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There you are, sense of accomplishment!

Wow.  I have been a busy bee the past few days.  In addition to getting ready for my two craft shows the weekend of April 8th, I have also managed to squeeze in a few other things (not housework...

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Mini Project Monday: A science experiment

It's Week 3 of Mini Project Monday, and I hope you're enjoying them so far!  Sprite and I are having a lot of fun!This week's is an easy one, and another one you might remember from childhood.  Vinegar...

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Mini-Project Monday: Floam

I know a lot of parents hate Floam even more than Play-Doh.  I diasgree. But then again, I don't mind Play-Doh :-)Floam or playfoam is a squishy substance made from styrofoam beads with a goopy layer...

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Easy Fabric Storage Cubes

With a cross-country move on the way, I'm super obsessed with organization now.  I'm an avid follower of The Flylady, I make weekly donations to the thrift shop, and I've invested a small fortune in...

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Cute Easter find

I found these mini plastic eggs at Hobby Lobby yesterday. Aren't they cute? I refer to them as "travel-size" since we are traveling to Easter.  Since one member of our party is 2 years old, that means...

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Mini-project Monday: Spring brings green!

Sorry I skipped last week...3 days of craft shows, followed by my turn to present at the home-based business meeting = exhaustion!Here in North Dakota, we have to wait a long time for spring to come....

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Mini Project Monday- Milk carton bird houses

Here's an easy one: bird feeders from milk cartons!It seemed that whenever I found a really good project that involved cardboard milk cartons, I never had one on hand.  Now I save every one, just...

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Tutorial- Hand-carved rubber stamps

No drawing skills required!I used this simple (yes, simple) technique to make a rubber stamp of Sprite! It's a good likeness, although if the hair went in her eyes, that would be even better. No matter...

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Strawberry Cake Shoes- A Tutorial

Sprite's been really into Strawberry Shortcake lately.  She refers to her "Strawberry Cake". We saw a pair of Strawberry Shortcake sneakers at a thrift shop, but they were several sizes too big and...

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Moving Sale!

Everything in the shop is now 15% off until Thursday, June 9 at 11:59pm CDT!Use the coupon code "movingsale" at checkout.Here are a few of my favorite things currently available in the shop:

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Make your own Hula Hoop ~ A tutorial

We had an early birthday party for Sprite before we moved, so she could celebrate with her friends.  We kept it simple, just a big potluck BBQ and hanging out with friends.  We made our own hula hoops...

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Flood clean up

What a crazy few months we have had.  We moved from Minot, ND to Bossier City, LA just 2 months ago.  Right before we left, an evacuation order was issued due to flooding. Fortunately, we were going to...

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Bookshelf to Dollhouse

 I have been the proud owner of this little bookshelf since 2003, when I was a poor college student and rescued it from the dumpster :-)You can even see the chew marks at the bottom from when my first...

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Painting with ice cubes

Here's a fun little project!Painting with ice cubesMaterials:Ice cube trayfood coloringpaperwaterplate or bowlFill an ice cube tray 3/4 full with water.  The extra space is needed so the ice cubes can...

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Talk Like a Pirate Day

A lesser-known holiday, but fun just the same! Read all about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_DayFor our pirate day, we had the neighbor-boys (is that actually a...

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Homemade butter

For some reason, a lot of people think butter is a lot more complicated than it is.  I don't know why.  Maybe it's images of butter churns, or something about how is comes all packaged up in nice...

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Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Super bright colors and super easy to make.  No introduction needed!1 Part cornstarch1 Part Waterfood coloring (I used the gel kind)thick paint brushes and small container for each colorStep 1:...

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MPM: Fun with water beads

I know, I know, Mini Project Mondays (MPM) have been few and far between lately.  If the appliances in my house stop breaking, I hope to have time to post more of them!  Here's a fun one now that the...

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Easy DIY jewelry organizer

"Wow".That's what I think when I walk into my bathroom now.I love that feeling.  A few months ago, it would have been "Acck! Orange!", but after a little new hardware, a lot of white paint, and my...

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MPM: Marble art

Mini Project Mondays are series of activities, experiments, art projects, etc. for you and your tot.  The projects are tested on my 3 year old model and muse, Sprite.  I do my best to post every...

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