(Or even a flower girl headband -- wouldn't they be absolutely darling!) Happy May Day! I know the origin of the holiday has changed a number of times, but I love the idea of celebrating Spring. I remember in Elementary school learning Maypole dances and even then I just loved the idea of girls in Spring dresses dancing, throwing flowers and all-around celebrating Spring (I think it was all the Anne of Green Gables I read as a girl.) So, we had to celebrate May Day in style. With two little ... View the Post
Winter Roses Hairclips
"God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December." ---James Matthew Barrie Time goes by too quickly. In my mind I just had Ruth..but "just had" just happens to be several months ago now. Every time I turn around I notice how fast my kids are growing up and at least ten times a day I wish I could freeze time. Days of chubby cheeks and tea parties won't last forever but how glad I am to have them...a whole garden for my December. A few Saturdays ago my mom and I were at Hobby ... View the Post
A Thanksgiving Garland
This is a bit emabarrasing to admit....but I haven't yet decorated my house for Thanksgiving. Am I the only one? I hope that there is at least one other person out there who hasn't. I hardly decorated for Halloween too because we have a one-year old around here who is cute as a button....but is also a wild climbing man. If he sees something up high that he desperately wants, there is no telling what he will do to get it. So, decorating this Fall has been sparse and simple. But at this ... View the Post
A Clown Treat
Did you ever have these clown cones at Baskin Robbins when you were little? They were definately a special treat in our family...but I loved when we got them. So, for the August birthday celebration, I decided that is was time to add some icecream cone clowns to our family celebration. If you want to make some, here's how I did mine. Using your icecream scoop, drop rounded icecream scoops into cupcake liners and stick a cone on top. Refreeze. Then frost with star tip. I used this ... View the Post
Mustache Monday
Remember these? Well, Stacy (my sister-in-law baker extraordinaire) got some new molds and stopped by Friday afternoon with some new stashes for my crew to try out. Obviously they were a hit. (I spent 99% of my picture taking time asking Gracie to quit licking hers for just a minute and asking Simon to look at me instead of trying to look like a "bad guy" and scaring Grace.) They were just so tempting... And fun... And delightfully messy... That they couldn't help but be ... View the Post
Target Building Instructions
Target Building Instructions: Yikes! I totally forgot that I was going to post this tutorial today! Earlier in the week I meant to take some photographs of the target and frame in action but then they were borrowed, and then they were taken camping and now the morning is slipping away so we'll have to make due with some older pictures I found from a few weeks ago so I can get this thing posted! Ok...so here is the target that I'm posting the instructions for: Ours sits on a three tiered ... View the Post