The winner of our first Sweet Athena giveaway is comment number 5 from Wandering Muse: Love the pencils!! I’m just starting The Hunger Games, but I’d have to go with one of the Harry Potter…
Tagged By season: oregon
Foodie Friday: Jessica’s Blueberry Chicken
Rounding out our week of guest bloggers, we are delighted to have one of our favorite Oregon country girls, Jessica Stokke, share with us one of her best recipes for Foodie Friday. ~Jess & Linz…
Guest Post: Liz’s Fabric Belt
As we continue with our week of Guest Bloggers, I am thrilled to be sharing a sewing tutorial with you from Liz. You may remember me gushing about her from her business turned blog, Dress of…
Guest Post: Bike Love
Guest blogging for Sweet Athena today is Kara. An artistic woman, whose latest project involves making a documentary about her shift from car dependency to bicyclist. During our week of Oregon guest bloggers, it only made sense to…
Guest Post: Megan’s Spring Tree
Today’s guest blogger is Megan, a dear friend and a very crafty lady making a new home for herself in Oregon. When I heard about Megan’s most recent project, involving a tree branch downed by…
Guest Post: Crafty Mariko
Hello Sweet Athena readers! I am so excited to be guest posting today for the blog of two of my very best friends. My name is Mariko, and I blog over at Crafty Mariko. I’m…
Bouncing Ball Creations Giveaway
We are happy to announce that we are having a very special week ahead here at Sweet Athena. For the next five days, we will be handing over the reigns of S.A. to some lovely Northwest…
Chalkboard Vases
As ya’ll have gathered at this point, chalk board paint is on my mind. I just love how I am able to take objects that otherwise might be thrown away and create new and fun…
Foodie Friday: Chai Biscotti
I am in love with chai tea. When ordering my coveted chai tea latte with soy milk at coffee shops it tends to be made with the tasty Oregon Chai brand. When coming up with…
Oregon, my Oregon
A few days ago, Jess told me how she wanted to spruce up her apartment with bit of color. So, shazam! I painted her a colorful, geometric representation of our lovely state, Oregon. I was…
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.…
Foodie Friday: Red Wine Chocolate Truffles
Just in time for that well known lovey-dovey holiday, Linz and I wanted to share with you a chocolate treat we made featuring red wine. If you are not from the Pacific Northwest than you…
Oregon!
Check out our Portland/Oregon-themed Pinterest board. It’s quite lovely.
Banana Cake, Chalkboard Coasters and Birthday Fun!
I’ve come to love doing a special post just for Linz on her birthday. This year I decided to experiment with both a new cake recipe and a craft. For the cake I made a…
Foodie Saturday: Wild Mushroom and Butternut Squash Bread Pudding
With the theme of Oregon currently on my mind I have been attempting to try out some dishes which feature food grown in Oregon. This wild mushroom and butternut squash bread pudding works wonderfully as…
Foodie Friday: Sucre a la Creme
One of my favorite daily traditions is to watch the Today Show every morning. It’s a bit zany, but I love it. It was always on in the morning when I was younger and getting…
Foodie Friday: Dijon-Braised Brussels Sprouts
Happy 2012! Sorry for the absence on the blog in December, I was running around, busy with all the typical holiday business, with some extra added stress and fun thrown in there. Making for one…
She Flies with Her Own Wings
Do you know your state motto? I was unaware until recently that Oregon’s motto was ‘She Flies with Her Own Wings’ otherwise known to many Portlanders as ‘Put A Bird On It’. Linz and 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.