I had so much making the velvet pumpkins the other day. When I got to putting together a Thanksgiving table I decided I wanted needed place card holders for my imaginary Thanksgiving dinner at the end of October. Yeah, us bloggers are way weird. This is like play time for me though. I had so much fun on the table and mini velvet pumpkin place card holders. Here is a quick tutorial on how to rock these. Promise they are simple. If the sewing part turns you off, no worries, I can't sew and ...
Archives for October 2012
Velvet Pumpkins & $50 Jo-Ann Fabrics Gift Card Giveaway
I was lucky enough to receive a box of goodies from Jo-Ann Fabrics & Craft Store, which included everything I would need to make these lovely velvet pumpkins. Here is all the fun stuff I was working with. Jo-Ann Fabrics generously donated a $50 Gift Card for one of my lucky readers. If you are ever looking for project ideas or inspiration Jo-Ann Fabrics does have a project page. Jo-Ann Fabrics also included directions to make these velvet pumpkins, which I loosely followed. ...
Six Tips For Enjoying Your Offspring
I am not an "expert". Okay, I mean I have my degree in education and worked for a handful of years teaching in various schools, at various grades, with quite a variety in student population. I grew up the oldest of four kids (eeked out 12 minutes sooner than my brother). Through middle school I babysat, through high school I worked as a summer camp counselor and through college I was a preschool aid. Now I am a mother of a four and one year old and another one on the way. So I may not have a ...
Halloween Chalkboard Art
We are hitting mid-October and my chalkboard has been sitting blank for weeks. I finally got around to getting a little something, something up there. I found the trick to writing on chalkboards is to keep the board wet. The chalk goes on much more smoothly and much more vibrantly. It may not seem so at first, but once it dries it is going to be amazeballs. Promise. This little chalkboard vignette is in addition to our spooky Halloween mantle shelf. Let's be real folks...like I ...
Talking About Death
The other day Quinn was playing with a toy dog and informed us his dog's name was Sam. Ross told Quinn that he had a dog named Sam when he was a little boy. This lead to a conversation similar to this: Quinn: "Where is your dog now?" Ross: "Well I don't have him anymore. That was a long time ago." Quinn: "Where is he? Is he dead?" Ross: "Yes, he is dead." Quinn: "Is Babygirl (our cat & don't judge...that is her adopted name) going to die?" Ross: "Yes, Babygirl is going to ...