Hello everyone! I don't know what it is, but I have seen a definite jump in viewing stats on my blog and Etsy shop for the past month. Not only that, but I have seen the jump in views more consistently as well. To thank you for this, I have decided to give a discount for my shop for the rest of the month. From now until April 1st, you can save ten percent on your order by using the code STATS10. I'll post more soon about my chair reupholstery and other craft ideas I have up my sleeve.

Thank you!

This week's challenge is photos of your baby from above. Here is Tater, looking up at me, on a bright sunny day. She's been so sweet today...roaming around on her 30' leash, snuffling, eating her lunch and now vegging on the couch.

This week I made a vegan paella. It started with stir frying some garlic, red pepper and broccoli.

Added veggie stock, turmeric and other spices.

Brought to a boil.

Chopped olives. I never liked olives like these until now. I'm not sure why. I had them at a wine tasting the other week and I couldn't get enough olives.

Simmered rice and quinoa, let sit and wa-la! Vegan paella. From Vegetarian Times.

I also made the cauliflower mac 'n' cheeze again. So delicious. I needed some comfort food this week.

Yum!

In the first photo, I attempted to melt crayons on canvas. It's been around a lot on Pinterest and I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that you need to keep the crayon wrapper around it or the crayons simply fall off the canvas as you attempt to melt them. Lesson learned and I will try it again another time.

In the subsequent photos, I worked towards "reupholstering" a chair I found for free. So far I have taken the arms off from it and the fabric is cut. I will staple it to the chair in the next couple days and post the progress as I go.

My love for chalkboard paint has continued. I haven't gone as far as making my own chalkboard paint in any color, but I do keep applying the paint to multiple items. Besides jar lids, I drew and cut out the names of me and my officemate and applied chalkboard paint. I really need to take photos of them, but they are at work so it's harder for me to take a snapshot quickly.

I've also made mini frames turned into mini chalkboards.

I just can't get enough of 'em!