The New Home Ec
From boas to hair clips, feathers are a perfect way to spice things up. Just as Steven Tyler! Everyone needs a little feather in their life, right?!
I’ve found some really great projects to do just that. There’s spray painting, like the photo above from the girls at The Letter 4. There are also a few fun ideas for fabric feathers and feathers made out of string.
See all the fun ways to make feathers fancy:
We’ve been dying to go on a cruise. I’ve never been and neither has my husband. We’ve decided that if we go, we’ll take the kids with us. I always wanted to go as a kid, so we thought it would be fun to make it happen for ours!
But there are so many desinations and most are kid friendly, so we’re having a hard time choosing. There’s sunny and warm or something more fun and adventurous. Although the kids would probably like anything we did, especially with all the fun stuff to do on the boat itsefl!
Here’s where we’ve narrowed it down to:
If you don’t already know, kids and crafting are my specialty. I’ve been around the block and know a thing or two about pipe cleaners and googly eyes!! Well, I’m hear to tell you about a new book by Kate Lilley of Mini Eco who has just come out with a whole book on crafting with kids and it’s fabulous for families! Not only are these crafts fun and adventurous, they are eco-friendly as well. Just what we all need, helping to save us all some money and our earth!
With 35 activities to do with your toddler or preschooler, you’ll end up having just as much fun with these projects as you craft them with your little one. It’s all about the time you spend together, learning and creating! I’m already in love with the airplane sling-shots from the cover. Those are looking pretty good to my 6 and 3 year old!
And happily, we get to give one of these books away to a Home Ec reader. Yippee!! Here are the details for the giveaway:
One thing I always seem to see in photos from people who’ve been on a cruise are the cute bath towel animals. There is almost every shape and size of animal cleverly created out of a bath towel. I’m sure my kids would go gaga for these every time the room was cleaned!
I thought it would be fun to learn to do these towel animals at home, bringing back a little bit of sea life! I’ve found these tutorials for turning your bath towel into something fabulous!
Which one is your favorite?
Looking for a quick last minute card for mom? Because if you were thinking of sending mom a card in the mail, it wouldn’t get to her until after Mother’s Day. So why not send her a fun personalized eCard from you?!
It’s super simple to do, you just need some paper, a pen, and a camera. Oh and someone to photograph (especially someone with cute pink heart shades!).
Here’s what we’re sending to Grandma via email, our photos all in a row:
Today is May the 4th, known to all space geeks as Star Wars Day!
To celebrate, I’ve gathered a few fun crafts to make. Really, there is not enough great crafts out there with a Star Wars theme. We are a bit geeky at our house with lots of paraphernalia all over. From posters, legos, movies, t-shirts, and crafts. We even hosted a Star Wars Birthday Party for my son when he was 6. It was a blast.
So read on for 10 crafts to celebrate this May the Fourth Be With YOU!
We recently made a handmade journal for mom’s everywhere. We recycled a greeting card and turned it into a journal with some extra paper, a hole punch, and some twine. I love it. I’m going to gift it to my mother.
But I also thought it would be fun to make this sweet notebook into a “love” journal. So we’re going to write down all the things we each love about Mom/Grandma. We put in enough white paper for 25 pages to share all the things we love about her! You’ll see here below how you can write on each page:
Cyd Converse 
Heather Sokol 
Susan Peterson 
Marie LeBaron 
Jennifer Hadfield 
Amy Anderson 
Natalie Holbrook 
Ashley Hackshaw 
Jacinda Boneau 
Melanie Blodgett 
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