I'm participating in the #DesignSpaceStar competition. Creations are my own original artwork. Affiliate links are included. Creating a tote has to be one of my favorite ways to use my Cricut Explore™. You can get totes at the craft store for dirt cheap and use them for a million things. I have been creating printables for my blog and sharing them with you for years. It has been so much fun to take those creations and see them in a new light. The first printable I ever offered was ...
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Creating With Your Children’s Work
I first shared Quinn's tshirt with his handwriting on the blog a bit back. Today, as part of the #DesignSpaceStar competition, I'm going to share how you can get your child's handwriting on your own creation. My team is working on fall projects and this shirt seems like the perfect Cricut project to kick off back-to-school. To create with your child's work make sure that their work is clear. Have them write or draw with a permanent black marker on a clean sheet of white paper. ...
Finding Our New Normal
Yesterday, post workout, I stopped by Target childless. It was magnificent and I might just keep hitting the gym if it means trips to Target by myself. While I was there I picked up a container for Quinn's lunch. He will be starting Kindergarten on September 2. When I was a kid kindergarten was half day and maybe in some places it still is. Here, it is all day, which means lunch. I also saw two books about kindergarten on the end cap as I walked by and thought they would be a good way to get ...
Modeling Love
On July 15 we celebrated 8 years of marriage. We had no sitter lined up and no true plans. It was a Tuesday, after all. At first I was bummed. I think marriage is a pretty big deal. I think two people choosing each other, working day in and day out to make a household work is a big deal and raising people, good people, as a team is something that shouldn't be glossed over. The kids were pretty excited that it was our anniversary. We went through wedding pictures and talked about the ...
Being Intentional
With the convenience of my iPhone, I kind of stopped being intentional with my photographing. I can snap a photo whenever and with great ease. I am unbelievably grateful for this. But sometimes when things are easy, we forget to make them intentional. The other day, Ross and I were outside with just Hudson. That never happens and it didn't last long. While I was watching him explore and the sun glow around him, I thought to myself: now would be a great time to take pictures. I ran inside ...