Devouring life, one bite at a time
Here’s a great way to use up your mismatched china collection from garage sales over the years. This project couldn’t be simpler and makes a beautiful jewelry stand while displaying those pretty little plates. Just use superglue or my personal favorite, E6000 (it’s waterproof) with …
Every year for Christmas, a good friend of mine makes this beautiful red pepper jelly and I never know what to do with it. It sits in a lonely cupboard and eventually gets pushed to the back until I do a reorganization and make it …
Needless to say, the china sat in a box in my father’s garage for the next decade.
Two weeks ago, I worked at a catered wedding full of Etsy inspired touches. The couple had been collecting old china from thrift stores for years and the mismatched, flowery plates on the tables with vintage books and mason jars was exactly my style.
I am only now, at 31, just discovering my style with a recent move into my own studio. For the first time in my life, I’m putting pictures up on walls, unpacking boxes completely, and buying flowers for the coffee table. I’ve never been much of a nester, so it’s been a fun new exploration into the world of design and creating a comforting space.
And it also means this lonely china finally has a home! Thank you, Ettorina and Clarence. I promise I will put it to use.
This weekend in St. Paul, I got to enjoy celebrating with my best friend on the signing of her new home. She got her keys the day I arrived. That meant lots of errands to run, rolling up our sleeves and diving into sprucing things …
For most of my life, it seems I’ve been in a constant battle to organize my craft projects. This year, I made the goal to approach learning to sew on my grandmother’s machine, a terrifying prospect for many reasons. Particularly because it means opening the …