I did not buy any wrapping paper or bows this year. Instead I embellished grocery bags, brown paper lunch bags, and used up the leftover driftwood paper from the Punch Advent Calendar. To give the driftwood [...]
I started a new tradition this year for the boys to exchange handmade gifts with each other. Yesterday I shared the lacing cards Jax made (with lots of my help) for his brother. Now it is his turn to make something for Jax. This is a great last minute gift idea [...]
This year I wanted to start a tradition of the boys exchanging handmade gifts. Of course I helped considerably with my youngest’s gift for his brother. My older son was able to offer a lot more help with his little brother’s gift. First up was lacing cards for Jax (<2 years old) to give Pepé [...]
Yikes…there is a giant spider sneaking down the stairs!!!
Last year I went all out making the costumes for the boys. My oldest (3 at the time) told me for months leading up to Halloween that he wanted to be a spider. I was happy to oblige, but not very happy [...]
Last week I made my own business cards, really calling cards, to take with me to the MN Blogger Conference. I was excited and anxious to pass them out. I am always pretty modest about the things I make. Luckily my nervousness was eased when two wonderful ladies, Cari from
What little girl doesn’t love paper dolls? I wanted to create the perfect handmade gift for a little 3 year old girl and was inspired by a tutorial for magnetic paper dolls on One Pearl Button. I sifted through the recommended Betsy McCall paper dolls and selected my favorites. I preferred the [...]

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