Author: Joanna Volavka
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Carlsbad Flower Fields: for your flower photo fix!
There’s something really cool about standing in the middle of acres and acres of flowers, the color spreading around you in the springtime air, and the scent of them floating on the breeze. Confession: I was really excited to go see the hillsides covered in poppies this year with the superbloom. The traffic backlog was […]
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No-Buy 2019: Spray Paint EVERYTHING!
Just in the last month, I’ve had four different projects involving spray paint refreshing, and it’s been like getting four new THINGS without doing any shopping! Check out these spray-paint DIYs that can freshen up all parts of your home!
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No Buy 2019: Repairing the Coat Tree
The last thing I wanted was to have to find a new coat tree, especially when we had all of the pieces! So in the spirit of repairing-to-not-purchase, Jared and I set about DOING CARPENTRY.
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Indiana Dunes National Park!
It’s official! One of my favorite places to visit while we lived in Chicago, Indiana Dunes, is now the US’s newest National Park!!
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No-Buy 2019: New (free) Couch!
One of the more interesting aspects of this project is that, even just three weeks in, I’m stretching my creative muscles to figure out ways to make things work. Part of that is being on the lookout for opportunities and being willing to jump at them when they present themselves. Case in point– our old […]
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Project: No-Buy 2019
*dusts blog* *wipes away accumulated ads and other garbage* *shines monitor* Whew. Is this thing still on? HELLO. I think the last time you heard from me was at least three months ago. I could check, but…. nah. Let’s just start this fresh. This year is going to be a big one for me with […]
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Listen to this: there’s a Threadwalkers audiobook!
Back when the book came out, I had several different kinds of requests for “bonus” or other material, and one of the most frequent asks was for a Threadwalkers audiobook. For all of you: I HAVE GOOD NEWS.
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Site updates, Summer 2018
Hello! This is just a quick note to let you know about a few updates that have come to the site. First, you may notice a slight layout change. I think it looks nice and shiny now! There may be a few more tweaks over the next little bit, but I really like the new […]
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