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alternatives to pumpkin carving

There’s nothing to get you in the Halloween spirit like stabbing a knife into a nice juicy pumpkin and sinking your hands into those stringy, gooey innards. Pumpkin carving was a strong tradition at our house growing up, and my brother and I would sometimes spend an hour sketching out the best possible jack-o-lantern design […]

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quick and easy fairy wings

Halloween approaches, and with it the stress of finding a costume that doesn’t make you look like a stripper on her way to Fantasy Land. (Y’know, beyond the fact that they’re totally skanky, has it occurred to anyone that those costumes would be f***ing cold?!) Fairy costumes are super easy to put together because all […]

cherry blossoms – in felt!

I recently got back in touch with an old junior high friend. No, that makes me sound more proactive than I truly am. She got in touch with me. Turns out she’s also into the whole writing scene, and has a rather entertaining blog called Wifeish. If you suffer spring allergies from your local flora’s […]

sock bunnies for Easter

Holidays are excuses. Excuses to eat obscene amounts of food, to dress up in funny outfits, to get out of work, to travel all the way to Moosejaw or Leavenworth to see Great Aunt Martha. Well, maybe not that last one. But after the holiday you’ll have an excuse not to visit again for a […]

It’s not a real holiday without sugar

I’ve been racking my brain for something interesting and witty to say to you all about cookies. Alas, the muse of baking wit appears to be on holiday. Probably off lounging in a love seat getting cherub-chubby off all the Valentines goodies her swooning admirers have sent her. That harpie. But it occurs to me […]