A few years ago I fell in love with all things mixed media! I love making cool, funky artwork and testing out new mixed media products! Here are all my best mixed media articles all in one place.
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If you've ever stood in the kitchen staring at a pile of grilling sides wondering which one is going to be the one, the dish that people scrape the bowl for, the one that gets texted about later, this is it! At Chez Jacobsen, pasta salad is serious business. My husband Johnny has been experimenting…
Continue Reading Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad with Crispy Bacon and Fresh Basil
There are certain dishes that show up at every church potluck like they received a personal invitation. Creamy fruit salad was one of them. It lived in a big glass bowl, usually brought by someone's grandma, always sitting right next to the Jell-O mold and the deviled eggs. And it was always - always -…
Continue Reading Old-Fashioned Creamy Fruit Salad Made a Little Lighter
There's a version of me that has a garden. She wears a linen apron, grows her own herbs, and hosts afternoon tea on a vintage tablecloth with mismatched china she found at an estate sale. Her hair is effortlessly pinned up. There's soft music playing. The conversation is delightful... Then there's the actual me -…
Continue Reading Cream Cheese Cucumber Sandwiches (Cottagecore Dreams on a Budget)
So I had an idea the other day that was equal parts ridiculous and genius: what if I used AI to "redecorate" my actual craft room in a bunch of different aesthetics? Not for real life - just to see what happened and steal some ideas along the way. I uploaded one photo of my…
Continue Reading How To Use Ideogram To Decorate An Aesthetic Craft Room
There's something magical about wandering through a thrift store on a quiet afternoon, running your fingers across chipped teacups and tarnished candlestick holders, wondering what stories they could tell. If you're anything like me, you don't just see "old stuff" - you see POTENTIAL. You see a self-care ritual waiting to happen! Welcome to the…
My Grandma Anderson could stretch a hot dog into a whole meal and make it feel like a celebration. Growing up in a German American household, hot dogs and little sausages weren't just a quick lunch - they were a legitimate ingredient. A building block. Something you could dress up with peppers and onions and…
Continue Reading Grilled Hot Dog Skewers - Grandmas Budget Cookout Secret!
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