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March 17, 2015
How to hem IKEA curtains! Essential tutorial
This is a super useful tutorial! I'm excited to share it, and proud of myself for nailing down my method and using it on a pair of curtains last weekend! Curtains can be such a pain to get right. Store-bought panels can be really expensive, but so are the yards and yards of fabric you need to make them at home--and then you have to do the work of laying the fabric out on the floor and putting 
March 10, 2015
DIY All-Natural, Sensitive Skin Essential Oil Deodorant Recipe
At long last! As I mentioned inthis post, this is a project I've been thinking about for a long time. Well, I've finally figured out my homemade deodorant recipe, a combination of lots of versions I studied. It took some trouble-shooting! I melted it down twice and added more ingredients to get a better mix. The first batch was too solid so I couldn't get enough on; the second batch was a little
March 6, 2015
Surprising new hobby: Hiking - wishlist
Husband and I have a new hobby as of mid-last summer, and it's embarrassing that we've both lived in Oregon for most of our lives and it's taken us this long to get into it.
It may seem early in the year for me to be excited about it, but we've had temps in the 60's and full sun the past three weekends and husband and I have been out every Saturday for our first hikes of the year! It's been so
It may seem early in the year for me to be excited about it, but we've had temps in the 60's and full sun the past three weekends and husband and I have been out every Saturday for our first hikes of the year! It's been so
March 3, 2015
Weekday Breakfast Solution Crustless Quiche Recipe
Last summer I shared my excellent weekday breakfast solution of these egg muffins. They made it so easy to prepare for myself a tasty, nourishing, real food, grab-and-go breakfast solution that I could make ahead. But, I got tired of washing the silicon baking cups, and I was limited by the 12 spots in my muffin pan!
So, I've come up with another solution for a tasty, homemade, nourishing
So, I've come up with another solution for a tasty, homemade, nourishing
February 26, 2015
Homemade cashew/sunflower seed butter recipe
I'll keep this post simple--like this recipe.
Nut butter is delicious. I almost never eat peanuts anymore, so I do buy and enjoy almond butter (the grind-your-own is my favorite), but processed nut butters of any kind are a little spendy, and I don't want to overdo my almond consumption, either, so I've gotten to experimenting.
(You can read my DIY almond butter recipehere, as well as myDIY
Nut butter is delicious. I almost never eat peanuts anymore, so I do buy and enjoy almond butter (the grind-your-own is my favorite), but processed nut butters of any kind are a little spendy, and I don't want to overdo my almond consumption, either, so I've gotten to experimenting.
(You can read my DIY almond butter recipehere, as well as myDIY
February 24, 2015
DIY Windowpane pattern wall art tutorial with ribbon
I've always loved decorating my bedroom.
You can see variations I've done over the years here, but in general in our new house I've stuck with pale colors, pinks, aquas, etc. with our pale grey walls, DIY headboard, and some gold accents.
But, I've been feeling like a more minimalist, contrast-ey look lately, and decided on a DIY windowpane print project with some Offray ribbon!
The windowpane
You can see variations I've done over the years here, but in general in our new house I've stuck with pale colors, pinks, aquas, etc. with our pale grey walls, DIY headboard, and some gold accents.
But, I've been feeling like a more minimalist, contrast-ey look lately, and decided on a DIY windowpane print project with some Offray ribbon!
The windowpane
February 17, 2015
8 tips for shopping at estate sales - and my fave find from this weekend's trip
I never used to go to estate sales. I heard they could be awesome!, but I was totally intimidated about how to be successful at them. It wasn't until I started taking ambitious Saturday morning marathon estate sale-ing trips with my friendErikathat I realized how fun, easy, and sometimes fruitful shopping estate sales can be!
And then, last year while Erika was pregnant and wasn't up for
And then, last year while Erika was pregnant and wasn't up for
February 13, 2015
Weekend inspiration: sitting on the floor, walking, and homemade deodorant
This is a very different kind of Weekend Inspiration post!
Sometimes I share ideas for cooking, crafting, sometimes visiting places around my area... this week, I'm excited about some minor lifestyle changes that have been making me feel so much better.
I think I'll have to take a "less is more" approach on some of these, since there's so much to say but I'm still learning so I'm not the right
Sometimes I share ideas for cooking, crafting, sometimes visiting places around my area... this week, I'm excited about some minor lifestyle changes that have been making me feel so much better.
I think I'll have to take a "less is more" approach on some of these, since there's so much to say but I'm still learning so I'm not the right
February 10, 2015
Homemade coconut honey chocolate truffle recipe
Valentine's Day is coming up, and while I'm not inspired by anything pink or red or covered in hearts, I do like to make a quality, real food special treat that husband and I can enjoy. I've made homemade chocolate almond butter cups before (they were amaaaaazing), but I really wanted to master the homemade chocolate part as well, rather than melting super-sweet, store-bought chocolate chips.
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February 3, 2015
Navy & white stripes, Anthropologie-inspired tunic
You may remember how sometimes I like to do knockoffs. Like, make a very close copy of something from a store, and see how close I can get my version or make it slightly different than the original but better for me. It may not seem like the greatest opportunity for creativity in sewing, but it does provide a different kind of challenge. (Some fave examples of this: myDIY J.Crew Factory 
