It is the last official weekend of the Summer. For the last couple of years I have been spending this particular weekend at the beach with friends. We spend the entire time lounging in the&hellip
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Makeover Monday: Heart Tights
I saw this adorable tutorial from See Kate Sew about making polka tights from black puff paint. I used her advice to make these trail of heart tights. To make these tights I put them on backwards&hellip
Makeover Monday: Pop of Color to Hairpins
I recently saw the movie ‘What’s Your Number?‘ with Anna Faris. There was an awesome line in the movie where Faris’ character talks about not attending her high school reunion because she was growing out&hellip
Making a Magazine Envelope
To round out this week of card making I wanted to do the easiest tutorial ever on making your own envelope out of magazine pages. Any paper would work for this design, I just happen&hellip
Watercolor Cards
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&hellip
Makeover Monday: Fabric Cards
Since Linz and I are such fans of making cards. I think we should go all out with it this week and enjoy a few more posts about this time honored hobby of ours. These&hellip
Mosaic Scrap Cards
When thinking about time and crafting, projects that connect me to my friends come to mind. I’m in the process of getting ready to leave my beloved state of Oregon to head to Maryland. While&hellip
Foodie Friday: Blueberry & Strawberry Salad
All winter long I have fallen head over heels with a Blood Orange & Kale Salad from Spoon Fork Bacon. With Summer in full swing I was wanting a version of this salad, but one&hellip
Makeover Monday: Chalkboard Coffee Table
I know, I know, there have been a lot of chalkboard designs around here. More perhaps than even soup recipes and embroidery projects, but one cannot help what one loves. So, here is my favorite&hellip
Foodie Friday: Roasted Strawberry Crostini
I love how fresh fruit can be used in just about every meal, including appetizers. Here is a simple fruit crostini involving a basil syrup, goat cheese and roasted strawberries from Confections of a Foodie&hellip
Nail Design
You only have to own a pinterest account to know how trendy nail designs have become these days. I put painting my nails, let alone painting my nails with a fancy schmancy design on them&hellip
Foodie Friday: Blueberry Dessert Pizza
This weekend Linz and I are going to be hanging out at one of our favorite places, our friend Jessica’s family blueberry farm. It therefore felt fitting that we should feature a blueberry recipe today.&hellip
Makeover Monday: Chalkboard Candles
I am excited to say that we are going to be having a new weekly series on Sweet Athena for this Summer. As I am sure you have gathered this series is called, ‘Makeover Monday’&hellip
Book Review: The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by Kate Macdonald
When thinking of the theme of time, I think books are the perfect example. They allow a person to stop the time around them and be transported into another world, another era. My childhood was&hellip
Welcome Back!
Do these snapshots of Linz and I help you guess what our next theme is going to be? Linz and I have been on hiatus for the last couple of weeks, but we are pumped&hellip