I threw my absolute DREAM birthday party in honor of turning 24 this year ✨🥂 I’m sharing all the recs here! From glassware to cocktail picks, I’ve linked it all!

My grandmother was a seamstress. She taught me how to sew on her Singer treadle sewing machine - after I learned how to properly hand-stitch and embroider. She was a stickler for technique. A good local fabric shop is almost impossible to find these days, but online resources are ever-growing. I'm happy about that because sewing is rewarding and some would say - becoming a lost art.

As a part-time gigging musician, I can't always afford the top-of-the-line gear. But I still want my stuff to sound good! Here are the electric guitar brands that I have found to deliver way above their price points for those of us performing live “in the trenches.”

For years I wished I knew how to sew. I though I was too old to learn and maybe because I was 45 years old and had never tried it I never would. Boy was I wrong. I'm going to pay forward a little secret….you can learn new things at any age if you have the right support and tools. I started working for Missouri Star Quilt Company in 2022. I confessed in my interview that they wanted me for my marketing skills, not sewing. I didn't even know how to set-up a sewing machine. I fell in love with the quilting community! And you don't have to make just quilts. Learning to sew is so rewarding. You can embellish a jacket, make a table runner, decorate for a party and so much more! Once you know how to sew straight lines and have a few basic tools you can do it too. I'll also link to some of my favorite free tutorials from Missouri Star. Sometimes a video makes everything click!