How to Make Marzipan Easter Eggs (and still catch your flight)
I don’t like to cook but I love to bake. I especially love to bake ridiculous, extremely time consuming things that are super sugary, such as…
How (Not) to DIY
Home ownership is not for the faint at heart. Which is why I’ve put together the following guide for all you would be DIY-ers out there.…
Totally Sane Sewing
This is how things went down: “I’m going to make my wedding dress,” I announce. “Oh good,” says my dad. He doesn’t even try to veil…
Big and White (And No, This Post is NOT about Getting Married)
I’ve learned, in my five and a half days as a bride-to-be, that sometimes you’ve got to take a step back. It’s no easy feat, planning…
Weekend DIY: Turn an Old Shower Curtain into Super Cute Patio Furniture
I have a thing for cushions. Pretty cushions. Comfy cushions. Pottery-Barn-looking-cushions. (For this I blame the man I was dating last summer; he used to save…
Before and After Again: The Dining Room
It’s that time again: some before and after shots of my baby (by which I mean my house of course… pshhttt. Babies.) The open floor plan…
How (Not) to Paint the Floor in a Slanted House
The staples were just the beginning. For once they were pulled, it was time to paint… On Choosing Colors: Why would anyone paint a wood floor…
Take That, Target! How to Make Your Own Wall Art for Less than $6
As a first time home owner and admirer of all things pretty, I love this: And this: But $40 a pop? I don’t think so. I…
Coffee Filters vs. Tissue Paper, or Weddings: Why all the Fuss?
I am, if you’re to believe the Single Bridezilla piece in the February 2012 issue of Marie Claire, essentially a wedding-obsessed powder-keg just waiting to explode.…
Just a Staple Away from Over the Edge
When PIC went to visit his brother in California for a week, I decided the time had come to tackle the first floor, for once and…
Red, Off White and Blue: How to Make Patriotic Pomanders for July 4th
It’s very hard to maintain my image. (And by “image,” I am of course referring to my holier-than-thou worldview, which essentially comprises “I used to live…
The Great Easter Decor Dilemma
My block is really into decorating. Like really. I’ll all for a nice color-coordinated interior design scheme (last week, for example, I managed to find a…
Fieldwork in Stilettos 