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Handmade gift Exchange sign-up Reminder
For anyone interested, there is a gift exchange being hosted by Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous. This will be the 3rd exchange I have participated in and figured I'd spread the word.This weekend was...
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Review: LeapSchool Math
I love LeapFrog! Another opportunity came my way in the past couple of weeks - to review the LeapSchool Math game. In this game, 'students' make & sell products to raise money to help fix up...
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Keeping Cozy
Blogging is a funny thing... sometimes life comes along and you live it only to look back and realize that your little place online has been neglected. Not that I have not had things to post or...
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2013: A Year of Organizing
Well 2013 came flying into my life with a bang - sick kids then a sick mom. I have not had sick puking babies in so long that I cannot even recall who was the last one to be that ill. My sympathy...
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Dinosaurs = Scary or not: Review
As a child, dinosaurs intrigued me but also terrified me. Learning about them in school, I did with interest, but like that of someone readying to ride a roller coaster - anticipating the fun but...
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Wallets
A project to share! Finally... Sewing days have begun again for the year - I feel so so so lucky to have a friend who will travel to my house each week with her sewing projects for several reasons....
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Old School {Checkbook covers}
Maybe I am old school, but I still carry a checkbook - some of the monthly bills we have require checks. I do occasionally use the banks online bill payment system, but generally I sit down each month...
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Key chains (Wristlets)
I feel like every project on this blog lately has been of the quick and easy variety, but I suppose that is what stage of life I am in right now. Things that do not take too much time, because time is...
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Mailboxes
The other morning my two pre-school boys were bouncing off the walls, which starts to happen as winter closes in on us. I found this {very healthy} cereal box in my burnable pile, which I decided would...
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On a whim I painted...
This past week was a crazy week at our house. It was already going to be a shortened week with no school Friday, but the kids were given 2 extra days off this week due to a blizzard that came through...
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Baby Shoes
I have a bit of a problem - when it comes to putting shoes on my babies, I fail. It is just one more thing to remember and keep track of, and when they are little the bundle me and blankets keep them...
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Monsters University {Leap Frog Product Review}
Wow! It surely has been way too long. I did not realize how long it has been. I have severely neglected my little space here in blogland. Baseball season is finally over in our house; as a volunteer...
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Finally finished Pink 'crazy' Quilt
Oh my dear blog... how much I have missed you. And truth be told, I have many projects to share, but just little motivation to actually sit down and write. For whatever reason, once you get out of...
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Raising Funds
Totally not crafty related, but life has been crazy here lately. We added a new love a week before Christmas and after a stint in the NICU, he is as healthy as a horse and gaining weight like...
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Crafty Share Tuesday: Fabric Hamper
In the fall, I made some fabric hampers. I had pinned this hamper from ikat bag last summer, and knew I wanted to make a few for my house. Next to the refrigerator, there is a spot that no matter how...
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Happiness is a Choice
My cousin shared a link on Facebook earlier this week that I really felt a great urge to participate. It was the 100 Happy Days Challenge. I love the concept of tracking the things in my life that...
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Happiness Update
I am 13 days into the 100 days of Happiness Challenge. It was interesting to me that roughly 2 days after my previous post, this post by Becoming Minimalist was in my news feed on Facebook. I love...
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Menu on Monday {Crock Pot: Beef Bourguignon}
Everything in my house runs more smoothly when the 'what's for dinner?' question is answered before lunch time. That means that meal planning should just be a given, however it is one of the first...
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Curling Ribbon
I hosted a baby shower last week, and rather than buy a traditional corsage for the mamma -to-be, I embellished a small wrist rattle.The only curling ribbon in my house was red or green - not what I...
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Swaddle Blankets {Happiness pictures}
My baby LOVES the swaddle blankets - he pulls it all up around his face and nuzzles in when he goes to sleep. His whole body relaxes noticeably when he gets his hands on his favorite blanket. I...
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