This kid turned 8 yesterday and I can hardly believe it. 8 is such a milestone, a bridge between being a “little” kid to, oh I don’t know what, an bigger kid. We had fun celebrating with him with a little hike, some family gifts, dinner and a Harry Potter movie (which he’s all into …
Author: Merrilee
More Bunny Plate Pals
Don’t say I didn’t warn you about my love of bunnies. So we had to do a couple of “boy” versions or our paper plate bunny friend. You could still make these into bags or just fill with candy and place inside your little one’s Easter basket. I love the idea of having your little …
DIY Bunny Paper Plate Purse
I must give you fair warning that I’m a little bit obsessed with bunnies (do you find that there are a few animals that you always gravitate to? lions, llamas, bunnies, polar and black bears are top hitters for me) so when a holiday comes about that includes say, oh an Easter Bunny, well I …
DIY Silly Face Stamps and a Get Messy Contest!
We love to make stamps out of simple shapes – you can see our first go at making geo stamps in this post here. Recently we made another set with the idea of making silly faces out of them. And we’ve been having a whole lot of fun with them ever since! To make these …
Making dresses for baby girl
Last Easter I tried to take a stab at not only making a dress for baby M but making up the pattern as well. I quickly found out that it’s a whole lot harder (for me at least) than I thought it would be. The dress was waaaay to large and had all kinds of …
Eraser Stamp Rainbow Art for St. Patricks Day!
I’m sharing a easy eraser stamp rainbow art project for your little ones to make over on Minted today. And Just in time for St. Patrick’s day! I have a hard time thinking of creative and aesthetically pleasing things to do with shamrocks but I can always get on board with the ever lovely rainbow. My …
Artwork for Oh Happy Day's Screenprinting Bonanza!
Friends did you see that Jordan of Oh Happy Day! is starting up her Craft Nights again? Makes we wish I lived in norther Cali. I’d sign for the floral design and screen printing classes like yesterday! Jordan asked me to contribute a couple of designs for the event and this little juice cup is …
Wallpapering our Vintage Dollhouse
I found this simple vintage dollhouse a number of years ago when my boys were younger and we lived in california (another lady really wanted it for her nativity but I had made a claim on it already…but I have always felt I needed to do it justice as I was the one who took …
Storing our DIY crafts and toys
So many of the crafts and toys we make are played with loved and…well consequentially thrashed (R.I.P dear little tea box train, you were loved). I of course want my kids to play with and enjoy the crafts and toys we make together. However I’ve began keeping a few of them on shelf with the hopes that …
LOVE LETTER PALS Printable Valentines
This time of year is always so inspiring for me. Must be the LOVELY LOVE in the air… I know we’ve shared a few valentines ideas already (and you guys are as wild about the animal envelopes as we are! I’m loving seeing all the versions your littles are making on Instagram!) but I couldn’t help …