DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. The second you have a child you start to create memories and collecting paperwork that goes along with these memories. From birthday invitations to school photos to their cute handmade artwork, you’ll start to collect it and eventually become overwhelmed! Now that I’m 5 years into this motherhood gig, I’ve worked to tackle that ever present kids artwork and paperwork solution using storage boxes for our home. Now that we moved into a new home and my oldest is in kindergarten, I decided to tackle the artwork and paperwork clutter that was starting to get overwhelming. And since I know MANY of those who follow me on social or through this blog are in the same parental situation, I thought it would be worth documenting how I’ve done it! Now I don’t claim to be an expert in organizing and I have no doubt I’ll massage this as the girls get older but I also think it’s just as important to JUST START or else you get ever more overwhelmed! Supplies: IRIS Split-Lid letter ... Continue Reading...
DIY T-shirt | Sunshine in my Pocket
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. If your house is full of fans of the movie Trolls, Justin Timberlake, or summer (so aka everyone) this Sunshine in my Pocket design is right up your alley! Grab this free SVG file and layer up this cheery design on any blank t-shirt you choose! Our girls love the movie Trolls as much as any kid! If you remember, they dressed up like Poppy and Branch last Halloween but they are even more into the soundtrack these days. When we’re just hanging out at the house we tend to have our Google home on rocking some “Do you want to build a snowman radio” channel on Pandora which is full of songs from their favorite children’s movies. I’m using these musical loves as inspiration for some shirts to add to their collection. “Sunshine in my pocket” is a lyric taken from Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop the Feeling and a musical hit loved by hits and adults alike. To celebrate this sunny season I designs 3 cute sunshines popping out of a pocket. Are you all about those basic ... Continue Reading...
Bleeding Tissue Paper Kids Craft | Easter Garland
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Let your kids get hands on with the room decorations this Easter. They will love the process of creating art with bleeding tissue paper and you’ll love the watercolor effect it produces when it’s dry! See how to turn a kids craft activity into a beautiful Easter garland to hang behind your kids table. My girls are no strangers to bleeding tissue paper art as they’ve already created some custom prints for their bedrooms and a colorful turkey last Thanksgiving. Since we have that one 100 piece pack full of 25 colors, we plan to mix this craft type into more holidays moving forward. Supplies: Bleeding tissue paper (you can’t use regular tissue paper as it won’t give the same effect!)Watercolor paperSpray bottleCardstockRibbonPlastic table cloth First cover your surface with a PLASTIC table cloth. Don’t use newspaper as it might soak through and stain your table! Next, spray your watercolor paper enough to cover it to be wet, not soaked. Rip up pieces of the ... Continue Reading...