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Back-to-School time has always been a favorite time of year for me. I love school supplies and making them even more fun with quirky pencil holders or adding a flower on top is just the ticket. Here are a few of our favorite ways to spruce up supplies: Playful Pencil Holder Heads: We made these for …
Hi Friends! I’m over on Studio5 KSL today talking about how to run your own Kids Craft Camp from your very own home! Last summer I held two Kids Craft Camps and it was a blast! We split things up into units such as Camping, Nature, Portrait, Animals, etc. I learned a lot such as how to …
The lovely Brittany of House that Lars Built is the guest editor over on Brickyard Buffalo this week and we’re thrilled that she picked our new doll shop to be a part of her curated selections.
Friends I’m so excited to finally share with you my new doll shop, merrileeliddiardshop.com. It’ been a long time in the works and it’s almost surreal to see it finally come to life! Each heirloom doll is one-of-a-kind, handmade with a hand painted face. They are oversized at 26″ long (with the exception of the mini dolls) and are …
We had a fun time playing with some extra cardboard laying around the house (online shopping…you know the drill :0). I decided to make a little doll face mask for Miss M and my little performer loved it. She has her first ballet recital in a couple of weeks and I can’t wait. She’s going to be …
My goodness it’s been a long time since I popped in over here. I’ve been pretty active over on Instagram but I guess I needed a bit of a break from the blog format for a bit. Just long enough for me to be missing it again. I’ve been working on so many projects such as my …
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 …
I’ve been obsessed with industrial laundry carts not only for their vintage appeal but for their utilitarian aspects as well. This we our Schoolhouse Electric laundry cart arrived and I’m smitten with it. The kids want to race up and down the hall with it but I’m just happy to have a designated place for them to …