Crafting

Personalized Etched Beer Glasses

Today I'll be presenting a tutorial of how I made this set of personalized etched beer glasses: I made these glasses as a holiday gift; it was my first time etching glass and I found that using my Cricut machine to cut a stencil produced excellent results! Altogether, this project cost me $32 (not including… Continue reading Personalized Etched Beer Glasses

Crafting · Pets

Easy Embroidered Felt Cat Toys

Today I'm making embroidered felt toys for my cats Apollo & Artemis using my Cricut Maker. If you don't have a Cricut or similar cutting machine, you can also make these toys by cutting the felt shapes by hand. This easy DIY project is great because the possibilities are endless. I just made catnip-stuffed toss… Continue reading Easy Embroidered Felt Cat Toys

Crafting · Pets

Easy Reversible Holiday Dog Bandana

I am a crazy dog & cat lady. And yes, you can be both. I love the holiday season because it's a perfect excuse to spoil (and accessorize) my fur-babies without all the judgment! Last year, I did a (somewhat embarrassing) pet photo shoot for our holiday card. I wanted the photos to be comically formal (like… Continue reading Easy Reversible Holiday Dog Bandana

Crafting

Just For Fun! An Oliver Sacks-Inspired Tote Bag Gift

As mentioned above, this post is "just for fun!" It's not really going to be a tutorial; I'm just sharing some geeky, crafty joy we had making this DIY gift! My friend and I put our heads together to create this unique gift for our best friend! She studies neuropsychology and is an Oliver Sacks… Continue reading Just For Fun! An Oliver Sacks-Inspired Tote Bag Gift