Holiday Cards Part 2: In Love With Minted
The holidays are all about the cards. The weight. The thickness. The color. These are all important factors when choosing a card. Now that December is finally upon is, it’s time to get your cards, address them, and send them on their merry way. When Minted sent me the holiday cards above, I danced around my living [...]
Fresh Find Friday
Wow! What a crazy week! Am I right? With the launch of Mission: Merry 2012, I’ve been sipping Diet Cokes like it’s nobody’s business. I am overwhelmed by the response! Your great messages, tweets, and comments have been so supportive and I can’t wait to share next week’s projects with you. WOO!!! If you missed the first [...]
DIY Santa & Reindeer Garland
Out of all the crafting mediums, paper is one of my favorites. You can make almost anything. Any design. Any color. Any size. It’s so perfect. Every mantle needs decorations at Christmas. Seriously. This is where I go a little nuts. There are garlands-galore, candles, glitter, snowflakes, antlers, etc. I can tell you that Logan [...]
DIY Lattice Advent Calendar
To kick off Mission: Merry 2012, I figured it was only appropriate to feature an advent calendar. Who doesn’t love opening something small (or BIG!!!) daily in anticipation of Christmas?! I know that it’s nothing new to paint some muslin bags and dress ‘em up all pretty, but what makes this project so special and [...]
Mission: Merry 2012 – A Holiday Series
You guys. I can’t even tell you how excited I am to introduce The Proper Pinwheel’s new holiday series, Mission: Merry 2012. It’s been in the works for quite some time, and if you’ve followed the hashtag #missionmerry2012 on twitter and instagram, you’ve seen a few sneak peeks. Well now it begins! I’m so happy [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Turkey Day, my friends! All I can think about is that scene in You’ve Got Mail where Kathleen Kelly goes through the “cash only” line at the supermarket. You know the scene. Callie Torres from Grey’s is all like, “This is cash only!”, and Joe Fox comes over and saves the day. And then he [...]
Holiday Cards Part 1: In Love With Pinhole Press
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 One of my favorite parts about the holiday season is the cards. I love collecting cards. If you’ve ever sent me a holiday card, you should know that I still have it. I don’t throw them away. They’re too pretty! People spend a lot of time designing them. You [...]
DIY Geometric Clutch
If you’ve ever been a bridemaid, you know the difficult situation you can be put in when the time comes for the dress fitting. “You can wear it again and again!” You’ve heard that phrase. I know you have. What do you do when you’re not in love with what the bride picked? What do you do if [...]
Fresh Find Friday
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I am ready to eat. I’m ready for the turkey. I’m ready for the stuffing. I’m ready for the pie. Bring it on. This is the last weekend of holiday prep for this here blog. I sure hope you are ready for the new holiday series – MISSION: [...]
Autumn Appetite: Healthy(?) Pumpkin Bars
It’s been a while since my last post for Autumn Appetite! Can you believe that it’s almost Thanksgiving?! The time is just flyin’ by. Sheesh! Now that it’s fall/winter, we’re packing on the pounds to keep us warm. We work hard every summer to drop a few pounds so that we can gain it all [...]
