We have a ton of Christmas books. They just aren’t ever organized and all in one spot. And every year, Christmas comes and goes, and I’ve missed the opportunity to read Christmas stories to the kids. So yesterday I went on a hunt. I found all the Christmas books. I picked out my favorite twenty-five. […]
Kids' Corner
How to throw a good, old fashioned, inexpensive birthday party (and be able to sit down and enjoy it).
I have written about my thoughts on birthday parties before. I am not anti-party. I looooove a party. But I am anti-over-the-top parties for little kids. I am also anti-excessive party decorations and anti-cakes that take hours to make. And I am seriously anti-goodie bags. Numbers 3, 5, and 6 all have birthdays within 5 days […]
A tisket, a tasket, I made my Easter basket.
I was 35 when my husband and I got married. I had been living in my cute little condo before that. All alone. It was really nicely decorated. Almost magazine-worthy. In my spare time on the weekends I did things like paint furniture. You know, Martha Stewart-y kind of stuff. So when we got married […]
A cute and simple way to recycle Christmas cards into ornaments
A couple weeks ago I got a card in the mail. It was from someone I had sent a Christmas card to this year. I just thought what was inside the envelope was so cute, and I thought I’d share it. It’s a handmade ornament. Super simple. On one side is a recycled card with […]
Make your own playdough in less than 4 minutes with only 4 ingredients. And it’s better than the stuff you buy in the store. I swear.
We had about our 4ooth snow day of the year today. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making my own playdough for a while now. Today was the perfect opportunity. Last week I looked around online for recipes. All of them called for cream of tartar, so I bought some the last time […]
Trash to treasure… from table to kid’s desk.
This table was another side-of-the-road freebie. Nothing fancy. I could have just painted it. But I had a little more of a vision for this one… I had to enlist the help of my husband. He’s got a lot of scrap wood in his shop, and since we are in a rough financial spot right […]