I'm Lauren.

My name is Lauren. I've been friends with Kait since we went to high school together way back in the day in a tiny little town on a lake in Northeast Pennsylvania. I'm allergic to animals, so I collect and care for plants,  which of course I name. So far I have five - Begonia, Campanula, Rosie, Pepper, and Rainbow. I'm always looking to expand my brood, and I love talking about my plants as much as I enjoy crafting and decorating on a budget.

My wonderful plants!

My family is chock-full of traditional crafting, from Hungarian embroidery, to needlepoint, to crewel, and crochet. My parents taught be not to be afraid to get my hands dirty, and I'm not. I spend my free time dumpster diving and scouring Craigslist for amazing and simple finds that I can strip down and make it a little more awesome, usually with nothing more than some fresh fabric or paint. With all the websites dedicated to crafting out there, it's easy to find a lot of projects to set out for yourself and end up spending a lot more money and time than you had planned to, and in the end it doesn't end up being what you thought it would. I've done it myself dozens of times before. Hopefully you, dear reader, can find some wisdom in these pages!

The next few projects I have coming up include a couple kitchen chairs that need to be refinished, a very beat up coffee table, and a hope chest in need of a little hope. As soon as I get my hands on an orbital sander... until then, I think our next lesson will be making very cute and easy balloon curtains!

CIAO.