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More Useful Tips

Here’s a collection of “Yay–It worked!” simple projects. 1–Wrapping Paper Storage.  While wandering IKEA the other day (who else loves that place?) I remembered a brilliant picture of a plastic bag holder used as wrapping paper storage.  So I picked one up.   We don’t have many rolls of wrapping paper, but what we do have …

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Donated Hair

Just popping in to share Meagan’s hair transformation. She’s been wanting to donate it for a long time and it was finally long enough.  These 2 ponytails were each 9 inches long and we sent them off to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. We’re both loving the short ‘do, and the lack of tangles!

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Duck Tape Covered Boots

Duck tape or Duct tape?“I’ve heard it both ways”  (25 bonus points if you know the tv reference)(“Duck” is the brand, “Duct” is the type of tape used for duct work) I used Duck brand tape (about $3 at Michaels after coupon) in this cool houndstooth pattern to fix up my black boots that were …

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Make a Splash

Hey everybody!  I hope you enjoyed all the holidays.  I know we did, and I’m betting I’m not the only one looking forward to some routines, normalcy and compulsive organizing and cleaning 🙂 But besides that, the New Year also comes with new ideas.  I’ve had this thought running around in my head, and I …

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Tissue Paper Silhouettes

This is a great, easy project that can keep your kids busy for a little while.  And they’re even display worthy! You’ll need: printed outlines of the shape you want (I chose sleigh, deer and Santa hat) glue tissue paper colored cardstock (trimmed to 8×10 if you’re going to frame them) Cut out the shape …

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