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DIY Chocolate Bars for Your Valentine

January 27, 2015

I’m sharing a delicious DIY on Hello Nature today.  Join me and see how easy it is to make your own chocolate bars for your Valentine!  Melt chocolate, pour it in a mold, then get creative with add-ins!  Use scrapbook paper and adhesive labels for wrapping. They’re a sweet gift for your sweetie!…

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DIY Candy Heart Soap

January 19, 2015

This easy-to-make DIY Valentine’s Day candy heart inspired soap would make a great homemade gift to give for Galentine’s Day or Valentine’s Day! I feel like I just packed away the Christmas decorations and here I am planning projects for Valentine’s Day!  This Valentine’s Day DIY project is inspired by Martha Stewart and also everyone’s favorite Valentine’s Day candies – conversation hearts!   Coming in second to chocolate-dipped strawberries, candy hearts are one of my favorite Valentine’s Day sweets.  As…

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DIY Cozy Pocket Scarf

January 16, 2015

Learn how to sew a cozy fleece scarf with pockets with this easy DIY project! My mom was over last weekend, hanging out and helping me get back on good terms with my sewing machine.  Mom had the magic touch and helped me accomplish most of a clutch that I’m working on.  We turned to wine after having some trouble figuring out how to finish off the flap, but I was determined to get back to sewing this week.   I…

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On Hello Nature: Beach Inspired Terrarium DIY

January 15, 2015

Check out my new DIY on Hello Nature today.  I’m sharing a Beach Inspired Terrarium DIY that will take you back to your last vacation.  Fill a mason jar with sand and shells and add an air plant to create a mini tropical oasis!  See project details here.…

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The Great Divide

January 12, 2015

On Christmas Day, I found out that I was going to be an Aunt again.  Whenever someone announces their pregnancy (and there have been quite a few announcements recently), I can’t help but feel a certain way.  Not because their news upsets me or because I’m some evil baby-hater.  Because I wonder how many people are still wondering if we’ll be next. The answer is becoming clearer and clearer to me – no.  Not even close.  Consider my eggs scrambled.…

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Wanderlust: So Where Do You Want to Go?

January 9, 2015

I don’t think I have suffered such severe wanderlust as I have been suffering lately.  Never have I wanted to leave this state and go exploring, get inspired by a change in scenery and truly live.  I have been having lots of discussion about travel with my husband recently.  He asked me a dangerous question the other night. “So where do you want to go?”   Where do I want to go?   Before I go any further, I must let you…

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