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For Mother’s Day 2012 I shared a bit about my mom here on the blog. She has been such an amazing influence in my life in so many ways (the above pic is of her, my father and grandfather with my little sister – it’s hard to find a pic of her with me as …
Friends you may have been following on Instagram the tragic story of the family that lost this bright beautiful boy last Friday. Although I do not know them personally my heart breaks for them. Tears fall for them. We as mothers – as humans – ache for one another and we long to lift one another’s burdens …
Head on over to the Pinhole Press blog today to see our girls spring fashion picks! We’ve chosen some of our favorite clothing items for a Modern Peasant look, including one of my favorite dresses of the season, the Anais III, by Anais & I. For more Modern Peasant looks and sources, head on over to Pinhole Press. …
Rock paintings are such a classic craft for kids. Why not have them paint special rock portraits for Mom this Mother’s Day?! Everyone is sure to have a blast (well at least we did!). As part of Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Get Messy Outdoors Contest we wanted to bring in the outdoors and craft with something …
Friends i hope you all had a very happy Easter full of happiness, chocolate mouthfuls, family, fondness and renewal. Ours was simply and positively lovely. I didn’t manage to make the boys Easter attire this year as I have in years past but I did make little Miss a hand painted dress last minute. We …
March and April are big birthday months around here (My oldest turned 8 recently and I just might have turned another year older a week or so ago). So what better way to celebrate than with a DIY play birthday cake! And out of our favorite repurposed items such as an oatmeal box and duct tape makes this …
Just wanted to pop in and share that my book PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids is up on Amazon for pre-order. We had gone back on forth on a cover and they cover committee settled on this one. So fun! PLAYFUL is divided into five categories—Playful Dress Up, Playful Toys, Playful …
Little O has been going absolutely nuts for our recent Easter Bunny Egg on a Shelf (sort of inspired by Elf on a Shelf but we have no story behind him, he just sits there. But you could add a story if you wanted to). I think I’ll fill him up with candy (after closing …
When Pinhole Press contacted me about the idea of blogging about kids style for their inspiration blog I was completely excited. I love their brand and am inspired by their modern and beautiful products (Little O is obsessed with his new “Mario” scribble pad and they both love playing the matching game complete with their personalized mugs. So fun!). …
Personal style is something that is always emerging and shifting and recently I’ve been wanting to define for myself what that looks like. I love the conversation of getting and staying in touch with what is and always has and will be within us. I believe that absolutely all of us have something unique to say. …