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As soon as little O turned one I decided it was time to follow in my mother’s footsteps and start sewing our very own handmade Halloween costumes. So for the past three years, we have been trying to do just that. There is something special about a homespun costume – and for those of you …
My friend Meta, of One More Mushroom, recently threw her son the cutest super hero party. She had this idea for a darling super hero photo booth, and she asked me if I would help by creating cereal box/duct tape buildings to imply a cityscape of sorts for the little vigilantes to fly over. Being …
If you are looking for the perfect trick-or-treat candy bucket, but you don’t want to spend a lot (or if you are like me and don’t want to bother going out to the stores only to find that what you’re looking for just doesn’t exist)…we’ve got just the thing for you! A Do-it-Yourself bat (or …
I have loved reusing household items for craft projects for some time now. And one of my favorite free paper products that we always find in our mail box – oh nearly every day – are beautifully diverse security envelopes. A couple of years back I reused a collection of these security envelope patterns for …
Are you getting into the Halloween spirit yet? We’re still very much in baby mode here (Baby M is already a week old!!) but little by little we are trying to introduce elements of the highly anticipated spooky holiday over here. Just last night Jon and the boys put together a Mr. Pumpkin Head of …
Hi friends! I wanted to pop in with another Halloween Flashback for this week. But before I get into that, I wanted to let you know that our baby girl arrived on Monday, Oct. 1st at 8:15 AM! We are so in love and are trying to quietly settle into life with this new little …
Happy October! If you have been following my blog at all you probably know that fall is my favorite time of year. The first chill of October whispers of boots, jackets, chunky sweaters and spooky Halloween fun to come. But this year, October also means that baby girl is coming! I’m scheduled to be induced …
This past weekend baby girl and I were showered with so much love! I feel so blessed to have been able to get to know so many incredible, talented and generous women this past year. Two such lovely women are Melissa Esplin and Stephanie Ford who threw this gorgeous affair (at Stephanie’s utterly beautiful home). …
One of my all time favorite online (and now in print!) kids magazine, Babiekins, asked me to create a kids craft for their current issue! I could not have been more thrilled. Channeling my current love for beautifully colored paint chips I decided to use them to create these simple and darling feather crowns. Head …
As usual we had a fabulous time at my family’s Fourth of July reunion in Colorado and as usual, we went all out. This year we decided to go with the birth of America, 1776 theme and the end result was nothing short of amazing. My mother created a lovely patriotic environment complete with …