When I saw a tutorial from Prudent Baby on how to make Scrap-busting Fabric Bowls I thought it was the perfect craft project to try over here on Sweet Athena for our retro theme. I gathered…
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Craft Round Up: Vintage Fall Decorations
Halloween is less than a week away and I thought I would share some of my favorite vintage inspired Halloween and Fall craft projects. These candy corn vases from The Swell Life look like a Halloween…
Foodie Friday: Adventures in Homemade Ice Cream Making
As I mentioned on Monday I felt like I have not been around the blog much lately. For this I seek to put the blame on one object. Yep, this ice cream maker is the…
Mmmmm Monday: Pear Upside Down Cake
Hello Lovelies! I cannot believe how long I have been absent from Sweet Athena, I have missed this place. About a year ago when Linz and I started Foodie Friday, we debated between doing our…
Craft Round Up: Nature Theme
Linz and I are pumped to tell you about another(!) series we are adding to Sweet Athena. It seems no matter how many crafts we try and create each season, there is always more to…
Foodie Friday: Crema
Sometimes a new type of dish pops out at you and you just have to try it. That is the way I felt about crema after reading an article about it in The Oregonian. Sauteed…
Sew & Tell: Throw Pillows
This Sew and Tell session is all about my recent decision that I needed to give our couch pillows a makeover. This was my first time making pillow cases and it really is an easy…
Fusing Glass
I was recently lucky enough to take an afternoon art class with one of my favorite artists, my dad! He signed us up to take an ‘Intro to Fusing‘ class at Aquila Glass. I honestly knew…
Foodie Friday: Roasted Edamame Salad
The sun is out and I’m excited to spend my time basking in its rays. Which means it is also that time of year to put a little less effort into standing over a…
Blue Jean Wreath
I love wreaths. This is in large part due to the fact that you can take any number of objects attach them in a circle form, et volia, you have a wreath! Which is…
Family Tree
I have been wanting to make a family tree for sometime now. Something that visually showed a connection to my ancestry. Martha Stewart has the best collection of tutorials on ways you can make and…
Sew & Tell: Hemming a Skirt
I recently hemmed my first skirt! If there was any confusion about my knowledge and level of sewing, I think this post should make it all clear. Sew & Tell is all about Linz and…
Crafting Outdoors
When thinking about combining nature and crafting together for this season my mind jumped to all the ways you could add nature to different projects. I saw imagines of animals, plants and scenery incorporated into…
Sprucing Up Furniture
One of my goals for this past year was to take an ugly piece of furniture and transform it into something with a bit more charm. As I mentioned yesterday, my new apartment could use…
Painted Tree
It feels like it has been awhile since I have written a nature post around here. This is not from…
Foodie Friday: Eggs Benedict
Brunch around Portland can be a big deal, like plan your weekend around it big deal. My personal go to…
Foodie Friday: Banana Ice Cream
Crafty Mariko first told me about a certain phenomenon sweeping the world (okay, maybe just some kitchens). It starts with a frozen banana and actually that’s all there is too it. The Kitchn explains that all you need…
Sew & Tell: Hello Lover
When I was in college, I loved watching ‘Sex and the City’ with my friends. I remember one episode where Carrie saw a pair of shoes (as shown above) and declared, “Hello Lover”. Well, I’m…
Foodie Friday: Croissants
I finally tried making croissants. I have a memory of being about 16 and having the day off from school and hanging out at my Grandma’s house watching Martha Stewart with her one morning. We…
Sew & Tell: Socks with Flare
Can you tell I am writing this post and watching ‘Office Space’? The first Sew & Tell post was all about an outfit I created for my sparkly bowling birthday party (I feel like I…
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.