Crafts + DIYs

Crafts and DIYs

  • Crafts + DIYs,  Crochet,  Life

    Crochet Classroom Valentines

    With the holidays over and the decorations coming down, and all the retailers trotting out their Valentine's Day wares, I wanted to share a cute, quick, and easy craft you can do for your child's class room Valentine exchange.

  • Crafts + DIYs,  Life

    Mr. J’s Batman Birthday Party

    Hi folks! One thing you may not know about me is that I LOVE throwing parties. I love coming up with one of a kind decorations, games, food, etc around a common theme. In the past, I’ve done vintage toys for Mr. A’s first birthday, The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a baby shower, Richard Scary’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (once for each of my boys….it’s a popular book in our house), Pikmin (a cult classic Nintendo game), Harry Potter, and a Little Gentleman theme for Mr. J’s first birthday. Don’t even get me started on Halloween! I LOVE Halloween and Halloween parties are always such fun! Today,…

  • Crafts + DIYs,  Life

    Letters From Santa

    Wow! What a month! Since posting my free Fir Tree Washcloth pattern last month, I’ve been busy focusing on market prep and holidays and more importantly, spending time with my family.  That’s what it is all about, after all! The other day, I posted a picture of my Christmas tree on Instagram and talked about our yearly ornament tradition.  We have several traditions, as I’m sure all of you do too, and since I have two little kids, one of our traditions is letters to Santa, and of course, receiving a reply! In the past, I have typically had them write their letters, then used the USPS North Pole Postmark service…