Start with Your Mailbox to Tackle Paper Clutter Americans get so much mail these days! We're constantly being bombarded with marketing mail and paper bills. Here's a few quick steps, you can easily minimize your mailbox paper clutter around your home. Firstly, open all the mail at your mailbox before getting to your home. Next, place a ... read more
I have definitely documented my moments of procrastination, but today proved to be exceptional. Not only was I procrastinating from preparing all the actual work I need to accomplish, it was my procrastination's procrastination that propelled today's post. Knowing my new NARS lip glosses were hanging out in an unadorned recycled tomato paste can ... read more
Have you ever been in someone's home and everything looks amazing, yet there is one piece of furniture that seems out of place with the others and you think, why wouldn't they just replace it? That's how I felt about this black halogen floor lamp. It has been the visual bane of my residential existence for over 20yrs, however the blinding bright ... read more
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I wear lip gloss & I eat cupcakes, so it'd stand to reason that someone might give me little cupcakes filled with lip gloss. However, I find sticking one's finger into a pot of lip goo repeatedly seriously unsanitary. These are too cute not to enjoy on a daily basis, so made I them into something that I could thoroughly appreciate - magnets! ... read more
If you live in a home that boast an outdated vintage kitchen that has metal cabinets, you can probably appreciate my passion for mighties. They are tiny little magnets from Three by Three that are absurdly strong. I've long since run out of wall space, yet keep receiving gifts of artwork. I glued 16 (more than an adequate amount) ... read more
I believe I'm rather industrious when it comes to my hoarding practices. When I accepted that my empty frame affliction was in need of an intervention, I created an Etsy store. And after years of saving bits of wrapping paper - too big to trash, but too small to use, I've found a crafty & creative solution to salvage the scraps. The past few ... read more
Earlier this week I succumbed to the plea for a crafter's how-to spray paint which outlines the basic steps to successfully avoid painting with a brush and achieve a flawless finish. Today's post is a follow-up consisting of suggestions and advice that I have amassed from years of being under the influence of aerosol paint inhalants. helpful ... read more
I've been painting with a spray can since I was a budding crafter assisting my father on home projects. I've always consider spray painting a cop out or lazy alternative to the paint brush - hasn't stopped me from hoarding cans, but led me to believe skill was not a requirement, unlike those of a graffiti artist. The apartmentjeanie etsy shop is ... read more
Children of the 70s - do you recall those insipid Reese Peanut Butter Cup commercials when one person was walking around town spooning peanut butter straight from the jar and another was chomping on a brick of chocolate? Because they were so oblivious & self absorbed, they collided and their respected snacks got all mixed up? The ... read more
