Easter Bunny Door from scrap wood
If your kids are still at an age where the Easter Bunny brings almost as much excitement as Santa Claus, then this is a simple DIY you will want to incorporate into your Easter decor/festivities: and Easter Bunny Door! I had some leftover 1″ x 12″ rough pine from my super-sized shoe rack build I […]
Before & After – Lego Table
This Lego table / Lego storage project took a long time. Normally, I would have whipped out a nightstand in a day or two, but this one was well over a week – mostly because I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do with it. This is the crappy nightstand that I started with: Awful. […]
Classroom Valentines
This post contains affiliate links. Have you bought/made Valentines for your kids’ classrooms yet? I received an email from Minted the other day and I had to share the adorable custom classroom Valentines they are promoting this year: These are just a few of the over 100 templates they have available – and that’s not […]
Simple Toy Display
This has been a week of I.O.U.’s over here. I promised my Dad I’d build him a condiment carrier, I promised Chloë I’d build her a tiered shelf to display her toys, I promised Madison I’d refinish a mirror for her…. Technically not I.O.U.’s as in money – but simple projects that I’ve put off […]
Magnetic Advent Calendar
I’ve had a few big projects lately (one you’ve still to see) and I’m feeling like I need a little bit more ‘simple’ in my life. Today’s magnetic advent calendar is just that – simple. I’ve had these metal sheets from M-D Building Products since the Haven Conference last July. I didn’t know what to […]
Hallowe’en Fun – You’ve been BOO’D!!
It’s the beginning of October which means it’s time to start the Hallowe’en hijinks – namely the ring-and-run fun of “You’ve been Boo’d!” Make up two small bags of Hallowe’en treats, print off these tags and attach – then sneak up to your friends’ doors and … DROP, RING and RUN! The idea is that […]
Tweens and self-esteem – The be.Tween Project
When did parenting get so hard? Actually, when hasn’t it been hard? I’m in a household with two “tweenagers” (9 and 11) and each phase of their lives has presented different challenges – from learning to walk, to potty training to letting them assert some independence. But these tween years – all of their struggles […]