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Balloon Candy

This is what my bed looked like yesterday.  A couple dozen balloons blown up and wrapped in cellophane.  Hopefully they’ll look like candy when hung from the gym ceiling for a dance at church on Friday! I also made some candy sticks: white paper rolled into tubes with crepe paper wrapped around them. At least …

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Make a Splash SWEATERS

Welcome to the very first Make a Splash post! I want to give a very big thank you to all the ladies who participated in this first month.  Their assigned Secret Supply was sweaters and their results are amazing!  So check out all these ideas, and you might change your mind about tossing those tired …

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Chalkboard Tray

    Anyone remember these dishes from Pottery Barn a while back?  I couldn’t find them on their site anymore, but I did track down this picture.  I always figured I could make my own, but I could never find any dishes the right size (and cheap enough for me) at Goodwill. Then, while packing …

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Dropping a Line

I’ve never been very good in the past about having my kids write thank you cards for birthday or Christmas gifts.  But I think it’s a good idea, and gratitude really is an important value that I’d love to cultivate in my children. Now that the girls are both writing pretty well it’s a little …

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