"Wallpaper"

An apartment has to be the worst living arrangement for a crafter. I can't put up curtains, shelves, and flooring. The worst part for me is the walls. I hate houses with walls that are all one colour. My solution was to make some "wallpaper."

Chevron is everywhere right now so I decided to take advantage of that and apply scrapbook paper to the bathroom walls. 

(It's really hard to get a good picture of the whole wall when there's another wall right there)

Cross Stitching

I've been really into the cross stitching lately. I made a commercial cross stitch pattern.

Slow Going

I've been very busy on my etsy shop. I've posted and sold and shipped a bunch of sailor scout baby outfits.

Home-made Laundry Detergent

Up until we moved, we had to pay for the community washer and dryer. It cost us $3.50 a load! We wore jeans and shorts for a week until I could bring myself to spend that much money on wash. My habit of changing sheets weekly turned into changing sheets monthly. Yuck. With all that money spent on merely running the washer and dryer, I couldn't stand buying laundry detergent.

Black Bean Burgers with Guinness Braised Onions

We are moved into our new apartment! We're in a swanky, brand-new place with a major bonus. A kitchen that isn't the size of a broom closet! I would be lying if I said that the kitchen wasn't my entire reason for moving here. Luckily, the rest of the apartment is great too. For one of our first meals in our new apartment (our first meal pizza, but I won't count that) I decided to make some burgers. 

How to Cover a Box Spring

We bought a mattress and box spring set about a year ago. Since we move so frequently we try to cut down on furniture as much as possible. Because of that, we never bought a bed frame and our bed looked a little sad. Living in an apartment can make one feel a little beige. My solution was to cover the box spring. I've seen tutorials which just have you cover the box spring with a fitted sheet. Come on. You are so better than that. 

Crack Cookies

I've been a little lax about posting lately. Two jobs, moving, and all my at-home projects have been keeping me swamped. Excuses, excuses, I know. But now my husband is on an underway so I suddenly have too much time on my hands. Any spouse who spends weeks at a time alone knows that nothing makes them miss their loved one more than idle time. So here I am!