Talk To Me

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Talk To Me

I am on a real wooden bead kick.  My husband thinks this latest iteration really showcases my New Age, hippie side.  Jasper sat with me while I worked and chatted while tackling his new Lego kit.  Yesterday was his 7th birthday.  I remember 7.  I have memories prior to being 7, but they are flash bulb moments rather than a memory of the time.  We talked about what he could remember of his short life. He could remember is 5th birthday, but not his 4th. He remembered his Grandma taking him to the hospital to meet Wylie. He remembered stepping in a wasps nest before he started kindergarten, but he could not remember a single experience at preschool, though he remembered the names and faces of all of his teachers. I love talking to this kid. This week we retold him the story of the day he was born, it's a funny story. We decided to share bits of our conversation and our pictures with you today, along with a tutorial for my MGMT dream catcher at the end. You'll see it in the boys room tour next week... 

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About A Girl

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About A Girl

I'm not the kind of girl who wears a lot of jewelry.  My earlobes are so sensitive that I can't really wear earrings very often, and I find accessorizing to be so challenging that I usually just buy clothes with interesting prints and collars to avoid having to style myself.  On occasion I do rock a big bib necklace, but that's only for fancy dress, so I was pretty excited when I found Martha Stewart's tutorial for making a more casual version from wooden beads.  Her DIY employed all sorts of tools and wire, so I modified mine using only beads (1/2") and embroidery thread (that string art project is the gift that keeps on giving).  I love the bit of red that peeks out between the wood grain. Here's the link to her original tutorial, I followed a very similar pattern.

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Martha Stewart's Bubble Recipe

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Martha Stewart's Bubble Recipe

I found a pin for making your own bubbles, originally from Martha Stewart in July/August 1999 - back when I was interviewing for my first big girl job in San Francisco, far before I cared to make my own bubbles, or thought I'd ever have a kid with such cute kissy lips. Now that I'm an old lady, I know the value of bubbles, which is to say they are highly entertaining, but they get spilled like that (finger snap). I tested this recipe and it rocks. The solution is viscous, and strong, and produces bubbles that are massive and hover in the air for several seconds before really moving.  It also cost me about $1.50 to make a half-gallon.  Keep reading and I'll give you the recipe and tell you about these wands.  

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I made this for you

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I made this for you

Last weekend we sold our car, the last vintage of Toyota Corolla to have a tape player. Adam had to pull his Van Halen "1986" tape from the deck before handing over the keys.  I remember my first ghetto blaster.  I loved to lay on my belly and record the radio.  Occasionally it would eat the tape and I'd have to rewind it with a pencil.  Over the years I have made a million mix tapes. I still have so many of them, some from friends, some from boys. A mix tape won me my last boyfriend.  It's true. There is something so much more permanent about a mix tape than a playlist on Spotify.  I love picking out the songs so they are just right together, a mix of old and new, with a perfect ending. You can send secret messages. I originally conceived of this post for a Father's Day idea, but I'm making this one for Adam for our anniversary next week.  Since his fancy new Prius doesn't have a tape player I made him this instead.

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