“Where The Wild Things Are” Nursery Mobile

where the wild things are nursery mobile

Happy Monday! I don't know about you, but I plan on spending my lunch break looking for Cyber Monday deals, so I will keep this quick. When I visited my friend and her new baby recently, I naturally had to check out the little guy's nursery. What caught my eye was this precious "Where The Wild Things Are" mobile that my friend's husband made. My friend is a teacher and her husband works at a museum, so they are both very interested in how and what children learn. Babies are stimulated by … [Read more...]

Guest Blogging: Fun with Crayons!

Today I'm guest blogging for Eve over at Beautiful Spitup about cool projects to make with crayons. Eve's a great mommy blogger from Boston who I virtually met through a SITS class, and her blog is filled with funny and informative tales about motherhood. Please stop by to see more ideas like this one:   Source: familyfun.go.com via Laura@JourneyChic on Pinterest   Check out more inspiring crayon projects on my "Fun With Crayons" board on Pinterest! … [Read more...]

Guest Posting About Easy Nursery Projects

Hello, all! We're back from a relaxing vacation in Maine, which means we're back to crazy morning traffic and waking up before dawn. Sigh. Although I'm still getting all my ducks in a row for the week, you can find me over at Bluebird Kisses today where I'm sharing a bunch of easy nursery projects that I made with a little help from paper and glue. Check it out! … [Read more...]

Easy Nursery Monogram in 7 Simple Steps

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A common nursery design element that Junior's bedroom lacked until this weekend was a monogram. Monograms and other personalized art are such cute ways to teach kids their names, but with so much art going on in his room  - between the animals above the changing table and the travel-inspired alphabet cards above his crib - I hesitated to add something else. Until this weekend, that is, when I was bit by the craft bug. Cluttered walls be damned! My kid's gonna have a monogram! A big 12" … [Read more...]

How to Fake An Easter Basket

finished Easter basket

Yes, you read that correctly. I totally faked Junior's Easter basket this year. What do I mean by this? I mean that it's a totally temporary basket - no gluing, no glittering - that can be disassembled and used for something else, unscathed by the Easter bunny. Why did I fake a basket this year? a. I'm fickle and will probably change my mind about the design next year b. He's 9 months old. He doesn't care what I make as long as it's colorful and he can put it in his mouth (or at least … [Read more...]

Cutting Through All The {Pink} Tape

My friend's daughter is turning four soon, and she's thinking about what to get the birthday girl. Little Miss is a vivacious redhead who loves all things pink and sparkly. What did she ask Santa to bring her for Christmas? Shoes and dresses. She's a girl after many of our own hearts, isn't she? Not only does Little Miss like all things girly, she also likes swiping her mom's office supplies, specifically tape. In fact my friend thinks that a giant wholesale club-sized box o' tape would make … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Monet

Ballard Designs

“Are you retired or something?” asked my dad this weekend, in response to my announcement that I’d just finished a painting. Apparently, retired people are supposed to take up hobbies like painting. I’m definitely not retired, but I may have found myself a new hobby. Ya know, to do in all that spare time I have. For a while now I’ve been on the hunt for something new for our mantle. I’d had the same setup for about a year, and craved some color to replace my black and cream metal … [Read more...]