Craft Day: Bean Bags from Scraps
While I was rummaging through my craft box, I saw I had kept the triangles I had cut out while making Olivia's crown. I started playing with them, to see how easy it would be to make a little quilt out of them. But before I knew it, I had these sitting in front of me:...
Craft Day: A Superhero Cape – Part Two – FINISHED!
Now for the fun part. And as it's 2 a.m., my creative juices are flowing. It reminds me an awful lot of college. I printed out a large (600 pt), bold, Century Gothic 'B'. I was flipping through the fonts, saw "Century Gothic", thought "Batman" and what do you know?...
Craft Day: A Superhero Cape – Part One
This thing took me ALL.DAY (and into the next day - I didn't go to bed til 2!) to make. Once I got the hemming done, it was easy as cake and even fun. But THE HEMMING. *shudder* I started by drawing a semi-circle on the fabric. I used Benjamin's height from...
Craft Day: A Princess Crown – Part Three (FINISHED!)
It's a tad taller than I'd hoped for (and I say "hoped" because I never can do math well enough to be sure that it'll work out just like I planned...), but it's a crown, and it's a cute one, at that! I think it kinda looks like a pirate crown. A pirate princess crown....
Craft Day: A Princess Crown – Part Two
Well, I survived the sewing machine thus far! It hasn't all been perfect, but I think it's turning out okay regardless... I sewed the inner crown together - just on the top, leaving the sides open. Then I had the fun task of pulling it all right-side out. I used...
Craft Day: A Princess Crown – Part One
Welcome to Craft Day! Today is a day I've set aside to make some homemade Christmas presents for my children! You can play along, too! Do you have some crafts you've been meaning to get done? Use today as the motivation you've been lacking! Come and craft with...
Meet-and-Greet Monday
Here are some more random pictures from October: Trying...to...balance...on...chunky...arms... I fell. Mmmm... toes.... I'm stuck. That was exhausting. Daddy made me a hammer out of play-dough! He seriously should have seen this one coming. Grandma has the BEST toys....
Tips to a Better Toddler: Talk Like Steve from Blues Clues
There's a reason kids like that show. They like the attention he shows them. They like the exciting tone of voice he uses. They like the way he breaks everything down to be easy to understand for young minds. He does not yell, use sarcasm, or expect more than they...
Tips to a Better Toddler: Have a Plan. Keep to the Plan.
I am the worst parent when I feel as though I have no control over my child. I panic. And I do not make wise choices. So I develop a plan of action for my children, and this is especially helpful in the toddler years, as they find comfort in routine and anxiety...
Tips to a Better Toddler: Be the Change
Toddlers are sponges. Toddlers are mirrors. Toddlers are spongy little mirrors. (Shiny little sponges?) They learn how to handle life by watching how the people around them handle life. And believe me, they will not pick up on the one time you were gracious and...