I was thinking the week before Thanksgiving was the prefect timing to do a post on apple pie cookies. Pie for me goes under the classic dish category and I thought it would be fun&hellip
Retro
Book Review: My Mom, Style Icon by Piper Weiss
November’s Book Review is about a blog turned book called, ‘My Mom, Style Icon’. I thought it was perfect for this season of vintage. The book is a collection of submissions of daughters’ favorite photos&hellip
Lace Necklaces
I have been admiring these type of lace necklaces for a while and finally figured out how to make a few of my own. I was actually able to pool my knowledge from a few&hellip
Mod Podge Photo Collage Tray
While in this theme of all things retro I cannot help but associate crafts that relate to my family. I love that vintage items are often things my parents or grandparents grew up with. It’s&hellip
Foodie Friday: Lentil Loaf
I do not talk often about the fact that I am a vegetarian here on the blog, but it is an important part of my life. I hope the food posts around here feel like&hellip
Book Review: Vintage Jewelry Design by Caroline Cox
This season seemed like the perfect time to add a new monthly series where we review craft, cook (or whatever else moves us at the moment) books. In preparation for this new series I checked&hellip
Fabric Bowls
When I saw a tutorial from Prudent Baby on how to make Scrap-busting Fabric Bowls I thought it was the perfect craft project to try over here on Sweet Athena for our retro theme. I gathered&hellip
Craft Round Up: Vintage Fall Decorations
Halloween is less than a week away and I thought I would share some of my favorite vintage inspired Halloween and Fall craft projects. These candy corn vases from The Swell Life look like a Halloween&hellip
Mmmmm Monday: Pear Upside Down Cake
Hello Lovelies! I cannot believe how long I have been absent from Sweet Athena, I have missed this place. About a year ago when Linz and I started Foodie Friday, we debated between doing our&hellip
Foodie Friday: Jello Molds!
This retro-themed season means that we get to try out some crazy things. Making the top of my list of kooky projects has been to attempt a good old jello mold. I’m not sure I&hellip
Falling back in time
Oh no! We seem to have hit some kind of time warp, pulling us into the past. It looks like we’ll be stuck here for a while…probably the next three months. Gosh, I guess we’ll&hellip
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.