I got a new tattoo! Is this controversial? I don’t know, but I love it and wanted to share it with you.
What do you think? My friend Alice, her world-renowned tattoo-artist husband Lewie Hess, and their 3-year-old son (Scarlet’s future husband) all came to visit a few months back, and they brought along all his fancy gear to give me my tattoo in our backyard. I took pictures of the process… wanna see? Don’t click “read more” if you are faint of heart…
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Chairs Before and After: 20 Inspiring Chair Makeovers
I love a good before and after! I also love chairs. So what could be better than checking out 20 inspiring before and after chair makeovers? There’s nothing more satisfying than taking a thrifty find and turning it into a stunning new piece of furniture for your home. See all those before chairs up there? Don’t you want to see what they look like now? Take a look at 20 Beautiful Before and After Chair Makeovers and get inspired.
How to Make Painted Cushions
Ever since I saw these pillows from Wary Meyers I’ve been itching to try some painted accents for the home. As I mentioned in my recent Patio Low-Down, I had to get creative with one corner of my courtyard when I ran out of money. I loved the look of these chairs from Anthro and was inspired to put these old weather-worn folding chairs to work. Here’s how I made my own painted chair cushions.
Link Love
We’ve heard The White Album but have you heard The Muppets Green Album? It’s full of covers of Muppet Show songs by artists such as Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, and many more.
School is back in session! Time to get your super duper Spikeasaurus backpack!
Birdhouses, owls, and moons oh my! Check out Tamar Mogendorff’s newest creations!
Give your flowers a new home with light bulb vases.
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Here are some adorable craft ideas to put to use all the shells and sea glass you have collected this summer!
Cool off with Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie.
This time he hiked Mt. Whitney. Next, Kilimanjaro. And he’s only 7!
Simple and inspiring.
Decorate those cupcakes with DIY Animal Candles.
I made my last zucchini bread of the season. Come and post some of your favorite bread recipes on our Facebook.
Jaime enjoyed reading this article on Cryptophasia on Slate, because her husband is an identical twin and many stories of secret “twin language” have been bandied about at family gatherings. Do you have twins with their own language?
As we Babble on…
Old MacDonald had a…DIY Farm Party!
19th Century maps hand drawn by kids!
Looking for some new and unique baby gifts? Maybe an adorable beanie for the winter or an owl lunch bag for school?
Halo makes sleepwear! Perfect for babies with sensitive skin.
From high chair to adult chair. Stokke Tripp Trapp looks great, grows with you and is now on sale!
Giveaway! Pick-you-pattern lunch bag and backpack from Company Kids!
Want to makeover a chair in your house? Check out these 20 before and after chair makeovers!
Slow Roasted Tomatoes of Perfection and Deliciousness
Perhaps your garden is full of cherry tomatoes like mine. Or roma tomatoes. Or whatever kind of tomato. And perhaps you LOVE tomatoes but are running low on tomato-prep ideas. Or perhaps you LOVE tomatoes and therefore want to eat them in every imaginable way. Or perhaps you DESPISE tomatoes, but are willing to try them in a new way you have never experienced before. Whatever your feelings on tomatoes, you simply must try turning your tomatoes into these…
There are, let’s see, *counting to self* – about ZERO steps to this process. It is the easiest thing in the world. But it is the one summer food that, year after year, my friends and family come to me begging for more of. Let me tell you about these slow roasted tomatoes after the jump…
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Jacinda and Jaime’s Adventures in Television
Jacinda and I don’t get to see each other too often these days, what with her shacked up in Dallas and me homesteading in Los Angeles. But every now and then a fun opportunity comes up for us to get together in another city and enjoy champagne and craftiness and eating cheese until 2 a.m. in hotel rooms in our sweats. So when PBS invited us to head out to Cleveland and do some sewing tutorials for their awesome TV show It’s Sew Easy, we jumped at the chance!
But first we had an incident while getting prettied up for TV. As I said on facebook, I need a caption for this picture but I was (and still am) laughing too hard… suggestions welcome. I think that so far “Bless You” is my fave…
We are still unable to take a picture in which one of us is not laughing and staring off into space.
Backstage we got to play with a whole suite of fancy-schmancy Brother Sewing & Embroidery Machines (I’m totally into the new Laura Ashley Limited Edition Isodore that we sneak-peeked)…
Also shooting the same day were some amazing ladies and gentlemen, including Trish Preston from Two Peas in A Pod designs, Eileen Roche from Designs in Machine Embroidery Magazine, George and Virginia Siciliano, AND we got a pro lesson in embroidery (and scrunchie-making tricks) from Brother’s very own expert and prudent-mama-in-charge, June.
The magical sewing table was rearranged for each of our projects to accommodate two sewists (or one sewist and one Prudent Mama cracking jokes while the other one tried to sew)…
I so wish I could tell you about the amazing super-adorable tute Jacinda prepared for the show, but alas I am sworn to secrecy! You best check your local listings for when It’s Sew Easy is on in your area, and we will keep you posted on when our segments will air!
The Simplest (and Most Tastiest) Strawberry Shortcake
I just had to share this Strawberry Shortcake recipe with you, because it’s one of those last-minute desserts that makes a lady look super fancy, yet it can be made in under 30 minutes with stuff most of us have in the pantry (much like our super-popular scones recipe).
We know Prudent Mamas are all about homemade goodness with minimal (read: we have kids) time investment. Read on to find out how to make super-simple strawberry shortcake from scratch after the jump…
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What Should I Make With These?
I’ve been having fun hand embroidering on top of fabric as of late. I’ve been working on these two ladies for a while, but I can’t decide what to make them into.
Any ideas? Let me tell you about them…
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