What goes better than picnics and ants? Children and playdough, of course. So when RoseArt contacted me to review their new Magic Fun Dough, I was all game. And what better place to play with it than outside in the beautiful “fall” weather? Keep in mind, I use the term fall loosely. It may be too […]
DIY
Stinky Wood Box
You know that smell of early 20th century homes with beautiful original coffered ceilings and wood floors still in great condition? Yeah… that wasn’t the smell this box held. This was one of those old smells that should stay lost in time. Forever. Remember when I bought it from the Brocante Market? Well shortly after […]
October Thrift Store Finds
I’m on a roll with this whole hoarding… err.. I mean thrift store shopping thing. I’ve noticed more and more thrift stores are starting to charge more for things, so I’ve been hunting down local thrift shops that haven’t lost sight of their thrifty beginnings. Needless to say I am pretty excited to share with […]
Build An Inexpensive Frame
Earlier this week I shared pictures of our new bedroom, which is also our new living room. Over our bed hung a large map framed in a frame that I built in an afternoon. It is a waterproof map, made for boaters, making it unnecessary to frame it under any glass or the like to […]
A Bed in our Living Room
Not to be confused with the post titled A Bed in the Living Room. The difference between that post and this one; there is actually a bed in our living room now. Before I get started, I want to say; I’m not completely happy with these pictures. Boo-hoo, you must be thinking, just take some […]
Happy Birthday Baby Boop!
Today is little Isabelle’s birthday! I can hardly grasp that she was born one year ago today. We celebrated with her first cupcake yesterday, while my mom and step father were still in town. She didn’t hesitate face planting it into her cupcake immediately after receiving it, and a couple of minutes later she had […]
DIY Felt Crown
I made this hat for Isabelle to wear to a pirate and princess birthday party we were invited to. Of course, the first thing I thought to do was make all three of my kiddos costumes. Elijah shortly sported a Captain Hook felt mustache, eye patch and hat before ditching the wimpy homemade stuff for the […]
September Thrift Store Finds
How is it already October? October means my baby girl is going to be one year, which makes my older babies are nearly 10 and 3. This is insane to me, you guys. I’m completely for distracting myself from this fact with some thrift store finds, are you? October is also the month my cousin […]
Treasures in the Closet
This one time, I found a camera bag in my parent’s dumpster. So like any normal person, I dug it out and brought it home. I’m sure I must have looked inside of the bag before tucking it away in my closet, but I must not have taken note of the treasures that were inside. […]
DIY Pocket Onesie
I can think of a few thousand things to adhere to a baby girl’s onesie, but when it comes to baby boy onesies, I’m at a loss. Sure there are bow ties, regular ties, dinosaurs, etc., and those are all great, but I wanted to make something different for my sister’s new baby. I’m pretty […]