Parenting With Heart And Humor
DIY LEGO Christmas Wreath Instructions: Happiness is combining two of your favorite things: making wreaths and creating with LEGO. We recently moved across the country, from Florida to Washington State. In order to squeeze our earthly belongings into two pod containers, we had to make some tough View Post
(Thank you to Woodpeckers® for sponsoring this post in return for my honest opinion about their products. All opinions stated are 100% mine.)As I pull to to the kid’s school, I glance at the clock. It is 7:29 am. The kids are lining up along the front door, waiting for the doors to open at 7:30 View Post
What's there not to love about an Easter bunny wreath decorating your front door? The kids are sure to love it as much as your neighbors will!I am excited to bring you this one-of-a-kind Easter bunny door wreath through my collaboration with Oriental Trading Company. They generously provided the View Post
What does a wreath-addicted person do between Christmas and Valentine’s Day? There’s a whole month of holiday-limbo where front doors are either decked in outdated Christmas decor or prematurely covered in pink hearts.Seriously people, this is the dilemma I face every year… and I normally end up View Post
Our front door looked sad and naked - but not for long. This wooden heart decor is perfect for any season - for any room!We went for a walk tonight, all of us, as a big happy family. I had one of those “stop NOW and smell the roses” moments when we got home and the kids were playing on our front View Post
It sure is a challenge when you have to out-do last year's awesome Halloween wreath. We went from a spider, to this year making a cute Halloween bat wreath.Mama, remember the awesome spider we had on the front door last year? What cool thing are you going to make for us this year? Do you View Post
“Honey, you keep getting our family pictures printed… what are you going to use THESE for? The drawer in your desk, like the other 263 pictures in there?”My husband has a point, a rather valid one. Ugh, I hate when he’s right. I have this compulsive need to get pictures printed of our family View Post
I am wide awake while everyone around me is happily snoring. My mind is racing a million miles an hour. I have a love/ hate relationship with my brain when this happens. There is an idea brewing in my head and it just won’t stop nagging me. I MUST CREATE! I MUST CRAFT! I reach for the notebook I View Post
“I am NOT going!” he says rather convincingly as he stomps his foot. “I also don’t want to go. It’s just a person wearing a smelly bunny outfit. There is no “real” Easter Bunny!” Spring has sprung and it is time for our annual 10 minutes of torture trying to get all four boys to take a picture with View Post
Another season is upon us, which can only mean one thing: we need another wreath for our front door. I truly enjoy creating statement pieces to adorn our front entry door and I hope you will follow these door wreath posts through the year for inspiration and ideas. This time we made a monogram View Post
I have become addicted to making wreaths for every season, and with good reason: it is fun, inexpensive and it makes such a statement piece! Last weekend we dug out all of our Christmas decorations. There were of course several Christmas wreaths that I had made years ago, but I still felt that we View Post
What is the first thing a mother does when she quits her corporate gig to stay at home with the kids? You might think the answer is “redecorate the house” or “get caught up on the countless neglected baby books.” Nope, not this mama. My very first project "post-retirement” was to make a big black View Post