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  • 2011.11“... ...”
  • Taste Test Tuesday

      Ingredients: Cake: 2 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspo ...

  • Once Upon a Time... on our anniversary

    Girl moves to Tennessee for College. Boy is from Tennessee and already at college. ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday

    I took a break last week because I wasn't in the mood to cook but I'm back this week with ...

  • I always love....

    ... a good email correspondence. I emailed the head of the biology department at Tech with ...

  • Too little time

    Well I lugged my laptop all the way to Panera this morning so I could blog about how much ...

  • 2011.10“... ...”
  • Conditioning the Walls

    Part of the decision to paint the dining room black stemmed from our love of chalkboard pa ...

  • Painting the Living Room Black

    The Process: Many thanks to Jane and George for all their help and their thoughtful hou ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday

    Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 stick (1/2c) softened ...

  • Sunday Sunday Sunday

    Today we... ...slept in. ...got almond croissants and coffee from Marché for breakfast. ...

  • Paint the roses red, paint the walls black

    Our dining room is officially black! After I got off work yesterday, Roger's aunt Jane and ...

  • Celebratory Dinner and a birthday gift

    Tomorrow is my first official day of work. That being said, I got woken up this morning at ...

  • Scarves Re-listed

    Remember these? I just re-listed them in my Etsy shop just in time for cooler weather and ...

  • Look at me being all hip...

    ...and blogging from the Frothy Monkey Coffee Shop in the 12th Ave South district of Nashv ...

  • Stuff that happened today.

    Roger and I really need to get to the DMV to get our TN licenses but I decided to sleep in ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday: Homemade Pasta

    My parents got me a pasta maker attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer and I figured today was ...

  • Oooo I forgot!!

    My mom surprised me with a pasta maker attachment for my kitchenaid mixer for my birthday- ...

  • Catch up

    A quick update/explanation as to where I've been this past week! Well, Thursday was my 24t ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday: Southern Style Cornbread

    Ingredients: 2 cups cornmeal 2 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 4 Tablespoo ...

  • Falling Leaves

    Today I raked. And raked some more. Then I took a break. Then I raked some more. My whole ...

  • Five Things Friday

    1. Super-Light: A little pricey, but way cool 2. These are so adorable and I want t ...

  • Busy Bumble Bee

    So. Busy. Lately. I finally got a chance to get out and do a bit of exploring/shopping tod ...

  • Moving moving moving

    What a weekend! We managed to get a 24 foot truck, 2 pick-ups, and 2 SUV's packed up with ...

  • 2011.09“... ...”
  • Five Things Friday

    I am posting this right now to kill time. Why do I need to kill time, you ask? Well becaus ...

  • Uncertainty

    It's the evening before the day we're scheduled to close on our dream house and it's been ...

  • Hawaiian Adventures Days 5 & 6: Last days!

    Wednesday and Thursday were our last 2 days in Hawaii and we spent them pretty much relaxi ...

  • Lack of recipe... but a valid excuse!

    So you'll have to forgive me for not posting my Taste Test Tuesday today because my kitche ...

  • Manta Ray Snorkel (Surface perspective)

    If you plan on going to Hawaii and doing a manta ray adventure- we have just one word of a ...

  • Hawaiian Adventures Day 4: Tuesday Part 2

    Considering my fear of fish, and the dark, and the great big ocean, and large creatures…. ...

  • Incompetence at its best

    So the appraisal apparently didn't happen today because the listing agent gave the apprais ...

  • 100 Years of Fashion

    via Honestly WTF ...

  • The Appraisal and more waiting

    More waiting. The bank is going in to appraise our house today and if that goes well, we n ...

  • Hawaiian Adventures Day 4: Tuesday Part 1

    Day 4 - Tuesday: A day FULL of water sports! We had to wake up early again to meet our ...

  • Hawaiian Adventures Day 3: Monday

    We had to wake up SO early this morning that we didn't even get breakfast! We had to head ...

  • Hawaiian Adventures: Day 2

    Day 2 - Sunday: Today was a day we had to ourselves- nothing scheduled. We decided to h ...

  • What is to come...

    Well, we just got done printing, signing, scanning, and emailing about 200 house papers so ...

  • Five Things Friday

    1. You NEED to check out {a.:.proper.:.fool}'s stop motion video. It rocks:   2 ...

  • I'm still alive...

    Just so you know I haven't abandoned you, here is a quick preview of what we've been up to ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday

    Another Edition of Taste Test Tuesday! Today I am bringing you a Hawaiian inspired muffin, ...

  • Day 1 of Hawaii

    SO I tried to post on here yesterday but we couldn't get the internet working and we were ...

  • LAX

    We made it to LA! The flight was long and we're all tired and hungry. We have 45 minutes t ...

  • Dallas

    We saw a whopping 15 minutes of Dallas before we were shuffled on to our next plane. No ti ...

  • Five Things Friday

    Edition #2 of Five Things Friday! 1. Check out this inspired DIY post from Stripes and Se ...

  • The Mute Button

    Check out one of the recent Improv Everywhere missions:     ...

  • Packing Packing Packing

    It seems like that is the theme for the month. Luckily we get to de-stress next week b ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday

    Remember a while back I posted about crack? At that point we had to make enough for 300 se ...

  • A recap of the past week

    Another week has passed and we've signed so many more house papers. We also had our inspec ...

  • First edition of: Five Things Friday!

    Since I'm going to be testing out a recipe trial on Tuesdays from now on, I decided to sho ...

  • Taste Test Tuesday

    Pretend today was Tuesday and my internet was working properly-- I have been wanting to ...

  • General Life update and preview

    It's been a rainy last few days, which is fine by me- more time I can spend sitting inside ...

  • New Home Inspiration

    I've spent all day surfing the internet looking for creative design inspiration for the ne ...

  • Our New House Step 3

    Yesterday was full of stress- waiting to hear about our offer. The lady was out of town wh ...

  • September 1st

    Well. It's official. It sure wasn't easy. 48 hours after we made the offer. 24 hours a ...

  • 2011.08“... ...”
  • Operation New Home Day (night) 1

    For those of you who don't personally know me or those who I don't get to talk to on a dai ...

  • Ten Things Tuesday

    1. Warby Parker = Love. I ordered my free Home Try On's yesterday and cannot wait to get t ...

  • Nothing much happening

    I've been at home about 2 weeks now and it's nice not having anything to do. No schedule, ...

  • Back at home

    Not too much has been going on at home lately. I'm just happy to be back. I am actually in ...

  • 'twas fate we came to Rockbrook...

    How did we come to meet pal? What caused our paths to blend? ‘Twas fate we came to Rockb ...

  • Counselor par-tay

    Sunday night was the annual counselor party at the end of 3rd session. Sofie had all sorts ...

  • Waterfallin' and Dead Danny

    Our very last long leave happened this past weekend. A bunch of us went to Dugan's Pub for ...

  • Bacon and apple- oh my!

    I awoke yesterday morning to the smell of bacon wafting up from the kitchen. Not having an ...

  • Bob Barker reminding you: help control the pet population.

    Last night's evening program was filled with great trivia and wonderful prizes. It was GAM ...

  • Bele Chere

    Last weekend I had leave with Chelsea Bighorn. We asked around for anything going on in As ...

  • This one's for you, mom!

    Growing up, my mom always encouraged me to help her out in the kitchen and since she's a b ...

  • A fairy named Sonny

    For the last couple of weeks, right after dinner, Eva and Lily Carter and I would spend tw ...

  • The best trip to Nashville, as of yet!

    I didn't have the photographs from Eryn's and my Nashville excursion during session break ...

  • I survived RBC Safari 2011

    I am more than a little behind on posting, but you know how it goes- I get one day behind ...

  • 2011.07“... ...”
  • "camping" with the in-laws

    On Friday evening, after my day with Eryn, Roger met us in Nashville and we headed to Cart ...

  • Waffle Bread Pudding

    I've mentioned the waffles I decided to make a few times in the last week but never really ...

  • Pop. Six. Squish. Uh-uh. Cicero. Lipschitz!

    The time came around to go on leave again- the last time before session break. Bailey, Gab ...

  • Friday at Camp

    Well I had a long day and I'm super duper tired so I'll make this short. This morning was ...

  • What's been going down

    So, I've had a pretty busy couple of weeks and haven't really updated you on the camp aspe ...

  • SAY DARLIN' SAY

    The time has come- I can hear the wedding bells tolling. The moment we've all been waiting ...

  • LIVE IN A HOLLER 'NEATH THE OLD OAK TREE

    Day 2 of the wedding weekend: the day of!! The morning started with Michelle and I eating ...

  • SAY LITTLE DARLIN', WON'T YOU MARRY ME

    What a weekend. The former Mary Ellen Moomaw is now Mrs. Mary Ellen LaFreniere. If I had t ...

  • It's July...

    When did that happen!?! Friday was the first and it also marked the birthday of someone su ...

  • What a weekend!!

    I know I'm a week late posting, but better late than never, right?! So last week Thursday ...

  • 2011.06“... ...”
  • A critter-filled day and a trip to Sliding Rock!

    As we play catch-up with the last week, I don't want to get behind in blogging this week. ...

  • Let's play catch-up!

    SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED since I last posted. I'm sorry I got behind. I've been crazy busy the ...

  • A day out

    Saturday, before I went out to dinner with Callie, I got called twice during rest hour to ...

  • Chocolate.

    Yesterday started with some homemade biscuits, bacon, and banana crumb muffins- breakfast ...

  • How many counselors does it take....

    ...to make a root beer float?! The answer? If you work at Rockbrook then it takes 7. Thurs ...

  • A Very Merry Unbirthday- to YOU!

    A little background info before we get to the hundreds of pictures. Tuesday night was BIRT ...

  • How do you scare a goat?

    Boo! - just one random topic of conversation Bailey, Molly, Chelsea, and I had while makin ...

  • Baby Wolf. The harmless kind.

    First things first. I'm going on leave tonight to someone's cabin in Murphy, NC so I won't ...

  • So. Much. Baking.

    I neglected to post on here yesterday because I was pretty exhausted and I spent my free t ...

  • Feeding kids crack. Just kidding.

    Step 1: Melt a TON of butter and sugar (I can give you the actual recipe, if necessary) ...

  • Major Rice Krispie fail!

    I didn't know that you could actually screw up rice krispie treats. Whoops, too many marsh ...

  • Cookies and slidinnnngggg

    Wow! What a day :) I started off by making some lemon poppyseed muffins- always a classic. ...

  • Ringo

    Yesterday was chaotic! We had 100-ish kids arrive and they will be here for the next 3 wee ...

  • The newest member of the Rockbrook family.

    Yesterday was another eventful day. The morning started off sunny so before lunch we were ...

  • Holton Rower

    ...

  • Bowling, costumes, and UNLIMITED SODA POP!

    My last couple of days have been pretty packed full of activities. I feel like I've been h ...

  • Lake Jocassee and Dessert

    (You can find Lake Jocassee in the far North Western part of South Carolina) This week is ...

  • 2011.05“... ...”
  • Weaving, snail mail, and snakes

    I'm officially at camp!! I made the trek yesterday and am all settled in and ready to get ...

  • Scrumptious Saturday Part 2

    Mini Linzer Tortes (Original recipe found here) This recipe made a little over 6- 4" ...

  • Scrumptious Saturday Part 1

    This is the first of a brand new 10 week series of posts. As you can tell by the title, it ...

  • Thursdaily Dose of Cuteness

    Another edition of the Thursdaily Dose of Cute for your viewing pleasure :) And ...

  • My pups

    I got to see Mark and Joanna this past weekend for Mother's day and Joanna was kind enough ...

  • To my mom:

    My mom means the world to me and, although we are hundreds of miles away, I still want t ...

  • Thursdaily Dose

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  • "Giant Soul Catchers in the Sky!"

    If any of you watch South Park you will understand just how monumental this little piece o ...

  • Just an architectural salvage yard, is all...

    Only the coolest place this side of the Mississippi! Introducing Doc's Architectural  Salv ...

  • 2011.04“... ...”
  • We're Safe!

    Just a quick update: As many of you know, my husband and I live in Huntsville, AL and w ...

  • Roger and I have already announced the big news to our  family so now it's time to tell ...

  • Quick Recap

    Last week:Discovered a backwards way to earn more money Bought a wetsuit Mopped the ...

  • Table of my dreams!

    First off, I've been drooling over these reclaimed wood and industrial metal tables for qu ...

  • A few more records

    Well our record player came in the mail Monday and we are more than pleased! I took Roge ...

  • Surfs up dude!

    BEST THRIFT STORE FIND... EVER!? $5   ...

  • The CUTEST thing you'll see this entire week

    ...

  • TTT

    Another edition of Ten Things Tuesday! 1. I. WANT. THIS. BAG.   2. Raspb ...

  • Lime Green Woven Scarf

    Another scarf for sale! Go buy it!!! This is the first of 15 scarves Rebecca modeled for ...

  • Product Shoot Success!

    The photoshoot with Rebecca went swimmingly today. She discovered her love for head scarve ...

  • Sneak Peak!

    I have a HUGE product scarf shoot planned for tomorrow tomorrow and here is a wee little p ...

  • Dooo your ears hang looooow...

    Eryn came over for a few hours yesterday so we could do a practice run of a product shoot ...

  • Thursdaily Dose of Cute

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  • TTT

    Another Tuesday, another 10 fantastic things :) 1. I. LOVE. THIS. SONG. 2. I wan ...

  • Just a little thrifting...

    Eryn, Lucas, and I hit up a few thrift stores and a record store after work today. Here ar ...

  • Achoo.

    I'm sick.   I've pretty much wasted all day today because I just feel miser ...

  • Thursdaily Dose of Cute!

    ...

  • Some weaving work

    I have been trying to spend all my spare time weaving considering Panoply is creeping up o ...

  • TTT

    1. Totally in love with Pretty Zoo's blog. She has so many great posts and it makes me kee ...

  • There are NO words...

    .... to describe the level of my excitement. Are you ready for this?!?? Eryn and I. Got ...

  • For a giggle

    LOLZ ...

  • 2011.03“... ...”
  • back from the dead pt 2: Thursdaily Dose of Cute!

    Let's get cute! ...

  • back from the dead pt 1: TTT

    As the title suggests, I am reviving my Ten Things Tuesday posts! YAY! For those of you ne ...

  • Fashion Transition

    The weather can't decide and neither can I! Boots and blazers or flowing silk and floral ...

  • Eye Candy

    Yummy Jason Schwartzman modeling Band of Outsiders... in Polaroid form(!!!)   ...

  • Let's go to the beach!

    And wear this:  Beach Adventure by shuttershuttles featuring alexander mcqueen hee ...

  • Aztec Inspiration

    Ummm I am in LOVE with Polyvore. Yep. Find these items HERE ...

  • Fiesta Mexicana!

    Thought you should know :) 1. I bought a table loom last weekend! I don't have a stand ...

  • Hi.

    My name is Allison and I have no wisdom teeth. I would like to believe that all my wisdom ...

  • Back to the grind!

    Found this dress along with the awesome zipper bag and a frame for and IndieBiz project at ...

  • Sequins, again

    Just thought you'd be interested to know that I posted a new scarf on Etsy! And it's one o ...

  • Iceland

    I want to go. Here's why: You NEED to check out Grainline for the full posts from her ...

  • Anti-Fashion Show 2011 AL.com

    The fashion show was a success! We had a ton of fun and it turned out better than expected ...

  • Before, During, After

    Betcha thought I forgot to post today! NOPE! I've been nonstop busy all day. Tonight I fin ...

  • The Debut of my New Site!

    My brother and sister-in-law are two amazing people who have been working very hard to mak ...

  • As of late...

    a glimpse into my last week: 1. Hanging out at Eryn's house with her kitty 2. The ...

  • ESPRESSOOOO!

    Yummmmm   ...

  • Indie Biz 3.0 kick-start!

    Well yesterday marks not only the first day of March but the first day of IndieBiz3.0! I p ...

  • 2011.02“... ...”
  • Fash-inspiration

    This year's anti-fashion show is coming up quick. Pieces have to be completed by March 9th ...

  • Ffffound

    Some Fabulous pictures from FFFFOUND! ...

  • Some pillows and some puppies

    I have finally gotten around to working on the pillows I've been promising for months... L ...

  • New Blog Post!

    Head over to An Uncommon Occurrence to see a small adventure Eryn and I took in search for ...

  • Some random thoughts...

    1. I had a horrible nightmare last night about the Anti-Fashion Show. Eryn and I had NOTHI ...

  • Valentine's Day Madness

    Valentine's day is the busiest day of the year for cupcakes. You can see the top view of o ...

  • Some inspiration...

    ...to perk you up on this drab winter day. (via imgfave & weheartit) ...

  • The dreaded update....

    While my laptop was down, I had a busy couple of weeks. Saturday was a full day of cupcake ...

  • Guess who's back!?!!

    Yup, that's right! I have the laptop back and my pictures were saved!!! YippEE!! Here is a ...

  • 2011.01“... ...”
  • Some sad news

    My laptop crashed... my desktop computer is a dinosaur so I am going to be offline quite a ...

  • Just in case you're wondering...

    ... why I haven't been posting in a while- it's because I'm exhausted. We are training som ...

  • Scarf in the works

    Just got this scarf off my loom and I"m really happy with it. It didn't start out how I wa ...

  • That meal between breakfast and lunch...

    One of the best brunches I've ever had the pleasure of making: I made bacon and egg sou ...

  • HIBACHI

    I was so sick of work this morning that I decided we all needed to go out. I rounded up a ...

  • Thomas

    Meet Thomas. He's French. And shiny. And the coolest piece of glass I own. ...

  • Whistle

    This is the most adorable video I've seen all week- maybe even all year so far! F ...

  • Expressions

    I took a bunch more pictures of the puppies playing in the snow and their expressions whil ...

  • General Life Update

    Here is what I did the last week or so: First there was snow: That meant SNO ...

  • Etsy Official

    Ok. First off, it's official. I started my Etsy shop!!! YAY!! Secondly, I got ...

  • Seriously??!

    I WANT MY YARN!!! This is bologna sausage. ...

  • The most twisted...

    I just can't even believe this TV show on E! It's called Bridalplasty... "The show fo ...

  • I. Love. Snow.

    Can you tell?! Sooo happy!! ...

  • Snow day!!

    It's a regular blizzard here tonight! They are estimating 4-8 inches and it's already snow ...

  • A little time spent weaving...

    I finished that VERY pink scarf and aside from the color, I am pretty happy with it! About ...

  • Fri-DIY

    Last night was a full-on DIY Friday! Eryn and I set out to make something for me to displa ...

  • That's RIGHT!

    Guess who made it onto This Is Handmade?! Yup :) My craft is boring enough to be featured! ...

  • Weaving: Super Speed!

    I submitted a video of me threading the heddles on my loom to This Is Handmade. I like the ...

  • Coffee Mascarpone Dark Chocolate Truffles

    Remember a few days ago when I told you that I'd post the recipe for those amazing truffle ...

  • This is Handmade

    I came across this amazing project via readymade.com. It is a series of 5 minute long vide ...

  • The most depressing part...

    .... of Christmas: ...

  • Last Year at a Glance

    Just a few highlights Designed and created a wedding dress: Went scuba diving: ...

  • Work Party

    This was the first time I've ever worked anywhere that held a holiday party or worked anyw ...

  • Start the new year off right!

    Last night Roger and I got all fancy and attended a 140's themed party at Eryn's house. It ...

  • 2010.12“... ...”
  • Saddest Day

    Luna ate my special edition Eclipse DVD. Don't think she discriminates... She started ...

  • Ring in the new year

    What is YOUR biggest goal for the new year? ...

  • Student and Teacher

    Last Sunday I taught Eryn how to weave instead of just giving her a scarf like she origina ...

  • Gifts to Give

    These are a few things that I made for gifts this year. The snowglobes were a pain, but th ...

  • Tis the season for giving

    Some of my loot: Some super cute necklaces from Etsy, the shark mug I had on my wish list, ...

  • That's it!

    Well that's it on the Christmas trip pictures, we had such a good time everywhere we went! ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 6

    Christmas in Columbia, TN and the final ride home! ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 5

    Road trip home!Christmas at Aunt Jane'sCharadesChristmas at home I used this thermos ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 4

    Cincinnati Christmas. Pictures are pretty self explanatory. It was a ton of fun and we all ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 3

    Chicago!!Grandma :) Doggies got tied in a knotMy super cute outfit :) Playing Sh ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 2

    Off to Chicago! We started out the trip with cupcakes, stopped for pizza and coffee, and p ...

  • Christmas 2010 pt 1

    Road trip! Sweet Anthropologie fireplace display. It's completely made out of books. ...

  • Romping in the snow

    After a long Christmas vacation that mainly focused on car rides, the dogs (and us) are ha ...

  • Update

    I am sorry for not blogging this past week, I have been running around like crazy, working ...

  • Salted Honey Maple BACON Caramels

    I found this amazing recipe on notquitenigella.com and I knew I had to make it for Sue Kne ...

  • lol

    Via TeenAngster ...

  • Sad day :(

    Stupid Netflix ...

  • It's done

    I ordered my Christmas gifts :) I'm super excited!! I'll have to wait till Christmas to op ...

  • Under Pressure

    I have to say, and Roger agrees, buying a gift for yourself is WAY more stressful than buy ...

  • Whelp

    We are attempting to let Luna stay out in the house with Bermuda while we're at work, as o ...

  • An Uncommon Occurrence

    I'm starting a new joint blog with {a.:.proper.:.fool} It's going to be about fashion, ...

  • Sparkles

    LOVE! ...

  • Some good news

    GUESS WHAT!!!! "Dear Allison, As the 2011 Panoply Art Marketplace Chairpersons, we are d ...

  • Who knew?

    Apparently gingerbread cookies expand in the oven. I, obviously, had no idea. ...

  • Some Frame Love

    I can't even decide which one of these I love best. I think I have some decorating to do! ...

  • Decoration ideas

    I think I see some of these in my tree's future: And maybe a few of these: Toss a few of ...

  • Christmas Tree Farm

    ...

  • Some Fabric inspirations

    Via here ...

  • An old list

    I am so bored right now, and I happen to be sitting at my neglected desk looking at some p ...

  • Add to my "to make" list

    Check out THIS post by TeenAngster. Now this is the kind of quilt I could keep around for ...

  • The itsy bitsy...

    Via here ...

  • Satchel Love

    Must. Have. ...

  • Happy December!

      Via Here From here I'm pretty sure I've been there. From here Here Here Here ...

  • 2010.11“... ...”
  • The dish

    I just made some yummy vegan chocolate spice cupcakes. They were so easy. So so easy. I am ...

  • Frolicking about in the candy cane forest

    Melting me some suga! Letting the red cool while the white is in the oven keeping warm ...

  • Rope Waist Dress

    *drool* ...

  • New Temporary Blog

    I deleted several picture heavy posts on here, resized my images and alas, Blogger is stil ...

  • Soulmate

    First a weaving commercial. Now this. Oh my. ...

  • Thanksgiving in Columbia

    ...

  • Blog Archives

    I am in the process of transferring my blog to wordpress, until my website is up and runni ...

  • Christmas Tree

    I can't even tell you how much I love this song. It's going to be my new ringtone whether ...

  • A wee rant

    The automatic follow-up question to "are you married?" is "do you want to have any kids?" ...

  • Some Thanksgiving

    J/K J/K I went to post some pictures and apparently I've reached my storage limit. Since I ...

  • More weaving progress

    More weave-a-long progress pictures! I finally got started weaving. I used white thread fo ...

  • 2010 Christmas Wishlist

    Parallel Highway $22January Bear Print $19St Tropez Earrings $19Tall Art Tumbler Shark $35 ...

  • Weave-a-long progress

    This is ALWAYS what happens when I put Roger in charge of the camera!All threaded, woohoo! ...

  • Nashvegas

    Ready for some pictures?!?Marche- one of the best places I've ever eaten in the statesEryn ...

  • cuppity cakes

    Eryn making tons of boxes!Hannah posing with her boxesI am so sad I'm not closing with the ...

  • HP7 Premier (Finally!!)

    Roger and JamesTaylor and RebeccaMatt and LucyZach and BethYummy brownie!Walking shot!Pret ...

  • Ornaments

    Pretty pretty cane!OrnamentsAllison using the pastorelli to move the kiln shelf back and f ...

  • Weave-along Progress

    Yay! All done threading the reed, now on to the heddles. ...

  • More Hair Ideas

    Sorry for the crappy quality, I was too lazy to use my scanner. These last 3 are cour ...

  • P.S.

    Here is the color scheme and drawdown for the weave along table runner I am working on. Th ...

  • More yarn dying

    Alright, after overdying the pink yarn, here are the results:(It's crazy how much dye rins ...

  • Some yarn dying

    What looked exactly like the dusty purple I was looking for, turned pink when I rinsed it. ...

  • Looney Luna

    Oh Luna, you silly dog you. ...

  • Best. Commercial. Evar.

    1. Sorry Eryn for posting so much today and filling up your inbox :)2. Today is a day ...

  • TeePee

    I want to build a teepee. Who's with me? ...

  • Another video

    Hear me out. I hate videos online. I usually don't watch videos other people post so I won ...

  • Lost Things

    ...

  • 6 hour scarf

    From start to finish in T-6 hours. The yarn is undyed baby alpaca/baby merino blend sett a ...

  • My night

    This is what my night is consisting of:Across the Universe, pretzels, Dr. Pepper, and weav ...

  • Past Present Future

    No one is blogging!!! Lame! I haven't been either, so I'll fix that:Past: This past week h ...

  • Schedule Edit

    Ok, what I forgot to add to that great schedule next week?Thursday: 3-close HARRY POTTER p ...

  • Schedule

    It's not even 10AM. I should be waking up. Instead I just got home a little while ago from ...

  • Thursdaily Dose

    ...

  • Kitchen love

    Some cute stuff: ...

  • News

    I'm exhausted, and it's going to be a looooong day tomorrow. An early one too. Why, you as ...

  • Striped

    Take a page from my sketch book:See that West Elm pillow at the top? I've admired that for ...

  • Belated Past Present Future

    How Luna likes to perch to chew her bone:What's on my loom right now:I set up the table ru ...

  • Screen printing

    Here are a few pictures of the pillows I am working on. Remember that I am printing on tha ...

  • PROCRASTINATE

    I need to make at least 4 pillows for the artist market this Saturday... I'm watching the ...

  • Meow

    When I get a studio/store, I want a studio/store cat. Or maybe it's just this cat I w ...

  • Stool Source

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  • 2010.10“... ...”
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  • :-D :-D :-D :-D ...

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  • Yes Please

    ...

  • ...

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  • Thursdaily Dose of Cute!

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    via here ...

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  • Boston Cream Yum!

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  • Thursdaily Dose

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  • ...

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  • FINALLY friday

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  • Thursdaily Dose

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  • lol

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  • Merry Christmas!

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  • GUESS WHAT!!!!!

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  • ...

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  • Thursdaily Dose

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  • Thursdaily Dose

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  • I think

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  • &

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  • 2010.07“... ...”
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  • ...

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  • 2010.05“... ...”
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  • 2010.04“... ...”
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  • Thurs and Fridaily doses of Cute

    I am a little late in posting, and I apologize, I apparently had a lot on my mind yesterda ...

  • Safari! (and dinner)

    Here are some of the safari pics I took with my digital. I even wore my safari shirt that ...

  • Totally in love...

    How can Zooey be THAT cute!??! ...

  • TTT!

    1. OBSESSED with these two songs. 2. This is the house that we visited today. It's rea ...

  • Accomplishment!

    Mary Ellen and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and decided to sew our ...

  • Polaroids.

    Here are my best polaroid pictures from the safari. ...

  • Hoppy Easter!

    Hope you have a "Hoppy Easter!!" And I know I already did a bunny post but I figured since ...

  • To get you by...

    Here is some reindeer cuteness to get you by until I post my pictures! ...

  • Thursdaily Dose

    Here is some cute to brighten this already gorgeous day!!(He looks like a grumpy old man! ...

  • 2010.03“... ...”
  • TTT!

    Today is Tuesday and that means.... 10 Things Tuesday! Let me just say that I actually did ...

  • Taylor's Birthday dinner

    I hate apostrophes. Moving on. We have starting eating dinner with Rebecca and Taylor ever ...

  • Monday Pretty

    Here is the ONE exception to my rose colored glasses rule... We have had some great storms ...

  • Cuteness!

    Here is your Thursdaily dose of cute:I have been completely off my game as far as blogging ...

  • Floooooaaaating

    I just did something on the first try that I have been dreading for months.... and months, ...

  • Daily dose of Cute!

    Today's theme: Bunnies!Next week, stay tuned for another dose of cute! ...

  • In my oven

    I had a craving for Thanksgiving dinner, so I made one. I am really proud of myself for ac ...

  • Ten Things

    1. Coolest fish tank ever:2. Oversized/long shirts on girls and just t-shirts in general3. ...

  • Stupid Project

    If I didn't love fashion design so much and seeing what goes into the clothes we see in ma ...

  • ?

    I love this. ...

  • Forgot again...

    Crap today is Tuesday. My days are so mixed up! Well, that means that I don't have anythin ...

  • Monday's are.... grey

    But they don't have to be! Introducing- Life through my Sunglasses!Ok, I'm not crazy, I p ...

  • Handi-work

    I am working on this garment from the Alabama Chanin book and am having some issues. The d ...

  • Current goings on

    In the back of my head I think about the promise I made you to blog about something partic ...

  • TTT Tada!

    Actually on the right day, woohoo! 1. Bittersweets NY jewelry. Some stuff I am not a fan o ...

  • Alabama

    I was looking at the Alabama Chanin website like all freaking day today. She makes some be ...

  • 2010.02“... ...”
  • Potential

    We have been considering moving out of our current apartment and looking for something bet ...

  • Sugar!

    I am taking a serious break from cleaning right now and it is going to involve ice cream l ...

  • Unfortunately

    It is very very hard to get motivated to clean up when not one room in my entire apartment ...

  • Thank you Joanna

    I completely forgot today was Tuesday because I have been running all over tarnation tryin ...

  • Musical Monday

    Music Playlist at MixPod.com ...

  • Speaking of... Sunday

    I think I am going to make everyday into something special. I haven't decided what they al ...

  • TGIF

    Ok, so I totally fail at keeping blog promises. I'm only a few days late right? Speaking o ...

  • Good News and the Inevitable

    Ok, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I am working on something totally ...

  • Dip into something different

    Gotta go find something to wear for my date :) ...

  • My Sweetheart

    Roger and I have been together for a while now, more than 4 years actually. This is our ve ...

  • Happy Valentine's Day!

    Here are some LOVE-ly images to add some love to your Valentine's Day :)(All images from v ...

  • I impress even myself sometimes

    I am the only person I know who can get hurt playing skee-ball.On my iPod. ...

  • As if Friday wasn't good enough on its own

    I am sorta sad that I reminded Roger that tomorrow isn't Valentine's day. It would have be ...

  • Roger Roger Roger

    This is but one among the many reasons why I married this guy...Me: You're thinking about ...

  • Toms!

    Got a pair of Toms yesterday and I am pretty excited about them :)Made Roger a fancy schma ...

  • Raspberry cotton candy marshmallow souffle

    I think the title of this post says it all.Best. Souffle. Ever. 1 teaspoon butter (for gre ...

  • Blog roll TTT

    I am just in the mood for blogging today! Since it's 12:16AM on Tuesday and I am waiting f ...

  • Just for fun :)

    Doing some tea dying in my washing machine to see how it turns out. My goal is for a unifo ...

  • Some pretty for this gloomy day

    Pretty sewing machinePretty feathersPretty red housePretty skirtPretty wind blown hairPret ...

  • Valentine's Day Card Preview

    I have been working on a Valentine's day card for this year. It's nothing fancy, mostly ju ...

  • New Collection

    I love this video showcasing Vanessa Bruno's new collection. How much fun would it have be ...

  • 10 things Tuesday reincarnated!

    Since I no longer have a job (almost) I decided to take some more time to blog, yay! So he ...

  • A new favorite artist

    I promised you a playlist and here it is! MY two new favorite songs. I love the first one ...

  • P.S.

    Happy February!Oh and check out this awesome online dictionary! ...

  • Weekend accomplishments

    I have the overlay of organza done! Woot woot! Well, done printing at least, it still need ...

  • I made a promise

    I made a promise to Roger that the next time I stubbed my toe or ran into one of our dinin ...

  • 2010.01“... ...”
  • Lately

    So I did wind up going to take some pictures with my Polaroid this past week. I think I go ...

  • 4 Colors down...

    I have a ton of work left to do on the piece I am donating to the Huntsville Art League... ...

  • Over

    I quit. 2 weeks left starting today. I feel sort of empty. Whenever I make a HUGE decision ...

  • Miserable-ality

    Ok, well I am going to use this opportunity to tell how just how miserable I am. Very. I h ...

  • Midnight

    Midnight photo-op ...

  • On this episode of in my oven...

    ... I bring you some yummy vanilla bean souffles! Roger took my camera climbing so I had t ...

  • Project #5

    Ok, this is my screen printing project for the Collectors draw I offered to donate to for ...

  • What Type?

    This is a cool quiz I saw on Paper Tastebuds today: What Type are You? (as in what typefac ...

  • I swear...

    If I stub my toes or bump my knee one more time on my chairs or table they are all going i ...

  • Creampuffs

    So delicious, even Bermuda wanted a taste! ...

  • Not so Secret

    I just wanted to say something about that show The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I ...

  • In the oven edition 1

    Here is what delicious something is in the works:Wisconsin Cream puffs! ...

  • Resolutions

    I've been thinking a lot about what resolutions I want to make for this new year. I have d ...

  • 2009.12“... ...”
  • Mondo Blog Update

    Ok, so there has been a lot going on with the holiday's and whatnot and I suck at blogging ...

  • Slacker

    December 14 Rush. When did you get your best rush of the year?Snowboarding last new years ...

  • Always good on a cold night

    I love hot chocolate on a cold winter night. Especially when it's infused with candy canes ...

  • Mail

    I love getting things in the mail, especially when they are fun and creative! Here's what ...

  • More challenge

    As I am waiting for my pinhole camera to finish exposing a picture of my christmas tree, I ...

  • What I am listening to now

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  • Dec 9 & 10

    December 9 Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to y ...

  • My hair + a perm = failure.

  • My little girl

    As soon as she hears me moving pots and pans around she bolts towards the kitchen in hopes ...

  • December 8

    December 8 Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality o ...

  • Before and After

    Well I did it. I got a perm today. It's not as curly as I'd hoped but once I can actually ...

  • Turpentine

    Happy 1 month wedding anniversary! I can't believe it's only/already been a month!! So I j ...

  • December 5th

    December 5 Night out. Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked you ...

  • December 4

    December 4 Book. What book - fiction or non - touched you? Where were you when you read it ...

  • Dec 3

    December 3 Article. What's an article that you read that blew you away? That you shared wi ...

  • Part II

    Yummy egg salad sandwich. This picture makes my mouth water every time I see it!Lace makin ...

  • December 2 and Ten Things (T)Wednesday! Part 1

    December 2 Restaurant Moment. Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who ...

  • Best of 2009 Dec 1

    I am going to do my best to do this blog challenge because it's been an eventful year! So ...

  • 2009.11“... ...”
  • Home Sweet Home

    We are back home from Europe, finally. It was so much fun but it feels like we were gone f ...

  • Got Hitched

    So I went and got hitched yesterday to the man of my dreams. It all went off without a hit ...

  • So... It's Tuesday

    Well, I don't have a TTT for today, I've got a few things I'll try to post tomorrow if I g ...

  • I <3 Frogs

    Found this little guy while sweeping up the deck. He must have been camped out by the warm ...

  • Halloween in Louisville

    Group shot without MarkJoanna and IJoanna and I baiting the webRebecca exactly where she b ...

  • 2009.10“... ...”
  • TTT Con't

    So I totally forgot about one of the most important aspects of my wedding-- the invites!! ...

  • TTT (on time!)

    So I was going about my cutting and ironing of fabric and completely forgot it was Tuesday ...

  • Fabric Debacle

    Debacle may not be the right word, but it was a huge dyeing catastrophe at the very least. ...

  • I <3 Mary Ellen

    I got a belated birthday gift in the mail today, that I had no idea was coming. It was fro ...

  • Some early morning Monday inspiration

    From here and here and here. ...

  • Allison is getting married in less than 2 weeks

    Wow. 2 weeks from yesterday I will be married. 2 weeks from today I will by flying far far ...

  • My 2 loves

    Bermuda's head explodes when we give her more than one tennis ball. She loves it and can n ...

  • My other life

    I have been watching the whole Gilmore Girls series lately, my favorite show of all time t ...

  • Cutest mushroom ever!

    I just thought I'd share this adorable mushroom picture from Mary Ellen.In other news, I a ...

  • It's been a while, TTT/W

    Sorry it's been so long since I last posted I've been a busy bumble bee working on my vest ...

  • In the mood for something depressing

    It's cold outside and I am feeling blue so I am going to pull a Gilmore: watch one of my f ...

  • Certifiable

    Enough said. ...

  • 22 Birthday!

    PF Changs, pumpkin carving, wildflowers-- all in all, the best 22nd birthday I've ever had ...

  • TTT

    Today is Tuesday and that means it's time for Ten Things Tuesday! I feel like this is goin ...

  • BERMUDA!

    marriedtothesea.com ...

  • Project #4

    There have been many projects I've started and abandoned between the last one and this one ...

  • Few days late on the Picture-A-Day

    I have been quite busy the last few days, Friday I was in Cincinnati, Saturday I was drivi ...

  • Ten Things Tuesd-Wednesday

    As I said I was driving all day yesterday to get home to Cincinnati so I wasn't able to po ...

  • Big news!

    Wow, I have had a busy weekend! Early (too early) Saturday morning Roger and I got bundled ...

  • PAD: Photo A Day

    Lame title, I know but what can you expect?! Anyhow I am going to start taking at least on ...

  • 2009.09“... ...”
  • Window into my Invitations

    The first attempt at using my Gocco was for my wedding invitations. We wanted 6 colors and ...

  • Early and Edited TTT

    So I have been a failure at blogging lately, I feel like I have nothing to do but yet I ha ...

  • I want to live HERE!

    I want to live here. Period. And this is going to be my sunroom.This is going to be my bed ...

  • TTT

    It's Tuesday again, I can't believe it! I was in Nashville most of last week and this week ...

  • After receiving my Gocco in the mail a few days ago I have gone crazy looking at things pe ...

  • Sirs Fabrics, FINALLY!

    These are the latest fabrics I got from Sirs, sorry it's taken so long to post! I've been ...

  • Croakers

    Walking in from the car with my camera in hand, I pass by the mail room on the way every t ...

  • 10 Things Tuesday

    Well I haven't updated in a while, I've been crazy busy trying to get wedding stuff togeth ...

  • Friday Treat

    Today is Friday and Roger has had a long week at work and I a long week of stressing out a ...

  • 11pm surprise

    After waiting all day for my boots to come in the mail, Roger and I were sitting on the co ...

  • 10 Things Tuesday

    I am stealing this idea from another blog that I follow regularly- she does 10 things she ...

  • Reason #2 and Bermuda

    This is reason number 2 why I love Roger: He asked what shape I wanted my pizza cut into a ...

  • Project #3 and What's New

    Well I had a blast when I went home, my mom and I got a lot of wedding stuff done, I got t ...

  • Roger Bermuda and Me

    ...

  • Reason why I love Roger Shelton

    When we're laying in bed at midnight and I can't decide if I am more hungry or more tired ...

  • 2009.08“... ...”
  • Some day!

    I woke up this morning with a simple agenda: go to Anthropologie to get a sweater, Whole F ...

  • Squirrels

    Our next door neighbor was getting a 200 yr old oak tree pruned today and the tree trimmer ...

  • Sirs Fabrics: Thank you Sir!

    Rebecca and I took a much NOT needed trip to Fayetteville, TN this morning to the wonderfu ...

  • Tyler School of Art

    Their website was down last night when I tried to get some pictures up.Well I emailed the ...

  • Not much...

    I don't have much to say. I am home and enjoying my freedom but with that comes boredom. I ...

  • L.O.V.E.

    I am in love with this dress. Period. ...

  • Barack's Stomping Grounds - Highlights of my trip

    What an adventure! Sunday I flew up to visit with Mary Ellen (whom I haven't seen since ou ...

  • List

    1. I applied for my first post-grad job and I really hope I get it. It's for someone th ...

  • Bumble Bee

    So I am sitting here at Mary Ellen's lake house right now while she goes for a run. Adorab ...

  • Project #2.5

    This is a spin off of my project #2 but I am using different fabric that I am going to scr ...

  • Project #2 Completed!

    Wow, it only took me 2 days to finish this kick-ass bag! The pattern was crazy simple and ...

  • Project #2

    Ok, this is my current project, paper dresses have been set away for a while. I was not i ...

  • Roger is Talking about Monitors...

    Roger's Birthday is coming up Wednesday and I had no idea what to get for him so I decide ...

  • 2009.07“... ...”
  • Swampy

    Meet Swampy. He is a Sternotherus odoratus, aka a common musk turtle. The name doesn't ev ...

  • The Inner Workings

    1. I am really getting sick of apartment living. My apartment here is great except for the ...

  • Finished!

    Well my culminating project is finally done! I just need a C or better to pass the class, ...

  • Thursday Thursday Thursday

    I had my racquetball league today and I only got to play two games because the guy I was ...

  • Project #1

    Ok, so I decided that there is a lot of artsy stuff going through my mind lately and I am ...

  • First day of my blogs life

    I have been thinking of starting a blog for a while as a place to put the stuff I find int ...