I have a new favorite hobby. Making DIY window clings. I can’t quite get over how easy they are to make, how limitless the possibilities, how much learning and play can be had with them! They’re just the best! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Read my full disclosure policy here. Supplies: […]
The Classic Sharpie Gift Mug
Gift giving is not a specialty of mine. I start out in November with all these lofty dreams of elaborate homemade fare that will wow the troops. But by mid December, the Grinch has taken over my body and I’m willing to shell out big bucks for some random store bought gift so I can […]
Baked Apple Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Folks, I’ve found a new holiday tradition for our family! I can’t believe how simple this baked Christmas ornament recipe is! Both of my young boys were involved in the process and they turned out adorable and smelling like the idyllic Christmas memories of yore. We a definitely going to do this year after year. […]
Kid-Made Thanksgiving Placemats
I can’t believe Thanksgiving will be upon us in less than a week! We’re so blessed to be able to celebrate with family and I wanted the boys to have a part in setting a harvest-y mood. These kid-made Thanksgiving placemats are quite simple to make yet look adorable! We’re even using them as a banner […]
Revamp Your Stove Backsplash with Chalkboard
Love Chalkboard? Have a boring stove backsplash? Read on. Last year we were blessed to be able to purchase our own home. I’m not a super crafty person, but I love to decorate. So now that I actually owned a “canvas” I was all about putting my mark on it. And there are lots on […]
How I Turned our Boring Honey Cabinets into Gorgeous Espresso
Last year we were blessed to purchase our first home. I still can’t believe how well God brought it all together! It was a hectic rushed time. (Lumpy was born between the time we signed papers and the day we moved in.) This post may contain affiliate links that help support my family. Read more here. […]
Dinosaur Cake
Lumpy had a great dinosaur themed first birthday party. I wanted the cake to fall in line with the theme, but I also wanted to be realistic. Most cakes that I make, don’t even have frosting on them. Every time I try and frost a cake, disaster strikes. So much cake gets swept up into […]
Dinosaur Themed First Birthday
My youngest turned ONE last month! How did this even happen? We went with a dinosaur theme to celebrate Lumpy’s big day. This post may contain affiliate links that help support my family. If you’d like to know more, click here. First, we set up a couple play stations (the really old school kind) for […]
Construction Themed Third Birthday
This post may contain affiliate links that help support my family. Learn more here. When Loopy turned three, I wanted an easy theme for decorations and play. The natural choice was construction trucks. Just stick your dirt cake in the back of a dump truck to make your boys drool even more! I decided to […]
Family Virtues
What do you REALLY want your family to be like? What’s your goal? And harder still, what’s your plan to get there? When our oldest was just a couple months old, our small group at church did a study on the family, based mostly out of Proverbs. During one of the lessons, we were […]