Like I explained in this post, when you make things for your first child, you’ve all but signed a contract to make things for the second. The consequences for backing out of the deal? Endless mom guilt. And we all have enough of that already. So here’s version two of the stuffed patchwork dog I […]
You’re all write: Mini notebook valentines + FREE printable
I am normally not a fan of puns; overused, old hat, tired. But for some reason I find them totally acceptable, necessary even, on kid classroom valentines. It’s just what is done. We found these mini notebooks at Target in their Valentine section, and printed up some simple cards using pink card stock we already had. […]
Second child catch-up: US map blanket
The problem with making something for your kid, is that when you have a second kid, you have to make them one too. I am slowly starting to make amends to Etta, who’s nearly two. Her baby book is empty. We have nearly no framed photos of her on display in the house. I’ve made […]
Snowball stocking stuffer surprise balls
I have an arrangement with Santa. I fill the stockings, and he takes care of the rest. Because I love tiny gifts, and I love filling stockings. Elise was so taken with the surprise balls I made for Etta’s first birthday party, and talked about them for months afterward. It will totally blow her mind […]
Jolly Holiday: DIY Mary Poppins costumes
My girls are obsessed with Mary Poppins. More than Frozen. More than any other show or movie. “Cream of the crop, tip of the top, it’s Mary Poppins and there we stop!” This made Halloween costumes an easy decision around here this year. Initially, I was going to dress Etta like Bert the chimney sweep, but what […]
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