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Ottoman
Oh Lordy, this thing is finally done. I told myself at the beginning of the year that I wasn’t going to start any new projects until I finished all of my in-process ones. This one officially took me just over … Continue reading
Have a great day!
Hope you have a Valentine as sweet as ours. PS. Cougar Town‘s back on tonight (2/14 @ 8:30pm on ABC). Please watch!! It’s my favorite show on TV, and I’d like to keep it that way! Picture me hunkering down … Continue reading
PS. to the previous post
One more thing I forgot to mention that happened in last month – my desk calendar was mentioned on Print & Pattern! It’s a pretty big deal to me even though it didn’t result in any sales. But it was … Continue reading
Hello again!
Hi. That was a much needed break. The beauty of being the boss of your own blog is that you can take as much vacation time as you want. So I did! Here’s a quick-and-dirty of what I was up … Continue reading
FREE Christmas gift tag download!
Am I the only one who still has some presents to wrap? And does anyone else need some last minute gift tags? Look no further, I’ve got you covered! Just click this link to access the PDF file, and you can … Continue reading
Our tree, she’s famous!
Many thanks to Natalie of Nat the Fat Rat for featuring our Christmas tree on her blog: This month, in addition to her normal posts, she is featuring reader-submitted Christmas trees, and ours was one of the lucky ones she picked!! … Continue reading
Desk calendar!
They’re done, they’re here, they’re for sale in my etsy shop. Hallelujah! Holy sh*t! Where’s the Tylenol…? PS. The price went up because these are professionally printed. But trust me, it’s so worth it! PPS. Here are the previous years … Continue reading
Rad ornament
Kate from Retro Ranch Revamp recently shared her newest creation, these adorable mini ranch house ornaments: And now she is selling them on etsy! Take a wild guess who bought the first one… Can’t wait until the silver one is gracing … Continue reading
FREE holiday postcard download!
Because I have not been posting much lately, I’d like to extend a peace offering to my readers in the form of a free holiday postcard download! Just click this link to access the PDF file; it is an 8.5×11 … Continue reading
We’re ready for Christmas
Christmas is in full force at the Browning house. Here’s some highlights of what we’ve got going on here… All of our window clings hung at toddler-eye level: Our “tree” centerpiece: Our lovely tree: My tree collection on top of … Continue reading
Ho hum
I’m in a slump. There’s a lot of things swirling around in my head right now, none of which is making sense. This happens to me quite often, but the year-end brain swirly sucks the most. (What did you accomplish … Continue reading
Here fishy fishy
Remember this little guy (girl?) with the dangle-y eyeball? I now own its gold-toned brother (sister?)!! Yeah! And mine has a tail! And it was almost $20 cheaper!! Man, I love ebay! I think I’ll name her (him) Dorothy. We … Continue reading
Moved by the spirit
Yes, I have purchased my first holiday paraphernalia of the season (found at Wally World). I can’t help myself. I partly blame Mabel of Make Every Day Count because she has posted not once but twice about Christmas decorations in … Continue reading
Bloomington Handmade Market
My sister-in-law Jami and I are going to check out the Bloomington Handmade Market this weekend. I hear it’s pretty good. I’m always a little leery of “craft shows”. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve been to one, … Continue reading
Trina Turk jewelry
I pretty much want to marry whoever designs jewelry for Trina Turk. I mean, look at this stuff (in order of importance): [on sale on TT's website] [sold out on TT's website but available on Amazon] [on sale on TT’s … Continue reading
Go check out Draw! Pilgrim
Head on over to the Draw! Pilgrim blog. You might see something you recognize: I paid for an ad for the month of November. Best case scenario, it will bring a little bit more traffic my way. We’ll see how … Continue reading
Happy Halloween
This is what I did with my weekend: It’s Little Orphan Annie’s wig. It took me about eleventy hours to make. But did she wear it? Of course not. Here’s the best picture I got of the little whirling dervish: … Continue reading
Three prints I want to own
#1 – from Zoe Ingram #2 – from Linda Ketelhut #3 – from Veronica Diago (and #4 which isn’t really a print but should be [found on Pinterest via Capree Kimball]) And someday when our spare room becomes my “studio”, … Continue reading
Ahead of my time
Look how cute this little Rubik’s Cube chest of drawers is (found here): Guess who had a similar brilliant idea back in college: Yeah, that’s me, circa 1998 (check out the word processor box behind my chair!!). Yes, I have … Continue reading
