There is hope after all

February 19, 2010

Two questions typically race through my mind when I hear of an impending major do-not-leave-your-home weather event: Do I have enough craft supplies? and Do I have enough flour? In other words, when I’m trapped inside for a weekend, there’s a 2 in 3 chance that at any moment you can find me doing one of two [...]

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Snowed in and (thinking) cozy

January 30, 2010

We woke up this morning here in Southern Maryland to a gentle shower of snow and less than a half inch on the ground. Over the course of the day, I’ve watched the snow pour down on top of us and the accumulation rise to at least six inches. And there’s no sign of it [...]

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Hearts

January 28, 2010

Eventually, I figure, it will come. I will discover the secret to just making stuff up and designing it and planning out the production. Jen will get more phone calls or e-mails from me begging to borrow her love of repetitive, tedious projects. And Oomphasis will churn out lots of stuff. To go in the [...]

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Inspirationpalooza

January 15, 2010

I want to come clean: I regularly read wedding blogs. Of course, by “read” I mean “mostly just look at photos.” Aside from a general penchant for hyperbole and overuse of words like, “gorgeousness,” “gorgeous,” and — God help me — “lovely,” I find that they’re often a good source of inspiration for everything from [...]

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