It’s Odessa the Owlet! She took a little garden tour — even tho it was a bit wet and sprinkly. She dashed under some grape leaves so her pretty purple feathers wouldn’t get wet. Now she’s off to live with my friend Libby, who also loves purple too! We’re supposed to have more rain this […]
Stress relief.
Hi everyone, how is your week so far? Mine is crazy busy! But I just took a break and downloaded photos taken at the Wildflower Center. Ahhhhh, I feel much better. Come along and join me in some stress relief, starting with our famous Texas bluebonnets. Sure wish you could smell them, there’s nothing like […]
Learn something new everyday!
Did you know that sweet potatoes are in the same family as Morning Glories? I had no idea! So weird to think that when you eat a sweet potato you’re eating a Morning Glory, eh? And, did you know you can make a super quick and healthy lunch with sweet potatoes and kale in around […]
Dogwoods & Doilies
One of the things I love about making my own cards is how you can personalize them to suit the recipient — and you can use anything for your inpsiration! Take this card for J’s grandma’s birthday for example — I wanted to create something special for her — inspired by flowering dogwoods, pearls, and […]
Featured on two sites!
I’m so excited and honored — sideoats + scribbles has been featured on two sites! The first, Website Bakery, “bakes up” all sorts of super cool features for your viewing enjoyment. Olympia the Owlet was featured there — she’s peeking out from their home page now, hee hee. Here’s some more features going on right […]
Paper Crafts Magazine “Go to Sketches” Blog Hop!
Hi everyone! Have you heard about Paper Craft Magazine’s special “Go to Sketches” issue? It is packed with ideas that I can’t wait to try! I hadn’t heard about it until my friend and Paper Crafts “Go to Girl” Teri asked me if I’d like to play along in the Go to Gals and Friends […]