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…
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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…
Dear Santa,
For Christmas this year I would like to use fewer resources. Christmas is two days away and maybe everyone else has been prepared for weeks, but I just finished wrapping my Christmas gifts today. Maybe…
Craft Season in High Gear
The holiday season seems to have officially arrived. With that in mind I…
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…
Halloween = Happiness
As many of my friends and family know at this point, I LOVE a reason to dress up. So, of course Halloween is just a grand ole time for me. In fact maybe a little…
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…
My first adventure in South America
Hi! I’m back from my hiatus in Ecuador. The trip was an overall amazing experience, but one thing I was really excited to check out was all the handmade goods. I was not disappointed in…
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…
Preparing for that Summer Rain
Writing about fixing my rain boots in May seems a little silly. Yet if you live in the Pacific Northwest, then you know that there will be a time this summer when in fact you…
Prom Bling
I have started dating a new boy and with that adventure comes the fun of new places and things to do. The boy recently took me to a bollywood prom, where dresses and updos were…
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…
Let’s Leap In!
Hi, world! Jessica and Lindsey here. We’re mega-excited to be writing our very first blog post together, and we’re happy you’re here with us. We’re hoping this is a place where we can explore our…
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.