This post has been compensated by Influence Central and its client, Tylenol. All opinions are my own. The holidays are a crazy time for a lot of people, with tons of activities and events, presents to buy and people to see. But I feel like more and more people are starting to step back a […]
Try Something New with Christmas Recipes and Crafts
Christmas can be tricky. We love hosting friends who have moved away and being the place where family and friends can gather during the holidays. But it’s a break for us, too, so we don’t always want to spend a lot of time decorating, preparing a big fancy meal and cleaning up after big cooking […]
Enter to Win a $200 Shopping Spree from the Northwest Arkansas Mall
This post was compensated by the Northwest Arkansas Mall, but all thoughts are my own. The other day I told you about the fun snow day survival kit I put together with help from my friends at the Northwest Arkansas Mall, and today they are giving you the opportunity to win a $200 shopping spree […]
Make a Yarn Pom-Pom Wreath
As a knitter, I have a lot of yarn. But I also have a lot of leftover bits of yarn from finished projects that didn’t take the whole ball, or from book projects where I didn’t need a whole ball, or just things I have but never made anything with. There are loads of ways […]
Look Forward to the Holiday with a Book Advent Calendar
I’m a big fan of the idea of Advent. Looking forward to a season, anticipating what’s going to happen, making ready (in our case more for winter than for Christmas, but still), are all good things in a society that pushes instant gratification and rushing the holiday season. This may, in fact, be the only […]
Christmas Crafts for Kids
Over the weekend we put up the Christmas tree, and I was a little surprised at the lack of homemade holiday ornaments. You’d think a crafty mama like me would have a tree teeming with kid-made adorableness, but other than a couple of things the girl made at school, it just isn’t so. This may […]
Great Gift Ideas for Creative Kids
Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you click on some of these and buy, I’ll get a little cash back. But all opinions are my own. I think we’re all inclined to want to buy fewer toys for our kids. Most of them have more than they need and probably don’t play much with […]