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There is not much better in life than welcoming NEW life to a family! I’m talking about BABIES!! Oh it’s baby season over here – yet, not for me this time. Although my husband and I have completed our family, I still jump up and down with joy when I find out someone is expecting….
It wasn’t that long back that I shared some fun red and green themed crating items from our friends at eeBoo. You can view that review HERE. My girls really fell in love with eeBoo’s fun products and I just love how great the quality is! Well, we were lucky enough to try out some…
I have got to admit that I’ve been looking at Seedling kits for some time for my girls but had never quite made the commitment to purchase. The kits always looked so interesting and varied and I was sure I’d find one to interest my girls, but did I really want to take on another…
Today my girls and I had a chance to hang out with some of our dear friends. As the afternoon progressed so did the silliness, volume level, and destruction. After a few hours I decided that we may need to redirect their energies before meltdowns started occurring so I asked the very noisy crowd, “Would…
Having planned my own wedding “once upon a time” ago, I know the fun that planning a wedding entails, but I also know the stress of it as well. Unfortunately most often the stress revolves around finances, and one of the most expensive parts of a wedding can be the flowers. Because of this, a…
A few years ago I designed a insta-wall in my house. I used washi tape to adhere some of my favorite photos to the wall in a giant grid. Since then I’ve been fascinated with washi. If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s tape that’s made from washi paper, a handmade all-natural Japanese paper….
I love finding new ways to keep my little man occupied and learning new things! This is by far one of my favorite (and probably messiest) activities. Here’s step by step instructions on how to turn your little one into a bonafide Picasso! 1. Painted a canvas a solid color. 2. Then once it is…
One of our favorite things to do in homeschool is to incorporate our music lessons with our art lessons. We recently did a month-long project on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and while we were doing that we made a quadtiptych, one picture spread out over 4 panels. I originally wanted to do it on canvas, but…
Looking for fun, unique photo props for your photos? Let me introduce you to Julie’s Elegant Crafts on etsy! She makes wonderful newborn wraps, hair tie backs, backdrops, handmade cards and crowns. I received a easy pom pom backdrop that was sure to liven any photo. These props were easy to put together and even…
I’ve been fascinated with wood pallet projects for a while. I’ve probably pinned a hundred different ideas, but I just haven’t ever gotten around to actually doing them yet! But I was inspired by an outdoor seating area that my cousin just finished and then the DIY Wood Pallet Projects book by Karah Bunde showed…
If you give a boy a cup and some rubber bands, he’ll make a rocket. If he makes a rocket, he’ll want to make a slingshot, too. If you let him make a slingshot, he’ll want to make more rubber band crafts. This book, Rubber Band Mania, is full of fun ideas for boys and…
My kids love crafts so when this book came in, I handed it to my daughter and said, “Have fun!” She’s been crafting since then. I stopped her to ask her a few questions about the book and she said she’d like to do a little interview. So…here’s an 8 year old’s review of the…