Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Personal Anecdotes

Sewing with Oilcloth [book review]

Sewing with Oilcloth [book review]

Posted by on Sep 10, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Books, Domesticity

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Email Updates. Thanks for visiting!Many of us enjoy making things that can...

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Moon Dough- a new formula! [review]

Moon Dough- a new formula! [review]

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Toys

The new and improved Moon Dough was a hit at my house. The new formulation promises to be less crumbly and not dry out.  This is exactly...

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Crayola Color Wonder: Chuggington! [review]

Crayola Color Wonder: Chuggington! [review]

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in Arts & Crafts

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Royally fun crafts for kids

Royally fun crafts for kids

Posted by on May 1, 2011 in Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Websites

Did you watch the royal wedding? I did. And loved every last minute of it! I let Maya watch the ceremony while we ate breakfast together...

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A haunted house in our own backyard

A haunted house in our own backyard

Posted by on Oct 29, 2010 in Arts & Crafts, Decorating, Domesticity, Events, Holidays, Life, Party Ideas

Maya’s almost at the end of her second month of Kindergarten. Going on eight tiring weeks of long, 7 hour days, but we’re...

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Moon Dough {review}

Moon Dough {review}

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010 in Arts & Crafts, Gift Ideas, Toys

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Fan Stamp {review}

Fan Stamp {review}

Posted by on May 5, 2010 in Arts & Crafts, Makeup

For Maya, one of the highlights of going to a carnival or fair is getting her face painted. This is why I knew she’d love to try Fan...

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How to make butter out of heavy cream

How to make butter out of heavy cream

Posted by on Apr 11, 2010 in Arts & Crafts, Life, Recipes

This may not be so much a science project as it is a fun time with your kids in the kitchen, teaching them the principles of butter making....

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There’s something about coloring that relaxes me…

There’s something about coloring that relaxes me…

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 in Arts & Crafts, Family, Life

And now I don’t have to borrow my 5-year-old’s coloring books anymore! (She doesn’t like it when I do.) Look at what I...

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Lights, Camera, Color– a new Crayola application

Lights, Camera, Color– a new Crayola application

Posted by on Nov 23, 2009 in Arts & Crafts, Giveaways, Websites

Have you bought a box of Crayola crayons for your kids lately? If so, you may have noticed a code printed inside. This is for the fun, new...

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Dishwasher detergent bubble solution [recipe]

Posted by on May 22, 2009 in Arts & Crafts, Giveaways, Green Living

I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. Instead of posting fun reviews and giveaways for my readers, I’ve been spending my days enjoying...

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A semi-homemade Christmas

A semi-homemade Christmas

Posted by on Nov 17, 2008 in Arts & Crafts, Life

Last year we spent Christmas at my mom’s house in Texas. Since we were flying in, taking a lot of gifts seemed impractical, and not...

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