Okay, I guess it’s not really crafting exactly, but we had a lot of fun transforming Jess’ hair this weekend. Upon Jess’ hairdresser’s insistence that we could successfully take Jess from a beautiful brunette to…
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Sweet Athena Freebie! May Background
This month’s desktop background (available for personal use for free!) celebrates my favorite thing about May: the opening of the farmer’s market. Our town’s market comes back this Wednesday and I’m as excited as a…
Warm & Fuzzies
What feels like forever ago (but was really just last winter), I found a lovely scarf tutorial at Curbly from Chris Gardner to use for my holiday gifts. The project requires minimal supplies (fleece, contact…
Making Macarons
Over Spring Break (aka, “the Perfect Time to Use Vacation Days When You Work at a University”), I finally had the chance to get together with Mariko (aka, “Crafty Mariko“) to tackle the elusive macaron.…
Sweet Athena Freebie! April Background
I can’t believe March is over already. What happened? Despite my shock at how fast spring is progressing, I’m excited to share my newest creation…April’s edition of the monthly background download! As usual, it’s available…
Sweet Athena has a New Favorite Etsy Shop
One of our most beloved crafters has opened her own Etsy shop, Bouncing Ball Creations, and we couldn’t be more delighted. Mariko has taken the idea of eco-crafting to heart and has seen the potential…
Strengthening My Procrastination Practices
I need to write a conclusion to a paper that is due tomorrow in a class I am taking for fun (and my future?). I hate conclusions. I would rather leave everything unraveled, with each…
Sweet Athena Freebie! March Background
I really enjoyed making my swirly star desktop background so I’ve decided to feature monthly background downloads…all available (for personal) use for free! To celebrate March, I’ve created a fresh and whimsical wallpaper, complete with…
Sweet Athena Freebie! Desktop Background
Yes, it’s still February. But that doesn’t mean I can’t share a little taste of spring, right? For your personal enjoyment, here is a fresh and flowery background you can download to decorate your desktop.…
A bit o’ color
In honor of the sunshine that graced our presence here in the great Pacific Northwest today (sorry, Olympics!) I wanted share a little something that makes me think of spring. Below is a set I…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Looking back on my fondest Valentine’s Day memories, what sticks out to me most are the ones involving a paper mailbox, an elementary school classroom, and piles upon piles of paper valentines and sugary tokens…
A Week of Feasting
One of my very favorite parts of the holiday season is the food. While I generally search for healthy alternatives to unhealthy (but delicious) recipes, the holidays are an excuse for me to be a…
Make it work! Tailoring a cardigan
When I was younger, I would always battle my mother over our essential clothing controversy: whether garments should be loose or tight. Looking back, I’m pretty sure her attempts to get me in more roomy…
Time + Paint + Wood
“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” – Andrew Jackson A while back, a co-worker dangled a project in front of me and I grabbed it.…
Featured Blogger: Mariko’s Craft Adventures
I know, I know. It’s been basically forever since we wrote. But we’re back! I’ve been sitting around thinking what would be a worthy topic to get us back into the swing of things. Feature…
Cheesy Goodness
My love for cheese is difficult to describe in words. I feel like an interpretive dance would be a much better medium for such an expression of emotion; unfortunately, I can’t do that here. We’ll…
Short and Sweet
In an effort to save money, I recently set out to learn how to hem pants. I am short and pants I tend to like are not. I figure this is will be a valuable…
Catching Up
More than with spring, there’s something about summer that gets me in the mood for renewal. Maybe it’s that nature doesn’t seem to really kick into high gear in the Pacific Northwest until the early…
My first time
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of exploring a new bead store, which was pretty much like unleashing a hungry six-year-old in a candy shop. My local store closed up shop a couple of weeks ago…
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.