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Thank You, Love

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in About Me, Crafts, family
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Abby has been a doll lately — so well-behaved, helpful, patient and caring. I just have felt so lucky to have her as my oldest the past few weeks. So I secretly made her this poster. It reads: Hey BABY (RUTH), thank you for being my LIFESAVER.  Seriously, you are a SKOR and I’d give
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  • Illustrators in Training

    Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 in Books/Reading, Crafts
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    We have been reading tales from the Grimm Brothers before bed. The girls chant, “Grimm Brothers, Grimm Brothers, Grimm Brothers!” every night so I don’t forget! Some of the stories are lame, some of them are really weird and some of them are a bit horrifying! But lots of them are great, and when we read The Queen Bee,
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  • Stuck in a Snow-Globe! Craft

    Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 in Crafts
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    I loved the idea of this craft, and the girls and I also learned a good lesson. Follow directions carefully! We were lazy with what “snow” we put in the globe and it created a muggy hot mess in the end. We semi-followed the directions for the DYI: Photo Snowglobes over at Design Mom. We
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  • Cute Valentines, Can’t Decide!

    Thursday, January 19th, 2012 in About Me, Crafts
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    Abby & I can’t decide which Valentines to give this year. These are our top choices:   I’m Wild for You Valentines & Lollipop Valentine by Design Mom Stick ‘Em Valentine by Sherelle Christensen I Dig You Valentine by The Fry Family Friendship Bracelet Valentines & I’ve Had My Eye on You by dandee-designs Or I could print
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  • Chinese Tangram for Kids

    Thursday, December 1st, 2011 in Crafts, Learning
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     Did you notice my header? It has Shae in it now! And finally, finally (I have wanted to do this for years) my blog is organized the way I would like. I have tabs on the side where you can quickly get to posts in different categories, and the navigation bar is now fixed. I
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  • Make and Takes for Kids by Marie LeBaron

    Saturday, November 26th, 2011 in Books/Reading, Children Product Reviews, Crafts
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    *This post is a giveaway. Check out the end! After you read all about the book, of course.  Make and Takes for Kids by Marie LeBaron is a f-f-f-f-FABULOUS family craft book. Let me simply tell you why: You won’t spend $187.56 at your local craft store to finish any of the projects. Heck, you
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  • Holiday Craft Along

    Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 in Crafts
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    Sweet Kelly asked me to be part of the “Holiday Craft Along” again (remember I made *these* last year) and of course I said yes! Three bloggers, Kelly from According to Kelly, Rachel from A Southern Fairytale and Cindy from Skip to My Lou host this Holiday Craft Along. They find guest bloggers to post ideas
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  • Answers to Your Questions

    Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 in About Me, Crafts
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    I have received a lot of emails and Facebook messages asking me some of the same questions. I have been lazy with replying to emails. Plus, the fact that I read them on my phone and then forget about them doesn’t help. Sorry about that, but here are some answers for you! “Where did you
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  • Summer Art Group

    Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 in Crafts
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    We are working hard…such hard work, I tell you. We sure have it rough trying to get through our Summer Fun List. So we recently had our “Art Group.” In the past, I have done these groups every month during the spring, summer and fall months but with the new baby, doing it one time
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  • Invisible Painting Activity

    Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 in Crafts, Friday: Play!
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    My girls love anything to do with “detective work,” as you know. So when I remembered this activity from my grade school days they were very excited. Invisible Painting Activity Supplies: White Crayon White Paper Tempura Powder Paint mixed with water OR watercolor paints Paintbrush Directions: 1. Write your “secret message” on the white paper
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