made these adorable egg crafts!

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These precious egg cozies were made by the brilliant Susan B. Anderson for Parents magazine. They are little baby socks, felt, and pompoms—genius!

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Another amazing use of Happy Tape, Suzonne Stirling (check out her lovely blog, Urban Comfort) made these amazing (and refreshingly simple) eggs for Family Circle. Gorgeous!

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You can’t ignore Martha Stewart when it comes to decorating eggs. Check out these cuties from her April 2010 issue.


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