Crafts

My New Gussy Clutch – Giveaway

Grace and I have a problem. We both have claimed this bag. I received it from the lovely Gussy as part of a review and giveaway. This review and giveaway. I have big plans for my clutch. We are going to the Savvy Blogging Summit, BlogHer, and Relevant conference. We will enjoy a date with [...]

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Dry Erase Activity Book for Preschoolers

Grace is showing an interest in writing, so I’ve been looking for activities for her to do to that will help her to improve her fine motor skills. A couple weeks ago, I found a dry erase activity book at Simple. Messy. Fun. that I thought Grace would like. I checked out her inspiration at [...]

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Top Ten Crafty Father’s Day Gifts

I received an email this morning from my friend, Robyn, explaining that she’d come to my blog looking for a crafty project that she could make with her two young sons and give to her husband for Father’s Day. She didn’t find anything. Because I haven’t written anything. Gift posts are tricky for me because [...]

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How to Make a Foam Crown for Your Prince or Princess

Earlier in the week, I mentioned that we made foam crowns at Grace’s princess birthday party.
Some of the kids wore their crowns for the entire party. A few more wore their crowns on and off, and a couple of them wanted to take them home to hang on the wall.
Needless to say, the crowns were a big hit.

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Grace’s Princess Cake

$Wilton Romantic Castle Cake Set\$

In my poll of readers and Twitter friends, 6 moms said there’s no way they’d try to make the cake and 3 said they would try it. I would think it’s clear by now which group I’m in. I saw the cake and thought, “I could totally make that.” I’m ambitious and creative and patient. [...]

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Wilton’s Romantic Castle Cake Set

$Wilton Romantic Castle Cake Set\$

If you saw this cake on a box at the craft store, what would you think?
I think there are 3 possible responses to Wilton’s Romantic Castle Cake Set.

* “Wow, that’s nice. I wonder if the bakery could do that.”
* “Wow, that’s nice. I wonder if I could get it printed on the cake at the grocery store.”
* “Wow, that’s nice. I bet I could make it.”

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Homemade Mother’s Day Gift – Colored Tote

I love to give and receive homemade gifts. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t rather receive a present that Grace made over a new trinket or book or blouse. Not even my dad, who would like to pretend otherwise. Grace and I are in the middle of making some awesome Mother’s Day presents for [...]

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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

Remember Joe’s new hobby? He spent last weekend building 3 raised garden beds. The space he’s always used for a garden has fairly poor soil and lacks the bright sunlight to really produce. To remedy those problems, he decided to build 3 raised garden beds. He placed them in a sunny spot in our yard, [...]

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Alphabet Crafts by No Time for Flash Cards – Giveaway

It’s no secret that I adore No Time for Flash Cards.

Allie, the gifted author and owner of No Time for Flash Cards, has recently published an e-book called Alphabet Crafts.

The e-book is everything I have come to expect from Allie. Some of the projects are things I’ve seen on her site; some are exclusive to the e-book.

After we downloaded the book, Grace and I looked through it together to pick a craft we could do together.

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How to Make Resurrection Eggs (and Why I Didn’t Make Any This Year)

I intended for my family to have a fun, spiritual, religious Easter celebration this year. I wanted it to be similar to our Christmas. We had fun celebrating the birth of Jesus and the arrival of Santa (or Mrs. Santa, as the case turned out to be). I intended for Easter to be similar, celebrating [...]