As I write this I happen to have a sick little one asleep in her bedroom. I didn’t think it was time for the fall icky season to have started yet, but apparently it is. So it happens to be perfect timing for a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time now […]
The Sacred Weekend
Sacred is not really a word I throw around, being as I’m not religious at all. But lately it seems like more of my friends and Facebook peeps have been talking about how weekends are sacred at their house, by which they mean that it’s family time and it takes a lot to get one […]
Easy Rainbow Gift Tags
Sometimes it’s hard being a crafty mama. You expect to be able to make lots of cute stuff for any occasion, but then the occasion comes and you don’t have time to perfectly hand craft every last detail. Or really any details. So it was with the girl’s birthday this year. Coming just a week […]
Painting on Cardboard {Art Experiments}
For her birthday, the girl got a cool set of dinosaurs to paint. We spent the morning after her party painting them (she let me do one; isn’t that sweet?) and kept coming back to the paint through the day. She painted some on paper, but she really wanted to paint something else that wasn’t […]
Give a Mailbox to Show Encouragement
If you have a kid or know a kid with a birthday coming up or who just needs some encouragement for the new school year, I’ve got a great idea for you. Not too long ago I helped spread the word about a design contest for Uncommon Goods, and they asked if I’d like to […]
Improve Your Photos with A Beautiful Mess
I like to take a lot of photographs of my daughter. Like lots of moms, I want to capture the everyday moments as well as the big occasions, and that’s easier than ever to do because most of us have camera phones and Facebook and Instagram with us all the time. What I’m less good […]
A Crafty Fall To-Do List
Today is the first day it’s actually felt like fall might be coming to Arkansas. As I write this it’s a lovely 82 degrees outside and the window right behind me is open. Love it. I’ve been a little reluctant for it to be fall, which is weird, because it’s my favorite. I guess it’s […]