giving back: craft hope

by tate on May 18, 2012

Ever since I did this project for little girls in Haiti I have been thinking about making this a regular thing… I still haven’t done one oops! I just found a new project the other day and am so excited! It is called Craft Hope, every month they find a new organization in need of something home-made and then they deal with the logistics… all you have to do is craft and mail- Perfect! This month is their 17th project and it is aprons for women in Haiti, I highly encourage you to check it out and make some of your own!

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happy mothers day

by tate on May 13, 2012

happy mothers day to all of the moms out there!

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diy bow tie

May 2, 2012

Kentucky Derby is this weekend, do you have plans? I am going to a big party, and this year is my Sean’s first time joining in… I am pretty excited, to say the least! So of course I needed to make him a seersucker bow tie! I have made a few bowties before, they are [...]

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happy may day!

May 1, 2012

spring has sprung here in portland, and while the rain has come back it is still wonderful to have so much color everywhere… oregon really is a beautiful state! happy may day! hope your day is surrounded by flowers

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DIY lace top

March 27, 2012

here are directions for a simple and quick lace top that I have been loving wearing lately… perfect as the seasons change! you need a brown paper bag, a shirt that you want to replicate the fit of (or at least a starting ground), 1-2 yards lace, matching thread, 1/4 ” binding 3-8 yards (totally [...]

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denial monday

March 26, 2012

Happy Monday! If you are like most people Mondays aren’t the happiest of days. A few years ago I joined a group of girls for a little tradition we call DM (denial mondays). Every monday we get together for happy hour and girl talk- I LOVE this tradition! I no longer dread the work week [...]

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birthday carrot cake

February 20, 2012

my dad is a health freak… because of that he rarely eats desert. This year i took the challenge on to make a sugar free, low calorie cake… knowing that carrot cake is his favorite. I researched a lot of recipes on line and muddled some together by testing them out… here is the recipe [...]

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I mustache you a question… will you be my Valentine?

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day!!! Just like all 5th graders I make valentines every year to hand out to friends… these were what I did this year. This was the first time I have attempted chocolate molds… and man, they are suprisingly easy to do! I garentee you will see more of these from me! I think they [...]

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feeling the love around here

February 13, 2012

I LOVE valentines day… I am not really sure why, I have never had a particularly amazing or romantic heart day… in fact I have had a lot of awful Valentine’s days along those lines. Maybe I’m no into it because I love the color red, hearts, cinnamin and cherry candy? Or maybe because I [...]

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pizzelle

January 26, 2012

I saved the best for last… I LOVE these cookies, like no will power eat TONS of these every Christmas and don’t let myself make them the rest of the year! My mom has made these for Christmas as long as I can remember and a few years ago I got my own Pizzelle press [...]

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