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Cabinet Dollhouse
This post really should be called Finishing the Handmade Christmas Gift in the Nick Of Time. This project took way longer than it should have. I may have gotten a little carried away and kept adding...
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Displaying Children’s Artwork {Hallway Makeover}
The only places in our basement that have been “finished” since we moved in, are the two existing bedrooms. A large bedroom my boys shared, and the bedroom Shane I shared. The hallway was technically...
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Alien Cake
I used to have a Birthday Party Blog. But then this blog took off and the domain got stolen so I shut it down. I am going to have all the cakes from that blog transferred here (and backdating them) :)...
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Worm Cake
I used to have a birthday party blog. But then this blog took off and then the birthday blog domain was stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring the cake tutorials here to this blog :) The Worm...
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Lady Bug Cake
I used to have a another blog about birthday parties but then this blog took off and then the domain got stolen of the birthday blog so I shut it down. I am transferring the cakes I made over to this...
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How to make a play tent
I was contacted by 3M awhile back about the possibility of trying Scotch’s new patterned duct tape. I was trying to think of ideas of how to use it when I got the list of all their new patterns. Once I...
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Strawberry lady bugs
I made these strawberry lady bugs for a birthday party. The kids loved them! And they are pretty simple to make. If the strawberry doesn’t lay flat (most don’t) then cut part of it off. I melted...
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Safari Party
My son wanted either a jungle party or a safari party. Since we didn’t have our yard put in yet any all the weeds were yellow and dead, it made more sense to have a safari party. I sent out invitations...
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Peter Pan party
For the invitations I ordered these message in a bottle invites from Oriental Trading. It came with sand but I chose not to add that. I figured the moms wouldn’t be too happy to have it spill all over...
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{Summer} Boredom Busters!
We have zoomed through the first month of summer break. It has gone by so fast! But past experience tells me that the lack of a defined schedule starts to wear on everyone. Kids are used to being...
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Detective party
My oldest turned 9 this month! Since he is too big for the cutesy stuff like pin the tail on the donkey, and musical chairs, we decided to do a detective party. I figured the kids would be old enough...
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Almond Joy Popcorn and an Outdoor Movie!
As kids we used to run an extension cord outside and take a small TV/VCR combo out to watch movies in the backyard. I thought now that I am an adult and have a house of my own, that I could do a little...
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Make Your Own Bird Feeders
Did you know that February is national bird feeding month? Probably not. But I did because I have a bird crazy kid who lives at my house. Remember when we drove up HWY 101 and had to hit all the bird...
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Summer Activities and Treats!
This was the first year that all my kids were in school and it was…..quiet. And even though a tiny part of me will miss the alone time, I am happy that I have my kids home for the summer! While I...
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Raising Backyard Chickens
This post is from a few years ago but since I get asked about our chickens a lot, and because it is that time of year when baby chicks are showing up in feed stores, I thought we should revisit this...
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Outdoor Movie Theater Seats
Now that it is warming up, I am dreaming of having outdoor movies again. I’m resharing this past project with you today because these outdoor movie theater seats are one of my favorites! As kids we...
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Garage Attic Makeover REVEAL!!!
It's finally here! After 5 months I can say that we are officially done with the attic fort for our boys. This garage attic makeover began as a way to keep our kids happy and busy during quarantine...
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Princess Tiara Cake
Once upon a time I had a birthday party blog. But then this blog took off and the domain for the birthday blog got stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring the cakes I made to this blog :) The...
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Cereal Cake
I used to have a birthday blog. But then this blog took off and the birthday blog domain was stolen, so I shut it down. I still get emails about the cakes I did so I am transferring the cake tutorials...
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Popcorn Cake
Once upon a time I had a birthday blog. But then this blog took off and the birthday blog's domain got stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring my cake tutorials here :) The Popcorn Cake This cake...
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