Happy new year, everyone! I'm taking some time off from crocheting/crafting right now, so I figured I'd share some nail art instead. My goal here was to create a french-ish winter themed look and this is how it came out. I'm pretty happy with it. Read on for how I created this look.
Read MoreMerry Christmas, everyone! A few weeks ago, I showed off the snowman I made from the Mary Maxim kit Mom bought last year. The whole family is now complete and I felt it was only appropriate to show them off on Christmas day, so here they are!
Read MoreWelcome to my December Stitch Fix review! I can't believe I'm already on box #11... where has the time gone? This month, I continued the "surprise me" trend and Melissa delivered a fabulous box as always. Read on for more!
Read MoreThis week's project might have you thinking you're seeing double, but you're not. Our Chicago friends announced they are having twins and I felt the only appropriate baby gift was a pair of teddy bears. They're also Cubs fans, so of course the bears are outfitted with Cubs t-shirts to celebrate their big win this year. I chose to use the same Cross Your Heart teddy bear pattern by Anne Schuler that I used for my Illini teddy bear earlier this year and I still love it for how easy it is to put together.
Read MoreWelcome to Stitch Fix #10! This month I asked my stylist, Melissa, for clothes to wear to my casual office since I recently started a new job. I realized Melissa has been doing such a great job with "suprise me" fixes that I told her to do another since the things she'd sent in the past made sense for my office as well. Here are her picks for me this month:
Read MoreMom bought a whole Mary Maxim snowman family for me to crochet for her last year. I took my sweet time getting around to working on them and now I'm down to crunch time to get it done in time for her to put out for the holidays this year. I finished up the first snowman yesterday and figured I'd share him.
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Welcome! I'm Sarah Liz, the resident cat mom, food lover, crocheter, crafter, and nail art enthusiast behind Orange and Shiny. Thanks for stopping in!
