The year 2013 has already felt jammed packed with adventures and celebrations, but by far one of the best things to happen yet is the birth of Baby T. Baby T is the newborn of Crafty Mariko, one…
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Guest Post: The Art of the Surprise Note with Lauren
Hello dear readers! My name is Lauren, and it is a delight to be here today. I’ve been following along with all of the creative happenings over here at Sweet Athena ever since Jessica and…
Wrap It Up
It seems every year around this time I cannot help but talk about creative ways to wrap gifts. I think part of my love for this component of presents is that it creates an element of surprise.…
Makeover Monday: Painting Cabinets
This project started out in one of the best ways possible. Sitting around on a Friday night at my in-laws’ house, my mother-in-law mentioned that someday she wanted to paint the bathroom cabinets to give…
Craft Round Up: Fashion
Instead of a craft round up of DIY projects worth trying out this season, I thought I would do a feature on bloggers I find consistently make creative fashionable clothes and accessories. Take a peak…
Makeover Monday: Holiday Gift Ideas
Fleece Scarves I realize that many people find this this time of year to be quite annoying to be talking about Christmas before Thanksgiving has even hit. While others look for the chance to celebrate…
Makeover Monday: Ribbon Bracelet
I really like how this Makeover Monday series pushes me to look at everyday objects and think about their uses and how they can be spiced up. Right now, I’m living in a temporary location…
Makeover Monday: How to Loop Beads
My Grandmother recently gave me a fun box of some of her costume jewelry. There were a couple of things which were in need of a little extra TLC. These beads for instance were part…
Dr. Seuss Party
This time of year I’ve noticed the our Jim Henson party post becomes very popular. People are on the hunt for homemade costumes and the themed parties Linz and I have with our friends are…
Makeover Monday: Smile Necklaces
There might be a better name for these necklaces, but I think they end up looking like mouths and smiles, which I rather like. This is another easy jewelry tutorial. Before I left for Baltimore…
Halloween Costumes from Your Closet
It is no surprise that around these parts Linz and I love dress up. Of course Halloween is the perfect time for just that. At the same time I work very hard to not buy…
Makeover Monday: Bunny Rabbit Patch Tights
I am in love with the trend in tights right now for bright colors and whimsical designs. Which is why when I saw these cat knee pads by jenloveskev I knew I had to try…
Quick & pretty makeover for chipped nail polish
Sometimes painting my nails doesn’t even seem worth the effort because I know I’ll end up chipping the polish within 48 hours. Then I’ll just be the lady walking around with chipped nail polish…because you…
Makeover Monday: Beaded Chain Ring
This is a bit of a cheat of a Makeover Monday post as all materials here are new. But I feel fine about it because A) I like breaking rules, even if they are ones…
Makeover Monday: Mad Men Brooch
Watching Mad Men serves two purposes for me, it has the entertainment factor, but I also tend to swoon over the fashion. While I would love to dive into making more than one dress inspired…
Makeover Monday: Adding Color to Rhinestones
As I alluded to last Monday, we are back to the season of fashion. I want to use these next three months of Mondays as a chance to re-vamp fashion accessories. Starting today with the simple…
Craft Round Up: Time
As the season of time ends I wanted to do another craft round up of inspiring DIY projects to try. There are many ways to tell time and making your own clock is one way…
Makeover Monday: Heart Tights
I saw this adorable tutorial from See Kate Sew about making polka tights from black puff paint. I used her advice to make these trail of heart tights. To make these tights I put them on backwards…
Makeover Monday: Pop of Color to Hairpins
I recently saw the movie ‘What’s Your Number?‘ with Anna Faris. There was an awesome line in the movie where Faris’ character talks about not attending her high school reunion because she was growing out…
Making a Magazine Envelope
To round out this week of card making I wanted to do the easiest tutorial ever on making your own envelope out of magazine pages. Any paper would work for this design, I just happen…
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.