We like bright bold colors at my house. My husband studied interior design and we don't necessarily have a traditional color scheme going on. My living room is home to an orange couch. I can't always find accessories in the right colors to match what we already have. Being able to personalized items is one of my favorite things about knitting or creating, so I was really … [Read more...]
Recycle or Upcycle for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! To celebrate I wanted to share some of my favorite upcycled projects. I loved the way these bud vases, made from nail polish bottles, turned out. DIY Mini Bud Vases Have an old t-shirt you can't wear anymore? Turn it into a headband (perfect for spring/summer weather.) Upcycled No-Sew Knotted T-Shirt Headband A fun container I made for Littlest so he could carry … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Hunt for Older Kids
I have a confession. I typically don't hide candy in my kids Easter eggs. In fact, I typically don't put anything in them. I have taken this course for a few reasons. You can't hide eggs in the hardboiled ones that we color. And, on more than one occasion, ants have found their way into candy filled plastic eggs. Which is really no fun. Instead the kids hunt the eggs and then they can eat … [Read more...]
DIY Easter Decorations
Spring animals are my theme for this years Easter decorations. Starting with this fun bunny chalkboard. I used a chalk marker to trace the outline of the bunny and then we filled him in with chalk scribbles. His tail is a yarn pom-pom. It's really handy that Easter candy is color coordinated. We've got a pink bunny, blue bird, and yellow chick/duck. I divided up the various candy by color. Some … [Read more...]
Book Swap Party
This weekend I celebrated my birthday with good friends and good books. I hosted my first book swap party! I asked all of my guests to bring a book (or more) that they were done reading and that they wanted to swap for a new book (or books). I didn't have any rules regarding the books, any genres were welcome. We piled all the books on my coffee table and then enjoyed some snacks and chatting … [Read more...]
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