This is yet another Christmas present that I made last season. I have to give full create for the coaster idea over to Megan at Polish the Stars. She made some wonderful Super Mario coasters that I fell in love with. After talking it over with my brother we decided that I should make ninja turtles for my cousin instead. Here is what I came up with: Continue reading
This past Easter holiday weekend our family rented a car and drove seven hours down to Ronneby, Sweden to visit some of my relatives. I was very excited to see them again and have my husband and dog, Zoey, meet them too! We also stayed one night in Gothenburg, Sweden on the way down to break up some of the driving. Continue reading
After last year’s Christmas gifts my brother made a request that I make gifts for him every year. This would be so much easier if I lived within driving distance. Trying to figure out a homemade gift that will travel well is hard.
I have wanted to try to make string art for a while now so I decided to combine that with staining pallet wood. I decided to try to stain my bother and sister-in-law’s wedding date in the center and weave a string art heart around it. Continue reading
Zoey had to give up her BarkBox subscription because of our move to Norway. We decided to pass it on to Casey, my parent’s black lab. Needless to say she did not object to the idea of getting a box full of treats and toys being sent to her. Continue reading
We’ve have had to adapt to the snow once again. Oslo is a very outdoorsy city in the winter weather. It seem like everyone owns cross country skis. Even the children at the school across the street bring their skis to school. I also find it amazing that the sidewalks and roads are almost always a sheet of ice and everyone seems to be able to walk on it without a problem. I am proud to say that I have only fell once… Alex on the other hand has lost count. Continue reading
Our bags are unpacked and we are now settled into our temporary housing.
We are in a tiny one bedroom apartment through Frogner House Apartments. We are in a very nice area just a few blocks away from the palace in Oslo. Continue reading
First of all I would like to apologize for the long break between posts. After the holiday season we had a whirlwind of activity with our move to Oslo, Norway! We are now getting settled in our temporary housing so that I have some free time to post about all the Christmas gifts I have made for friends and family. I will post more about our Norway move later this week. Continue reading
I recently got the opportunity to be sponsored by My Vinyl Direct. I love working with vinyl and have used it on multiple Christmas gifts this season. I am going to have a flood of craft posts as soon as all these gifts are given. Continue reading
Recently I got the honor of attending my cousin’s 1st birthday party. As soon as I got the invitation I set off to make this little princess something special for her big day. I ended up coming across a modern rocking horse design on Ana White’s website and decided this would be the perfect gift. Continue reading
This past weekend I went on an adventure with a few friends to cut down Christmas trees. Did you know you can cut down a Christmas tree from a national forest? All you need to do is get a $10 permit from the ranger’s station before heading up into the forest. Continue reading