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A cute and simple way to recycle Christmas cards into ornaments

March 16, 2014 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Timesavers Tagged With: Christmas cards, easy craft for kids, ornaments, recycling Christmas cards

3 Awesome Dresser Transformations

March 7, 2014 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Back in September I got all of this stuff for free on the side of the road: I finally got around to refinishing some of it. My dad and I are working as a team. I’m basically coming up with the ideas and providing him with the materials. He’s doing most of the painting… Because […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: not your average find, refinished dressers, repurposed furniture

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.

February 14, 2014 by not your average mom 5 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner, Timesavers, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: easy to make playdough with no cream of tartar, make your own playdough, Play-Doh

How to use Christmas book covers to make an easy Christmas decoration.

November 19, 2013 by not your average mom 1 Comment

During the office cleaning extravaganza, I found a whole pile of book covers. I always take them off the hardcover books as soon as we get them because they just get destroyed. They’re so cute that I just can’t get rid of them. I also found a bunch of frames while cleaning. I took two […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: easy Christmas decorations, using bookcovers as wall art

How I started successfully organizing my house without locking any of my children in a closet.

November 17, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Today will be day 9 of Operation Organization. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I’ve been able to get stuff done while the kids are home. Especially the little ones. It’s not easy. But I have found that a few things help. Here are a few suggestions I have if you have […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: decluttering with your kids, organizing with kids in the house

No more clutter for this mudder.

November 11, 2013 by not your average mom 4 Comments

So I went on a cleaning rampage this weekend. Well, I started one, anyway. I’m not done. One of the problems is that there is so much for me to do, I didn’t know where to even begin. The enormity of the issue made me want to just avoid it altogether. Which only made it […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: decorating, mudroom organization, organization

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