• Crafts & DIY

    DIY Bottle Brush Holiday Wreath

    Learn how to make this simple and customizable DIY holiday wreath decorated with bottle brush trees! I love the holidays. Christmas movies, Christmas baking, Christmas decorations, Christmas crafts… I’m a fan of it all, and the more, the better. While I haven’t quite reached the level of transforming my house into a set worthy of a Hallmark Christmas movie (there is no garland in my bathroom, for example), I am always on the hunt for new decorations, especially ones I can make myself. As I perused Pinterest this year looking for inspiration, I came across wreaths decorated with bottle brush trees and knew I could recreate the look with my…

  • Daily Life

    50 Things I am Thankful For

    For several years, one of my favorite food bloggers, Erin at Well Plated wrote an annual post that listed 100 things she was thankful for and published it on Thanksgiving. I always found the list inspiring, and a wonderful reminder to be grateful for the large and small things in life. It is a tradition I would like to start for myself, so in no particular order, here are 50 things I am thankful for this year: 1. My amazing, supportive, funny, and kind husband Zach, who makes me laugh every day, who always knows how to fix any computer problem I bring to him, and who I cannot imagine…

  • Daily Life

    Welcome to Pinewood Pages!

    Welcome to Pinewood Pages! My name is Steffi, and I live in Syracuse, New York, with my husband and two cats. I spend my days working at an art museum, and outside of work I love to read, bake, dabble in crafting projects, go on the occasional hike… and also watch a little too much television.  I’ve thought about starting a blog off and on for years, but always managed to talk myself out of it. What would I write about? Who would read it? I’m not sure what finally pushed me to take the plunge, but I recently found myself reading WordPress tutorials, brainstorming blog names, and making lists…