Craftwhack

The Sadness in the World

Jeanette Nyberg — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:27:56 +0000

I got a text from my sister this afternoon that just said, “turn on the tv”. So I knew something bad had happened. Of course, I knew it was going to be another massacre or bombing, and of course it was. I just now turned it off for a little while to focus on the [...]

Preschool Fashion Arrives!

Jeanette Nyberg — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:34:14 +0000

I really feel strongly that Preschool fashion isn’t given the attention it deserves. I’m so tiiiired of seeing all of these emaciated models in magazines- like that damn Twig, or whatever her effing name is. Why have we as a nation overlooked the massive spending power and ability to influence that the 3-year-old set [...]

What REALLY Happens When Bloggers Converge

Jeanette Nyberg — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:07:55 +0000

So I posted on the Faceboob a photo of me with Katy from I Want a Dumpster Baby and Sheila from Mary Tyler Mom because I was lucky enough to hang with them for a little while on Saturday. Sheila’s lovely small daughter succumbed to cancer a few years ago and she pours a lot [...]

Obese Rabbit Craft

Jeanette Nyberg — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:44:51 +0000

I am loving making awesome art projects for Artchoo, but sometimes it’s reallllllly hard for me to be serious and my imagination goes Wild WILD thinking about what sorta craffs I could do over here and by god, this blog is called Craftwhack, so I’m gonna whack a super craft for you right now and [...]

I Want to Be Under the Sea

Jeanette Nyberg — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:04:49 +0000

I went to bed last night and found a pair of flippers on my pillow. Beckett had been digging into our snorkeling gear, which was packed away in a suitcase behind our bed on some shelves. We have a fancy shelving unit back there, behind some curtains, and it’s all very Elle Decor. The flippers [...]

Cute Eggs and Fish Houses

Jeanette Nyberg — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:45:37 +0000

We cooked fish the other night, and then remembered why we never cook fish indoors. Our house smelled of it for 3 days. I have a tough enough time with fish as it is, since I have the palate of a 9 year old. (I like my steaks cooked WELL DONE.) So despite us opening [...]

Christmas Cacti Die Eventually

Jeanette Nyberg — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:45:09 +0000

Apparently, I don’t have a soft spot in my heart for physical symbols. After my mom died, I took a cutting from the Christmas Cactus plant that she had growing in her kitchen, and I kept it happy in water until roots sprouted. Then I planted it and grew it for about 10 years into [...]

A Night Away

Jeanette Nyberg — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

We stayed in Milwaukee a week ago. Alone. Just Christian and me. It was tremendously weird and fabulously wonderful. Stefan (Christian’s business partner) and Leila (His wife. Hi, Leila!) gave us a gift card in Christmas 2011 for a night at the hotel. Yes, we are very slow to act. But holy nuts, it was [...]

Two Amazing Discoveries

Jeanette Nyberg — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:09:43 +0000

Lately, my mind has been razor-fucking-sharp. I discovered 2 things that I would like to now share with you in hopes that your lives will be forever changed for the better. Check it: 1. There is a giant amount of love in our house for Special K Red Berry cereal. The alarming crunch tempered by [...]

Online Blogging Conference – Good Idea?

Jeanette Nyberg — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:30:00 +0000

Hi. I’m in love with blogging conferences. I’m fit to pee I’m so excited about going to Blogher in July, and I recently heard about an online blogging conference, that I will be virtually attending in May. It’s called The Blog Workshop, and it’s $175, which I think is totally reasonable for this sort of [...]