Living with Punks recently posted a tutorial for a Batman mask and when Luke and Lila saw them, they loved them. I’ll try any project that takes less than thirty minutes and costs less than fifty cents so Luke and Lila got their masks. The mask is really easy to make although I did it […]
A Hot Chocolate Recipe
As soon as fall arrives and we have somewhat cooler temperatures, my kids ask for hot cocoa. Today I served them Haunted Cocoa … the world’s best homemade hot chocolate recipe topped with ghost-shaped marshmallows. Hot Chocolate 2 lbs Nestle’s Quik 2 lbs powdered sugar 64 oz powdered milk 1 lb 6 oz powdered creamer […]
Repurposed Cabinet Door Hooks
I just finished a fun little project that’s also adding some practical function to Luke’s room: repurposed cabinet door hooks. On my first jaunt to the Habitat ReStore, I picked up an old cabinet door for $1. I always say it, but ReStore is one of the best places to find old salvabed cabinet doors. […]
A Locket
I wanted to give my Mom something sentimental to celebrate her 65th birthday. She often wears large necklaces so, inspired by this, I decided to transform a locket. I found a large and neat-looking locket months ago at Charming Charlie. I folded coordinating scrapbook paper (I coordinated the paper with the gems on the front […]
Boots
From the time Luke could walk until he was about three years old, he was rarely seen without fireman boots on his feet. They became his trademark and he went through numerous pairs. I saved his very first pair and decided to shadowbox them. (I’ve said it before but I’m so inspired by the way Darcy […]
Textured Candy Corn Shirts for Girls
It’s almost time to hit the pumpkin patch and take all the fun photos and I wanted to have something cute {and matchy-matchy} for the little girls to wear. I decided textured candy corn shirts would be quick and simple and a great way to use some of the scraps in my fabric stash. I hit my […]
Posies and Pinwheels First Birthday Party
This first birthday party post includes affiliate links. Tate just celebrated being one at her posies and pinwheels first birthday party and I wanted to share some of the cute and creative details with you! I added a lot of creative elements to the party but kept the overall idea really simple and it was […]
Family Hands Wall Art
I finally completed a project I’ve wanted to do for years. Now that our family is complete after the birth of our fifth child {it really is this time, I promise}, I made this family hands wall art, an idea I saw in a magazine years ago. I love the way this simple project captures […]
Basil Pesto Recipe
Now that September is here, I feel the need to harvest the herbs in my garden and save them for winter cooking. I think it’s wishful thinking that fall weather might really be coming, but if it does, my herbs will be preserved and we’ll have a pile of homemade basil pesto in the freezer. […]
First Birthday Party Ideas
I loved the first birthday party I threw for my twins, Luke and Lila, but since that big event happened right before I started blogging, it wasn’t shared here. I thought it might be fun to go back and share some of the photos and first birthday party ideas that we used to make it […]
Painted Mirror with a Hand Mirror Motif
Lila and Tate have had a blank wall in their bathroom since the paint job last summer and this cute idea from Country Living was the perfect fit. After all, I love hand mirrors. I used a cheap mirror from Hobby Lobby, spray-painted it using the template from Country Living, and used some tulle to […]
Sponge Balls
Having a sponge ball fight has been on our summer list since Martha first published the idea years ago. Today we finally did it. Bags of sponges from the Dollar Store made the activity super cheap (and super colorful). The kids had fun pelting each other with the wet balls. And unlike water balloons, the […]
A Pool Party
The invitations were mailed out last week and today was Kennedy’s last hurrah before school starts. Kennedy filled the pool with balloons (an idea we stole from Amy) … … salty snacks were set out in sand buckets … … along with bright, summery plates and napkins … … and cold drinks […]
Sensory Play :: Colored Ice Cubes
Entertaining babies and little ones can be tricky in the heat of summer but I recently came up with a fun summer sensory play idea for Tate: colored ice cubes on a string. These frozen cubes are so simple to create but they make water playtime {either in a bathtub or a pool or even […]
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