Category Archives: house

colour station

Making and creating is a daily occurrence in our home.  While bigger crafting endeavors are done at the dining room table with  supplies kept in a cupboard, I have a colour station set up so Sadie can access everything she … Continue reading

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The Countdown Begins

Christmas with a 3 year old is serious business. It’s been a topic of many conversations since the morning after Halloween and we’ve already been reading The Grinch and The Nutcraker daily, making lists for Santa and marveling over decorations.  … Continue reading

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star lamp diy

I’ve been searching high and low for a low wattage lamp for Sadie’s room but I can’t seem to pull the trigger when I see one I like.   So I picked up this $9 lamp from Ikea and painted … Continue reading

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a party for babies

Sadie loves crafts and I love doing them with her.  She comes up with most of the craft ideas these days – making a purse, drawing flags for the Olympics and making party hats for her ‘babies’.  After we made … Continue reading

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kitchen shelves

In an effort to gain more kitchen storage, I recently had some wall shelves installed on rarely used chalkboard wall.  First I covered the wall with Orla Kiely’s Flower Tile wallpaper.  I hummed and hawed over this wallpaper for months … Continue reading

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