Lets Make a Mess
I recently came across this beautiful LOVE on Pinterest that was made using wire (or a wire hanger) and some thick yarn. I thought it would be fun to take this same idea and make a bird for Lyla’s nursery. See the full project and tutorial @ Family Chic This entire project took about 10 minutes and I only used things that I already had around the house: a wire
I thought it would be fun to make some clear bean bags for Benjamin to play with so that he could see all of the different (not baby-safe) objects inside. These were really easy to make and it was a lot of fun to pick out different things to go inside of the bean bags. Since there are small parts that could come loose and become choking hazards, I would
I love looking at old family pictures. Recently I came across a box of pictures from the 1950s of my dad when he was about 2 years old. What’s crazy is that these pictures were taken out in front of the house where my Grandmother still lives. It was bizarre to see my dad as a little toddler sitting on the steps that I see all the time that I
Lately I keep coming across the most adorable button crafts. I seriously want to do them all. The Freckled Nest has two fantastic button crafts that are so cute I had to share them both. First, Spring Button Flowers – This is adorable and I love the simplicity of it. Second, a Framed Cork Display Case for a Button Collection – This reminds me of butterfly specimens and would be perfect to
I’ve found that motherhood feels like you are constantly living in the first few scenes of a horror movie. Even though everything is going wonderfully, you know that at any minute something terrifying could and most likely will happen. You don’t know what exactly it will be, or how or when it will happen, but you know you will cringe and someone will start screaming and crying. Today, while I
When I was a new mother, it seemed a little silly to spend a lot of time reading to your newborn baby. Don’t get me wrong, I love books. It just seemed weird to read to a baby who wouldn’t understand what you were saying. However when my son was just a few weeks old I read a couple books to him and I was shocked at how interested and
This weekend I decided to try making some bows out of fabric. I had seen this wonderful tutorial over at See Kate Sew and made a handful myself. Kate makes them using her sewing machine which seems to be pretty easy. However I do not own a sewing machine and actually have never used one before. So I just hand stitched these pretty quickly. First cut out a piece of
Benjamin is at that age (known as fast-mapping) where he is learning to talk at lightning fast speeds. All of a sudden, in the past month, he has gone from saying a lot of words and simple two word sentences to saying all sorts of phrases, sentences, and sometimes even his own ideas. This morning I walked past his room and heard him counting and talking to Oo-Oo. If he
Felt picture frame fridge magnets (and felt flower fridge magnets) Supplies: Different colors of felt, scissors, glue gun, buttons, needle and thread, plastic, pictures, round magnets First, cut out two identical rectangles of fabric about 2 inches wide and 3 inches long (like a wallet size photograph). Cut a window in one of the pieces of felt. Cut out a piece of plastic that is a little bit smaller than
Lately I have been having so much fun making flowers and other things out of felt. I have been so surprised at how easily you can make beautiful flowers without even using a needle and thread. Supplies: felt, hot glue gun, scissors Time: 5 minutes or less Cut out the circles. Then cut the circles into spirals. As I have been making these I’ve noticed that slightly uneven circles and
