When our friend Laura asked me to make for her wedding, I immediately jumped on board with an enthusiastic “yes!” Making a wedding cake turned out to be a lifelong dream I didn’t even realize…
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Remembering Life Lessons
The more I make my way through this thing we call Life, the more I’m realizing that things don’t really work the way I thought they would. This is not a bad thing. I’ll explain.…
Letters: Let’s get Cookin’ Healthy
Linz, Hiiiiiii. You know what I’m excited to be talking about today. Eating healthy. Some people really get down on New Year’s resolutions and think it is arbitrary to make goals because it is a…
Happy 2014!
Jess and I wish you the very best for the New Year. Hope you got to celebrate with something sweet and awesome people around you. P.S. I don’t think I’ve mentioned my love of Oprah…
Five Ways to Wrap with Craft Paper
My favorite way to step up my wrapping game starts with the most basic supply: brown craft paper. While holiday wrapping paper can be spendy, a big roll of craft paper is usually pretty cheap…
At A Glance: Snow Day!
It snowed two Sundays ago and I could not have been more giddy. A simple day of dancing in the snow, taking pictures and making yummy soup while watching it all come down. The weekend…
Too Cute to Open
So.Much.Cuteness. I am amazed every year around this time when I see Pinterest and blogs popping up with all kinds of crafty-ness to hide the contents of a gift. Check out our gift wrapping board…
Makeover Monday: Gold Dot Gift Wrapping
Let’s just get straight to it. I am not making any of my Christmas gifts this year (gasp!). How could this be?! Well, if you follow the blog with regularity, than you know this past…
Foodie Friday: Spiked Cinnamon Apple Cider
Are you hosting any parties this season? Need to bring a drink to one you are going to? This one is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Warm mulled wine and hot apple cider certainly have…
At A Glance: My neighborhood
My blogging has been sorely lacking lately, however my picture taking, cooking and crafting has thankfully been happening on the regular. Computer problems coupled with a new job and recent move has put blogging on…
Winter Bucket List
I like that Linz did an update on the progress of her fall bucket list. If you asked me, I would have said I failed miserable this season, but when I actually look at it,…
Sweet Athena Freebie! Shiny and Bright Wallpaper
1680 x 1050 / 1440 x 900 / 1280 x 1024 / 1024 x 768 / iphone4 / iphone5 / phone Here at Sweet Athena we like to focus on one theme every three months…
Fall Bucket List Progress
It’s been too long since we’ve talked. But with learning what it’s like to be a working-outside-the-home-mom, caring for a teething babe, and trying to not drop off the face of the earth as a…
At A Glance: Pumpkin Pickin’
I went to a pumpkin patch with some friend and it was nothing less than amazing. They talked it up, but my mind didn’t really comprehend past the events of pumpkin picking and corn ‘mazing.…
Makeover Monday: Hanging Fruit Baskets
If left unchecked, I easily become a Clutter Queen. For me, a kitchen table is a dangerous thing. That’s where unopened mail goes, right? All too often, the answer for me is yes. Sigh. In…
Foodie Friday: Homemade Crackers with 6 Ingredients
A few weeks back, Mariko and I threw a cheese and cracker party. But of course we couldn’t just buy cheese and crackers…we had to make them. This idea really grew from the fact that…
At A Glance: Hops and Crops Festival
In September, Murphy and I traveled to Washington state to visit family and attend the Hops and Crops Brew Festival at Mary Olson Farm. Located in Auburn, Washington, the 1880s farmstead serves as a living…
Letters: Maternity Leave Ramblings
Hey, Jess! I am currently sitting in my living room with a baby (my baby) on my lap. He’s asleep and I’m not going to move him. Partly because he looks so peaceful, but mostly…
Makeover Monday: Picking Colors
Tomorrow I get the keys to a new apartment. A friend from school and I are going to be living together and I can already tell it’s gonna be a good thing. She is not just…
Letters: Missing you & the Internet
Oh hey girlie, I have missed you lately! Sure I’ve texted and snapchatted with you in the past two weeks, but there has been a lack of emails, Skype and Face-booking since my hard drive…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.