I love that feeling that you get when you take an idea that’s been floating around in your head and turn it into a physical object. Taking a bit of this, a bit of that, using the tools that are at your fingertips and turning it into magic. To me, that’s what being a maker…
Spring break is here, and my daughter Bean is spending a lot of the time curled on the couch, reading. She’s a veracious reader and has been spending this spring break reading some old favorites like Ivy and Bean and The Critter Club along with tackling some of my favorite books from childhood– James and the…
I love giving handmade gifts. Some I make myself, and others I buy from people who have talents far beyond my own. I’ve been buying handmade stuffed animals and dolls for my kids since Bean was a baby. I love the idea that these toys are one of a kind and that no one in the…
27 Family Friendly Spring and Easter Craft Ideas Chicks and bunnies and ducks… oh my! Easter is just around the corner (seriously… is it just me or is it early this year???) Easter was one of my favorite holidays as a kid (after Christmas of course). I loved the thought of the Easter Bunny hopping…
Bean has been anxiously counting down the days until Easter for months now. It’s one of her favorite holidays and it’s one of mine too. When I was a kid my mom would go all out for Easter. We had boxes and boxes of Easter decorations in our basement. I remember coming home from school…
Easter is next weekend! Do you know what that means? Time to get your Easter Basket Stuffers ready! I love putting a couple of handmade gifts in Turtle and Bean’s Easter baskets. I’m currently crochet crazy so today I thought I would share with you 6 different adorable Easter crochet patterns that are perfect for…
One of my goals for 2014 is to improve on some of my creative skills. I LOVE creating needle felted animals… though I’m not very good at it yet. Lucky for me there is some great inspiration out there like Woolbuddies: 20 Irresistibly Simple Needle Felting Projects by Jackie Huang, Illustrated by Antonis Achilleos. All this week…
I hope that you all had a fabulous Easter! We spent our Easter weekend with great friends and fabulous family members. Do you ever have one of those days (or weeks) where you feel like you are on fire? That was me last week. The weather was GORGEOUS here and I felt like I was…
Today’s Weekly Inspiration on Sew Creative is hand print art projects for kids. I love it when Bean brings home handprint art projects from daycare. I keep them all. I love comparing how her sweet little hand grows from month to month and year to year. They are such a fabulous keepsake. I thought today I…