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Natural looking beach curls in under 20 minutes! I don’t know about you ladies, but I’m itching for the summer. It doesn’t help that department stores are already putting out their summer wear and swimsuits. Have you ever wanted to get that beautiful “natural” beach curl look to your hair? I want to share with you a technique that works for ALL types of hair, whether it be short, long, thick, thin, frizzy, or flat… and no curling iron involved! 1.

How to make your own crapestry. « Crapestry This is the general technique that I have developed: 1.) I choose a cross stitch kit (most of my kits are discovered on, and purchased from, ebay.co.uk)… Original design from Paco 2.) I have a brilliant idea as to how I can modify my chosen kit (this usually happens just before I decide to buy it), in this case I wanted to replace the sunset with a nuclear explosion. Skunkboy Creatures No, no... I do not have a baby on the way. Let's just make that VERY clear. I love my baby to pieces, but no more babies for Katie.

a creative mint Hello, Last spring I was busy painting some watercolor patterns for Cloud9 Fabrics. They had contacted me after seeing some of my work online and I was thrilled to work with them. They were interested in printing some of my watercolors on an organic cotton voile. Voile is a very light and very soft fabric. A Beautiful Mess I love using cloth napkins to dress up our dinner table, and through the years I've grown even more fond of their sustainability and cost effectiveness. Though, I'm not sure how cost effective it is if you keep buying more and more cloth napkins each year! This holiday season I thought it would be fun to look at how I could dress up the napkins I already own to give them an extra festive vibe. Check out three simple ways you can give new life to your table linens. And hey!

SouleMama Yay! The Pool Shirt is done. I used the fabulous Munki Munki Pool Party print--so adorable. The pattern was a bit more of a bear than I expected--particularly the collar. Originally, I had a plan to make one for Steve and Ezra too, but now I'm not so sure! 250+ Free Project Life, Journaling, and Filler Cards Fab N' Free fabulously FREE stuff, and a few fun "off-topics" 250+ Free Project Life, Journaling, and Filler Cards April 28, 2013 21 Comments I have been thinking of trying out this new type of scrapbooking lately… As much as I LOVE scrapbooking, I just DON’T have time for it. So in my search to try out Project Life, I found all of these free printable journaling cards, I hope you enjoy the list…