Ah, Christmastime, the time of year when you scurry around like a crazy person trying to find that perfect balance of gift giving. You want your kids to be excited, be surprised, but also be grateful and not too expect too much. And then there are the stocking stuffers, le sigh. Sometimes it can be […]
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metal stamped initial necklace
I made an initial metal stamped charm last week for a friend’s birthday present, and can I just say, I was a little jealous? I’m a fairly simple girl when it comes to jewelry so I pretty much rotate between 2 necklaces, so it doesn’t make sense for me to make one for myself, buuuutttttt… If […]
diaper cake tutorial
This post should be entitled “quasi diaper cake tutorial” since I don’t plan on going into a whole lot of detail and there are a million and one posts on diaper cakes on the internet, but this was my first one ever and I liked the way it went together better than most others that […]
glass etching
One of the (many) reasons that I wanted a Silhouette machine so badly was so that I can do glass etching. well, almost a year after becoming acquainted with my Cami, I finally had the opportunity to do it! One of my hubby’s bffs got married this month and we are super excited for […]
love notes
Well, the kids and I have been in southern California for a few days without the hubby and we are really missing him, but I’m sure he’s missing us even more since we at least have lots of family to spend time with and he’s all alone. 🙁 Sad, huh? So I made him a […]