DIY

How do you organize paperwork both online and off?

This week, I was asked by Life Well Lived how do I stay organized... more specifically: How do you organize paperwork both online and off?  I use my email inbox as my to do list. Sounds easy, right? Are you rolling your eyes? Well, here is how I do it: This is a...

Easter Jar D.I.Y.

Easter Jar D.I.Y.

Hi! Last weekend, the kids and I spent a great afternoon outside playing with paint and empty pickle jars and spaghetti jars. We made some beautiful, unique Easter jars and vases and wanted to share our project with you! 1. Gather your clean jars and your paints. 2....

Phoenix Scrapbook Cottage + a craft…

Two Saturdays ago, my dear friend Cindy treated me to a day at the Phoenix Scrapbook Cottage. The house was amazing. It was so cozy and huge and fully stocked with everything we could possibly need, including chocolate. I used the much needed day away to make Julia...

Our Anniversary Tradition…

Every anniversary, Mr. B and I write a letter in our children's journal. After we order our delicious dinner... this year was a steakhouse in Old Town Scottsdale ~ Saddle Ranch ~ we take a few minutes and reflect on our children. Each year, we add another page of...

Christmas Crafts 101

Free hand tree + leftover wrapping paper + glue. Super Cute. Kept him busy @ 8 minutes. No intervention needed. Paint sticks + felt + scissors + glue + googly eyes + beads + pom poms. Super, Super cute. Kept us busy @ 20 minutes. Lots of intervention needed. Felt is...

Teacher Gifts + 2010

Yes, these are very similar to Teacher Gifts 2009 🙂 But it worked last year, they have different teachers this year and I wanted to play with the glue gun! Ingredients: 1 Glue Gun Cute pen holders from Target Flower embellishments Ribbon Music, Saturday Night...