A bit of whimsy never hurt anyone. The only detail of Faye’s birthday party that she really seemed to care about was the execution of a Fairy March, fairies (friends) marching behind their queen…
At the time of writing my fingernails are yellowed from the turmeric I used to dye cotton ribbons for my very-nearly-five-year-old’s birthday party. If it sounds like the stuff of an over-achieving do-gooder on…
1. this sunflower-to-be. {we’ll be on sprout watch over spring break.} 2. the return of this lightweight blanket*. {and faye’s quiet attempts to make her bed each morning.} 3. this little bundle. {for being…
In case you need a tiny project to keep you company on a long train ride this week, or to help you quiet your mind and transition from work to wonder, here’s a tiny…
For use on Easter, or anytime, here’s a simple project to make your own papier-mâché basket or bowl from a little water, a little flour, and a few recycled materials you probably have around…
No fooling, making your own paste for at-home craft projects isn’t as precious or time-consuming as it sounds. In fact, in a matter of minutes you can have something that’s easier to use, easier…
We’ve been wanting to find a simple easel for our art-loving kiddos, but we needed something that wouldn’t take up much room in our tiny apartment and that wouldn’t require drilling any more holes…
We dipped colorful leaves in melted beeswax this weekend. Faye took her Halloween costume for a test-drive, I snapped a few photos, neither one of us upended the pot of liquid wax. Here’s a…
If you’ve gone to the trouble of dyeing a batch of Easter eggs, consider a very quick project to add a bit of springtime cheer to your Easter basket and to wring a bit…
Last week, a happy little experiment to prove that sometimes a fussy DIY doesn’t take so much fussing after all. Full instructions for these sprouted easter eggs over on Gardenista. Now, excuse me while I…