If you ever go to a conference and stay with roommates, you have to bring roommate gifts. By “have to” I mean you really don’t, but you feel like a dork being the only one without a gift to give when settling in. When I say you, I mean me. Because it’s happened to me a few times in the past. I vow to never let that happen again.
Coming up with just the right roommate gift was really hard for me. It didn’t happen until late the night before the conference. I rediscovered this unicorn print by Heather Ross I scored from Sunni at a fabric swap and the light sparked immediately. Little gauze bags with treats, notions and earrings.
Sewing the gauze bags was a snap. Fold over the top with the string inside. Sew. Sew right sides together for sides and bottom of the bag, sewing just shy of the top of the bag (leaving room for the string). Flip right side out. Iron. 
The little earrings were a happy discovery. I had stamps laying out from a prior craft with Penelope’s friends. Intrigued by the textures of the stamps I made these. Quick. Easy. Unique. Let me show you how to make them. (more…)
I may be many things, but there’s one hat I don’t wear. I’m not a professional photographer. When asked if I’m a photographer, I correct and say, “I’m a photography enthusiast.”
That said, I do know how to use my camera in manual mode. It never leaves manual mode unless someone else is shooting my camera for me. I’m going to share with you some things that I’ve learned about photography that I picked up in my college photography class and with nearly 7 years of blogging.
we’ve had for over a year. We love it so much, we burn through 2 chargers a day. Maybe more. I want to DIY a soda water fountain next to our faucet. I know we’d use it.
