The Winged Heart

Inspiration: Red Tugboat House

“I’ve got really bad news,” I told my husband as I put on my seatbelt after work yesterday, “I found my dream house for sale.”  I have a bad habit of getting all excited about things I can’t have yet, and this was one of those cases!  I was searching for tiny houses, just to [...]

DIY: Cardboard Necklace Hanger

I’ve been wanting something to hang my necklaces on for a long time.  My necklaces always end up in a big pile inside a jewelry box or zippered pouch, and they inevitable get miserably tangled up.  So I end up never wearing any necklaces because it takes too long to untangle the one I want [...]

Inspiration: Jane McGonigal

I found this video (embedded below) through Current last week.  Nick and I both watched it all the way through and were totally inspired by what this lady had to say!  The speaker is Jane McGonigal from the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, CA.  Jane’s talk a the TED conference is about harnessing [...]

Tiny Wildflower Arrangement

The weather is getting beautiful here in Austin, so Nick and I went for a walk early Saturday evening.  I’ve noticed over the past few days that wildflowers have been popping up along the sides of the roads, and happily there were lots of them along our walk!  I’m not sure if picking wildflowers in [...]

Wanted: Favorite ModCloth Items of the Week

I’m a big fan of indie/vintage clothing retail site, ModCloth, and I’ve decided to devote Friday posts to my favorite new ModCloth items of the week!  Granted, I’ve only bought one item from ModCloth, and it will be a quite a while before I can afford another… But I find their clothes super cute and [...]


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I'm Natalie, and this is my personal blog. I use this space to write about the things that interest and inspire me, and document my journey from bored do-nothing to happy, creative, passionate soul. You might find me writing about things like art and design, video games, cosplay, sewing, crafts, steampunk, photography, mysteries, puzzles, and following my dreams!

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