I am a lover of learning. While I definitely have a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants spirit in a lot of my projects, I am a big fan of education. For this reason, I try to expose myself to lots of sources of knowledge when I have the chance. Several years ago, I wanted to learn to paint so [...]
Tags: art, Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton Art Walk, oil painting, Project Art School, Studio EMP
For Eden’s first birthday, I was feeling crafty. I was inspired by a project I once saw in Amy Butler’s Little Stitches for Little Ones. To be honest, I don’t own the book. I flipped through it once in a bookstore and would love to own it but these fabric blocks came to mind when [...]
Tags: Amy Butler, baby gift, Blocks, handmade, homemade gift, sewing
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of designing a logo for Chenin Boutwell of Boutwell Studio. She was ready to rebrand her delightful photography business and came to me for help. Chenin made my job as a graphic designer easy. She described her style, her clients, what she valued, how she wanted to [...]
Tags: Boutwell Studio, Business Cards, Chenin Boutwell, Graphic Design, Holiday Cards, Inspiration, Logo Design, Notecards
I’m not totally obsessed with getting compliments on my cooking but I do like it when I hear an exclamation of “Yum!” once in a while. Many times my main course isn’t quite ready when guests arrive for dinner and I want to serve something that is delicious but not too filling before we sit [...]
Tags: Appetizer, Cheddar Cheese, cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Recipe
I’ve been gearing up for today for weeks. Amanda over at In the Now asked me to help her with some stationery for a photoshoot she was styling. The shoot was for a group of photographers who wanted some subjects. Amanda gave them a lot of bang for their buck with a tabletop design, details, [...]
Tags: Amanda Auer, diy, In the Now, Stationery, Tea-stain, Wedding
While difficult for me to heed, this old adage is quite wise. On Sunday night, after a low-key Superbowl party, Tim & I felt energized to finally finish one step of our ongoing back porch project. In the dark. We started remodeling the back porch on Thanksgiving weekend. What I thought would be a simple [...]
Tags: Back Porch, Beadboard, Circular Saw, Cutting, diy, Home Improvement, Measuring
A few weeks ago, Tim had the audacity to claim that he is a better baker than me. Last week, my sister said I was a merely adequate baker. They are both wrong. Very wrong. While I do not claim to be the world’s best baker, I think I’ve baked some pretty tasty treats in [...]
Tags: Bake-Off, Baking, Baking Experiment, Chocolate, Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese Frosting, Cupcakes, Frosting, Ganache, Lindt Chocolate, Red Velvet
