Last week on Fresh Living (click to watch the actual segment) Jamie and I shared some fun ways to make sure you actually DO those fun things on your summer list. :) I always have great intentions and have lots of ideas floating around in my head about things I want to do with my kids and family during the summer, but it's easy to forget things as the summer passes by too quickly! Here are a few simple and inexpensive ideas to help you keep track of kid-friendly activities and pack your days with … [Read more...] about Summer Activity Jars and Grab Bags {Free Printables}
Feature Friday {Rapunzel Birthday Party}
Happy Friday! I know I am definitely ready for it to be the weekend!! I don't know if your kids are like mine--they are loving everything related to Rapunzel and the movie Tangled. I think we've watched it about 1.78 million times since it came out on DVD. :) Well, if you are Rapunzel fans like our family is, then you'll love our feature today! We wanted to share a totally fun Rapunzel birthday party one of our sweet and creative readers threw for her daughter. Samantha, who has a … [Read more...] about Feature Friday {Rapunzel Birthday Party}
Mini Oreo Apple Pops {a teacher appreciation idea}
We were invited by the wonderful Cindy of Skip to My Lou to participate in a Teacher Appreciation extravaganza, along with some of our favorite fellow bloggers. So many great ideas have been shared over the past few weeks! Here is the teacher gift that I guest-posted last Thursday there in honor of teacher appreciation week, which is today (May 2) through May7. While I generally like to give teachers supplies for their classroom or other useful items, I feel like there is always room for … [Read more...] about Mini Oreo Apple Pops {a teacher appreciation idea}
DIY Wall Art: Personalized Silhouettes {free download}
Lately I have just fallen in love with silhouettes. Now, I don't mean the cutting machine (although I do love my Silhouette) but I'm talking about those classic profiles or "silhouettes" that you can find everywhere. I've been wanting to make some of my kids for so long and I finally got 'em done! There are a lot of tutorials out there on how to create your own silhouette in Photoshop, including Crafting Chicks Nikkala's awesome one, so I'm not going to post step by step directions. I am just … [Read more...] about DIY Wall Art: Personalized Silhouettes {free download}
Personalized Family Message Board
Today I wanted to share with you my latest sort of "trash to treasure" project. I took a thrift store frame, some paint, and a photoshopped design and turned it into a very useful (and cute I might add) personalized family message board! I've been wanting to make a big family message board for a long time and it took me forever to decide exactly what I wanted. I knew I wanted it to be: not super expensive unique and personalized with our names and/or photos--something I could design … [Read more...] about Personalized Family Message Board