Amazon affiliate links are used. Each purchase you make through the link helps support me, so thank you for clicking! Halloween celebrations are upon us and for my son, there's no better way to start the magic than to decorate. I pulled out our two big bins of decorations that … [Read more...]
Crafts
Tips for Selling Stuff on eBay
This isn't a sponsored post... I've just been selling a lot of items for friends, family and myself to earn vacation cash! So you want some extra cash, huh? Your items are too new for Etsy.com (or you didn't make them) and the words "garage sale" make you feel dizzy and anxious. Well, … [Read more...]
Our No Sew Dog Costume for School
Being a costume designer, I can sometimes make things a little more complicated than they need to be. In my search for the PERFECT fabric, the most accurate trim, or the proper fit, I can sometimes forget that the simplest solution is sometimes the best. When Red came home with a week's … [Read more...]
Disney Trading Pin Display Board
Pins have always been special to me. I got my first Disney pin when I was 7 or 8, on our trip to Walt Disney World. It was an Ariel pin! After that, each destination I went to, each Hard Rock Cafe, or trip to Walt Disney World, I snagged a trading pin. My collection grew … [Read more...]
Frobscottle and Snozzcumber Recipe: Celebrate The BFG!
The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney, and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic (affiliate links) “The BFG” to life. I remember reading this book as a 5th grader, and I JUST finished reading it aloud to Red after returning … [Read more...]
Our Trash to Treasure Artwork to Help Save the Ocean
I'm proud to say I recycle as much each week as I throw away. I reuse bags, glass jars, reduce the amount of waste I create and overall, try to be greener one step at a time. I've gotten my family on board, too. Chase has shown Red how to cut apart soda can plastic so … [Read more...]
My Dining Room Redo: Alice Through the Looking Glass
I've always been a huge Alice in Wonderland fan. When I was a little girl, I dressed as her for Halloween, insisting to my parents that I had a black headband. A BLACK headband? thought my parents, But her dress is white and blue! But little did they know the budding costume designer … [Read more...]
Easter 2016
Happy Easter/Passover/Spring Solstice 2016! Whatever you may celebrate, I hope you are having a wonderful spring and not getting too much rain! Here in Atlanta, we had a clear morning for egg hunts and travel, with a wonderfully rainy afternoon for a post-feast nap and movie session. … [Read more...]
