Archive | April, 2010

Tutorial: Round Photo Magnets

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. One of my weaknesses is family photos, which might explain why our fridge is covered with them. Problem is that Brady loves family photos, too. He’s constantly removing them for further examination, only to leave them ragged and wrinkled. Hence the idea for these round photo magnets which are impervious to the attentions of  Read more »

Weekend Random

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I apologize if you were breathlessly awaiting my random thoughts from the week. Yesterday was my darling sister-in-law’s baby shower and I was dashing about with pink ribbon and a glue gun instead of posting. Better late than never… 1.  I wish that I had seen these ideas for a horse-themed birthday party earlier! The  Read more »

White House Greetings

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As part of my usual afternoon routine, I headed out to the mailbox with Ian on my hip and Brady in tow. After chasing Brady through the oleander bushes lining the sidewalk (twice), picking up his shoes (which he took off and flung out of fury at being stopped from careening through the bushes), and  Read more »

Tutorial: Bandana Bibs

Tutorial: Bandana Bibs

One of these bibs has been tucked in a drawer at my grandma’s house for as long as I can remember. It has been used by many a grandchild and great-grandchild, washed over and over again, and it still looks good. When I had kids, I realized that I needed some bandana bibs of my  Read more »

Giveaway: Bandana Bib

Giveaway: Bandana Bib

You’ve read the tutorial, and now I’m going to give one lucky reader a bandana bib handcrafted by yours truly! You might have noticed that my brand new Google Friend Connect widget is looking mighty pitiful (see it in the right sidebar over there?), so I’m asking you to follow me to enter. To enter:  Read more »