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Have you ever considered making your own bun cover or snood? *Detailed Instructions Below* Making a snood, or bun cover, for our beautiful ballerina. Connecting During Recital Week So last week was recital week over here! My 10 year old has been taking dance classes since she was 5 years old. This year she graduated… Continue reading DIY Bun Cover for Dancers & a Few Beautiful Snoods on Amazon
This is my daughter's project that she did absolutely 100% herself with the instruction from the video below. As I am working from home I 100% appreciated she was able to do this independently! So I don't know why but I've always called this stained glass art but apparently it's scratch art and stained glass… Continue reading Scratch Art & My Love for Suncatching Window Art
My apologies for being less active on the interwebs lately. I have been trying to add a classroom space to my office space/craft room. The room was already stuffed to the gills and it took some work to make a school space as well as the multi-purpose room it already was. On the plus side… Continue reading Keeping Our Cool During Covid
Spreading some love by ordering a book series that other family members love. So while under quarantine we have made sure to follow the rules and only go out when necessary. Today my niece and nephew are here because their mom needed someone to watch them during a prenatal appointment. My daughter is an avid… Continue reading Showing Love with a Book Series & How to Avoid Borrowing & Lending Books
So I am lucky enough to have grown up in a house with a big yard. Although it comes with a lot of yard work, I grew up having a ton of fun and my kids have a blast here too! We have hordes of bamboo that grows very fast and needs cut back multiple… Continue reading Backyard Teepee for Under $10
My beginner sewing projects: So many curtains & a pair of moderately successful maternity pants. After my obsessive search for sewing knowledge (Click here to see my Learning to Sew Post), I bought the cutest sewing machine I could afford at Walmart. I made sure it had a zigzag stitch and a button hole feature.… Continue reading Learning to Sew? "My Beginner Projects"
It is not lost on us, the irony of this crazy respiratory sickness scaring the crap out of everyone. Especially since it was right on the back of mom getting out of the hospital from her latest lung exacerbation. What do you do though? We all have to figure out how to function in this… Continue reading Muddling Through Covid As a Big Happy Family
Corona virus sign outside the hospital when my mom was discharged from her latest lung exacerbation. So last night we got a call from a family member that there was a confirmed case of corona virus in our county. No surprise there but it was occasion to go out and buy a few things that… Continue reading Corona Virus Confusion
"And My 1st Time Making Bias Tape" Hand Print Craft - Tablecloth to tree skirt using bias tape and acrylic paint. First off this wasn't my idea, it was a facebook post sent to me from Billy's sister "my sister" lol. She sent me a message, with a facebook link, wanting us to make a… Continue reading Hand Print Craft – A Tablecloth to a Tree Skirt
Avon is My Favorite Business Avon is a fun way to earn extra money by working from home. I have so much fun trying different products and Avon has so many! This post is more about Avon the business though, so if you were looking for product reviews this is not your post. We do… Continue reading Why Choose Avon? Over Brand Ambassador (and other direct marketing businesses)
So the idea for this came from window shopping essential oils on a facebook business page. I love essential oils for many reasons. Mostly I find certain smells very uplifting or relaxing, depending on the oils. If essential oils kill germs in the air, keep me from getting sick, help me focus, or alleviate pain… Continue reading Lava Bead Chakra Bracelet Craft
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7grp4gAfyr/ My plan to create 10 beautiful blog posts by the New Year certainly did fall by the wayside. I have so many creative projects to wrap up and get out as blog posts, but we have been attempting to move from our house back to my mom's. I just didn't have the time I… Continue reading Update: Massive De-Cluttering Leads to a Dedicated Office & Studio Space!
Our best tips for cooking a gluten-free holiday meal. Also how to avoid as much gluten as possible at your family holiday meal. We hope to help others avoid common food mistakes made during the holidays.
The Joys and Pitfalls of Buying and Selling Our 1st Handicap Accessible Van The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly I would love to say I will never sell another vehicle again, but I know how life works. I'm sure life would feed me those same words in some massive display of humility pie ala'… Continue reading Grand Ramp Van: The Real Story
My life- How we have shuffled around 3 houses in one year, updating our old houses, and my career to-date.
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