All posts tagged: craft ideas

and it is finished.

remember these crates? well my project is complete and we have a new bookcase! woo hoo! this picture doesn’t really do the whole bookcase justice but you get the point. i can’t wait to fill each little crate with something unique and full of color. ahhhh! the anticipation is rising. 2 weeks from today! big […]

color me happy!

have you ever made your own crayons? oh! it’s so easy and very “green” if I do say so myself. you use your old crayons that have been broken and peeled. or is that just my kids that do that? anyways. break the crayons into 1/2 inch pieces, spray a small muffin tin lightly with […]

handmade ideas.

each year i like to hand make one gift for each of the kids for christmas. i love doing crafty things and involving my kid’s personalities and likes in my creativity. i hope that someday these homemade gifts would be something to forward to and cherished, more than another toy to put in a bin. […]

good reminder.

I’ve seen this picture in several stores and a couple of my friends have it. I love it! I was excited to find a free download of it online at Keep Home Simple, a fabulous blog! Lots of good stuff over there. I don’t know about you but I could be reminded of this about….oh […]

5 on friday.

I’ve had fun crafting this week. Here’s what I’ve done and what is to come! 1. I saw these headbands on my friend Danee’s blog. I liked them so much I made them the next day. They were super easy and I really like the way they look. Great for those “no wash your hair […]

apples to apples.

Today we spent the whole day at home. Sometimes you just need to do that. no place to be, no rushing around. just at home playing. but i have found on these days i still need to plan something for the kids and i to do or we all go crazy at some point. so […]

Creative thinking and planning

I’m in decorate/plan/crafty mode over here. Watch out this could be dangerous! This is a fair warning to my husband:) Knowing that a new home is in our future, the creative wheels are turning. Awhile back I found this make-your-own-bed that would be great for each of the girls and ashleyannphotography. It looks relatively simple […]

If I had $1,000,000…

If I had all the money and time in the world I would buy/make each person a gift who has impacted me in Chico in someway. Just to say thanks, I like you, I appreciate you, I will miss you, don’t forget me:) But time and money are not plentiful so I have to be […]

Homemade fun

Last night the Little Mister and I had a fun time in the kitchen as we often do after the girls are in bed. We love to bake together, and let me tell you he is getting pretty good at mixing and measuring. We decided to go a different direction last night and make some […]