Looking for a handmade gift idea for your favorite book lover? These DIY Hand Embroidered Bookmarks are the perfect thing! I am an avid reader and a lover of books. Especially REAL books! There is something about holding it in your hands, turning the pages, the smell, EVERYTHING about hard copy … [Read more...]
Summer Must Reads!
I love spending my summer days at the lake or laying in the yard with a book. It’s nice to finally have the time to curl up with a good book! Even on rainy summer days, I like to sit near the window with my book, breathing in fresh summer air while I float off to another world. I've got several … [Read more...]
Book Review | Shopping for a Billionaire – Julia Kent
I've been meaning to do more book reviews around here for AGES! And its not that I don't read, its just that I've got so many things to blog about that sometimes I forget about the books I've loved and want to share with you! So I took 5 minutes and added in some of my recent reads to my … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Scrap Fabric Bookmarks
These Scrap Fabric Bookmarks are just so cute! And those tassels add just the right touch! Get the details on how to make your own in this tutorial. I knew the second I saw these little faux-suede tassels EXACTLY what I wanted to make with them. Don't you just love when a project assembles itself … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Book Page Wall Art
I love to Read. I do. I do. I do! I might have even made up little jingles and ditties about my love of reading as a kid! My mother could never really "punish" me by sending me to my room because I ALWAYS had at least one spare book tucked away just in case. I would lose my self in far off lands in … [Read more...]
Literary Junkies – June
Literary Junkies is back! And I am so excited! Literary Junkies is an online book club and some of my favorite peeps participate! Each month we read a book chosen by the members and we chat about it at our monthly twitter party! Here are this month's questions: 1. What are you reading right … [Read more...]
September Literary Junkies Review
I've missed a couple of the past months Literary Junkies link ups, but I'm on the ball for September! 1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it. I've been SO busy the past 3 weeks that I haven't had time to do any reading. So sad :( But I'll have a little down time this weekend … [Read more...]
Literary Junkies: April
1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it! I'm actually working on What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. Its the book we're supposed to read this month, and due to some health issues, I've been doing more sleeping than reading. Hoping to be finished or at least almost finished by the … [Read more...]
Literary Junkies – January
1. What are you reading right now? Tell us about it. I'm actually in between books at the moment. Finished a historical romance on Monday, but I'm not sure what I'm going to read next. 2. Out of the 16 books that will be turned into a movie adaptation, which one are you most looking … [Read more...]
Literary Junkies – December
Every month I join a group of fabulous women for an online book group! We have a twitter party, write a blog post answering the same questions and read the same book! It's the first book club of any kind that I've been involved in and I'm loving it! If you're interested in joining, click … [Read more...]
Literary Junkies Party
I just joined the Literary Junkies online book club, and I'm so excited! Each month we all read the same book, have a twitter party, answer reading questions in a blog post, and connect in the facebook group! This month we read Let the Dead Sleep by Heather Ghraham I liked this book. There was … [Read more...]
Coffee and a Good Book
Ever notice how just when you start to feel like you're finally getting a little bit ahead, Life throws you some curves? Yeah. Me too. Pretty much the story of my life. Things haven't exactly been easy around here lately. Hubby hasn't worked in 2 weeks, and we're not sure when his new job will be … [Read more...]