I think we are all familiar with this routine at this point. I buy some sort of craft supply and then I can’t help but think of a million ways to use it. It’s…
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Makeover Monday: Travel Cards
Here is another simple way to add a personal touch to the gifts you give your friends and family. It really doesn’t even need a tutorial. While in India I really cleaned out when…
Valentine’s Day Cards
It’s time again for that polarizing holiday. As I’ve mentioned before I fall right in the middle on this. The days leading up to Valentine’s Day are full of crafting with scissors flying and glitter…
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…
Book Review: Pushing the Envelope by Marthe Le Van
With all this card talk it seemed the perfect time to pay attention to the outside packaging of these homemade lovelies. ‘Pushing the Envelope’ is a book, as I am sure you have guessed about making…
Watercolor Cards
A common tread you will notice in the card tutorials this week is simplicity. I see cards as sweet, thoughtful ways to express affection to people. I do not think you need to spend hours…
Makeover Monday: Fabric Cards
Since Linz and I are such fans of making cards. I think we should go all out with it this week and enjoy a few more posts about this time honored hobby of ours. These…
Mosaic Scrap Cards
When thinking about time and crafting, projects that connect me to my friends come to mind. I’m in the process of getting ready to leave my beloved state of Oregon to head to Maryland. While…
Chalkboard Paint Hearts
As we know from last year, I am in love with creating Valentine’s Day cards that involve found objects from my house. This year was no exception and I used my new favorite craft obsession, chalkboard paint.…
Hand Stitched Cards
While figuring out what crafts I wanted to try out for our retro theme I realized I was being pulled towards making things that involved embroidery floss. Seeing my theme within a theme I’ve decided…
I Heart You!
Valentine’s day is quickly approaching and we have yet to mention the celebration of love, candy and hearts here at Sweet Athena. I guess this particular holiday gets such mixed reviews from people. I feel…
Etsy Birthday Fun for Kids
With Dale’s birthday down and mine on the way, I’ve been thinking back to the days when realbirthday parties existed. You know, the kinds based around a cartoon (TMNT, for example!) or creatures (bugs!) or…
Classy Holiday Cards at Etsy
You probably know already that I, Lindsey, am a bit of a graphic design junkie. That’s why any excuse to peruse through printed goods is okay by me. That’s also why I recently stayed up…
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…
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.