For the past couple of years, I’ve challenged myself each holiday season to make handmade gifts for each of my family members. (That’s 14 people! Yikes!) It’s not easy. It’s not quick. But I’ve found it to be a great way to push myself into creating MORE. I generally don’t make things unless there’s a need, […]
How can I improve Lansdowne Life?
I’m interrupting your Saturday to ask for your opinions! I’ve put together a brief survey to gather your ideas about this little blog. I’ll be using the results to help tailor my content and hopefully give you more of what you like and less of what you don’t. Any and all feedback is welcome, even constructive […]
Happy blogiversary to me (and you)!
One year ago today, I started this blog and it has motivated me to accomplish more than I thought would be possible in a year’s time. I have always loved making things, but have never worked at the same pace as I do now. Creativity is a funny thing; the more you create, the more […]
2010 Leftovers: Cleaning out my blog closet
In the interest of cleaning out my blog closet before the new year begins, I thought I would show you a few projects that didn’t get their own posts. Some weren’t really worthy of a whole post and some just fell through the cracks. Last January, I made some no-sew cafe curtains for my brother’s […]
Oh deer.
Have you ever had one of those weeks where the same themes keep popping up? It all started on a day with a short naptime. To combat both of our crabbiness, we headed out to the antique mall and found this brass fawn. I scooped her up without a second thought. A bargain at $10, […]