Monthly Archive:: February 2016
Fruit Skewer Snacks
February 29, 2016
Since I work from home, I have the luxury of picking Kai up after school and bring him home. When I worked as a magazine editor in the past, Kai was stuck in extended day. Don’t get me wrong, he had fun, but I didn’t get to spend as much time with him. He made
DIY Citrus Peel Bird Feeder Cups
February 26, 2016
“Feed the birds – tuppence a bag” — this is from Mary Poppins, in case you didn’t know. And you know how much I love Mary Poppins! But for real, let’s take a que from our favorite nanny and feed the birds using old citrus peels. I recently wrote an article about this for Mother Nature
Random Act Of Kindness Rocks
February 17, 2016
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. What are you doing to spread the love and joy into the universe. Recently, I designed these hand painted rocks for Mother Nature Network to do just that. (Click here for the complete how-to.) After I painted them, my son and some of his friends put them all
DIY Valentine’s Day Pretzel Arrow Treat
February 12, 2016
Valentine’s Day is in two days!!! What will you be giving your sweetheart? How about these tasty Cupid Arrow pretzels? I came up with this pretzel arrow idea a few weeks ago and I couldn’t get it out of my head. I haven’t seen anyone else doing them. Totally original! (I think! Tell me if
DIY Valentine’s Day Arrow Cupcakes
February 11, 2016
Throwing a Valentine’s Day party this year? You have to serve these adorable Cupid cupcakes. Buy store-bought cupcakes or make your own. Then take off the wrapper and skewer the cake with a paper straw. Then adorn the paper straw with red heart and rectangular labels. Cut the rectangular label to give it a feather
How to Make Your Own Crystal Essense
February 10, 2016
Did you know that you can harness the vibration of a crystal into a liquid so you can use internally or even topically? I recently wrote a post for PopSugar.com on the subject. Actually, this is a project my family loves to do, especially Kai. (As you can see below…he loves to make messes. But it’s
Valentine’s Day Rice Krispy Treat Heart Pops
February 9, 2016
Not sure what to give your kid’s classmates for Valentine’s Day? What about these adorable Rice Krispy treat heart pops? Score. They’re inexpensive and totally easy! You know what Kai and I did after this shoot? We took all of these Valentine’s Day heart pops to our local fire station to say Thank You
DIY Felt Valentine’s Day Envelopes for Cards
February 8, 2016
After each school Valentine’s Day party, my son Kai comes home with loads of sweet treats and adorable Valentines. The problem is that we have no where to keep them. Sure you don’t want to keep them all. Just one the ones from your BFFs. Also, in my family, we make Valentine’s Day cards for
DIY Super Bowl Party + Free Printables
February 4, 2016
The Super Bowl is this weekend – you know what that means … lots of funny commercials!! LOL – I know there are tons of football fanatics out there just waiting to see who will win the 50th anniversary of the game. Hold on…let me look up who is playing. Oh okay, it’s the Panthers
Valentine’s Day Conversation Heart Candy Pocket Crafts
February 2, 2016
My favorite thing about Valentine’s Day is conversation hearts. I love them. A concoction of sugar and food dye. Normally, I try to be healthy, but there are some sweets that I just succumb to and conversation hearts is one of them. (Gum drops, Dots, candy corn and jelly beans are a few others.) Anyways,
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