Simple, cheap and with the kind of supplies I have laying in my junk drawer, is my kind of craft lately. With Easter right around the corner, an Easter craft felt in order. These carrot bookmarks are cheap, quick, simple and useful. The kids really love creating and feel a real sense of pride and accomplishment when they finish a project. It isn't uncommon for the kids to grab supplies and create with no direction from me. They are creative little souls all on their own. We had a little ...
Crafts & Creative Projects
Handmade Keepsake Jewelry Dish & Gift and Parenting
Parenting always feels hard. Everyday you question if you gave them enough attention. Wonder if you were too hard on one. Think there is a good chance you lost your cool way too many times. Outside of that everyday hard, I found myself wondering and worrying about Eleanor often. She seemed to always be crying or snapping at others and whining a lot. I just couldn't seem to figure out how to address the behavior. Like all things in my life, I knew it was up to me to find an answer and be ...
Sugar Scrub Recipes, Printable Labels & Teacher Gift Tags
With the winter months closing in on us, our skin often needs a little extra love. Here in Wisconsin, it can be a long rough winter. Today my daughter and I made four different sugar scrubs, sampled them all and we cannot believe how soft our hands are. Even the husband got in on the action, trying out our peppermint sugar scrub. We made them as teacher gifts and have the most adorable free printable labels and teacher gift tags to go along with them! The gift tags, that come in ...
DIY Bath Bomb Recipe, Printable & Gift Idea
One of the coolest things about essential oils is the way you can incorporate them into so many things and experience amazing benefits at a fraction of the cost. Lavender is just eight cents a drop (wholesale). There are so many fun twists you can add when creating your own product. Today I'm going to share a DIY bath bomb recipe and a fun printable. DIY BATH BOMB SUPPLIES 1 cup citric acid 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup corn starch 1/2 cup carrier oil (fractionated coconut ...
Back to School Organization, Printables & Tips
Once August hits, the reality that summer is coming to a close and the school is just around the corner starts to sink in. These back to school organization, printables and tips will help you have your best year yet. This school year we will have three in school! Hudson will be half day with preschool, Eleanor will be in Kindergarten and Quinn will be in second grade! It isn't just school that is startings, but soccer and dance as well. If any of this sounds familiar you are going to want ...
