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Last weekend Maddie and I took a mother-daughter day trip to Crystal Bridges Museum. It’s in Bentonville, Arkansas, which is less than two hours from where we live in Missouri. The Norman Rockwell exhibit was there and Maddie, who is an art student, wanted to take a look. Our family has [...]
Do you give blood? I have given blood off and on over the years, but this year I set a goal for myself to give the maximum number of times I can give in a year. So far I’ve given twice. If this is something you’ve thought about, but never done, don’t worry! It’s [...]
I have a couple of out-of-date atlases that I’ve been using for craft projects. So far I’ve made some coasters, covered the lid of a wood box, and my son used a page to wrap a box for a school project. When I saw this tutorial for map pendant [...]
Alright, I may be taking this whole sleep mask thing a little far, but really, I can’t stop. The latest one is Wonder Woman, given to someone I love who is actually Wonder Woman. Silly, right? I made this one with felt, just like the others. I sewed the top layer first, then sewed [...]
Do you ever give cash gifts to kids? I know that my kids love getting gift cards or cash. For some reason, I always feel like I’m cheating if I don’t think of the perfect thing for somebody, but when it comes down to it, if I don’t have a great idea I [...]
This is a fun DIY gift idea for etched mason jars. I don’t know about you, but I think that mason jars are one of the greatest inventions of all time. They are sooo useful. They make me think of canning with my mom, which is something I’d like to do a lot [...]
I recently tried using etching cream for the first time. I liked it. My first etching project was on this set of Pyrex dishes for my oldest son, who is in college and living on his own. It seemed like a useful gift for carrying food from our house to his house. I added his [...]
My friend, Kate, is doing the coolest thing ever: 31 random acts of kindness to celebrate her 31st birthday. Each day she shares a photo on Facebook of that day’s kindness. It has ranged from a donation to the local food pantry to leaving a note and a gift certificate for a pedicure for an [...]
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything for a few days. I just didn’t feel like it. Even though I haven’t made anything crafty this week, I thought I’d share with you my favorite housewarming gift. My husband and I were the lucky recipients of this gift when we bought our first house [...]
Hi. It’s Maddie again. Today I wanted to share my hair donation story. You might have noticed that I’ve been the model for lots of hair experiments here on the blog. I’ve always had long hair, so wearing it lots of different ways seemed normal to me.
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