Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto: Making a Cool Circuit Board Cookbook Stand

 

For me, a cookbook stand has always been one of those things I kind of want but can’t bring myself to buy because frankly, cookbook stands just aren’t that cute.  For cute, I’ll drop a little dough – but not $75, which is the price of the only cookbook stand I’ve ever seen that I could tolerate having in my kitchen.   When I see price tags like that, I take matters into my own hands.  In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a super cute and spunky little cookbook stand that you can be psyched to have in your kitchen, even when there’s no cookbook in it.

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By ann, ago

Mother’s Day Bookmark or Gift Tag

Mother’s Day is coming up, and as  a Mama, I can tell you that the one thing moms dislike more than having you buy them an extravagant gift you cannot afford is getting NOTHING on the big day! Even if you have one of those “you shouldn’t have” moms, trust me. You should.  And here are two quick, easy projects that will make mom happy: A gift tag and a bookmark your mom can show off to her buddies in book club.

 

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By Cindy Jo, ago

Easy Mother’s Day Gift for the Crafty and Non-Crafty Alike

Receiving a half-frozen, half-burnt breakfast in bed is one of those time-honored Mother’s Day traditions that should never be abandoned, because moms treasure the proud, excited expressions on their little chefs’ faces more than anything.  Know what moms don’t treasure, though?  Pictures of themselves having the breakfast.  Between the puffy eyes, the bedhead, and the wrinkled, disarranged nightgown, it’s just not a Kodak moment.   Witness my poor (and otherwise very beautiful)  grandmother:

 

 

Is she even remotely happy to be in that picture?  I think not.  So keep the breakfast, but skip the embarrassing photo, and instead, plan a simple, fun, inexpensive Mother’s Day experience that will create wonderful pictures for a mother or grandmother to cherish always!

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By ann, ago

The Last Wednesday Post!

As you may recall, the women of wonderstrange staged our first Corporate Retreat last week, and it was exactly the tax write off we’d all dreamed it could be.  We made art.  We made food.  We even made some decisions, which is the subject of this post.  Ready to learn what we decided?

 

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By ann, ago