Stress free creativity for families
Impending snow day getting you down? Let the wind howl outside while you get cozy inside, and make one of these quick DIY projects from materials in your craft stash: Valentines Day is coming up, and while this Anthropologie inspired felted bow garland was originally made for Christmas, it would look great in shades of […] Read more…
Rainbow looms have taken over our town, and I have been enjoying lots of quality time with my son making bracelets. He thinks it’s the coolest thing when I wear them, so I decided to make a bracelet that was a little more my style. This is a triple single style, and the metal […] Read more…
So I’m sure by now you’ve seen the personalized Sharpie mugs all over Pinterest, and all the “sharpie-mug-fail/ too-good-to-be-true” pins and blog posts out there. After doing a lot of reading, I just had to take a stab at the project, using all the helpful hints I found. I came up with the idea to […] Read more…
It’s almost the holiday season! If you’re like me, you always arrive at get-togethers with a bottle of wine for the host. Why not dress up the bottle with a super fast (and cute!) handknit scarf? It’s a great way to use up those tiny quantities of luxury stash yarn you’ve been saving, and putting […] Read more…
For the longest time, I’ve admired the adorable wooden letters in the Pottery Barn Kids catalogue, but there were two major problems that kept me from buying them for my son’s room. Number one: they are all either limited to pastel shades or overly embellished fonts. Number two: they are incredibly expensive. I decided […] Read more…
The Wings of Freedom Tour came to our local airport this summer. It was a perfect opportunity to learn about and photograph these beautifully restored WWII-era bombers. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: Courtesy of Wikipedia The Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Courtesy of Wikipedia Read more…