Babies, like the tiny humans they are, are all different. Kolten wanted his thumb and mommy, never creating an attachment to any one particular thing. Malachi however, loves his Aiden Blankets and always chews on his pacifier strap. This gave me the idea for make a sensory blanket for babies. My sensory blanket for babies needed to include all of Malachi’s favorites. So I found some muslin (it was a crib sheet big enough to make two blankies and cheaper […]

It’s bedtime and you are trying to sleep, but it’s hot and your pillow is even hotter. You flip the pillow around to find a cool side, but it only stays cool for a few seconds. It’s time for you to make a homemade cooling pillow with buckwheat! I’ve only had mine a week but I’m wondering WHY I hadn’t ever heard of them before! The other night it got pretty hot in our room and I woke up sweating, […]

This post: “Reducing Baby’s Carbon Footprint” has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BringingInnovation #CollectiveBias Baby’s sweet little feet, sure leave a huge carbon footprint. Diapers, wipes, tissues, an insane amount of clothes that they grow out of within 3 months or less, and let’s not forget all those clothes are constantly needing washed. And when they get a little older, toys. Fun noisy toys that practically EAT batteries. As a christian […]

In one day I had ordered co-op with my mom, drove to the farmers market for potatoes and tomatoes, and drove to a bulk foods store for raw cane sugar and maple syrup.  My mom laughed and said I was being a proverbs 31 woman because I was “gathering my food from afar”. It made me smile and wonder how many other ways that I am being a Proverbs 31 woman without realizing it. I actually came up with quite […]

I don’t really enjoy sewing, but I have made a couple things in anticipation of our little one. We don’t have a bathroom counter to speak of and I was wandering how I would dry off and dress the baby after giving a bath. Trying to pick up a wet, slippery, squirming little one and wrap them in a towel before leaving the bathroom seemed like a nightmare. Then I saw a cute idea on Pinterest…. (gotta love that site!) […]

Who has old jeans and fabric scraps lying around? You know, old jeans that are raggedy, worn out, or too small/big; and that ever growing pile of fabric scraps from other projects, or maybe just because you found a good sale on fabric. I don’t know about you, but I have both. It was time to clean out my crafting area. No more piles and stuff hiding more piles of stuff with no idea what all was in there. The […]

The beginning of this month, I signed up to take part in a creative exchange. I was partnered with Cat from Stuff I Love, and it was a lot of fun getting to know her better. We sent a couple emails back and forth asking questions. Then I started stalking her blog, 🙂 probably read every post for the past year or so. Then it was her pinterest boards. I actually got somewhere, there! The thing is, I had learned […]

Every summer begins with me making sure my swimsuit fits right.  The way I’ve gained weight lately the chances were slim that my old one would fit. Then of course comes the issue of finding a new one that fits nice, is modest, and don’t make me look like a granny. Can you say picky much? 🙂 Every one’s idea of modest is a little different. I have to be able to swim in my suit, so no sleeves and […]

A dear friend of mine is adopting a newborn baby boy and words cannot express how excited I am for her and her husband!   They have a little 31/2 yr old boy that they are in the process of adopting also.    When I heard the church family was  having  a baby shower for them  I immediately decided I wanted to make something for both boys.  Big brother, little brother style. After spending some time on Pinterest,  I found my inspiration. You […]