Clementine will turn four tomorrow, so we had a party at our house yesterday afternoon and evening and invited some family and friends. Clementine was a holy terror, having skipped...

Summer is in full swing, and as usual I am struggling with guilty angst over having to work. I have this recurring issue: if I'm not working enough, I feel...

Today I want to introduce you to my sister Elli, who works as Director of Pattern Production here at Made By Rae Enterprises. Doesn't that sound official? We enjoy making...

{Yesterday, in the backyard}Elliot: Guess what, Mom? Did you know that a long time ago, people used to have to buy their clothes at STORES???Me: Ummmm. What? *Dumbfounded* You mean...

The saga of my kitchen's transformation from meh to yay continues with...WALL DECALS!!After hanging up the new curtains a couple of months ago, I couldn't help but think it needed...

Overslept this morning, completely forgot to set my alarm. Missed Elliot's bus and had to drive him to school, making him eat a banana in the car. He made it...

I just finished a set of valances for my kitchen out of Melody Miller's "Happy Dishes" print from her latest line for Kokka. As we are currently renting, I have...

We put up the Christmas tree last weekend. It was such a great weekend. We didn't go ANYWHERE. We did NO SHOPPING. We just stayed at home. We didn't even...

It's been awhile since I talked your ear off, so guess what? You're in for a bit of blahdeeblahdeeblah today! Yay!!I am embarrassed to admit how many times I've written...

I had a truly wonderful weekend, mostly due to the fact that we didn't go anywhere. I'd been out of town two weekends in a row and sometimes you just...