It’s time, my babies. The big reveal we’ve been hyping for the last several weeks. Say hello to our save-the-date cards! We are pretty proud of them.
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Cocktails, Crooners & Craft: Hook Me Up, Part 3
You: Wow, Sarah! Are you crocheting?
Sarah: Why, yes. Yes I am.
You: That’s so cool!!!!!! I wanna be just like you.
Sarah: Well, you can be. Let me show you how.
We’re on the last leg or our crafting journey, and we’re finally getting to the fun stuff. Crocheting! You heard me right. We’re gonna learn how to crochet. Remember when I said I was gonna teach myself to crochet? Well I did! That weekend. For serious. It wasn’t nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. If I can do it, you can too. And remember, if you get frustrated and wanna give up, just refer to the “30 Steps to Mastery“.
The Best of Westervin 2010
A Friggin’ Awesome Logo (You’re So Jealous!)
Momma’s back, kiddos! Now that my application to grad school has been submitted, I can focus on what really matters: you, my little babies. Now, you may have noticed by the title of today’s earlier post that change is in the air (in addition to the smell of fresh laundry, since I get MLK day off, but I’m sure you can’t smell that). Our readers’ favorite series Daily Pretties is now called A Pretty Pair. You see, Westervin is a year older, and we’re thinking it’s time to mature a little. Just a little. Don’t worry. I hope you like the new name, but if not… don’t tell me. We’ve also got a few new columns to debut, which guide Westervin’s focus more toward art and fine craft. We’re hoping to improve the content you know and love (don’t deny it) by making it a little more thoughtful, a little more meaningful, a little more inspirational. We hope to create content that celebrates a lighthearted, lovingly handmade life.
But before we move forward, we’d like to take a look back! Below are a couple of our favorite and most popular posts from 2010.
Garden Fresh: Composting 101
This is exciting. Trust me. Let me introduce to you another esteemed guest blogger: Jed “Ray” of Ray’s Garden. From time-to-time I hope to check in with Jed to see how his world of green-living and garden-growing is going. In his first guest-post on Westervin, he’ll be taking us through some composting basics:
When we first moved into my most recent house I decided to start composting. Composting is just a win-win-win situation. Not only is it a great way to give back to the environment, but it reduces your waste, and it’s a great way to add organic matter to gardens.
Giveaway: Sock Garters from SWANclothing
Edit: This giveaway has ended. Enter our current giveaway here!
The trend away from cheap, mass-produced commodities seems to manifest itself in all sorts of different ways. From food (think artisinal, organic), to cocktails (classic, non-vodka-based “mixology”), to grooming (double-edged—or straight blade ¡scary!—razors), to clothes (premium jeans with gold rush era details), etc. More and more people seem to be finding that there is something to the simple, high-quality construction of the past. It’s something that is enchanting, timeless, and, importantly, sincere.
Top 5: Homemade Liqueurs
{ Citrus Cordial by Megan Fizell }
Infusing your favorite spirits is really easy and fun way to play around with flavors and tailor something to a particular cocktail or drink. For instance, my sister gave me some orange and vanilla infused bourbon that makes a great Old Fashioned. A variation on infusing your own spirits is creating your own liqueurs. The process is largely the same, except for the addition of some kind of sugar to sweeten the final product. This added sweetness makes liqueurs the perfect compliment for warmer weather which revels in the frivolity of sweetness that winter’s austerity coldly shunned. Below I’ve collected top 5 liqueurs I’m looking forward to making this Spring/Summer. I’ll be posting about these as I go along, so be sure you check back.
Do It Yo’self: Teacup Candles
{ Disneyland Mad Tea Party 1957 from Mike Middleton }
Have I got a treat for you, little buddies! On this very special Tuesday, in this very beautiful month of April, we’d like to introduce you to Westervin’s newest guest blogger! Say “Hello!” to Amy E. (or Amykins, as I like to call her), everyone! What? I couldn’t hear you. Let’s try again. “Hello, Amy E.!” Amy is one crafty lady (along with many other talents), so with a dose of sass and a pinch of savvy, she’ll be sharing her DIY experiments with us. What’s first on the bill? Teacup candles! ‘Cause we should all know by now that vintage teacups aren’t just for tea (or Disneyland rides, for that matter). They’re also for crafting up some cuteness!A Fine Design: Grace and Ben Got Married
{ Photography by Heather Mount Photography }
Last week our friends got married. It was pretty darn exciting, and Sarah and I are kind of jealous. The wedding was really pretty and in Texas, which meant that it wasn’t snowing like it is hear in Chicago.
Today I Love: Repurposed Teacups
If you ask me, “teacup light fixture” is just another term for “cluster of pretty”.
above: { Teacup Lights } { Design* Sponge }
Make a home for a tiny plant!
Teacup pincushions make sewing FANCY!
above: { teacup pincushion for my mom } { Fit for a queen }
Good for drinking tea and being incognito.
above: { Mustache Teacups }
I’m a big fan of these little lovelies. My spunky friend Amy sent me some easy to follow directions for making teacup candles! Should I share with you? (Maybe later!) And Brian’s sis Carlie bought me a teacup ring holder from Who Made It for my birthday. I love love love it!
above: { teacup candles } { teacup ring holder
Turn a collection of teacups and saucers into a giant hanging sculpture! Yeah. I’ll do that this weekend… (jk!)
above: { teacup art }
Tiny puppy in a teacup? So adorable I could faint! Human baby in a teacup? Creepy. Quit doing that, people.
above: { Puppies Will Sleep Anywhere } { Baby C in the Teacup }
