Recycling Kids Artwork
I've been recycling my kids artworks in the last five years and actually it's one of the event I look forward during the year. It's like Christmas in June! What do you do with your kids artworks?
Photography by Aurora Heitman
Chocolate Cake and DIY Succulents
Valentine's Day is almost here, and what a better way to celebrate the month of love with your loved ones with a simple DIY succulents and chocolate cake.
The pebbles are from Michaels and the succulents are from Home Depot.
I got this utensil holder from Target and used here as planter.
I got this second planter from a local shop in St. Helena (similar here).
Happy Valentine's Day amor!
Photography by Aurora Heitman
Happy Easter
What are you up to this weekend? We’re having an easter egg hunt with friends and their kids today. I can't wait to see the excitement of my kids eyes when looking for easter eggs at the winery while we enjoy great vino and company. Easter is one my favorite holidays to do crafts with my kids. Thanks to Say Yes blog we learned how to make perfect polka dots eggs. Hope you have a relaxing weekend and a Happy Easter with your family!
Perfect Playdate
My kids get two weeks off from school during the winter break. The first week we are usually busy with activities in anticipation of Christmas. The second week we either take the kids to the snow or we play with the toys from Santa. This year I (Santa) got my kids subscription boxes from Avery and Austin, Kiwi Crate, and Monday Sparkles. We had so much fun crafting and connecting with each other through art projects, slime making and journal writing. I love when my kids get to have the perfect play date with mommy through creative play! (OK, we did have some screen time since we had to catch up with six episodes of Star Wars in order to see the seventh).
Play camera kit from Avery and Austin. Water colors from Target.
Busy box from Avery and Austin
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Chatbooks - The Answer to All Your Instagram Photos
Chatbooks is a service where you can have all your Instagram pictures delivered in cute little printed books. It’s perfect for busy moms like me who pretty much stopped organizing pictures of my kids five years ago. It’s so fun to look at all the old photos and share wonderful memories with your friends and family. I’m totally obsessed!
Recycling Old Calendars
The other day I was organizing around the house and found personalized calendars from last year. I always keep our old calendars because they are so beautiful and well made by Pinhole Press. So I came up with this idea of recycling and framing them. Below is the finished project.
Our calendar photos were taken by Angold Photography
A Fun Way To Recycle Old Catalogs
Who gets tons of catalogs in the mail? Me!!! A fun way to recycle the catalogs is to use them as wrapping paper. I keep the ones with pretty pictures and backgrounds like this one from Anthropologie. Add a few personal touches and viola! It's also a fun project to do with the kids.
Easter Eggs with Natural Dye
Before we head out on our next adventure, we had fun dying and decorating Easter Eggs. Click here to learn how you can dye eggs with natural ingredients. Chaio!
