Welcome to Three Things Thursday! I love featuring things I’ve found in the link parties each week. The amount of creativity astounds (and slightly intimidates) me each week! Here are a few projects that caught my eye this week: 1. I know, another wreath, right? But I just love this Cornstalk Wreath from Fireside Studio! […]
Life is beautiful. Despite all the challenges I’ve faced in my life, I know that I have everything I need and more. This project, which I made for last year’s So You Think You’re Crafty, helps me keep a reminder of those blessings up close and personal all year round, though it certainly helps […]
I’m starting to feel the heat- I was hoping to be caught up in my scrapbooking by the end of the year. Excuse me while I stop laughing. I’m up to August 2010, which means I am still over a year behind! With two months left to go, maybe I will be able to finish […]
Last summer, my mom came to town for a visit. We don’t get to see Grandma very often, so we had lots of fun around Phoenix with her. On this day, we visited the Aquarium at Arizona Mills. The kids loved it! There were lots of places for great photos, and the kids even got […]
My house is in desperate need of a good de-cluttering. I tend to hoard piles of paper that get moved out of sight when company comes. It drives my husband nuts. But hey- I might NEED one of those papers, and it usually happens just after it gets thrown away! I’m the kind of person […]
So, I have had about 5 yards of burlap sitting in my closet for probably six months or more, just waiting to be made into fun little projects I’ve been inspired to try from all the fun craft blogs out there. After my first attempt to craft with burlap, I have something to admit. It […]
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 […]
It’s finally fall! Even though fall officially started last week, we had a late heat wave here in Iowa. 5 days of 90+ degrees was no fun! Even though I’m used to that from being a Phoenix girl, I wasn’t expecting it here! Now we are in the 40’s and 50’s at night and the […]
Life sure gets busy, doesn’t it? My kids are in school all day. But once they get home, our life is a whirlwind of homework, piano lessons, dance lessons, baseball practice, Cub Scouts, church activities, and more. More often than I’d care to admit, dinner is thrown together at the last minute, or we resort […]
Bring spring inside with this colorful Spring Subway Art Chalkboard! Wow, it’s been awhile since I posted. To be honest, when it’s cold and snowy/rainy/foggy, I have very little motivation to do anything except sit on the couch in a warm blanket, reading a book. Of course, I have to participate in real life, but […]
My collection of “fall” decor is growing. I have a full box now. Some of it is generic “fall” decor. Some is strictly Halloween. Now that Halloween is over, I went to pull out my Thanksgiving decorations- and realized I only have one. That needs to be rectified, don’t you think? So, I pulled out […]
I did it! I finished my family reunion pictures and moved on! I don’t know if anybody actually looks at these, but posting my scrapbook pages here at least keeps me motivated. I have done about 10 pages in the last week, but I am still about a year and a half behind. 2009 was […]
I know that it is Christmas Eve, and it’s been a full holiday season, but we just wanted to share a few of our family Christmas Eve traditions with you and hope you’ll do the same! It’s never to late to start a tradition and help make your holidays even more merry. Laura: Our […]
I originally created this for a guest post at Love and Sugar Kisses. I had a lot of fun putting together a fun Halloween project for you. I came up with this cute Halloween Embroidery Hoop Wall Hanging. I have to give a shout-out to Nike from Thrive, who turned me on to these cute […]