My husband and I love attracting birds to our yard. Over the years we’ve had lots different feeders and plenty of Hummingbird feeders, but none have been as successful as the simple feeders the hubby whipped up one afternoon. He used some old Glad storage containers I’d been using in the office (that’s why one [...]
Read More Bird, Bird feeder, Do it yourself, Garden, Garden Accessories, Home and Garden, House Finch, Purple Finch, Recreation, Seattle, Shopping, SquirrelWe’re all for kids and family’s having fun and these new Color Blanks by Roseart combine fun with creativity – a win/win! Use sticky dots, stickers, markers and more to create your own silly, scary, or funky buddies. They come in tons of styles and some sets also include mini characters on carabiners so you [...]
Read More Art, Hobby Lobby, Kmart, Office Max, OfficeMax, Rose Art Industries, Shopping, WalgreensWhen the kids were home, I used to decorate for every season. Now that it’s just the hubby and me, I just don’t feel like it. I still enjoy those who do though and so I enjoy them vicariously. Here are my fav finds for today from around the blogisphere for the best Halloween crafts [...]
Read More best of the web, Cook, Entertaining, Halloween, halloween crafts 2010, Handmade, holiday, Home, Homemade, new halloween crafts, Parties, Trick-or-treatingBeing creativity is a natural part of childhood. The most common route for children to express their creativity is through artwork. Artwork comes in various forms and can be paintings, drawings, sculptures and more. Some of these pieces will become treasures you’ll hang on to for a lifetime. We have put away select pieces of [...]
Read More Home, how to display your kid's art, kids artwork, unique ways to display artSaturday was unusually beautiful here in Seattle. I packed up the “kids” and headed over to my moms to do a little sewing. While there, I snapped a few pics of her Daffodils. I’m not a huge daffodil fan, so I have very few in my yard. My mom loves them so she’s got lots [...]
Read More Bulletin, crafts for spring, daffodil photos, Easter, Easter egg, fabric easter eggs, Holidays, Home, Seattle, spring crafts, springtime craftingI love to sew, but I just never make the time for it. Also, I have one really broken down sewing machine that I got 30 years ago. It breaks needles like crazy and drives me nuts, so I rarely pull it out of the closet. On the other hand, my mom is a quilter [...]
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