Pay-It-Forward Potted Bulbs Craft Challenge!

spring potted bulb craft project

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of iBulb for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Even though we still have snow on the ground, spring is in the air! I can tell because the garden centers and stores are starting to gear up for the growing season. Bit by bit, garden [...]

Going back to school with the Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator

my weekly menu board

I know I have been saying it a LOT, but it is almost time for our kids to go back to school! Nine more days until the big day! We have been getting prepared by finishing up their school shopping and stocking up on lunchbox goodies. This year I am also using my new Fellowes [...]

Make Something Astrobright: Make a Mustache Mobile

astrobrite-paper

This post brought to you by Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper. All opinions are 100% mine. We're preparing to go back to school at the end of the month, which means we'll need to stock up on lots of different papers for projects, reports and crafts. AstroBrights paper are one of my favorites! They have 23 bright, [...]

Our last minute Father’s Day gift idea!

dad day invitation

If you have been scrambling to try and think of a unique yet fun gift to give your hubby for Father’s Day, then maybe this will give you a good idea! The kids and I usually get Super G. tools or chocolate. This year we wanted to do something a little bit different. I FINALLY [...]

Finished Crochet Baby Set

crocheted bonnet booties set

Remember the bonnet and booties set I made for my cousin and their soon to be first baby? Well I did finish it just in time for my Aunt to take with her to the baby shower in New York. It was finished the night before in fact! Whew, that was cutting it close! I [...]

Crocheting away

Crocheted Baby Bonnet

Just a little something I’ve been crocheting this weekend. This project will go to my Aunt to give her daughter-in-law. She and my cousin are expecting their first child in May! I hope their little one will like this small present from the heart.

Wordless Wednesday – unfinished project

volcano science fair project

Pie and I had fun playing with cardboard, tape, and white goop yesterday! We are impatiently waiting for her creation to dry so she can get it painted in time for the science fair on Thursday! We’re thinking about making little huts (suggested by our Schwan’s man lol) to put at the base of the [...]

How to make a Santa Claus bean bag toss game

Santa beanbag toss

This may not be the fanciest or most beautiful homemade game ever made, but it IS very functional, extremely easy, and quick to make when you are frantically trying to rack your brain for a fun game that 12 Girl Scouts of different ages can play together! Last year we did Pin the Nose on [...]

Wrestling, Crochet & Freezer Jam – so random week!

wrestling signs

Talk about a completely random week! I just remembered this morning that I left you hanging last week when I mentioned a surprise for my Mm and Lee. The big secret was that we bought tickets for us all to go see the WWE Raw tour. Our closest city isn’t very big so this was [...]

Our Gingerbread House (yep we used a kit!)

kids making gingerbread house

Pie & Mr.T. successfully built a gingerbread house this weekend! This is a big step up from the gingerbread house disaster of last year! lol   Of course the funnest part is eating the leftover icing! They thoroughly enjoyed every last lick they could squeeze out of that bag! I’ve got to say that that [...]

Crafting with Pie – How to make Puffy Paint T-Shirts

my daughter's puppy drawing

My daughter loves to make things! She is constantly asking me “Mom, what can I make?”   She also has a semi-short attention span and a tendency to become easily frustrated. This means we must find fun, crafty projects that she can make on her own or with minimal help. Which is why we LOVE [...]