What do you get when you combine two Goodwill sweaters and an old grey t-shirt? Rag rug meets slouch bag! Perfect for my knitting treasures. To make this I prepared my rag strips first (instructions here), braided the strips together to make a long braid, then wrapped the braid in a coil and whipstitched it …
For a long time I’ve wondered how some people photograph their handmade items to make them look like they are floating on a white background. I didn’t know enough about photography to even think of how to search for that technique. So I was super excited when I saw this tutorial on how to make …
Owen and I are still learning about colors (remember our color mixing activity?). This time it’s colors we can find outside. Let’s go on a treasure hunt, a color treasure hunt. All we need is an empty egg carton with construction paper circles glued to the bottom of each section. The idea is to find …
Here are some instructions for how to make a quick cupcake stand for a party. See it back there beyond the coconut yummyness? You’ll need: 2 cans 3 circles cut out of cardboard (mine are 11, 8, and 5 inches in diameter) 3 sheets of 12×12 inch scrapbook paper in a solid color 1 sheet …
We’ve officially started homeschool preschool with Owen! As most 3 year olds are, he is very curious and I thought it would be fun to have more structured play activities with him so I could teach him a few things I wanted him to learn before he started Kindergarten. I’ll share a couple of the …
This week I started homeschool preschool with Owen. I thought it would be fun to have a more structured play time with him because I realized that there were some things I wanted to be sure that I taught him before he started Kindergarten. I typed up 45 of my favorite preschool songs and laminated …
If you’ve got an extra newborn laying around this Christmas you could put them to work making some thank you notes for you. I used an acid-free washable black ink and one adorable little boy foot! If you don’t have a newborn, here’s another idea. Each reindeer is made using our respective thumbprints, googly eyes, …
I love these old newspaper hats. They were perfect for our Garbage Truck Party. Here’s a quick wordless tutorial if you’d like to whip up some for yourself. Keep the fold at the top.
With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up soon I wanted to try a couple of easy gifts that could be used for hostess gifts or teacher presents. Here’s what I came up with… Gardner’s Hand Scrub And Miniature Pumpkin Spice Bread loaves. The loaves are just a doubled batch of our favorite pumpkin spice bread, wrapped …
Anyone up for some sweet baby pics with a little homemade quilt thrown in? I made Trey a mini quilt using some of my hubby Kyle’s old dress shirts. Oh there’s the little guy! Trey reminds me so much of his daddy! He has a miniature version of his daddy’s smile, demeanor and his daddy’s …
