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Tiny Hats, Or How to Choose a Charity to Support

Sarah White December 2, 2015 Holidays / Home and Family Life / KnittingOne Comment

I have always liked the idea of volunteering and giving more than just money to a cause, but the thing is, I don’t really like doing the things that volunteering for a lot of organizations would require me to do. I detest talking on the phone, I’m not too great …

Look Forward to the Holiday with a Book Advent Calendar

Sarah White December 1, 2015 Holidays / Home and Family Life / Kid Crafts and Activities7 Comments

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, …

Christmas Crafts for Kids

Sarah White November 30, 2015 Holidays / Kid Crafts and ActivitiesLeave a comment

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 …

Great Gift Ideas for Creative Kids

Sarah White November 16, 2015 Holidays / Kid Crafts and Activities / KidsOne Comment

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 …

I Don’t Care How Many Days Until Christmas

Sarah White November 12, 2015 Holidays / LifeLeave a comment

It started before Halloween. Memes were popping up on Facebook saying so many days until Thanksgiving, this many weeks until Christmas, that many days before Black Friday or New Year’s or whatever. I even saw one in early fall talking about how many days it was until summer! Stop it. …

The Halloween Skirt without a Pattern

Sarah White October 20, 2015 Holidays / Kids / Sewing5 Comments

It’s well documented that sometimes I have an idea for a project and am not really sure how it’s going to turn out. Usually I don’t take pictures at all when I’m doing such a thing, even if I hope to be able to blog about it when it’s done. …

How to Be a Great Gift-Giver

Sarah White October 16, 2015 Holidays / Life2 Comments

Uncommon Goods approached me about writing this post and gave me a few products to compensate me for my time. But I love this company and all opinions are my own. I used to pride myself on being a really great gift-giver. I never used a wish list, figuring that …