Have you been enjoying summer? The sun? The carefree summer schedule? Yeah, me too. Except for record breaking heat…….which burns my poor little pale skin. Have you been cranking out any summer projects? Well, here’s some inspiration in case you need some. Delia, from the adorable blog, Delia Creates, is co-hosting “Color Your Summer, […]
Yay……..Craft Camp 2012! Have you been following along with Cindy’s Craft Camp over at ‘Skip to My Lou’? If you haven’t, it’s 30 days (and 30 different bloggers) of craft ideas for kids. There are so many great (and simple) ideas to do with your kiddos for the summer. It’s the perfect way to […]
Last week, I made a Shirt/Tie Tote for my little Connor to carry all of his “quiet activities” to church and right when I finished it, my 5 year old Elli asked, “are you going to make me a shirt/tie bag for church too?” “Ummm….nope, but how about ruffles,” I asked. “Suuuuuure!” she squealed. […]
Remember when I shared with you the Downy Touch of Comfort & Quilts For Kids program several weeks ago? Yeah, they’re the ones who gather and deliver handmade quilts to children in hospitals all over the country. Such a heartfelt organization. And one I was really excited to learn about and participate in……but even […]
My husband has a surplus of button-up shirts. He had to wear them for school for years and now has to wear them to work. However, finding them isn’t as easy as just stopping by the mall. My husband is 6’5″, remember?!! So sometimes we get lucky and find them in local stores…..but mostly […]
First of all, in case you don’t receive these email notifications like I do, Pick Your Plum has a whole bunch of colored elastic on sale today. And when they have something on sale that I know many of you may use, I can’t help but share. And I especially love this stuff when […]
We’re headed to the lake (with nice sandy beaches…ahhh) tomorrow. So I have been on the hunt for some Sun Hats for the kiddos that have chin straps, for two reasons. 1st, so that my rascally 1 year old baby girl won’t pull hers off. And 2nd, so that the wind won’t blow their hats […]
When we moved into our new home, we finally had enough space to have a girl room and a boy room. And since my little girl is 5 and my little guy is 3 (4 next week), we felt it was time to separate them. (Though, that was a really hard adjustment for them […]