First- a little business! The winner for the Southpaw Crafts giveaway was announced. Congratulations to Rachel M! Check your email if you haven’t already…. Now- on to the post! Recently my daughter turned eight years old. In our church, and in our family, this is a huge birthday because the child can make the decision […]
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway from Piece of Cupcake! Scroll down or click HERE to enter! I’m so close I can see the end of the scrapbook tunnel! Thanks to your indulgence, I’ve almost finished my pages for 2009! I think if I work hard this week, I can MAYBE be done by next […]
My Three Favorite Occasionally Crafty Posts Occasionally Crafty has been around for awhile, and has been through a lot of changes over the years. My sister originally started the blog by herself and then later asked me to co-author with her. It has been GREAT having something to work on together since we don’t live […]
Last weekend I threw a baby shower for my best friend of 10 years. That’s a high quality picture right there…. She is expecting her FIRST baby, and we are thrilled SHE is finally making her arrival in our world soon. This little one has been long-awaited, hoped and prayed for, and soon (end […]
My oldest son turned 4 on Saturday. To celebrate, we threw a pirate party. But it couldn’t be just a pirate party- it had to be a “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” pirate party. If you don’t know, this is a brand-new show from Disney Jr. It’s so new there is no merchandise out for […]
Remember when I was trying to decide what lamp to choose for my bedroom? I chose one. I decided I should probably save money and makeover one I already had. So I stole the lamp from my toddler’s room, since we haven’t used it once since he was born. It was a wooden base with […]
I had almost finished my scrapbook page for this week, when suddenly, the program I was working on crashed! Had I saved my scrapbook page? Of course not! Moral of the story- don’t forget to stop and save your work! Sometimes I just get on a creative kick and forget to stop. Oh well…… so […]
Remember when I was trying to decide what lamp to choose for my bedroom? I chose one. I decided I should probably save money and makeover one I already had. So I stole the lamp from my toddler’s room, since we haven’t used it once since he was born. It was a wooden base with […]
Here in AZ, we don’t necessarily long for spring. March is our perfect weather month, our respite before the 100 degree days begin, sometimes in April. Still, there is something about this time of year. Two of my three children were born in the spring, so I definitely feel the “renewal of life” vibe that […]
Here in AZ, we don’t necessarily long for spring. March is our perfect weather month, our respite before the 100 degree days begin, sometimes in April. Still, there is something about this time of year. Two of my three children were born in the spring, so I definitely feel the “renewal of life” vibe that […]
****This Giveaway is Now Closed!**** So, as stated before, I’m trying to make some small, but noticeable, changes to my master bedroom. One thing I really want to change is the lighting in my room. We have a ceiling fan with an overhead light, and this excuse for a lamp on the nightstand: As you […]
****This Giveaway is Now Closed!**** So, as stated before, I’m trying to make some small, but noticeable, changes to my master bedroom. One thing I really want to change is the lighting in my room. We have a ceiling fan with an overhead light, and this excuse for a lamp on the nightstand: As you […]
Today I’m going to show you how to make a cute St. Patrick’s day shirt. I know it’s coming up quick, but seriously, this only took me a little over an hour to whip up! And the great thing is, you can adapt this idea, using different shapes, for any holiday! Materials needed: Shirt Shamrock […]
****This Giveaway is Now Closed!**** So, as stated before, I’m trying to make some small, but noticeable, changes to my master bedroom. One thing I really want to change is the lighting in my room. We have a ceiling fan with an overhead light, and this excuse for a lamp on the nightstand: As you […]