Life Lately + A Linky Party

And here we are, suddenly in the last week of February. I don't know that I'm ready for this yet. (Well, as far as the weather is concerned, I'm ready for it to be, like, May, but in terms of chronological time passing, let's hit the brakes.) Over the weekend we had dinner at a hibachi restaurant and I found some new fabrics, both for work and for fun. It's been a while since I've caught you up on life in general, though, so let's do that now before we fall through another wormhole.

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>> The basement is just dreamy in the afternoon. It's still pretty cold down there most of the time, but it's worth turning into a blanket burrito to see the built-ins looking so angelic.

>> I bought a random canvas at GoodWill over a year ago and finally did something with it. Abstract art isn't normally my bag, but I'm really happy with how this turned out. It has a new home on the built-ins for now.

>> Speaking of random things, I made some pumpkin muffins and they were actually pretty good. Of course, all I had to do was add eggs and oil, but still. Considering I ruined a box of brownies a year ago, this is a big win.

>> I met a friend in the city for a girl date (we ate here, which needs to be on your list for Chicago if you ever visit) and it was freezing that day. Even the poor Bean looked cold.

And! I can't forget about one more fun thing...

BOOM! Time for you guys to be DIY show-offs. If you've made a recipe, painted something, whipped up new products for your shop, or flexed your sewing muscles, we want to see it. You guys really brought your A-game in last month's link-up, and as promised, Laura, Ayla, and I managed to narrow things down to three favorite projects. It was hard. Math hard, because I kind of wanted to show you everything all over again, but hopefully you hopped around in the links and saw some of these for yourself already.

In no particular order, these struck our fancy the most (but again, everything was cool).

Homemade Eggless Funnel Cakes

Custom Teal Pom-Pom Dress

DIY Washi Tape Planter

So fun, right? I'm especially digging the planter because I have scrapbook paper up to my eyeballs and, quite frankly, need all the ideas I can get. We'll be sharing our three favorites next month, too, so be sure you link up! We can't share if it's not there. (Ha! Rhymes.)

GUIDELINES

The "Look What I Made Linky Party" is open to any blog post featuring something you've made. It can be a DIY project, something you've cooked, a sewing project--anything! At this time we're not accepting links to any shops, but blog posts about your products are welcome. 

Make sure you link to a specific blog post and not your homepage. 

This party is all about showcasing new projects, so while we're sure that table you painted last summer is awesome, please only link to posts from the last 30 days. 

Every month we'll pick our favorite projects and feature them at the beginning of the next month's linky party. Your project might also be shared on our Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest accounts. 

We do ask that you link back to us in your blog post. You have your choice of using the pretty linky party button we made below, or just using text. This way the promotion is a two way street and everybody wins.

Grab the button:

<div class="Look What I Made Linky Party" style="width: 150px; margin: 0 auto;"> <a href="http://littlenostalgia.blogspot.com/2014/02/life-lately-linky-party.html" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t670/lauradc1980/Buttons/linkybutton_zps8b46b6f7.jpg" alt="Look What I Made Linky Party"> </a> </div>

Link up your projects below!