Hi there. It’s me. Dana Logan Jacobs. And I am Spicy Street Designs. I’m 29 years old and live in St. Louis, MO. I moved here a little more than a year ago from Boulder, CO (which I LOVED). I spent several years as a journalist working for two different weekly news magazines (one in Boulder and one in Richmond, VA), but I’m currently waiting tables while I wait to find my passion (or rather, figure out how to live on my passions). But for now, I’ve decided to share those passions with you (whoever you are).
That’s a picture of me at my wedding. I got married on June 9, 2011 in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Who’d I marry? This guy.
His name is Chad, and he’s pretty much the man of my dreams. Plus he’s an amazing cook (I’m a very lucky girl). It’s really difficult to imagine someone who’s a better fit for me. And he’s cute, huh? This is a photo of us together (we’re both cuter that way):
Anyway, it’s partly because of Chad’s encouragement that I’m starting this blog.
The blog. What’s it about? Creativity. DIY. Art. Design. Home. Life. Love. Food. Hopefully babies (soon?). Sewing. Photography. Crafts. Et cetera. I’m sure that, like anything else in life, this blog will change and evolve as time passes. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions, I’m all ears. Like something you see? Let me know. Bored? I’ll try to spice things up. Want to see more of something and/or less of something else? I’d love some constructive criticism.
I’ll do my best to keep things beautiful and interesting, and I look forward to getting to know all of you along the way.
Let’s do it.
Oh, I almost forgot. These are the other important members of our little family:
That’s Sierra (on the left) and Kiko (on the right). They’re both American Eskimos, but Sierra is about 18 lbs and Kiko is 25 lbs. Chad adopted Sierra 12 years ago from the Humane Society in St. Louis (before he moved to Colorado) and we adopted Kiko about a year ago from the same Humane Society (a couple of months after moving to St. Louis together). I really can’t imagine our life without them! I’m sure you’ll see more of them in the days and months to come.
O.K. For real, now. Let’s do it.
Dana I Love your Blog and I’m so glad I found it!!! Yeah Facebook!!!
I’m trying hard to read The Help it’s so hard with the kids always wanting all my attention! Dang kids.:~) Anyways thanks for the entertaining read and neat ideas on decorating I love the bobby pin magnet strip nice one!
Corki
Thanks, Corki! So glad you checked it out. And thanks for commenting, too. Always nice to get comments! I’m having fun with it. I’m reading The Help, too, but I keep reading before bed and falling asleep after 10 minutes. I’m really enjoying it, though. 🙂
Do you share how you make the ribbon wands?
Melissa, I’d be happy to share. In my pre-wedding craziness, I didn’t think to take pictures while I was making them, but maybe I’ll make one again and take some pictures so I can write a post about it. In the meantime, I’ll give you a quick overview: I bought dowel rods, spray paint, ribbon (in several different colors and textures) and screw-in eyelets (small ones). First, I cut the dowels in half so each was about 18 inches. Then, I spray painted the dowels. Once they were dry, I screwed the eyelets into one end of each dowel (I used a pair of flat pliers to help with my grip for this part, but it was still a little tough to hold the dowel and turn the eyelet without getting sore hands, so I did a few of these at a time with breaks in between). I cut lengths of ribbon that were about twice as long as the dowel and threaded the ribbons through the eyelet. When there were enough ribbons so it looked fairly full (for me this coincided with running out of room to thread any more ribbon through the eyelet), I gathered the ribbons and tied them in one simple knot to secure them. And, ta-da! A ribbon wand! It’s pretty easy, but by the 30th wand, I was glad to be done. Hope that helps.