Many years ago in the faraway land of Edmondton, I bought a beaded flower curtain in a vintage store. I only bought one because I thought Chris wouldn’t like it. I really thought he wouldn’t like them …’cuz flowers. However, when we got home and I unpacked it, he liked it! WTH! I could’ve bought […]
I’ve wanted my own swizzle stick flower crown for years now, but 1. I couldn’t justify the expense of buying one and 2. I didn’t know how to make one myself. Fast forward many years later and I found tutorials on YouTube on how to make headdresses that are similar to a flower crown. Every
Chris and I fell in love with Kauai the first time we stepped foot on the island. It’s called the Garden Island and for good reason. The island is green and lush and full of gorgeous plants and trees. It also gets the most rainfall out of all the Hawaiian Islands – which is good
The last time we visited Maui we remembered that there was a fantastic swap meet with lots of cool eating stalls and cool vendors with handmade crafts. Unfortunately, many of the vendors and stall were gone after the pandemic. The swap meet was a fraction of its size. We had lunch at The Mill House
Our first return to Hawaii since the pandemic and our first real vacation in two years. It felt delicious to be off the mainland and dig our toes into the sand. We spent the first two days in and around Honolulu shopping, eating, and exploring parts of Chinatown. After leaving the city, we checked into
We bought this 7’7″ foam Moai from an event company during COVID: Rene taught me his recipe for papercrete (a mix of paper and cement) and I applied it to the outside of the Moai. It took over two bags of cement and soooo much shredded paper to make it. I built up his nose
I’ve long admired living walls in homes and businesses. The soothing green and feeling of nature brought indoors especially during the pandemic when we’re feeling anxious and can’t leave our house. I love living walls, but I was also afraid to lose our mirrored wall. In July, we went to a garage sale at an
I’m so happy to finally complete this project! (thank you corona virus). A couple of years ago I took a seminar at Tiki Oasis by Eric October called Tiki on Black Paper. During the class, Eric showed us how to make a faux velvet painting using black construction paper, a stencil, and colored pencils. I
Last year or so, Chris got started hacking credit cards for points. (That means that we sign up for the cards that offer the most travel and reward points) This last trip took us to Kauai for a week. Our United flights were free and our baggage would’ve been free too if I hadn’t forgotten
On our way to Kauai we stopped in San Francisco to visit a few tiki bars. (It sounds silly to say that, but Hawaii is not known for its tiki bars.) We arrived in the early evening and took a Lyft to our Oakland hotel. After checking in we visited three tiki bars. The next