Pumpkin Carving for Halloween with Mini Babybel! 

Mini Babybel (R) provided me with product for this review.  However, thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the brand. We already know that I’m a big fan of Mini Babybel cheese (or Baymax cheese, as my kids are still calling it).  So when Mini Babybel reached out toRead more

Halloween Preparations Begin! – A roundup of my favorite family Halloween costumes

Well, hello there!  It’s September 1st, which is an unofficial new holiday in our house.  This is the day that my children are allowed to start talking about plans for Halloween!  G has been trying to toss costume ideas at me for months, and while part of me would love to have some extra timeRead more

BlogHer16 Recap – All the details of my first-ever blogging conference!

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I attended #BlogHer16: Experts Among Us last week.  It was the first time I’ve attended a blogging conference, and I decided almost at the last minute to go ahead and buy my ticket.  I was nervous, because my little crafty-mommy blog is still so newRead more

Felting Fun with Fuzzeez – A Review and a Giveaway! 

Bear with me, lovely readers – at the end of this rather long post, there’s a giveaway! It’s no secret to my readers that our family watches a lot of TV.  We aren’t among the many people I know who have decided they can live without cable, and most of the programming my kids watch comesRead more

A Few DIY Details for a Paw Patrol Party!

I’ve got a huge backlog of fun stuff that needs to go up on the blog, but June was a heck of a busy month for this family – three birthdays, a big birthday party, Father’s Day, end-of-year MOMS Club events, ear tube surgery, preschool graduation, AND an exciting visit from the out-of-town grandparents –Read more

“Finding Dory” Blankets Tutorial, Part 2 (Dory) – Taking the mermaid blanket to the next level!

Yesterday I shared my tutorial for a fun little fleece Nemo blanket.  Today I’ll show you how to put together a Dory blanket, so you can have an adorable little matching set – just in time for the much-anticipated Finding Dory release!  I’m thinking about taking these along with me to the movie theater inRead more

“Finding Dory” Blankets Tutorial, Part 1 (Nemo) – Taking the mermaid blanket to the next level!

My kids are so excited about Finding Dory coming out in theaters this month.  We are planning to take the twins to the movie theater for the first time to see it when it opens, and since all of them have loved Finding Nemo forever, they’ve been pointing out the ads and every Finding Dory-brandedRead more

Making an Angry Birds Bracelet – An exercise in taking direction from preschoolers

I’ve got a huge backlog of projects that are half-finished and need to become blog posts very soon, but I put this little quickie craft together today and thought it was worth sharing, especially for all the kiddos out there who are really into the Angry Birds craze right now. G has taken a hugeRead more

PJ Masks and Miles From Tomorrowland Swimwear! 

Those PJ Masks-inspired hooded sweatshirts I designed a while ago seem to be quite popular. They are one of my most often repinned items on Pinterest, and my kids are still in love with them even though it’s getting too warm for them to need sweatshirts most of the time (darn you, SoCal heat!). I’veRead more

DIY Insulated Sleeves for Freezer Pops – An Easy Sewing Project!

If your kids are anything like mine, they love anything that they can eat out of a tube.  Gogurt and Otter Pops are HUGE around our house.  And that’s fine, I suppose, but my kids are contentious little monsters when it comes to two things: what color Otter Pop they get, and which character isRead more