Inspiration For Living Creatively - DIY Crafts, Sewing, Recipes, Crafts & More
Happy Monday folks! I just got back from a super fun girls' weekend at my friend Nicole's gorgeous lakefront home in Wisconsin. It was heaven on earth...and the first time I have ever been away from my little Oliver overnight! He did really well (yay!) so now the husband and I have hope for future getaways ;-) He was so … Continue Reading...
If you have been a long time reader of my blog, you know I am a huge fan of doing Random Acts of Kindness and spreading joy and positivity (see here for a great post about it!). So today I'm couldn't be more excited to share with you that I have been asked to be a part of Folger's "The Best Part" campaign. This program is … Continue Reading...
With school in full swing now and homework starting to make its way into our house, I thought I would try to be a bit more prepared for all the color this, draw that, cut this, glue that directions that most homework begs of us. Ya'll remember my love of Ikea's Raskog kitchen cart from my makeover post here, well, that … Continue Reading...
Another week means another Bento Round-up...ta-da! Week 3 for y'all...holy cats, can you believe my kids have been in school for 3 weeks already! Lunch 1: Applesauce with cinnamon, hummus, cucumbers slices with an acorn pick, baby carrots, hardboiled eggs in the shape of a bunny and a bear (using these molds found here), … Continue Reading...
Ever since I saw a similar type project from Martha Stewart a couple years ago I have been dying to make one for my refrigerator but was looking for just the right vintage tin, it's all about the tin ya know! Well, this summer the kids and I went garage sale-ing and I happen to find the cutest, most perfect spice tins and … Continue Reading...
Today I'm sharing a review of this lovely book, Mason Jar Crafts by Lauren Elise Donaldson. If you love mason jars as much as I do, you will love this book! It is chock full of clever ideas on how to craft with mason jars, with 30 fun projects and over 150 step-by-step photos. The book is full of really, really pretty and … Continue Reading...
So yesterday I took a much needed break from organizing and de-cluttering...that can get so overwhelming, you know what I mean? My sewing studio got out of control this summer and I'm not even sure how as I hardly touched my sewing machine these past three months. There were piles upon piles of craft stuff, fabric, notions, … Continue Reading...
Here is last week's Bento Lunch round-up for y'all (and here is Week 1 in case you missed it!) So far I have been loving making bentos for the kids every day, I actually look forward to that little spark of creativeness I get to have right before I head to bed. For those that wondered, I make them at night before I hit the … Continue Reading...
Oh My Heck. Is it truly possible that my little Eloise started Preschool last week? Yup, she did. She really did. Waaaaaaaaaaah! (that is totally me crying and not her...she did awesome. Clif and I expected a few tears from her but nope, she was a total rockstar). At morning drop off she ran out of the car and up to her … Continue Reading...
Since my Bento Lunch posts are always a hit on the 'ol Instagram (follow me here if you are not already!) I thought I would share a weekly round up of lunches here on the blog. My oldest two started full day school last week and guess what? I already have 5 lunches to share! I'll try to post a round-up once a week for those … Continue Reading...
If you have ever wanted to design your own stamps then you are going to love the new Stamping Starter Kit from Silhouette America! It is totally rad! Silhouette gave me a kit to play around with to create my very own custom stamps and holy cats, can I tell you how addicting this is! For those of you who have followed … Continue Reading...
Oh me, oh my! Last week school officially started for my two oldest littles. I still cannot believe it. I have two kids in full day school now, what the heck happened to my babies who used to play with me all day long?!? Noah started first grade and, as we do at the beginning of each school year, we measured him from top … Continue Reading...
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