Up, up and away! The kids are on vacation. Every day feels like a Saturday this week and I realize that I just completely missed posting yesterday — next week! Today, I wish you all big, happy, weekendy-wishes! One, in...
Halloween EntertainingQuick and easy: Ghost Straws Grab your straws. Cut out a ghost. Make some holes. Float the ghost on your straw and slide these into your guest’s drinks! Halloween in a heartbeat: Instant Halloween Festivity! Supplies:StrawsWhite Paper PDF template for Ghost, click hereScissorsXacto KnifeHole...
“Orange-a-lanterns” brought great cheer to our breakfast table this morning. Talk about an easy way to brighten these dark Fall mornings. To make these, you will need: 1 Minute 1 Orange (per person) 1 Sharpie Marker (or similar) As the kids...
Lei-style Flower Lacing Necklaces It’s a necklaces or a decoration. The technique is so, so easy! If your child can play with a lacing toy, they can make these, too. This is a beautiful project for all ages. (These are...
Halloween Countdown with a pumpkin and one sticker per day. Don’t you love countdowns? Why not a Halloween Countdown? It’s such a fun way to add expectation and to decorate a pumpkin! I’ve never counted down to Halloween before, but, this...
Happy Monday!Happy October 1st! Happy …Leaf-a-paloosa! Our neighborhood burst into color this weekend! Did yours, too? Today, I want to “leaf” September behind and fall into October! Below, you will find two leaf printables, (here andhere) that can be used in...
Perfectly Pretty Pairings: Custom Bud Vases Last week, I noticed that we had a teeny bit of paint left from a DIY and had a feeling it would be perfectly matched to our late blooming roses. I had been saving glass jars and...
Make a Printable Dog Fortune Teller. Super, simple, paper fun! Do you remember this classic folding game? I made this for my English Class and wanted to share the dog printable with you. You can make whatever Animal you’d...
Make a Back-to-School, Pocket Necklace! This pocket-sized necklace is made of felt making these an easy first sewing project for your young creatives. Follow below to learn how and for making fun! If you’d like to add a pompom. How...
Keep the wonder in everyday: Make Leaf Jump Robes! OR make Leaf Garland! We used both for a recent party! Jump below with us to learn how, too! 1 two buckle my shoe… Leaf Jump Rope This Summer, we made...
Garland Wrap and CardGarland: small, smaller, smallest.With a little string and a snip of the scissors, these teeny garlands make such a festive package. The garland can be used later as decoration! Supplies: Wrapped Present String Scissors Colorful Tape How to:...
Re-purpose household tins. After making one each, the kids and I decided that we now had 1st dibs on all future empty espresso containers. We’d like to make a series. (… will we manage to spell out their names?) SUPPLIES Recycled...
Treasures can be “objects found.” Make a string of Summer memories with objects found throughout your vacation. Sone call this junk, some call these small keepsakes, treasures and I think it’s often the matter of perspective. I do think small...
An Apple for Teacher (or you, too!) Make shiny, sweet, apples that will scent the house beautifully! After gathering and saving our lavender this summer, we’ve made these to give to teachers. There is something so wonderful about a handmade sachet...
AN APPLE FOR TEACHER EDITION Oh, how I love these: Two in one wrappings — my favorites! These include a bookmark or a pen for teacher. “An apple for the teacher” is an unknown ritual here, in Sweden, but teachers always seem happy to receive...
Cheers to you, Mrs. H, and the power of a Flower. Whenever I see a nasturtium, Mrs. H, is in the room, too. As a child, my parent’s friend, Mrs. H, was the most magnetic, elegant, witty, women I’d ever...
To me, everything about Summer means being pared down — even wrappings — don’t you agree? There is, however, always room for wonder… and, as I fished up our “guppy card,” I thought: “what could I do to make that guppy look...
Galloping Guppies and … Flying fish! Isn’t Summer all about being easy and breezy? You already have the templates from Monday’s post, right? Today, Francesca and Grayson are home to help me bring you 3 variations on Monday’s fish and butterfly templates. Do...
Happy Monday! We’re back on Swedish shores and, today, I’d like to share a guppy sized project with you: note cards.FISH CORRESPONDENCE CARDS: Click here for downloadable PDF fish template BUTTERFLY CORRESPONDENCE CARDS.Click here for downloadable PDF butterfly template (These shapes...
these Pine Cone Place cards and Pine Cone Gift Bags for a treasure hunt at our son’s camping birthday. None of the kids had seen bark written on before and even this detail led to an excited conversation. From preparation and after...
