Flashback: Create Great Kids Photos
Taking great photographs of your child is something that every parent wants to do, but it’s not necessarily an easy task. Here are some tips for making your own family photos great!
Craft Projects
Flashback: Orange Pistachio Cheesecake in Phyllo
I had the idea that cheesecake with a phyllo crust would be really a delicious dessert. I asked a friend if she’d ever tried this before. She said no, but that it sounded delicious and would be great with honey and pistachios. So here is the recipe inspired by that conversation.
Flashback: Pantyhose Earrings
For some reason I hoard tights. I have leggings, fishnets, hose, tights, thigh highs – you name it. Sadly, several of these pairs have runs so bad they are no longer wearable. As I always say: If it will sit still long enough, I will make it into a piece of jewelry. Pantyhose are not exempt from this rule.
Flashback: Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies
Kids love to help decorate cookies! Special Valentine’s Day cookies are a great way to celebrate at home and with friends. For a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating party, the cookies and frosting can easily be made in advance. Then, set out the plates of cookies, bottles of frosting, and sprinkles for the kids to decorate. Hope you all have a Happy Valentine’s Day this year!
Flashback: Tag Happy Baby Blanket
A tactile tag-covered blanket makes for a great baby gift and you don’t even need to be extra handy with a sewing machine to make it!
Flashback: Chalkboard Hangers
I’ve been using skirt and pants hangers to hold works in progress (WIP) for a half-dozen or so years. Because I lack pretty wall space, the projects that hang from the hangers generally end up in the closet where they are quickly forgotten. It’s that whole out of sight, out of mind thing, ya know? If and when I do happen across them again, I tend to forget why these pretty bits are all clipped together. My solution? Paint up a chalkboard hanger for easy labeling. It doesn’t hurt that they look pretty as well.
Flashback: Sturdy Milk Crate Storage
My closet is a disaster. It’s the only closet in my house, and it has been over capacity since the day I moved in. There’s space to hang coats and dresses, but my shoes, hats, scarves and belts were ending up trampled on the floor. I was dreaming of an extravagant custom built shelving unit when a friend suggested quick and dirty cinder block shelves. I instantly thought of stacking milk crate shelves, but I realized I could maximize space if I hung them from the wall.
