This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReadySetSnack #CollectiveBias Snacking is a really big part of our lives, probably more than it should be. The girl just started kindergarten, and she often comes home both hungry and wanting an activity to do before supper. I’m […]
Crafty Links and Inspiration
Thanks to my birthday weekend I’m a little behind sharing crafty links this week, but there’s some great stuff here so I hope you’ll check it out! The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton For August, the Inspired by Reading Book Club read, “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. See what the participants were inspired […]
How to Sew a Pillow
As you may have heard by now, the girl started kindergarten this year. It’s a whole new world in a lot of different ways, and they try to make things a little easier during the transition time by having “rest time” part of the year in lieu of a nap. Because there are lots of […]
DIY Chalkboard Sign for Back-to-School
The girl started kindergarten yesterday, which both was and wasn’t a big deal. She’s been in all-day preschool since she was almost 2, and she’s at the same school she was last year. She knows all her classmates already, and the routine is different, but not all that much. We actually get to school later […]
On-the-Fly Pillowcase Top Not-a-Tutorial
One of the ways I like to learn things is to kind of get myself in over my head and see what happens. Last week’s Iron Craft challenge, which I totally missed, was to create something blue. I had this great blue batik fabric I knew I wanted to use. I wanted to make a […]
Notions: Outdoor Play and Nature Crafts
I read a lot of crafty blogs and have a lot of craft and kids activities come through my feeds every day, so I’d guess a lot of these Notions posts are going to involve rounding up crafty kids things, as much so I can save them for myself as to share them with you. […]
Easy to Sew Cloth Napkins
We have used cloth napkins for years, since before the girl was born. I like the fact that we aren’t throwing away as much paper, and it adds a little cuteness to the table when you have cloth napkins. At least it does when you have cute cloth napkins. Some of our napkins are also […]