Quarantine Cocktails

I do not know about you, but this quarantine has brought out the drinking bug in me! 🙂  And when the drinking bug hits, Josh Madrid is a good person to know! 😉 Josh and I met while working together as Art Literacy Coordinators at Bonny Slope Elementary School.  We had the best time playing…

Wreath Making Party

Oh what an afternoon! Another FIRST in the books!!! I hosted a wreath making party inspired by my dear friend Tania @thebendflowercompany who hosted one in her new space in Bend, OR last year and said it was a total blast! We laughed, we learned and we all left with the most beautiful wreaths to…

Designing (for someone else!)

Designing for yourself...that's pretty easy.  But designing for someone else...it can be pretty challenging!  There's pressure: what are they going to like?  What are their tastes and wants and desires?  It may or may not be the same as yours. I have a friend who called last week with a frantic message, "Please!  I need…

Homemade Gift Idea

Homemade granola: a tasty treat for your family or for a lovely homemade gift idea!

Austin Y’all!

Hi Y'all!  I think this might be how I start all my emails, posts, phone conversations from now on. 🙂  It's so cute and quaint and reminds me of the weekend I just had with my girlfriends. Have you ever been to Austin?  I just got back from a girls weekend there and man, it…

A Love for Vintage

Have you ever met someone and from day one you knew you would be friends?  Last year I met an amazing woman.  I liked her from the start but I didn't know how much I would like her until she mentioned she was going to a vintage show at the fairgrounds in Washington.  A girl…