Weekend Recap: One Year Anni

Hello, all! I hope you had a lovely long weekend. Not only was it a long weekend for me but it was our (my husband and I) one year anniversary. It was a nice weekend. Just the right amount of laziness balanced with productivity.

Photo 1: Auntie Anne's Pretzels. Heaven in a bag of sugar, I tell ya. I super love AA's cinnamon sugar pretzel bites. We don't have one in our town but we were a couple of towns over and I try to make it a priority to pick up some AAs when I'm there.

Photo 2: Started three movies with my husband on Saturday. We couldn't agree/decide on any of those. Finally watched Drive on Sunday. Um, I just thought it was about a guy that did awesome get-away driving. No, it's about killing people as many ways as you can in a 1.5 hour movie. 

Photo 3: We didn't get gifts for each other but I made the husby a little booklet documenting some things from our first year. I'll show more photos later this week.

Photo 4: We tried to take the bus downtown for a festival but it was a total bust. The bus was like 25 minutes late. We just kept walking once we realized it was a little late but at every bus stop, it never showed. It finally passed us after we decided to abandon our plan and walk to a nearby mall for lunch and call it a day. So I got a pretty view of the creek on our walk. 

Please excuse the terrible photos on top. I just downloaded the Hipstamatic app and I'm trying to get the hang of it. And you can see more photos of things I'm doing (especially crafty things and pics of my cat :) ) over at Instagram.

Send Something Good: The Wrap-Up

Do you guys remember me blogging about the Send Something Good Project? All the participants are linking up our packages this week!

Here's (most of) what I sent to my partner, Teaka at Life Like Honey. I forgot to take photos of the handmade jewelry I sent. And I didn't want to take a photo of the personal items because then she would know I was her secret pal. I had planned to pass along that little heart tray that was a gift to me from Alison but I just couldn't part with it. I love the idea of sending gifts like that along their way so multiple people can enjoy it. But sometimes selfishness wins out. :)

So the photos below are from Teaka's post about the package, you can read more of her post here. Teaka is a great fashion designer, you should really check her out!

So the secret pal that got me is Kaitlyn of Is A Virtue.  She did an amazing job. Her package was so thoughtful and I loved opening it! See all the turquoise in those photos? Love.

I previously posted about this container that I loved.  And Kaitlyn made one for me! MADE it, you guys. I am soo impressed. And she included the instructions on how she made it. Totally blew my mind. I put it in my office, as you can see. (I really need a shade for that lamp...).

If you like swaps, be on the lookout for the next Send Something Good project!

Guest Posting: Cacti

Remember that I'm a contributor to Dearest Nature? This week I rounded up my favorite cacti things. I love cacti!

Roundup: DIY for the Home

I rounded up some of my favorite project inspiration for home decor. Some of these are really old blog posts - I've had them marked for a couple of years. But good style lives on, right? 

Scrap Fabric Projects by Everything Etsy

Wallpapering with Fabric at How About Orange

Ikea Lamps at Livet Hemma

Thrift Store Art by Vintage Revivals

I haven't done a home diy project in quite some time. I'm aching to change some things up in our apartment. But I don't want to spend the money on that right now so I guess it will wait. What projects are you working on?

Currently Crafting: Yellow & Blue Cards

I'm still on a handmade card kick. I've started quietly sending these simple cards to people in my office or community agencies that work with us. I am a firm believer that people should be acknowledged for doing good work. Sending cards out (especially handmade ones) is not the culture at my work but I love making cards and I love quietly honoring someone's hard work. So I shall continue on.

I have a lot of pink twine, if anyone wants some. I'd like to trade for a different color or a different craft supply. 

I'm all about that pretzel bow. I don't actually know if there is a term for a bow without a knot. I just call it a pretzel bow. So cute. Also, I'm obsessed with paper doilies.

What are you currently crafting?

DIY: Mini Tassel Garland

Check out this easy and inexpensive project after the jump!

Spring Bike Ride: Week 5

I kinda cheated this week. These photos are actually from a walk, not a bike ride. But there are some lovely flowers/gardens in nearby neighborhoods and I've been wanting to take photos. It's just not practical to stop for every flower when you are biking. But walking is perfect for literally stopping to smell the roses. This first spidery purple flower was my fave. Anyone know what it is?

There are some really distinct color palettes in our neighborhood. Basically all of the flowers were in the purple/pink family or the white family. I'm sure there is a scientific reason for that...

I wish I could have gotten closer to those white flowers in the bottom right. They had big yellow centers and were really pretty. But I would have been all up in someone's flower bed and I don't think that is a very neighborly thing to do.

You know what's strange about the vegetation around here? There is a lot of super lush vegetation but mixed in with that are these desert-like areas. There are literally cacti right next to big flowering bushes. And look at all of those rocks in that last photo. Regardless, it is all really pretty.