94 posts tagged “finds”
From Other
- Crunchy pumpkin pie from BabyFit - I think this crust could be good with apple pie too.
- Also from BabyFit, when I start packing lunches for T, healthy lunches.
- Handmade instruments from About.com Family Crafts: towel roll handbell, Rice-a-raca, paperplate tambourine, 9 easy instruments, bottle cap rattle.
- Three from Prevention: Surprising Signs You'll Live to 100 (actually MSN), 25 Ridiculously Healthy Foods, Foods That Boost Brain Power
- I don't know why, but it never occurred to me that there might be BPA in T's toothbrush! Uhg! Idea and links here.
- Create online books with illustrations from real illustrators/artists - just add the story line.
- Honey Dumplings buckwheat baby mat and toddler pillow
- Five must haves in a toddler room
- Tada Shop interview with Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan about managing kids stuff/clutter
- Invisable lollipops from MS
- Pretty Dreamer Etsy shop for Waldorf style toys - wood and cloth
- Another blog to add to my inspiration for life with children - The Artful Parent. Read interview here.
- Very exciting post with preschool peer interaction book recommendations.
- Inspiration room from 1935 or so.
- Make a mobile with an embroidery hoop, paper, bakers twine, and glue.
- Make a tent - use the photo for inspiration as there isn't any further usable information.
- B is for baking gift idea from a.korn art.
- Whole Family Gift Suggestions
- I love this idea - shared digital photo frames can connect families across miles (from Portland Smiles)
- Animal lamps
- Danish house and Opra article to read
- Heather Bailey is having some Halloween fun! She posted a bat sock doll pattern that is quite cute.
- Halloween goodies - costumes crafts etc - on The Long Thread
- SS Grover hand-puppet from Make and Takes
- DudeCraft
From Craftzine
- Buddy T Rex costume pattern and instructions from PBS Parents
- Wee Gnome Hallowwen costume tutorial on Instructables
- Love Megan posted a simple faux fur vest tutorial and linked to this P.S. I made this post
- Cupcakes for kids at Weelicious. Need to check this blog for more food ideas - prosciutto and spinach calzones looked good.
- Jen at Decor * did a fabulous round up of 2010 calendars, also to include this post
- Giggly Mama and Family posted a yummy looking recipe for soft pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I might try it substituting the white flour, white sugar, and oil for healthier alternatives.
From Cool Mom Picks
- Jade's Toybox
- High Roller Hullabaloo CD over on CD Baby
- What every baby needs online shop with cute organic stuff
- Wise Bread Family Budget spreadsheet
- Look at this amazing felt playhouse ('table slipcover') From Jill at Homemade by Jill. She has a couple tutorial/templates up for flowers and stuff, then in this post includes her inspirations - great ideas in these as well.
- See this cute hostess apron tutorial from Angie at This and That.
From Craftzine
- Creative Kismet posted about making a leaf garland from paper bags and paint. I love it and think T would enjoy the painting part. It looks very pretty and could be nice strung in our living room or dining room.
- These Mexican hot chocolate snickerdoodles from Post Punk Kitchen look FABULOUS
- Envelop - Belgian printing house for everyone. Not sure I care for many of the designers so far, but ...
- creativitE, crafty blog with lots of scrapbooking stuff.
- Melly and Me - from Australia, adorable softie patterns like Magoo the Monkey and Florance the Flamingo.
- Cute birdies to black 'ravens' on Dollar Store Crafts
- Dinosaur play mat tutorial
- Infant Halloween costumes from Vicky Howell
- It's a small world birthday party (This is for a 2nd birthday! What happens when the child really cares?!) Inspirational and wonderfully crafty if a bit over the top for the age; over on Nested.
- On Threadbanger, directions for making a Mad Hatter costume!
- Looking for shoes, looking... what about these from Simple Shoes?
- Pumpkin cream cheese truffles from Whole Foods
- Candy corn cookies, mauled apple cider, both from MS
- Picture frame ornaments from Exposures, or from Pottery Barn. These card ones (branches) are also cute.
How adorable is this little baby in his tuxedo onsie?! Pulled this from Craftzine and Arwen O'Reilly Griffith |
Oct 5, 2009 06:00 PM post. Quick to make, this onsie came from Cordoroy's Closet.
Almost makes you want to have a kid just to dress them up like this!
Almost makes you want to have a kid just to dress them up like this!
From Cool Mom Picks
- Pat the Beastie
- Katie Blaire Designs stationary - Busy Busy Busy notepad
- MS Halloween Central - must find idea for large spider and web for house.
- T and B came home yesterday and said they want to make a giant spider for the house. I am cool with that as I have been thinking that could be a fun and not too spooky decoration. Family Fun trash bag tarantula, spider web at Pier One, spiders and spider web at Party America, and a video on how to make a spiderweb.
- GrowShow - slide shows of a child's growth, and or great frames to show the growth.
- Uncooked greetings
- Keeping it clean enough
- Giving up on family dinners, from the NYT, and another version from Just A Little Pregnant
- Type A Mom and age appropriate chores - we;re right on track!
- How to make a wool rosette pillow from Felt Furnishings. And from MissMoss Shop, another cool felt pillow - the lunar pillow. The Felt People has some pretty wool felt.
- Chalkboard pumpkins! From Jen at Indi Fixx.
- Branch building blocks at The Whimsey Tree.
- Fun with craft foam at WhiMSy love - includes mustaches that are so fun!
- She did a fun Old Fashioned Paper Doll Party - some great ideas.
- Tons of links/ideas on what to do with t-shirts at Hide Your Arms. A few I looked at: yoga pants, empire top, scarf, and a diaper. This last is at the blog Natural Violet and there is a lot to peruse there - especially if you wan to make diapers.
- Trussing and roasting a chicken links to Instructables - perfect for that bird in my freezer!
- I think I have linked to this blog before, but Homemade Happy looks fun (when she posts, which looks ot be infrequently.)
- Various reusable cloth snack bags on Celebrity Baby Blog. Need to make some - nylon interior, cotton exterior, and some Velcro - voila!
- Inspiration for a dragon costume, here, here, here, and here. Wings on MS. Inspiration at Company Kids.
- Pumpkin Pie Bars recipe - 4 1/2 star rating over 338 reviews - must be good!
- Funny bones ghoulish treat - pretzels, marshmallows and white chocolate - yum!
- Halloween treats from Paretning magazine: ghoulish ghosts (Twinkies), witch on a stick, and Ghostly marshmallows.
From Craftzine
- A new lunch tote pattern from Clouds and Cotton
- Chez Beeper Bebe made some awesome birthday (reptile) goodie bags, and these fun kid gifts - must remember both and think of making these drawstring bags for gifts...
- Lovely Designs has a gift bag tutorial (as if you really need one, but ..) and she made some sweet home books. She has a beautiful blog and design aesthetic.
- Ric Rac posted a cute free PDF tutorial for one-hour softies. PDF here.
- Howtoons on making ice cream - no ice cream maker involved, but a lot of tossing.
- Tree shelves
- Bed idea, and check Gothic Cabinet Craft
- Great space party and blog to check
- Mothers Day Every Day - place to donate, somethign to look into. One woman dies in childbirth every minute.
- Feeding my desire for Frye boots, they are even mentioned on CMP.
- My coworker Kelly is going to do thirty minute circuit training in her living room using circuits from Sports Fitness Adviser
- Mommy Track'd lost its apostrophe and is now Mommy Tracked. A lawsuit??
- I love this coat rack from Second Drafts found via Sweet Sweet Life
- I love this post from Matsutake (had to post it below, short and so worth a laugh!). Check out too here Halloween craft #1 (wait for #2, and #3).
Halloween Ideas for meWednesday, August 26, 2009
Whew!
I thought that my butt was getting too big, but it turns out that I just have my shorts on backwards.
at 9:20 AM
- From Martha Stewart: Birds Nest, Woodland branches, and Bat headband
From Craftzine
- The Long Thread Make It Monday Wrist Pincushion tutorial. See also the other Make It Monday tutorials.
- Recycled magazine business card holders from Jessica at How About Orange
- Sarah Mitts arm warmer pattern from ??
- Wee backpack tutorial
- Pumpkin spice latte recipe form The Kitchen
- Flexible Dreams posted about using Pandora for kids music - great idea. She also posted:
- Handwashing covering cough for H1N1
- Mommy I'm Home posted a no knead bread recipe that she got from A Bushel and Peck (check her fun style!)
- Via Parenthacks, Pain is good, from Science for Raising Happy Kids.
I've had the following blogs and posts on my home computer for some time:
- Sutton Grace - craft, living, kids, and some design ideas
- Kelly + Olive - make a ruffled pillow tutorial
- Wholegrain Baby
- Two Straight Lines
- The artful Abode
From Cool Mom Picks
- The Wizard Of Oz, 70th anniversary
- Check this music out - We are the Not-Its
- New shop: Magpie Love
- Mr Roger's Neighborhood web site
- Make a dragon cape from Instructibles
- Waterproof sheets toppers tutorial from Hazel nuts
- Handkerchief skirt with roll-down waist on Instructables - the waist is the interesting part...
- What fun wedding Mithi and Mr Sunshine had!! Love the guest photos, Tweeter, flags... Check her non wedding posts too for fun book illustrations.
From Apartment Therapy, Ohdeedoh
- Tracy Raver Photography of newborns
- Great wall alphabet idea, and here on Girl with Fabric
- Homemade By Jill made some fun and easy alphabet blocks for her son
- First day of school photos - must remember for posterity (mark calendar for next August!)
- Halloween Decorating from Blair for Value Village
- The Power of Praise - praise the effort.
Via Mommy Tracked, Fall preview line up
Grab and go snack and lunch recipes
Taking Dictation - writing down kids stories for posterity, fun, and creativity on Let's Explore, Creative Fun for Curious Kids
From Epicurious, hosting a wine tasting party
From Bonnie, Montessori apron from Sew Liberated, and an incrediblly delightful donut shop from Ikat Bag
From Craftzine
- Make poppies with a tutorial from Grosgrain. These are very similar to the ones selling for $70 or so over at [enter later]
- Newsboy cap and mittens from a felted sweater tutorial from Simple Up
- From the Motherload, Spiced Pumpkin Waffles
From Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh
- Zebra felt rug tutorial at Etsy Storque from Dorm Decor
- Entertaining after the kids are asleep
- Tufted headboard tutorial from Nest Decorating
- Dinosaur lamps! At Think Geek.
- Barefoot in the Kitchen is having a giveaway of an Anthropologie inspired (copied) top - very cute (via A Room Somewhere). This is the same woman who posted the jeans hemming tut I linked to a couple of weeks ago. See also How to Use Elastic Thread, and this cute red shirt (using eleastic thread), ok this black shirt, and this white shirt. Must get some elastic thread!
- Clothed Much - a very cute Koren girl blogs about how she makes multiple outfits from basic pieces. Good for some inspiration. Use those scarves and belts! (More indication that I have to get new belts! Shoes and belts my new obsession as mine are lacking.) Ended up perusing a bunch of clothing post a day blogs and this place called Weardrobe. Interesting. Links to Shade Clothing (I've linked before), and Ruchi
- Fab learning letters idea at Filth Wizardry - letters coloring game. This led to this great post about making a font from your kids (or your own) handwriting. How cool and fun is that?! They used FontCapture.
- Flower pin tutorial on My Mama Made It
