sewing a maxi dress tutorial update

My original chevron maxi dress tutorial seems to be making its way around pinterest so I decided to update my tutorial with step by step instructions to clarify some of the questions you’ve written me about. Here is my brand … Continue reading

make tissue paper votives

votive

This is a project Gemma and I did on Valentines day, tissue paper votives,  but it could be done anytime with different color schemes. Super simple but requires a little mommy help because of the glass. We used small tissue … Continue reading

make a felt flower crown

flower crown

I’ve been wanting to make a felt flower crown for Gemma for a long time so I finally gave it a try! I used a simple women’s headband that I already had and some felt in various colors. Before I … Continue reading

Valentines Day Watercolor Cards for Kids

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! Gemma and I made these simple little watercolor hearts the other day to share as Valentines. She hung them up with tape by our fireplace. This was a super simple Valentines Day project, similar to this one we did … Continue reading

19 faces

I’m a big fan of kids creating their own art, it’s probably my favorite thing to do with my daughter because I can tell that she truly enjoys it. There is nothing to practice with art or to master for … Continue reading

simple Valentines cards

valentines card

Remember the days of cutting hearts out of construction paper? And lets not forget the stapled together envelopes that would hold all of your Valentines in class. Well, Gemma and I did some Valentines day card crafting of our own … Continue reading

make fake cake

My oldest loves to play birthday. Anything related to making birthday cakes, real or play dough she’s game. We also like to have ourselves quite a few tea parties and picnics. Since she loves birthday cakes so much I decided … Continue reading

DIY Cinnamon Ornaments

When I was five, my kindergarten class made cinnamon dough ornaments and my mother still has them! And they still smell like cinnamon after 25 years! Every year, when we get out the Christmas ornaments at my parents’ house the … Continue reading

make treasures with your kids

Isn’t it sweet how kids think anything shiny is awesome? Well, I challenged Gemma to make some treasures of her own, and this is what she came up with. I broke this up into two different projects, painting and gluing, … Continue reading

make toddler kitchen food

As a girl I loved my play kitchen and would often play in it for hours. During the warm months I remember my mom putting it outside for my sister and I to play with. Some of my best memories … Continue reading