I have a love/hate relationship with planners. I love organizing my time and to-dos, and making lists. Even more than that, I love crossing things off of my lists. But it never lasts. I've started some great planners in the past. There are things I love about each ...
Arts & Crafts
How to make Beautiful Danish Heart Baskets – Free Template
Let me start by saying these are far more than little heart baskets made from paper. These Julehjerter are Christmas therapy. They're a key to recapturing the nostalgic Christmas celebrations you long for. I have a theory that what makes us feel like Christmas has lost ...
Introducing An Adorable Danish Nisse – Free Printable Tags!
Ages before you had an Elf sitting on your shelf, Danish children had the family Nisse. Milly spent last year in Denmark, and assures me that the Danes know better than anyone how to celebrate Christmas. She was absolutely enchanted when the family and guests danced around the ...
4 Faith-Promoting Quotes for Father’s Day
It was the scariest thing that had happened in all of my few years. The doctor had decided to take my tonsils out. My mom stayed up all night the night before and made me an amazing robe that felt like a warm hug, and my dad took me to the hospital in "the big city," where he ...
How to Make Classy Chalkboard Vases from Old Bottles
She called them her "fancies." Other children collect pebbles. Or seashells. Milly collected glass bottles of every shape and size. Now, after nearly a year and a half in the storage closet it's time to unpack them, dust them off, and figure out what place they have in a grown ...
How to Upcycle an Inexpensive Brag Book for Mother’s Day
You're in an awkward position. Mom has asked you not to get her anything for Mother's Day. She already has way too much "stuff." Seriously, though, you can't be the only one at dinner without a gift! Never fear! We have the perfect solution. This upcycled brag book is by ...
Make This Luxurious Sugar Scrub Gift for Mother’s Day
Although last week's Aromatherapy Dough gift idea is definitely a simple DIY with impressive results, this week's gift idea is an even easier way to pamper Mom! Sugar scrub recipes are certainly not difficult to find on the internet, and basic ingredients are sugar and oil. You ...
Aromatherapy Play Dough For Mothers (and their children)
We've been mixing up and giving away aromatherapy play dough for a few years ago, and making it for ourselves. The scent can be calming or invigorating, and there's something just so therapeutic about the texture and motion of squishing and shaping the dough. I've tried many ...
One Extra-Simple Project for a Beautiful Easter Table
Easter is always incredibly special to me and this Easter is especially precious. My son is preparing to serve a full-time service mission for our Church and will be away for about two years. This Sunday our families will gather to wish him well and send him off. An extra ...
Darling Fabric Yo Yo Gift Cards – A Quick and Easy Project
We're back with a flashback fabric yo yo project this morning. These cards are really simple. I say that a lot, but the truth is I really do love simple projects that are done quickly. When I had little ones I loved projects that could be done and cleaned up during ...
Easy Upcycled Decorative Storage Boxes
As you are aware by now, I love really simple projects that look impressive, and these decorative storage boxes definitely qualify. Upcylced from very utilitarian but not so pretty cardboard boxes, they provide a place to keep odds and ends close at hand without the usual ...
5 Book Series That Will Inspire Summer Adventures
I always looked forward to summer vacation as a child. I looked forward to it even more as a mother of young children. The freedom to explore and experience life with fewer boundaries and time constraints has always made it a little bit special. I tend to bristle a ...