The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: In Defense of a Small Home Library The most contentious area to simplify or minimize in a home? Books. Nothing has raised hackles or eyebrows more than our decision to reduce our home library from a few hundred titles to a few dozen. While radically…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: Decorate for Fall with a DIY Twig Mirror A couple of months ago, I stumbled across a twig mirror online and was really taken with it. I was not, however, taken with its price tag of $169. When I saw my husband pruning…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: The Pomodoro Parenting Technique I may win the geeky mom award for this post, but it's a chance I'm willing to take. I love reading about time management, productivity, and organization. There is even the slight possibility that I read about it more than I…
Shaina from Food for My Family recently came for a visit to hang out and take family photos for us. Among the many fun things she brought with her were a pack of cardboard mustaches, glasses, and lips to use as photo props. The girls were so excited to play with these, and I decided…
The handprint calendar is one of our most popular projects, and it is one of my favorites! It's really a lot of fun to watch handprints transform into animals, characters, and symbols, and my girls have always loved the feel of the paint on their hands. This year I've added a few new handprints --…
This is a fun gift for the chocolate-and-coffee lover in your life! Chocolate-covered espresso beans are easy to make, and you can easily add a little variety by doing several batches in different types of chocolate and then mixing the beans together once dried. Note that homemade chocolate-covered espresso beans won't be perfectly round and…
If my More Than a S'more board on Pinterest is any indication, I may have a slight obsession with s'mores. I mean, what's not to like about toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate? Share the goodness with this ready-to-go s'more kit. Admittedly, it's not fancy (but it did turn out cute!), just some packaged chocolate and…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: Organizing Your Homemade Cleaners and Supplies One of the things I've realized as I've made the switch to all non-toxic and homemade cleaners over the past few years is that it's important to be organized in order to minimize the effort it takes to make your…
The following post is from Kacey of Next Level Mama: 101 Days of Christmas: Christmas Mad Libs What do you get when you cross your favorite Christmas carols with Mad Libs, one of the funniest games around? You get Christmas Libs. Or is it Mad Carols? Whatever you call it, it's an easy and…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Fall Recipe Cards {Free Printable!} Fall is here! With the cooler weather comes the chance to break out some of our favorite fall recipes. But it never fails: when we take our slow cooker vanilla applesauce or my grandma's pumpkin bundt cake…