Category: Getting Crafty

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DIY Dress Up Clothes Wardrobe Project

One of the very best parts about being a mom to a three year old girl with an imagination is having a dress up box to help her transform her wildest dreams into reality. But one small problem had turned this playtime favorite into a clean room nightmare. Between my extensive collection of old costumes from days when I was

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Remove Kilz from Skin without Chemicals

How to Get Kilz Primer Off of Your Skin (Great for Toddlers)

So we decided to let our three year old help us paint an upcycled piece of furniture for her room. We were all having a blast until we realized she was using the Kilz Primer for finger painting and then body painting. Insert your best “Epic Mom Fail Face” here! That would describe the feeling I felt as she started

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Rock Toys!

Looking for a fun way to make crafts with your kiddos and to make toys at the same time? I’ve got a project that literally kills those two proverbially birds with one STONE. I have fallen in love with painting rocks. :) It started when my three year old fell in love with the cartoon The Hive. Since it’s nearly

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Homemade For the Holidays

I’ve always been a big fan of what I call “Gifts from the Heart”, so this year for Christmas I decided to make most of the gifts for family and friends.  Below are 5 of my favorite gifts I made this year. Bubble Wrap Calendar One of my friends LOVES popping bubble wrap. When I found a “Bubble Wrap Calendar”

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