Inspiration For Living Creatively - DIY Crafts, Sewing, Recipes, Crafts & More
I told you I would share how I made my very own bobbin holder in my Sewing Studio Tour post here, and guess what? Today is the day, holla! This was seriously one of the easiest projects I have ever made and so inexpensive too! I bought a small wood plaque at Joann's, regularly priced at $0.79 and even cheaper with a 40% … Continue Reading...
OMG. I finally am posting pictures of my new sewing studio. It's about time, right? I only moved into it 5 months ago. So just to forewarn you, this post is long. And I mean LONG. Aaaand picture heavy....very picture heavy. But I wanted to try to give you the best tour possible since this is my new favorite place to … Continue Reading...
The winner of the Gracie bag from Jo Totes has been chosen, are you excited!!! Congratulations Jessica! Please email me at SmashedPeasandCarrots@gmail.com with your color choice so Jo Totes can send you Gracie bag out to you quickly! Happy Weekend-ing! XOXO, … Continue Reading...
Since it's fall...and apparently November now (geesh, where is the year going?), chili making season is definitely upon us. I feel like we make a batch at least once a week. Chili is such a great meal, easy (hello, crockpot!) and full of vegetables and fiber in the form of beans! It's also perfect to feed a large … Continue Reading...
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope y'all finished up your costumes if you were hand-making them!! Today Noah and Penelope both have parties at their school and then when school lets out we are headed out to Trick-or-Treat with our neighbors. We are hosting a little Halloween get-together at our house tonight too, phew the … Continue Reading...
I thought today would be a good day to do the 'official' reveal of the kids' Halloween costumes. If you follow along with my randomness over at Facebook (here) or on Instagram (here) you got a few sneak peeks at the big pile o'fabric I bought at Joann's and some snippets of this year's costume making chaos. A few of you … Continue Reading...
Happy Friday everyone! To get y'all excited about another weekend on the horizon I thought today we'd have ourselves a super sweet Friday giveaway. If you remember my post here, I love Jo Totes, really, LOVE. Jo Totes are amazing camera bags. If you are a full on professional photographer or just a hobbyist you need a … Continue Reading...
The winners of the 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life have been chosen, hooray! I have emailed all the winners, so I hope you get your ebook and love it like I did! And, if you didn't win you can still get this book for one more day (today!) for only $0.99 (click here to buy now!) on Friday the book goes back … Continue Reading...
Y'all know how much I love Crystal Paine and her awesome website, Money Saving Mom, right? Remember when we did a big giveaway of her first official book here? Well, today I'm here to tell you that Crystal is back at it. Yesterday she just launched her newest ebook, 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life. And for the next 2 … Continue Reading...
Do you ever have those days where you just feel like you are running around with your head cut off? Maybe, it's the new school year and the not-so-summer schedule. Maybe it's that we now have a 5-day-a-weeker in the house which makes our day-to-day schedule a bit more rigid. Maybe it's the swim lessons, soccer practice, … Continue Reading...
I was sent an advanced copy of the book, Knitting from the Center Out, by Daniel Yuhas and can I just say Holy Wowza! (Yeah, sometimes being a craft blogger has its perks!) This book is pretty awesome. It has 28 patterns plus tutorials to help any skill level knitter learn the basic steps like cast-ons and using … Continue Reading...
Today, Mr. Smashed Peas and I are celebrating 8 years of marriage. Whoa! Really? Has it been that long? When I really think about it, we've been together for 12 years already. We met in Chiropractic school on the very first day and started dating a few months later. Crazy weird where life takes you, isn't it? And now … Continue Reading...
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