everyday life and other joyful fiascos
Sewing, crochet, drawing, digital art, kid art, furniture building, playhouse building, cardboard creations…
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Continue reading “Opossum Opposites: Fosters Empathy & Environmental Awareness”
I am learning so much right now.
Just so much.
It all started with the modest goal of writing a children’s book about opossums and then publishing and selling it. No big deal. Lots of people do that.
Not everyone goes the traditional publishing route — there are many reasons for that, but this post is not about that.
Not everyone produces a high quality, beautifully illustrated, educational book that can be enjoyed by parents and children, which they then manage to sell and maybe even have a tiny little bit of profit left over in the end.
That’s my goal.
Continue reading “I’m Publishing My First Children’s Book with Crowdfunding”
Welcome to the third installment of my journey to self-publishing my first children’s book, Opossum Opposites. I started this project a few months ago and I’ve learned so much already. But, as with many industries, the more I learn, the more I find out I need to learn.
On the menu today: illustrations!
Continue reading “Opossum Opposites Has an Illustrator!”Have you ever done *literally* everything in your power for years to raise your kids to reject gender role stereotypes and sexism only to hear that very same garbage coming out of their sweet little baby mouths in spite of the evidence in front of their little pudgy cherub faces? I have…
FYI: according to my son at age four, girls can’t use power tools because they are too dangerous (the power tools, not the girls. Someday he’ll learn…) He told me this while he watched me cutting deck boards with a circular saw and continued to lecture me about his safety concerns while I drilled holes and screwed said boards into place on the playhouse platform. And I didn’t even screw my finger to the joist!
Continue reading “Girls can’t use power tools!”Still in the midst of our kitchen renovation frenzy, we’re now on the finishing touches stage, so I’ve been very busy making stuff, like these super easy pillow covers. I liked the fabric I found for some of the throw pillows so much that I decided to use it for the window treatments as well – in this case, Roman shades.
I used a great tutorial and this post details my adventure, but is more cautionary tale than tutorial. I learned several lessons and had a serious revelation at the end.
Continue reading “Throwing Roman Shade…DIY window treatments”
We are finally finishing up a massive kitchen/dining room renovation, which we started in mid-August with an eight-week-old baby in the house. More about that in another post. There’s no good time, right?
So, it’s time to decorate and accessorize! I’m very picky, I hate shopping & I know how to sew, so it’s a no brainer when I’m looking for things like throw pillows and curtains. Keep scrolling to see what I made!
Continue reading “Quick Custom DIY Pillow Covers: These Look Awesome!”