Hiking through the forest

Mossy forest floors, baby deer, and cascading waterfalls- just a few reasons why I love living where I do.  Yesterday, we hiked the Ramona F...

Finger Puppets

When my children were small, five and younger, we traveled a lot.  So much that we were usually only home about 3-4 months out of the year. ...

Porcelain necklace giveaway!

Here's your chance to win a handmade porcelain necklace by Emily Jull of Nesting Emily.  I have one similar to the blue necklace pictu...

artist interview: Emily Jull of Nesting Emily

I have been smitten with the pottery of Canadian artist Emily Jull ever since spotting her vintage doily porcelain jars on Etsy.  One of h...

Handpainted found objects in my Etsy shop

As mentioned in my last post , I have a few handpainted items up for grabs in my Etsy shop starting tomorrow morning.  In addition to the b...

Free Alphabet Tracing Pages

Download  free Alphabet Tracing Pages . Also thanks to  Money Saving Mom

Free Downloadable Homeschool Planners

I’m so excited because, after many requests from you all,  Joy from FiveJs.com  put together some  free downloadable homeschool planners . Y...

Exclusive items coming soon

It's been several months, but I finally have a few new items to add to the Exclusives section of my Etsy shop , one of them being this b...

Gadgets for your iPhone

I try not to get sucked into the tech-gadget vortex, but I'll admit it takes a lot of self-restraint.  Here are a few new favorites that...

Crayon Roll

How many times have you quickly caught your child as they jump from the pew, racing after a lost crayon or pencil that's rolling under t...

Baby Quilt

I made this quilt for a friend's baby a while ago.  It was so much fun to make.  I loved working with all the bright colors.  Making bab...

Brittany's Beach Themed 10th Birthday

My daughter wanted a beach theme for her birthday party.  She started out thinking shells, sand, etc... then it went to pool, water games, a...

New work

summer plateau To let be or not to let be, that is the question.  One of the more challenging parts of the creative process is to know when ...

We Have A New Baby On The Way

I'm so excited, I have to share my news with you.  We have a new baby on the way!  My daughter is expecting, and Mama will be shopping u...

Make Breakfast Exciting With Pancake Molds

When I saw these adorable pancake molds, I couldn't resist.  My Xavier wakes every morning looking forward to helping Mama make his favo...

Grow Your Own Veggies

I decided to plant a vegetable garden this year.  I have fond memories of my grandparent's garden when I was growing up, and I remembere...

Fun hand-printing projects by artist Christine Schmidt

One of my favorite books on my shelf right now is Print Workshop by Christine Schmidt of Yellow Owl Workshop .  I've been a fan of Yell...