Author: Lauren
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Strawberry Crinkle Cookies from a Box Mix
Crinkle cookies look adorable, and are so soft and chewy. :) I hadn’t had any before making this recipe, but I knew that I wanted to try them – and use box mix to help me along. I’m not against home made cookies, that would be silly! I like finding short cuts though, and if I wanted…
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Why buy quality seed beads
The question When I was buying my first set of beads for doing crochet work, I didn’t even ask myself “why buy quality seed beads?” The answer seemed obvious: you get more, you get a better brand, and you get a more durable product! Wrong. The answer The real reason you want to buy a…
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Small Seed Bead Crochet Rope
Size 10 seed beads make a beautiful, thin bracelet that requires a thinner thread to achieve. This bead crochet rope follows the same pattern as yesterday’s double spiral pattern, but at a smaller, more intricate scale. This is just a sample piece, to draw a comparison on the visual differences of bead size. :) I…
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Bead Crochet: Double Spiral Pattern
Yesterday I shared how to start a crocheted bead rope bracelet, so here’s the finished product! This is using the materials from the introductory crochet beading post, which I would recommend for a beginning project. :) I’ll list them again below! Materials Crochet Hook (Size 10-ish) Crochet Thread (Size 10) 3 Colors Seed Beads (Size…
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Beginning Bead Crochet
As promised, a glimpse at beginning bead crochet for starting your first bracelet project! In these photos I’m using a thin thread with size 10-ish seed beads, but I’d recommend doing your first project with the thicker thread seen in yesterday’s post, and size 6 (read as 6/0 or 6° [degree]) beads. Photo Tutorial Begin…
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An introduction to bead crocheting
Bead crocheting is the process of adding a bead into every stitch of your project. The most common form is a rope-style bracelet that has a wide range of colors, patterns, and sizes. This week I’m going to share five posts introducing you to this project! As with anything I take on, I got obsessed…
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My favorite sites for being completely unproductive
I’ve been far too productive this last week, so today I’m revisiting all the wonderful sites that keep me grounded in uselessness – and I hope they are a benefit to others! Playing Games I don’t let myself play many games, because I just do not want to stop playing them. I break the rules when…
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Nude Heart Nails
I really love nude colors. You usually see a gray/purple color, but honestly I was at Target looking for something to buy, and I didn’t have these colors – isn’t that a good enough reason to try something? Nude heart nails it was. :) To make the heart, I used the tip of a tooth…
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Homemade Raspberry Chobani
Today is just quick post that I want to share because I always have leftovers – and I like to see myself as someone who isn’t wasteful. So here’s how I’ve used some of the extra raspberry from my raspberry filled cupcakes: as a Chobani mix-in! I wasn’t always a fan of Chobani, but I…
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Chocolate Apples
I’ve had a little extra ganache left over from a recent baking frenzy, and found there’s always something new I’ll eat chocolate on. This time, it’s chocolate apples! Ganache is very easy to make – in it’s simplest form, it is just chocolate chips, warm heavy cream, and a dash of salt. A standard batch…
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Starting a freelance career out of college
Working freelance hasn’t always been my dream job. In fact, I’m not sure it was ever really an option in my head. Yet at some point, I can’t even tell you when, I began to take it seriously. I was starting a freelance career out of college. When I realized starting a freelance career out…
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$3 DIY Picture Frame Calendar
I’m of the opinion that I can never be organized enough. My thoughts are all over the place and I’m pretty forgetful to begin with. So when my current calendar wasn’t cutting it, it became time to DIY-it. Materials Purchased $1 – Frame $1 – Poster Paper $1 – Dry Erase Markers On Hand Gold…