There are only a handful of shows I watch regularly and Project Runway is perhaps my very favorite. I always love seeing the art these amazing designers can create with limited time, a small budget and sometimes, the oddest of materials. In a show last… Continue Reading…an unconventional diy pleated wreath {made of duct tape!}
How wonderful is it to have this community where we can let down our guards, be honest for a moment and admit that we don’t have it all together?! It seems many of us desire to have hearts full of gratitude, but we’re falling short… Continue Reading…three ways to practice gratitude
Spread the love this valentine’s day with these sweet little note cards. They come from the February JDC | Monthly collection {one of my favorites ever! You can see more here}. Each is petite {finished size is 4 x 2.5} and perfect for slipping into… Continue Reading…free valentine note cards
Last weekend Ryan & I hosted our annual Christmas party. Ryan’s parents are talented in many ways and also generous and agreed to make our night extra special by cooking and serving our meal. A kid-free night without having to cook and hanging out with… Continue Reading…tips for decorating your christmas table
It never fails … every year around this time I have a long list of ‘want to dos’ and very little time left to actually do them. The list is usually filled with good things: create meaningful gifts for teachers and neighbors, bake favorite christmas… Continue Reading…letting some things go
Last week, the kids and I attempted to make snow globes. We followed this tutorial and they sort of turned out. But not as good as I hoped. I couldn’t get the right proportion of glycerine/water/glitter and then the trees kept coming unglued from the… Continue Reading…snow globes
This has been a project I’ve wanted to do for forever. It has no purpose other than to look festive, but I’m pretty sure it is my new favorite thing I’ve ever made. I suppose you could use the countdown tags to actually count down… Continue Reading…free christmas countdown tags & 25 ways to embellish them
We’re doing gift-giving a little bit differently this year. Usually, we call Christmas an excuse to buy our kids a whole load of things they want and things we want them to have. We don’t go completely overboard, but with four kids and a handful… Continue Reading…four gifts for christmas
Over the past three years, there have been quite a few Christmas freebies available for download. I love creating and {thankfully} you like what I come up with, so this works out pretty well for all of us. In this assortment of printable goodies is:… Continue Reading…christmas freebies just for you
this post is a repeat from last year, but certainly worth sharing again
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This season leading up to Thanksgiving is one of my favorites. If there is anything I’d like to be, it is thankful, and so I love the idea of expressing our gratitude both in spoken and written word.
I have created a set of cards to help encourage this attitude of thankfulness.
You could put one at each place setting at the the Thanksgiving table, have your family and friends fill them out and share with each other. My sister does this each night leading up to Thanksgiving with her family and then saves the cards to read the following year.
Another great way to use the cards is to turn them into tags
and hang them on a thankful tree.
The boys and I tromped out into the woods, cut down a few branches, put them into a heavy urn and filled the bottom with stones to hold the branches in place.
Every day, we each write one thing we are thankful for. And the rule is that nothing can be duplicated. This is our first year doing a thankful tree and I’m looking forward to seeing what the kids comes up with. I hope it is a great way to instill in them the importance of having a thankful heart. I know it will be good practice for us all.
More photos and a free printable pdf after the read more link…
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an artist, a talk show host, or a window dresser {you know, those people who create the displays for department store windows}. Funny thing is, I sort-of pretend to be all of these now that… Continue Reading…free printable valentines
So here we are : just one week until Christmas. It seems like the lead up takes forever, and then suddenly it is upon us. My babes are nearly out of school and we are looking forward to a nice Christmas vacation spent with family,… Continue Reading…merry christmas
Have you seen all of the gorgeously decorated homes around blogland? It has been so fun to see how each person fluffs their house for Christmas. Today I thought I’d share our home with you. There are plenty of photos ahead, so I’ll keep the… Continue Reading…the stockings are hung {our house tour}
This is what I wanted to do for my kids for our advent calendar this year: I was going to make bags like I did for Audrey’s birthday favors using my chevron printable paper, then create cute number stickers and hang them as a banner… Continue Reading…advent calendars
So now you have a wish list, a gift list, a party invitation, and an art print. I hope you love them! Today’s final Christmas goodies are the perfect embellishment for your gifts. I posted these gift tags last year, but wanted to make them… Continue Reading…christmas goodies week: gift tags
