Beautiful Blueberry Scones

Beautiful Blueberry Scones

Posted by on Aug 11, 2011 in Make | 2 Comments

                    We went blueberry picking and came home with a huge bucket full of large, flavorful berries. So I set off to find some delicious recipes. I stumbled upon this recipe for blueberry scones and since I had all the ingredients, I got busy baking. Blueberry ...

Experience the Rainbow with Dye

Experience the Rainbow with Dye

Posted by on Aug 10, 2011 in Make | 2 Comments

We had lots of Dharma dye left over from our tie dying party http://diystudio.net/2011/08/tie-dye-party/. And I came across many yards of trim that was an ecru color. As much as I loved the design of the trim, I wasn’t so keen to the colors. So after some thinking about all the extra dye AND all ...

BlogDesk

BlogDesk

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Business Time | No Comments

I’ve installed BlogDesk today and I’m liking it so far. Now I can post to two blogs at once which is a fabulous bonus. But I wouldn’t be coined JesstheMess if I didn’t have to jump over a few hurdles. My main problem with BlogDesk is that I can’t seem to figure out how to ...

Celebrating Each Birthday

Celebrating Each Birthday

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Celebrate | No Comments

Many times our children’s birthday parties do not fall on their actual birthdays. So to make up for this, we like to celebrate actuall birthdays with a couple of traditions. One fun way of us celebrating is covering the birthday boy or girl’s door frame with streamers. We tape the steamers in a mixed up ...

Tie Dye Party

Tie Dye Party

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Celebrate, Make | 4 Comments

Long gone are the over the top birthday parties inviting friends and family and more friends and family. Nope, this momma is pooped! So this year we decided to have a very quiet and still meaningful birthday celebration for our 6 year old! For our overall theme we went for colorful, fun and dynamic…we chose ...

Me II, a duct tape dress form

Me II, a duct tape dress form

Posted by on Aug 7, 2011 in Make | 4 Comments

Hubby thinks I’m crazy and now is questioning his own sanity. With duct tape in hand he spins me around like a mummy. I can barely move. My breathing is shallow and I’m overheating in my suit of duct tape. But I know the end result is well worth the 1.5 hour duck wrapping effort. ...

Decoupaged Desk

Decoupaged Desk

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Make | One Comment

From the minute I brought her home, she was surrounded in pink. It wasn’t until this year she declared her love for blue. So with a heavy heart I painted her room a pretty blue. Yes, I know she is growing up but I still morn the loss of the pink. It was always my ...