Month: August 2010

A few of my favorite purple things…

A few of my favorite purple things…

“Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes; Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes; Silver–white winters that melt into springs; These are a few of my favorite things.” Remember this song Julie Andrews sang in The Sound of Music?  If I were to […]

Purple Project: CD Pix Frame Set

Purple Project: CD Pix Frame Set

I came across an internet article on how to make a picture frame from an old CD case.  I really didn’t like the finished product which used tin foil for a background and hung the CD case up with wire.  I thought it was a […]

Two winners of the Purple Anniversary Contest!

Two winners of the Purple Anniversary Contest!

As you know, this past Tuesday was the 1 year anniversary of this blog site.  I wanted to celebrate by having a fun contest and you all did such a great job of contributing!  I asked you each to post the purple things you had […]

Happy Purple Anniversary Contest-Part2!

Happy Purple Anniversary Contest-Part2!

Today is part two of For the Love of Purple.com’s one-year anniversary contest!  If you have not done part 1, go back and post your answers there as well! In honor of For the Love of Purple.com being one year old yesterday, I decided to […]

Happy Purple Anniversary Contest-Part1!

Happy Purple Anniversary Contest-Part1!

It’s contest time!  And do I have a purple prize for YOU! Tomorrow is For the Love of Purple’s one year anniversary!  One year ago tomorrow, I posted my very first purple post, Are You PLUMbody? and my purple life has never been the same […]

Grape Jelly Chicken

Grape Jelly Chicken

I have a special treat for you this week on The Purple Project!  It’s a recipe and you’re going to think it’s truly purple-icious!! A friend of mine said she made a good chicken dish using grape jelly.  I thought it sounded gross, but she […]

The Purple Outing

The Purple Outing

I went out to the store the other day to find some shoes for my dd who is leaving for Russia next week (exchange student).  It was quite a purple trip!  On the way in, we parked near this car: We stopped off at a […]

What’s your favorite Purple Project so far?

What’s your favorite Purple Project so far?

Several of you have been looking through The Purple Project posts and finding some good craft ideas in there to remake your wardrobe.  In just a month or so I’ll be done with my year long purple project and begin work on Purple-izing for Pennies.  […]

Jeans Skirt: Take 2

Jeans Skirt: Take 2

Ok, so two weeks ago I started a jeans make over with intent to turn it into a jean skirt. I found a slight, but hilarious, problem.   As I couldn’t find any fabric I liked to cover up my air conditioned behind, I put off […]

Inexpensively Purple-ize Your Wardrobe

Inexpensively Purple-ize Your Wardrobe

One of my readers posted a comment the other day that I thought deserved an entire blog post.  She said she would try to dye one of her articles of clothing because it’s cheaper than buying something purple in the store.  EXACTLY!  She’s got the […]