I painted a bag! I bought this $6 bag (affiliate) weeks and weeks and weeks ago when there as probably snow still on the ground, and I was dreaming of sun and beach weather. And… here we are! The bag is from Michael’s personalize it collection and truthfully, I love it even without a little DIY flare! But that would make for a lame post so… I added a little sumthin’ sumthin’.

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I told you I was on a crafting kick!!! If you’ve been in Michaels lately then you know they have a TON of items intended to be personalized… bags and hats and containers and ceramic vases. Truthfully, I liked the shapes of the vases and didn’t mind them plain ol’ white, but that wouldn’t be a very fun blog post so… I jazzed them up!

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As you (hopefully) know… I have a podcast with my blog bestie, Erin Spain. And one of the projects she posted a few weeks ago (shown here) involved this magical material and I’ve been desperate to use it ever since. I LOVED what Erin did and the idea of making jewelry stuck with me.

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I’m moderately obsessed with all things mudcloth. Typically they’re not big bright colors, but I couldn’t help myself. I made these inexpensive placemats for our kitchen table and I love the pattern and the price!

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I’m loving all the cross-body bags that are on the market these days. A sassy clutch is great… until you’re stuck with it under your armpit while you try to juggle a cocktail and a dinner plate in the buffet line. Cross-body bag to the rescue! I picked up this one months ago at Old Navy (affiliate) thinking I could add a little flare to it, and I’m so glad I did!

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