Self care has been on my mind a lot lately. If you follow me anywhere on social media or have read recent blog posts, you can probably tell that I've been struggling with our move in recent months. The initial excitement of being here is long gone. The full realization that we left a ginormous house with plenty of space (and a yard full of fruit trees!) to live in a poorly furnished super quirky and small rental flat faces me every day. I've had to basically start over with my blog, which is ... Read More
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Faux Leather Firefly Ornament
I love ornaments and I love exchanges, so with my recent love of making ornaments with my Cricut Maker, it made complete sense to have a Cricut Ornament Exchange. A group of Cricut bloggers got together to swap ornaments made with Cricut machines with the added fun of not knowing who was sending us an ornament until it arrived. It was up to us to do some basic blog stalking, and I quickly discovered that my person was a fellow Browncoat. I was initially going to make a full on Christmas ... Read More
Firefly Frame
I've had a lot of fun playing around with paints and mixed media lately (in case you haven't noticed!), and I've been using it in a lot of my recent swap gifts. I wanted to make something with a frame for a fellow Firefly fan, and played around until I created this fairly simple Firefly Frame. I used a frame I had in my stash, paints, black vinyl, and my Cricut Explore. I started by painting the frame green. I then sprayed both the frame and the cardboard insert with Glimmer ... Read More
How to be a Fangirl
Being a fangirl in the modern world can be a tricky business, but I'm here to make it super easy for you. It's important to note that there are different options from the start--you can be as general (sci-fi, gaming, fantasy, etc.) or as specific (Star Trek, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, World of Warcraft) as you want. Don't listen to the naysayers tell you which direction you need to take to be a "real" fangirl. If superheroes are your thing, that's awesome! We're all in this together. (This post ... Read More