It has been super rainy here the last week or so and we’ve been stuck indoors pulling out hair out one too many afternoons. To keep Henry entertained I’ve been trying to do a lot of kid friendly projects and crafts with him, so I’ll be sharing a few of them over the next couple […]
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2.17.11
DIY: Oilcloth Pencil Case
When my mother was in town last week I was the queen of efficiency. She’d whisk Henry away on errands and activities and I’d buckle down and work. My mom also did cute things like call Henry ‘visual’ for liking tv, and a’ photographer prodigy’ for accidentally taking artsy pictures with my phone. Aren’t moms […]
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2.15.11
DIY: Chalkboard Calender
There are all sorts of wall calenders out there but here’s one you can easily make yourself, then use and reuse over and over using chalkboard contact paper (which is just black contact paper, fyi). Quit making fun of handwriting already, okay? Writing on a chalkboard had never been my strong suit. See full directions […]
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2.14.11
Valentines
We’ve having a few little toddlers over for a Valentine’s Day exchange this morning. I had bookmarked what Brooke did a couple years ago, and wanted to do something similar. I found some small boxes of Valentine’s Day stickers that I covered in fabric, wrapped in twine, and stenciled on names in gold pen. It […]