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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

Presidential Placemat

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 »

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 »

Weekend Random

Weekend Random 4-17-10

1.  These cute yet simple DIY Paper Medallions would be fun to make for the kiddos, just because. 2. The new Lands End Canvas line seems quite promising as a supplanter to J. Crew (which hasn’t been pleasing me like it used to). But no stores within 200 miles of me? Sigh. 3. Free High-Resolution  Read more »

Handmade: Yet Another T-Shirt & Soft-Sole Shoes

Black Shoes

You may recall that the expectations that Jax and I had for our Spring Break Craft Extravaganza were wildly divergent from what the babies would permit us to accomplish. This led us to schedule yet another day of crafting. Though Brady was quite fond of the moon shirt I made him, I wanted to go  Read more »