I have a really adorable, fun, amazing, ridiculous, energetic, you-get-the-point 3-year-old, K. This is the first year she’s really able to get an idea of what the holidays are all about. And while I love the fun of candies and little gifts in advent calendars, I feel like she’s a little over-candied and -gifted already,…
Family Applique Shirts: A Tutorial
When a family you love expands by one, and the new family member is a baby girl preceded by two girls, it’s quite possible that said loved family doesn’t need a whole lot. I suggest laying the question before the Mama. What do you need? After discussion, we decided on some family matchy-matchy. Well, I…
A (Public) Letter to the Ws
Dear Mom, Dad, Big Sisters 1 & 2 and new Little Sister W: Since Little Sister was born in September, I wanted to send a congratulatory gift. But being that Little Sister is the third little girl in the family, Big Sisters have already provided much of what Little Sister needs. So in conversation with…
Easy Flippy Fabric Basket
I love seasonal decor, but I don’t enjoy pulling things out for a bit, putting them away for most of the year and often forgetting about them for a year because they got buried under other seasonal items. I’ll put in the effort for Christmas and Valentine’s Day, and I only do it for Valentine’s…