Eric is a master chef when it comes to breakfast. I am a lucky woman in that I get a restaurant style breakfast – eggs, toast, and hot coffee at least 3 to 4 days a week, even during the school year. We are not cold cereal people and will take the couple extra minutesContinue reading “Dutch Baby Heads & Baby Bibs”
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First Friday of Spring Break: Garage & Swiffers
Glorious spring break! Here at last! My first Friday of spring break was a busy one. We started by tearing down the garage – it has been coming down piece by piece on its own for quite some time. We decided to speed the process up (just) a little. It took us about an hourContinue reading “First Friday of Spring Break: Garage & Swiffers”
Easy Ribbon Headbands
Cut a length of ribbon, use your head and the hair tie to measure. Cut the ribbon longer than necessary so you can trim excess. Fold and iron a loop of ribbon around the hair tie at one end. Sew and back stitch along the length of the hair tie. Measure one last time byContinue reading “Easy Ribbon Headbands”
Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib
What to do with all those old concert tee shirts that crowd my closet? Make my baby a rock star at meal time! I started with one tee shirt. The smaller, the better the neck hole will fit without alteration. I traced around an existing bib with a chalk pencil for the correct length. IContinue reading “Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib”
DIY diaper bib
On Sunday morning, I woke up early and felt the urge to make something. Lucky for me Miss Greta was still soundly sleeping and so I had plenty of time to whip up this easy diaper turned bib. I started with a clean, ironed, cotton diaper. I trimmed it shorter, taking off about 5 inches.Continue reading “DIY diaper bib”
Happy Cat Bed
The problem: We were tired of our constantly cold kitty sleeping on our (usually) clean wool clothing in an effort to warm up. Solution: Here’s how I made a quick cat bed from an old felted wool sweater. I started with a 100% wool sweater. Washed in hot water and then dried on hot. Next,Continue reading “Happy Cat Bed”
Iowa State Fair season
Having grown up in Iowa, in 4H, this time of year is a very special time. This time of year the days are hot and seem to stretch on forever, yet somehow they still magically slip by until the first day of school hits you like a an alarm clock going off. Then, sweet reliefContinue reading “Iowa State Fair season”
Bluebird Hill Art 