Is anyone else surprised that we are almost mid-way through October? Halloween feels right around the corner and wrapped mini candy bars are everywhere. If you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, but enjoy a…
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Q&A Sunday: Dressing like a professional & feeling your age
Are you as excited as I am about this new series? Here’s my first question to answer: Question from Linz: How can I dress professionally without looking too much older than I am? Answer: While Linz and…
Foodie Friday: Ombre Baby Gender Reveal Cake
Jess and I have been lucky to be surprised with the pregnancies of two of our best lady-friends recently: Mariko and Erin. We are over the moon with joy for both of them (and their…
Q&A Sunday: Wearing sheer to work
As Jess mentioned last week, we are starting a brand new series here at Sweet Athena called “Q&A Sundays” in which we will be answering each other’s questions through weekly posts. Because we’re in the…
Foodie Friday: Homemade Salsa
You know how there are foods in life that come in a wide variety and you can either love all the many choices and techniques (ice cream for me) or for you there is only…
Makeover Monday: T-Shirt with Bleach Design
Since seeing Jess and lots of other crafty people use bleach to create a design on t-shirts, I have been looking to try the technique myself. The primary issue I’ve been having lately in doing…
New series ahead: Q&A
For as long as Linz and I have been friends we have been hatching plans, schemes and ideas with one another. High school assignments together would more often feel like an excuse to spend the…
Foodie Friday: Classic Carrot Birthday Cake
The more I become fixed into this stage called “adulthood,” the stranger it seems sometimes. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how growing up forces changes in my relationships with family members. People with…
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…
Book Review: The Earring Style Book by Stephanie Wells
There are heaps of wonderful and delightful blogs out there with lots of fun tutorials. While I, of course, am one of the millions who enjoy checking out all the creative ideas, I still find…
Foodie Friday: Pickled Green Beans
I am happy to say that it has been two(!) years this week since Linz and I started Foodie Friday. I love that it started with a reflection on the connection between fashion and food…
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…
Foodie Friday: The Best Biscuits Ever
Sometimes I stumble across a recipe that is so utterly perfect that I can’t help but applaud it. Alton Brown’s Southern Biscuits Recipe is one of these magical finds. Dale and I came across it…
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…
Foodie Friday: S’mores Cookie Bars
It is the last official weekend of the Summer. For the last couple of years I have been spending this particular weekend at the beach with friends. We spend the entire time lounging in the…
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…
Foodie Friday: Quinoa Summer Salad
Hello! Lindsey here. It has certainly been a while since we’ve talked. While Jess has been busy posting about all of the wonderful projects and foods she has been making, I have been swamped with…
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…
Foodie Friday: Lemon Cucumber Tofu Salad
The beautiful thing about Summer cooking is that it tends not to need much cooking at all. It is a chance to allow the fresh, flavorful food to shine. It is an opportunity to spend…
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.