Friday Freebie: Easter Chick Craft

Earlier in the week, I shared a photo on Instagram of an Easter craft Dylan made: I was asked if there would be a tutorial. Unfortunately, no, as it came from a kit I bought last year at a craft store. I have a habit of picking up little things like this on clearance after holidays and saving them for the following year. The idea stuck in my head though and I came up with a quick freebie. It's an 8.5x11 PDF printable with my own sketch similar...

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Wordless Wednesday: Jump

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DIY Superhero Costume

I pinned a tutorial two years ago (yes, 2 years!) from The Southern Institute for making a superhero cape & cuff from an adult's t-shirt. Fast forward to a recent birthday invitation for a superhero party and I finally got around to making one. I actually picked up the t-shirt at Goodwill so it cost me under $1.50. All other supplies for the cape and cuff I had in my stash. I purchased the blue/silver reversible mask at Target for $3...

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DIY Mirror

My latest Pinterest pin to become reality is a wood framed mirror for the playroom: It's propped up for now (still need to buy hardware to hang it as it won't last long otherwise with an active 3.5 year old!) next to the basket of dress up items. Find the original post on Shanty 2 Chic blog here. I followed the tutorial, but not exactly as I bought 1x3 boards instead of 1x4. Trent & I simply measured the mirror and cut accordingly. We actually...

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The Croods

On Saturday morning, Trent, Dylan & I attended a preview screening of "The Croods." It's releasing nationwide this Friday and tells the fictional story of a cave family loosing the only home they have ever known (their cave) and setting off on a journey into a new world. Aside from the fact I ended up with a migraine afterward (thinking perhaps 3D movies are not for me), we had a fun time and all enjoyed the mov...

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52 Weeks Photo Book

Blurb has added new photo book templates to its already long list of book options - the Designer Collection. These 7x7 books come in 4 different styles. I was excited to have an opportunity to try one. I spent a few hours the weekend before last putting it together on Blurb's site. My biggest problem was deciding on an idea for my book. I finally settled on a 52 weeks book using my Instagram photos. I simply linked my Instagram account and began...

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Banish the Blues

Yesterday I found myself hit with what I'm calling the "Thursday blues." Almost through my 2nd full week of work here and it's still an adjustment. It hit me hard yesterday because Thursday was our playgroup day for 3 years. Admittedly, Dylan & I weren't there every time, but we were there a good number of them (plus any other day we could meet up with our friends). Add this & missing him in general during the day to the fact that I'm struggling...

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Historic Jamestowne

During a trip to Williamsburg two weeks ago, we stopped first at Historic Jamestowne. It was a beautiful day minus the cloud cover and cold, cold wind. Nonetheless, the 3 of us had a fun time exploring. Supplies: PhotoStory Templates - Set 1 by Mary Moseley; EnRoute kit by Erica Coom...

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Homemade Birdseed Molds

I've been trying to get a number of items checked off the "to do" list especially ideas I've pinned. This was a project I planned to do a year ago and was shared by Stomping in the Mud blog. Finally, Dylan & I got out on a warm (50s) afternoon and made it a reality. Supplies 3/4 cup of Flour 1/2 cup of Water Unflavored Gelatin 1 cup of Birdseed Muffin tin coated with nonstick spray  Straws (we used 2 cut into 3 pieces each) Start by...

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30 Minute Seuss Shirt

This week has been Dylan's and my first full week of school (i.e., daycare) and work. It has also been "Seuss week" at his school in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday. Each day has had special attire  - pajama day, favorite hat day, wacky socks day, topsy turvy day and black/white day. Still being the mom who wants to enjoy her creative side while juggling the full time working schedule, I was determined to fit in a special shirt for him to wear...

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Wordless Wednesday: Captain John Smith

Taken in Historic Jamestowne 3/1/13 Linking up to Wordless Wednesday and Sarah Halst...

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Travel Entertainment for Kids

Over the weekend we took a family road trip to Williamsburg, VA. Whether all 3 of us or just Dylan & me, one thing I've long known - traveling with a young child requires entertainment. While he will actually look out the window at the scenery a good bit now, that's never enough. Here are a few of our tried & true ideas for making road trips a success: Car Toy Bag I originally kept a couple of toys in the diaper bag for use when out &...

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Friday Freebie: The One with a Fish

I was feeling a bit "Friends" inspired when I named this template. It's from the page I created for our trip to the NC Aquarium at Roanoke Island last fall. The template has 13 layers including photo masks with borders. It is free for personal use. Click here to download The One with a Fish template Enjoy! Have you missed one of my previous digital freebies? Click HERE to find them. And, don't forget to subscribe to my feeds so you won't miss...

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