Most of you know that Valerie and I teach piano lessons. At the end of the school year we hold a recital and I always like to give the students a little gift. This is what I did last year. This year I wanted to give them something that would help them in their piano […]

Most of you know that Valerie and I teach piano lessons. At the end of the school year we hold a recital and I always like to give the students a little gift. This is what I did last year. This year I wanted to give them something that would help them in their piano […]

Most of you know that Valerie and I teach piano lessons. At the end of the school year we hold a recital and I always like to give the students a little gift. This is what I did last year. This year I wanted to give them something that would help them in their piano […]

Most of you know that Valerie and I teach piano lessons. At the end of the school year we hold a recital and I always like to give the students a little gift. This is what I did last year. This year I wanted to give them something that would help them in their piano […]

I thought I’d try something new this week.  Usually, I create my scrapbook pages with my scrapbook software, Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer.  But I noticed my favorite online photo editer, Picnik, has a few scrapbook page layouts.  I thought I’d try one out. They don’t have a huge selection unless you upgrade to Premium, but […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AvengersUnite #CollectiveBias I guess it was inevitable that in a house full of boys, we would become huge superhero fans.  Even my daughter has gotten into the spirit of things.  We have taken all our kids to see the […]

I was honored to be asked by Melissa of Melly Sews to be part of her Summer Sundress Series.  There were so many awesome dresses, and I am in full sewing mode this month! This post is my contribution to the series. When I sew, I find I am more inspired by fabric then by […]

Today is my sweet baby’s first birthday!  This is a great occasion to be a little crafty for someone else- so, I took a deep breath and braved my FIRST EVER FONDANT CAKE! I used the Make-a-Cake Series tutorials from Make It and Love It to create this cake, and I must say, these tutorials […]

Well, this month’s Sisters’ Challenge didn’t work out exactly the way I planned, but my kids love it so much that I’m going to share it anyway.  In a perfect world, I would re-do this project to make it perfect, but hey- I’m on a deadline here! I’ve been wanting to try this kind of […]

Well, this month’s Sisters’ Challenge didn’t work out exactly the way I planned, but my kids love it so much that I’m going to share it anyway.  In a perfect world, I would re-do this project to make it perfect, but hey- I’m on a deadline here! I’ve been wanting to try this kind of […]

A few weeks ago my son turned 7, and he asked me to make him a shirt for his birthday. I realized that it had been awhile since I’d made him a shirt, so why not? He’s been reading more comics lately and he loves the *POW* symbol, so I ran with that idea and […]

Welcome to our first Make it Work party! I know I’m not the only one who has lots of leftover craft supplies just laying around, so let’s do what we do best and craft it into something beautiful! Valentine’s day is drawing near and I really wanted to make a wreath, so when I saw my […]

Have you ever felt something drifting away from you? I consider it a blessing to experience this feeling often in my life. Once in college, my boyfriend told me that he loved me (over the phone, but that’s beside the point). I knew when he said it that I didn’t feel the same way, but […]

My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers. I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post.  All opinions, however,  are completely my own.  You’re going to love this shop! I’m going to be honest.  I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. […]