A common tread you will notice in the card tutorials this week is simplicity. I see cards as sweet, thoughtful ways to express affection to people. I do not think you need to spend hours…
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Sprucing Up Furniture
One of my goals for this past year was to take an ugly piece of furniture and transform it into something with a bit more charm. As I mentioned yesterday, my new apartment could use…
Painted Tree
It feels like it has been awhile since I have written a nature post around here. This is not from…
Sweet Athena Freebie! February Background
To celebrate February, I’m offering up a background quite different from my usual monthly freebie: instead of strictly created on a computer, this background features one of my paintings. Here it is: flowery, optimistic and…
Time + Paint + Wood
“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” – Andrew Jackson A while back, a co-worker dangled a project in front of me and I grabbed it.…
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.