This is one of my all time favorite books! I want to make the book review posts a regular monthly series here on Sweet Athena and I thought AVM would be the perfect book to…
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Sweet Athena Freebie! April Wallpaper
1680 x 1050 / 1440 x 900 / 1280 x 1024 / 1024 x 768 / iphone / phone Can you believe that April is here? I’m all for it! Long live Spring! To help…
Foodie Friday: The Brew
Hey there ladies and gents, Dale here, you all may know me as Lindsey’s husband. I’m here to talk about one of my favorite foods, beer. Recently I’ve joined the many individuals in the Portland…
Let’s Get Saucy: Honey Mustard
One of the best aspects of having a food-themed season here at Sweet Athena is the opportunity to talk “favorites.” While I’m a fan of experimenting with new things, there’s something special about trying out…
Foodie Friday: Fruit and Nut Granola
As a breakfast lover (or “lovahhh”), the idea of making homemade granola is so perfect for me that I can’t believe it took me so long to try it out. Now that I have, it…
Sweet Athena Freebie! March Background and Theme Announcement
This month’s free personal desktop wallpaper is a crush on citrus fruit, which ties in nicely with our next seasonal theme. Is anyone else ready for longer days, flowers blooming, and more frolicking outside? We…
Sweet Athena Freebie! May Background
This month’s desktop background (available for personal use for free!) celebrates my favorite thing about May: the opening of the farmer’s market. Our town’s market comes back this Wednesday and I’m as excited as a…
Sweet Athena Freebie! April Background
I can’t believe March is over already. What happened? Despite my shock at how fast spring is progressing, I’m excited to share my newest creation…April’s edition of the monthly background download! As usual, it’s available…
Sweet Athena Freebie! March Background
I really enjoyed making my swirly star desktop background so I’ve decided to feature monthly background downloads…all available (for personal) use for free! To celebrate March, I’ve created a fresh and whimsical wallpaper, complete with…
Sweet Athena Freebie! Desktop Background
Yes, it’s still February. But that doesn’t mean I can’t share a little taste of spring, right? For your personal enjoyment, here is a fresh and flowery background you can download to decorate your desktop.…
A bit o’ color
In honor of the sunshine that graced our presence here in the great Pacific Northwest today (sorry, Olympics!) I wanted share a little something that makes me think of spring. Below is a set 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.