Friday Finds – 6 Simple Valentine’s Day Crafts Anyone Can Make

This week I have been working with my girls to finish up their valentines, we’re almost done. While looking up ideas I came across a whole bunch of simple Valentine’s crafts. Here’s just a few; Tick Tack Toe Hearts (via AlphaMom) – I don’t know about you but tick tack toe is  a favorite in my…

Wordless Wednesday – Fun With Geometry

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9 Things For $9 On Etsy That You’ll Love

If you come around here often you know that I love Etsy and all the wonderful home made goods on there.  Here’s my 9 for $9 picks of the week. Natural Wooden Nursing Necklace – Olive Green by littlenurslings – Nursing necklaces come in so handy and this one is just adorable. Ear Flap Hat, Shades of Green,…

10 Things For $10 On Etsy That You’ll Love

Ok, anyone who can count can see I only have 9. I apologize but at 3×3 grid looked so much nicer and the 10 for $10 sounded so much better. What’s a girl to do?

How I Made a Four Layer “Cake” out of Marshmallows and Cereal.

My oldest requested a four layer marshmallow fondant cake back in June.  Her birthday is in January so I happily agreed to make one, thinking she might forget.  Fast forward six months and just days before her actually birthday when she reminds me that I’m going to make this four layered masterpiece for her party….

15 Reasons to Host an Ornament Exchange

Last night I hosted an ornament exchange at my house.  It’s the 6th one I’ve hosted in as many years.  The only restriction on the ornaments is that they have to be hand made.  It’s amazing how many different ideas people come up with for their ornaments and how many variation there are. Never in…

Deck the Halls with Handmade Goodness, Host an Ornament Exchange

For the last 6 years I have hosted a handmade Christmas ornament exchange with friends or groups that I’m involved with.  I love making ornaments and the absolute best part is having a tree covered in hand made goodness.  Every year through the exchange I get (and give) around 15 ornaments so I have over 60 hand…

Friday Finds – Etsy Finds

With the holidays coming up I’ve been browsing Etsy and the wonderful hand crafted goodness that is out there.  This week I’m bringing you some of my favorite finds. I’m completely in love with the wonderful jewelry at 3dots.  My current favorite is Funky 19 necklace.  They also have some holiday themed ornaments for sale. Continue Reading…

A Treasure’s been Hiding in my House

A few years back I was at a yard sale and spied a great set of Mid-Century Modern (MCM) candlesticks.  I picked them up for just a couple of bucks and they’ve been in my living room ever since.  The other day while scouring eBay for some MCM sconces and saw a set of candlesticks that looked just…

Sweet Felted Sweater Scraps

[ad name=”Above Content”] I purchased a bag of felted sweater scraps the other day, not really knowing what I’d do with them but figuring I could do something.  Last night I broke into it and looked around the web for options.  I found some great ideas but eventually decided to make a trivet. I followed the directions…