We’re holed up here with the coughs and sneezes so we’d give just about anything to be in sunny Palm Springs sipping lemonade by the pool and crafting up a storm! But This colorful Crafting Community tote with a bundle of goodies will just have to tide us over. My kids are going crazy about all …
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playing with clay
Recently the boys have been inspired by their buddy Henrik (belonging to One More Mushroom) who is an avid clay character builder. They are also recently really into Mr. Fantastic Fox and quote it all the time. As a result they are constantly asking me to make them fox characters of one kind or another, …
DIY Notebooks from Cereal Boxes
The littles are starting to really get into to drawing, coloring, marking, recording, and even writing. They are constantly asking me for sheet upon sheets of paper.
Kids Paper Strip Monogram Art
If you haven’t seen our post for Kids Paper Strip Monogram Art up on Julep, you best hop over there. AJ is such a fan of placing multiple shapes on top of one another so this craft project was right up his alley. Perfect out-of-school craft to keep little hands busy. See just how you …
Tried and True:
With two spirited boys in the house, it’s no surprise that their wardrobes go through quite a bit – mud, wrestling, climbing, pulling, splashing, tugging, drenching…and much more. And because of this I’m pretty picky about what I purchase for them to wear. I want it to not only stay relatively sturdy, but to also …
Little Bits:
Friends my darling little girl is already five months – nearly 1/2 year old! Wow has the time flown. I have wanted to share with you her birth story since I wrote it back in November, but so many things just kept coming up. I’m happy to finally share it with you now. I feel …
Illustrations for Sky and Livi
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve a number of illustration jobs that I’m working on catching up on now that I’m back from ALT. Illustration has always been my bread and butter and I really do love it so. Especially when I can work on meaningful projects such as
Back from ALT 2013!
I’m back from a whirlwind week at ALT Summit. Good times my friends. Good times. And I can’t wait to share all the fun I had along with some lovely pearls of wisdom, but right now I have to seriously play catch up as I get back into illustration mode and work, work, work! It …
Crafting for Ruby's Studio:
Have you guys heard of the new kids show, Ruby’s Studio?! If not you are in for a real treat! It’s a great kids show that is perfect blend of fun, helpful, endearing, playful and, thank goodness, not too cheesy. Oh, and best test of all – Little O loves it. So you can imagine …
Crafting for Design Sponge:
When Kate Pruitt, of Design Sponge, asked me if I wanted to contribute a few DIY crafts for us older “kids”, just in time for the holidays, I jumped at the chance. You know that I’m completely enamoured with kids crafting but I welcomed the chance to kick up the sophistication a notch. This week …