There really just is never enough time to do it ALL. So many nature themed crafts I wish I had a chance to try out. Until I can sneak a bit more time in my…
Craft Round Up
Craft Round Up: Food
This season was difficult was for me to figure out what type of Craft Round Up I wanted to do. Should I feature some fun crafts that use food? Should I share my favorite food…
Craft Round Up: Celebration
It is time to say goodbye to parties, decorations, and notes of love. Adieu to appetizers, drinks, and sweet treats. Okay not really, but we are parting ways with the theme of celebration. As a…
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.…
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…
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…
Craft Round Up: Retro Crafts
As we hit the last day of our season of vintage, it is time for another round up of all the lovely craft projects we did not have time to try, but still admired. Wild…
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…
Happy Birthday Linz!
Vintage Sugar Cube made this 6 Layers of SexyToday is Sweet Athena Lindsey’s birthday! Hooooo-RAY! I am excited to celebrate with her later this weekend, but as for today I cannot get my mind off…
Fancy It Up!
Ribbons, buttons, beads and catching up with friends. What do these things have in common? They’re all coming together for our T-Shirt Reconstruction/Crafting Party this weekend! We’ll share more about the party later, but right…
Crafty Wonderland’s Super Colossal Spring Sale and So Much More
This weekend I had the pleasure of not just going to Crafty Wonderland‘s Super Colossal Spring Sale, but to also bring along two of my favorite people, my mom and aunt. The ladies wanted to…
One Stitch Forward, One Stitch Back
Above image is work by Cathy Pitters. I. AM. SO. EXCITED! Portland’s Redux is hosting an embroidery show and I can’t wait to check out all the creative energy that has gone into making the…
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…
Birthday Celebration
Today is Sweet Athena’s Lindsey’s Birthday! I thought it would be fitting to give her a blog post in ode to her day. Being as Esty is one our favorite sites I have collected some…
Happy 2010 Crafting World!
The new year always seems to involve some crafting and creativity for Lindsey and I, as we usually have some themed party we are making outfits for and decorating. This year was exciting as we…
Craft Season in High Gear
The holiday season seems to have officially arrived. With that in mind 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.