December 16, 2020

Girls Stocking Stuffers || 1.5 + 4 Years



   Abby (4.5 years old)

Burgundy stocking

Pink Pom hat

Bear C/O Cuddle + Kind Doll

Gingerbread man necklace C/O Little Blue Olive 

Penguins bracelet C/O Moon&Stone

Mommy + Me Polka Dot face mask

DIY printable - Team Nice Flag

Cotton Candy Tube (local candy shop)

Personalized name bows C/O Cottontail Bow Co (STEPH 15 for 15% off)

Kids coloring pencil set

Pink lip gloss set 

Gold brush

Marshmallow pops Target `



  Emma (1.5 years old)

Pink velvet stocking

Pom-pom bonnet

Reindeer C/O Cuddle + Kind

DIY Printable Flag - Santa Baby

Gingerbread man hair clip (DIY) C/O Little Blue Olive

Cotton Candy Tube (local candy shop)

Personalized name bows C/O Cottontail bow Co (STEPH 15 for 15% off) 

Pink Placemat

Play iphone

Gold brush


I hope this helps as you wrap up your holiday season + shopping! 

Warmly, Steph

November 27, 2020

MERRY Craft Closet

craft closet

craft closet
craft closet
craft closet

Each season we've been decorating our craft closet by switching out colors + prints! (though pink always remains, of course) Below is everything we've been adding slowly over the last few months along with these  white shelves to help display supplies + the gold scissors awards because, remember... every crafty mom needs a  craft award : )

Clear pencil + pens caddy

Pink roll away cart

 Garland custom design C/O Pearl + Jane

Tote Basket

Santa + Rudolph paper plate craft 

White shoe bench

White bins (lower bench)

White top bins w/gold handles C/O Honey Can Do

Gold scissors w/stand

November 22, 2020

DIY Advent Calendar

DIY  advent calendar
DIY  advent calendar
DIY  advent calendar


The back part of the advent calendar is wrapping paper and the frame is from Ikea 3 years ago! The ornaments are DIY as well (a big project which I really enjoyed working on when the girls were in bed) and if you want something simpler, I shared a much less challenging + budget friendly design last year which can be found over in Instagram, under my story highlights titled, "DIY Advent calendar."

Frame - Ikea

Velvet pink ribbon

All ornaments from Hobby Lobby

Corner garland Hobby Lobby


Pink + white pillows Home Goods


November 18, 2020

Paper Plate Crafts || Christmas

paper plate crafts santa
Pink Santa paper plate craft video details + demo can be found here!

Santa Paper Plate Craft

    Rudolph The Red (or Pink nose!) Reindeer paper plate craft can be found here, over the @mypostcardapp a quick step-by-step walk through on how we made this one.

Christmas paper plate craft
Behind every great man, is an even greater women... Mrs. Claus! She was made exactly the same as Santa however you can see a quick demo on we made her, here.


Our Pink Nutcracker + The Mouse King paper plate craft video demo can be found here! A duo sure for both boys + girls this holiday season which we'll have more Nutcracker fun over in Instagram again soon!
 : )


Warmly, Steph

 

November 13, 2020

Celebrate Being Home || Christmas Decor



I have these on our mantel right above our "We Give Thanks" DIY garland + Abby's painted leaves


He's sooo cute + almost a deep burgundy red. Love him!

This was the tree photographed on our DIY doormat post the other day

Forever always a polkadot fan (dark red version here)

Wire design on this is just so stunning to me

Just magical!

I use this for our calendar as well when I cook + bake

Something fun + cute to rest those tired crafty feet on (still waiting for mine to arrive)


This pretty much sums up my fun finds, gift ideas, + favorite craft supplies!  + I'll share here and there a few fun things between now + Thanksgiving as I find them! : )

Warmly, Steph


 

November 10, 2020

Girls Gift Guide || Little Maker

 

girls gift guide little maker


*1*
Create murals on, signs, pathways for mini cars, backgrounds for barbies, toys etc 

*2*
Get into the festive spirit while crafting + it's just cute!

*3*
Just use soap + water and this polish comes right off! 

*4*
A favorite over here! + I love that it comes package in a gift box!

*5*
Thin + thick tip markers with a fun case to keep them in

*6*
This just looks way, way too fun!

*7*
The name seems fitting as I can only image all the possibilities with the sparkly craft supplies in here

*8*
These come in matching mommy + me slippers too! I just order Abby and I pair for our soon to be happy crafting feet

*9* 
I love that it's something you can just lay flat, grab your markers or crayons + let your little mini maker roll with it (literally!)

My goal for this gift guide was to help bring some new + fresh crafting supplies and ideas for your little makers creative soul. And although a few things on here are specific to my daughter most are also gender neutral! As I grew up with two brothers + crafted all the time with my mom : )


I'll have another gift guide coming soon!

Warmly, Steph


November 9, 2020

Maker Mama || Favorite Things


maker mama favorite things

*1*
Every crafty mom needs an award : )

*2*
We have 2! One for crayons + another for color pencils

*3*
This has been on my wish list for months! Love that it has a lid

*4*
Remember these from the giveaway? Very high quality + holds all our 45 pink paints colors

*5*
Pink slippers
For early mornings + late nights, treating those feet right

*6*
This is my FAVORITE year round coffee mug! I still use mine weekly

*7*
The color, it rolls. Enough said : )

*8*
We use ours on the dinning room table weekly to save our table


Almost all of these we already own + LOVE! Hope you enjoyed seeing them all rounded up together + then each day this week I'll roll out a gift guide leading up to Friday. Ts' the season! + now let's go merry all the things.


Warmly, Steph


November 8, 2020

DIY Christmas Doormat

DIY christmas doormat

 Yes! Let's! Merry alllll the things! For the first time in my entire life, we'll be decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving! Call it 2020 or call it pure joy. This holiday season is one I'm beyond excited for as it's all about making memories within the home. Perfect for motherhood in 2020!

Details for DIY doormat

Font:

M E R R Y (Arial size 300)     

all the things (Brush Script size 400)


Supplies:

Blank doormat linked here!

rotary knife 

Scissors

Black acrylic paint

Tiny + round paint brush

(Made my own DIY stencil using card stock paper) Then details on how I actually painted  the mat can be found over in Instagram under my story highlights called, " DIY Christmas" + or "DIY doormats."

Ts The Season for all things merry...

Warmly, Steph



November 3, 2020

Thanksgiving Crafts

A fun mommy + me craft! DIY garland kit, "We Give Thanks" C/O Creative Farmhouse which we plan to have the girls to take a picture with and then send out to family as a November, "we're thankful for you" pick me up.

Pink turkey for a Thanksgiving paper plate craft!

 

October 21, 2020

Girls Room || Spooky For Halloween!


girls room
girls room
girls room

girls room
girls room
girls room



Abby's room reveal! And what better season to finnnallllyy get it up on the website/blog other than her favorite holiday, Halloween! Although Christmas carols are starting to be sung from her in addition to chatting about the big red guy. So we'll see : )



Resources + Links 
(clicking on each below will take your directly to where it's from)

October 19, 2020

Gilbert + Meow DIY Halloween Costume

https://www.instagram.com/mama.jots/
DIY Halloween costume Gilbert and meow
DIY Halloween costume Gilbert and meow
DIY Halloween costume Gilbert and meow


Details for Gilberts DIY costume can be found over in  Instagram under story highlights, "DIY Halloween Costume 2" and then the face was made from felt and velcro!

Meow Costume


October 17, 2020

Spooky Craft Closet w/HoneyCanDo

craft closet
craft closet
craft closet
craft closet

The white and gold bins on the top shelf are from  HoneyCanDo + I'm so happy with the quality of them as they really hold  up with all our paints, paint brushed, spray paint, ribbon and craft supplies inside and the smooth gold + brass handles have made it so much easier to slide the bins in and out of the closet. An upgrade long over due!

You can see more details on this closet over in Instagram under story highlights, "craft closet" and everything else is resourced below.


Warmly, Steph



Closet Resources 





*This post is sponsored by HoneyCanDo though all thoughts + options are as always, my own!


October 13, 2020

Paper Plate Crafts || Halloween



Mummy faces! + maybe even a daddy, mummy, brother + sister family? If needed, a quick video demo for this craft can be found  here


halloween paper plate crafts for kids

Witch Faces!
with of course girly witch hats to complete the look. The golden hair witch was made with two paper plates sandwiching tissue paper strips. Then a full break down of how I created the other one with her curly can be found here + a short more advanced version here.

paper plate crafts pumpkin

Pink Pumpkin Bucket (and or whatever color you wish!) was inspired by Abby's  Halloween basket I spray painted last year found  here, as I thought this would be fun for you and your littles ones to place something fun inside (or BOO your neighbors?!) Quick video demo on YouTube can be found  here.

Supplies:
2-4 non coated paper plates
Ballet Pink acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Pink card stock/construction paper
Back card stock/construction paper
Back + pink ribbon
Glue 





Decided to go with my own style on Gilbert though I saved another option to make him look more like Gilbert as you can see at the end of the video break down/demo. Many of you are asking me a lot lately for links to supplies from my crafts, so everything is listed + or linked below!

Supplies:
Pink paint (can't find online - called "Touch of Pink" by Craft Smart)
Pink construction paper
White acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Light purple construction paper



 

October 4, 2020

DIY Halloween Costume || 4 Little Swans

Featuring "Harlow The Swan" by Cuddle + Kind

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

DIY Halloween Costumes

4 Little Swans Featuring Harlow
Resources + Links

Ribbon + Yarn Colors + Velcro Strips For Wings Hobby Lobby  
Wing Feather Fabric JoAnn's Fabric







DIY Halloween Costumes

Making The Wings:
For the girls wings, I placed an entire 9x12 felt piece (regular felt size) on each girls shoulders and measured down to their elbow to cut the piece into a rectangle. Then I folded that rectangle piece in half to make yet again, another smaller rectangle and cut a half circle on one corner, thus making a wing shape!