This was a fun baby shower I helped throw for my dear sister-in-law. We wanted to do a vintage style bedtime stories theme. I found these great children’s illustrations in an old nursery rhyme book and photocopied them and glued them to … Continue reading
It’s time for a little Halloween fun! I went through the etsy Halloween costume listings and found some great handmade Halloween costumes for babies and toddlers! First one that struck my eye was this bright red “Raggedy Ann” wig. It … Continue reading
I have found some great photo projects with tutorials online and thought they would make the perfect weekend project for my readers who need something to keep them busy! The above photos are mounted on pine wood planks painted in … Continue reading
last week I posted some tips on how to plan the perfect party, I thought a good follow-up post would be to show some images from my baby shower a few years ago. My mom, sisters and I planned this party … Continue reading
Scouring pinterest you can find loads of DIY tutorials and right now I am loving felt flower clips for babies and children. Though if you get the basics down you can easily use the flowers you create to embellish cardigans, bags, pillows … Continue reading
There are certain elements that every great party must contain. I am starting to plan my daughter’s 2nd birthday party, wow that went by fast, and it seems like every party I plan all comes down to a few pertinent questions that … Continue reading
I started writing in a journal when I was a kid and have always found it therapeutic. It’s good to get your thoughts out and somehow writing them down makes it easy to move forward with life, gives you peace and … Continue reading
I am a fan of restoring old furniture and reusing it, so when I was pregnant with my daughter I went hunting for the perfect piece of furniture to add a little vintage style to her room. I found this … Continue reading
Okay! This is such a cute video and has simple instruction of how to transfer your very own beautiful photo onto a block of wood! I have always admired work like this and now that I know I can do this myself I know what I will be trying this fall. What a great gift idea and home decor idea wrapped into one, relatively easy project!
I am thinking that this project probably would look best in black and white but the possibilities of wood varieties are virtually endless. You could add a lovely ribbon hanger or you could simply display a few of these photo blocks on a floating shelf. Reclaimed wood would also make an excellent color variation and is environmentally friendly as well.
Do you have scraps of fabric laying around from sewing projects? I have tons of it and it is not something I am willing to just toss because I always feel that option is nothing but wasteful; plus I love … Continue reading