The Gift of Making Something or how to bring more creativity into your life - Part 1

The gift of being a maker, of practicing any kind of heartfelt artful activity is that it teaches us how to create. It teaches us...

Take 10 Tuesday - the summer lazy-girl version where we may or may not get to a ten count

1. Disposable Culture and Our Fear of Commitment over at Scoutie Girl2. How to Use Photos to Sell More Online over at Smashing Magazine...

GIVEAWAY That Old Blue House 2 Vintage Quilt Earrings!

AND THE WINNER IS #77Fisiwoman!Lisa is the amazing artist behind That Old Blue House 2! She has worked with stained glass for over...

Friday Finds Part II - Authenticity at its Finest - the Soda Pop Stop - flavor to the people

You won't be able to stop watching this guy, I promise! Proving that if you have a strong sense of why you do what you do, you won't...

Friday Finds - Inspiration is Everywhere!

With their cute new umbrella, Microworks transforms the boring umbrella strap into a little creature's tail. How can we incorporate...

Upcycled Shovel and Pitchfork Planters DIY Tutorial plus those flea market bargains find a new usefulness

First a quick update on the new lives of some of my recent flea market finds, although the bicycle wheels are just taking a little...

Whining Wednesday - yes, it's back, but just for one week because I'm a glass half full kind of girl now

I have been aching to whine for weeksI mean it is in my DNA,but I have been busy staying positive and professional and all that.Since...

Take 10 Tuesday - the summer version ....

Now that summer has officially come to this part of the world and I am allowed to get officially lazy(yes, it's like, in the Constitution...

Giveaway - LEMONBALL - Handsome, Handmade BASEBALL by Paul Cunningham! CLOSED

And the winner is: SilverWork!Chosen by random.org #46 out of 227Paul Cunningham is the incredible designer/craftsman behind the...

Friday Finds - Summer is a Coming!

"A life without love is like a year without summer." ~ Swedish Proverb1. savannah bee company tupelo honey2. velorbis bicycle with...

Upcycled DIY Tutorial - A Log Table & Chalkboard Sign or what to do when you need to cut down those trees

A couple weeks ago, we had to cut down 5 trees - it was a hard day for us me.George was very certain these trees were going to crash...

NEW Half-Pint Cork Necklaces in Uncorked Shop!

In my continued effort to make cork the other white wood - I introduce half-pints. Maybe, the cutest little corkers I have ever made!They...

Creative Tithing - The Other Stuff We Spend - Part II

In Part 1, we talked about Creative Tithing in monetary terms. You make money in some kind of crafty, creative endeavor and you...

Take 10 Tuesday - some stuff we would be talking about around the watercooler - if we had a watercooler

1. The BP oil spill updates on the Daily Green also some great info here2. Top 10 Biz Lady Mistakes by the Biz Ladies at Design Sponge3....

GIVEAWAY - Locket2You - AMAZING LOCKET celebrating Summit of Awesome! CLOSED

CLOSED - AND THE WINNER IS - ALAMODESTUFF!Chosen by random.org True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 642506 Powered by RANDOM.ORGLocket2You...