So, y’all might have heard somewhere along the way that I recently participated in a little contest called So You Think You’re Crafty. 😉 It was a truly memorable, motivating experience. I would be remiss not to send out a genuine word of congratulations to the Season 6 winner, Melissa. Week after week, she shared…
Custom Boy/Girl Room Decor (Part 3) – Decorative Accents
This post will wrap up my series of posts detailing how I created the Boy/Girl Room Decor for my final project over at So You Think You’re Crafty. If you haven’t already, head over to check out the previous posts in the series… Part 1 – The Duvets Part 2 – The Shams All caught…
Blog Swapping with Madigan Made
Hi there! I’m so excited that Amy invited me here today! I’m Madigan, a 30-something working gal and I blog over at Madigan Made. I live with my hubby and pup in PA and I enjoy making creative projects in my spare time.. and writing about them! I love blogging about recipes, crafts and decor projects. Most…
A Love Story + Food (Chapter 7) – Decadent Brownie Trifle
In case you’re new to A Love Story + Food, you might want to take a minute to read what you’ve missed. And for a full description of the concept behind the series, you can click here. Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6 I’ll pick up today right where I left off in Chapter…
Swap with This Blessed Nest
Hello, everyone! It is such a pleasure to be swapping with Madigan today! My name is Amy, and my corner of the blogging world is know as Positively Splendid, a place where you’ll find me sharing about my passions for crafting, sewing, cooking, decorating and raising a family – and just about everything in between! Having three…
Spilling the Beans!
So, I hinted last week about sharing the details about a project I’ve been working on for a few weeks now.This is big news.Really big news.And yes – it is exactly what you’re probably thinking it is. 😉I’m thrilled to announce we’ll be adding one more monkey to our little family circus in early October!I…
Boy/Girl Pillow Shams – Custom Bedding, Part 2
This post is Part 2 of my Custom Bedding Tutorial for my final So You Think You’re Crafty project, where I made coordinating boy/girl decor for my oldest kiddos’ shared bedroom. Before reading today, I hope you’ll head over to read Part 1 for a full description of the project and to see how I made…
Make Your Own Custom Bedding – Part 1
Before I begin, I absolutely must thank all of you who supported me throughout the season at So You Think You’re Crafty. Even though I didn’t come out on top, it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience, and one that truly ignited my creativity! I want to congratulate Melissa on an incredible season. Her projects were…
The Embellished Five: Fleece Pullover Edition
You might remember my Refashioned Tee Bolero project from the last round in the Embellished Five challenge. The concept of the series is this: five different sewists are each given the same item to refashion according to their tastes, and then we all share our creations. I love how this project has prompted me to…
Saturday Seven (No. 3)
Happy Saturday, everyone! Sending up so many prayers for those in Japan. What a swath of destruction was left behind by the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami and aftershocks. In case you’re new to Positively Splendid, each Saturday I share seven projects that have caught my eye in blogland throughout the week. I have a marvelous lineup to…