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It was such a treat (or should I say trick-or-treat ;)) to create a series of simple DIY costumes for you in this month’s special Halloween edition of Better Homes and Gardens. This little unicorn riding princess is a fav and an off shoot of my llama costume from last year and follows the same basic …
I’m so excited to share that today I’m sharing how to make our oversized paper mache flowers over on House that Lars Built! When I first had the idea for a fairy tea party based on my hard bound fairy friend books, I asked friend and stylist Meta Coleman to help out (because planning a …
Little one turned 4 this past weekend and we celebrated by inviting friends to a little tea party. Jon made her a wooden brown stone dollhouse from my Playful Cardboard Brownstones pattern (found in my book Playful: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids) and I found the perfect sized vintage doll bed that fits …
My good friend, and Playful book Stylist, Meta Coleman and I put on an enchanted Fairy Tea Party for our little ones in honor of my Fairy Friends book series out this week! It was filled with giant paper mache flowers, delicious cake and cupcakes, book reading, fairy doll friends and lots of costumed …
Easter came fast and furious this year and just at the tail end of some really big deadlines for me. So we grabbed everything from years past and made the best of it. Turned out to be just the lovely serene Sunday we hoped for filled with Easter magic. the kids got up early excited …
We made this illustration for Miss M’s birthday wish list last year but she’s perfectly ready for Easter in her Tortoise and hair bunny cape and Zuzii foot wear.
Our oldest celebrated his 10th birthday yesterday (I can’t believe we’ve hit double digits!) and we made him a ’10 Things I Love About You’ ice cream cake. We made the cake by layering several kids of Atticus’ favorite ice cream flavors (mint chip, cotton candy and birthday cake) in-between layers of crushed Oreos drizzled …
Hi friends. I’m excited to share that I’ve partnered with Foodstirs to give away both my book Playful: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids, and their amazing baking kits to 3 lucky winners! You’re in for a really fun and yummy time! Just follow me @mer_mag and @foodstirs, then tag 2 friends who would …
I love celebrating Valentines with toddlers/preschoolers. When we lived in Cali we used to take the boys to a little kids Valentines exchange where the little ones got to make valentines for their friends and pass them out. I’d love to do something like that with Miss M this weekend. Just maybe invite over about 4 …
Last year, soon after we had first moved into the Banister House, I made a few goofy and silly best buddy Valentines with my oldest son and I thought I’d share a few more photos from that time with you today. I remember the day was especially stressful for some reason and my son and …