Author: Jess

Vintage Sheet Double Take

Take a second look at vintage sheets and see what possibilities are in store: For the Home This fun mobile is made from vintage sheet swatches. Made by Jamie of Sew She Sews, this mobile will brighten up any dark corner in your home. Ruffles 

Rag Rugs

I LOVE vintage sheets. I love the colors, I love the worn soft fabric, and I love the nostalgia. So you might be surprised to hear I’ve been ripping them to shreds (really, I have!). I’ve been ripping one-inch strips of my favorite vintage sheets 

Community Craft Night, Halloween Style

My favorite holiday approaches so does the funtastic Halloween activities scheduled by Culture Shock, Salem’s most interesting motley crew of trend setters. One of the events scheduled included a community craft night where friends and families gathered to create festive paper treat cones. It was 

Craftophilia Craft Fair, Vendors Needed

So you’re the crafty sort and want to share your wares with Salem? We’d love to have you at Craftophilia’s Winter Craft Fair! The top 20 crafters and artisans will set up shop inside Clockworks, Saturday, November 12th to display some cutting edge, handmade fabulousness. 

Shh, don’t tell anyone but Salem is beautiful

While walking downtown with my friend, we discovered a few things about Salem, Number One: It’s weird! I spied a man dressed in a three-piece suit coming out of his car. Surely that is not unusual, however in his car were numerous stuffed fish pillows. 

Sassy Soccer

Sometimes status quo is not good enough. Sure your team could look like every other team out there. Same uniform, same cleats, same socks. Or you can add some sass. And there is no better team building exercise than getting a bunch of 8-year-old girls 

DIY Simple Felt Banner II

I’ve shared this with readers of Lexoxo but realized I never shared it with you! Shame on me! So here you go friends…. Feel free to download the free pattern and instructions (PDF) here. 1. Print out the pattern and put over double folded felt 

DIY Banner

Want to get your message out? You need a banner! Sure you can buy vinyl banners, but there is something very commercial and impersonal about them. Time for a little DIY! These are the things I used to make my banner: Freezer paper Felt Acrylic 

Animal House Walking Tour

It’s about time I revealed something to you…I’m a geek. Yep I am. I’m curious about the world and find it interesting to research strange things. I’m also the type of person who watches a movie and notices the details. The wallpaper, the props, the 

Haunted Salem Zine

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky, The Haunted Salem Zine. I’ve done the dirty work for you. Visiting haunted sites, taking creepy pictures and getting goose bumps. Now the Haunted Salem Zine is complete and ready for your viewing 

Beautiful Blueberry Scones

                    We went blueberry picking and came home with a huge bucket full of large, flavorful berries. So I set off to find some delicious recipes. I stumbled upon this recipe for blueberry scones and since 

Experience the Rainbow with Dye

We had lots of Dharma dye left over from our tie dying party http://diystudio.net/2011/08/tie-dye-party/. And I came across many yards of trim that was an ecru color. As much as I loved the design of the trim, I wasn’t so keen to the colors. So 

Celebrating Each Birthday

Many times our children’s birthday parties do not fall on their actual birthdays. So to make up for this, we like to celebrate actuall birthdays with a couple of traditions. One fun way of us celebrating is covering the birthday boy or girl’s door frame 

Tie Dye Party

Long gone are the over the top birthday parties inviting friends and family and more friends and family. Nope, this momma is pooped! So this year we decided to have a very quiet and still meaningful birthday celebration for our 6 year old! For our