NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Inspired: Shelves made from vintage suitcases for a transportation-themed nursery

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Sometimes, I find things that are just plain inspired. While not my personal projects, I want to share them with you. While we were visiting our newest nephew last weekend, I became totally obsessed with the FABULOUS shelves my brother-in-law created in Spencer’s nursery. They are made from vintage suitcases and I think they may […]

A pinwheel quilt for my newest nephew Spencer

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Here’s a fun fact for your Tuesday: I am a master procrastinator. If I have a project on my plate (and I normally do), I wait until right before it’s “due” to do it. It’s not a good quality in myself. It’s something I’m working on. Sort of. I’m not really working on it. I’ll […]

A two-sided fall menu board

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Well, we had a lovely weekend of cooler weather which was the perfect weekend to usher in fall. While I’m not quite ready to fully embrace the change of seasons, I guess it’s okay to do some fall crafting, right? For my fall project, I went with something that I’ve been wanting to do for […]

Greek quinoa

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Also known as my new favorite lunch. I recently became a quinoa lover. It’s strange because I had never bought it or eaten it until this year. It began with a local lunch place with a killer salad bar. They had  quinoa salad that is truly TO-DIE-FOR. I would eat it every day. But because I […]

A very Bottle Pop apron

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I really love sewing new things. I do like making repeat projects because I usually know what I’m doing and they go faster. But, I get a rush from sewing things I’ve never sewn before. In this case, I had far too much fun making two utility aprons as custom orders from my friend  Shannon […]

A better rehearsal dinner bouquet from bridal shower bows

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I often (read: always) have big dreams for a crafty project when I begin. And I rarely (read: never) have a plan. That’s exactly why this is not a tutorial-driven blog. Because usually, I have no plan and don’t actually know if something will turn out before I actually complete it. And I definitely do not […]