Hi, I’m Scott. I drop in from time to time, usually in photo-bomb form, or because I have said something ridiculous, offensive or amusing and my wife is mocking me. I thought it was time I introduced myself. “Sup?” I’m glad that’s out of the way. First impressions are awkward for me. We needed a place to display all of our… Read more →
Category: Projects
Shipping Container Homes
Lately I’ve got this bug up my butt. Scott and I have always wanted to build a house. We’ve bounced back and forth between prefab homes and stick building, weighing price per sq ft vs. carbon footprint and all kinds of other annoying things like that. Sometimes logistics hold us back. Sometimes it’s finances. Sometimes it’s just life. Building a house… Read more →
Both Of Our Beeswax: Hannukah Candle DIY
The easiest, messy-lest way to make your own Hannukah candles. Read more →
Awesome DIY Customizable Party Favor Crown
A four year old’s birthday party is no joke. This is no longer an adult party where kids come and there’s cake. This is a full-blown kids party with pinatas and crafts and party favors, and everything I wasn’t prepared for last year, I was totally one hundred percent braced for this year as Dee’s birthday drew near. (Writing about… Read more →
The Life And Death of Butt Pumpkin
He didn’t start out that way…rotten and deflated on the front stoop… Butt Pumpkin began his professional life as a hefty but lopsided reject propped up against a hay stack in a Sherman Oaks pumpkin patch. Less than half the price of the similarly sized pumpkins, I was initially drawn to him for his large, smooth carving surface, but when… Read more →
DIY Family Tree Collage
Who knew that my kid getting Homework was going to turn out to be so much fun? Delilah started Pre-K a couple of weeks ago (I know, right?) and this past week, her very first homework assignment ever was to create her family tree. She was sent home with a worksheet that looked like this: We were very excited. Dee doesn’t have… Read more →
Try Something New: Calligraphy & Martinis [+ The Most Delicious Martini Recipe Ever]
Last week I hosted my first local event on behalf of this website. It’s something I’ve been toying around with in my mind for a while — sort of in an attempt to help coax some of you local lurkers out of the lurky woodwork to talk to me, and sort of in an attempt to force myself to start… Read more →
This May Be The Single Awesomest Thing I’ve Ever Seen Online (Brace Yourself)
Shannon over at Luv In The Mommyhood has created a pattern for you to make your little retro girl (or, even yourself…if only I hadn’t used all that white leather on the nursery chair) her very own Sloane jacket {which, not that Sloane needs a last name for children of the 80’s, it’s Peterson, and she’s the lady friend of Ferris… Read more →
Not That I Need More To Do…
But seriously, how absurdly cute is this? The pattern is by Heidi May on Ravelry, and if I had any clue what to do with a knitting pattern I would totally spring for it. Read more →
Handy Daddy
Potty Training was a sitting duck for Dee. Conquered it no problem. I really had to do surprisingly little. The girl didn’t like stewing in her own juices, and she was ready and willing to tackle the alternative. But getting her to wash her hands? Has been an ongoing process. A battle really. She just DOES NOT want to do… Read more →