Creative Empulses

Home harvested duck eggs to dye for Easter makes it all the more special of a tradition. We used a combination of dip dying and rice dying methods and the kids came up with some pretty beautiful color combinations.

Happy Easter all!

This dear daughter of mine has been dreaming of this day ever since she found out she was getting a sister. She's spent months perusing ideas on Pinterest for things she could make for this baby, and after much indecision, finally made up her mind to make the sweetest little bunny lovey.

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After the difficult decision of choosing the perfect fabric, she finally found what she was wanting. Drawing inspiration from a few different ones we saw online, we drew up our own pattern, and with some trial and error and a few alterations, this is what we ended with. She's already made clear this bunny better be packed and ready to come along to the hospital to meet this baby.

Reflections on what we've learned the last few years.

Did We Learn? Recently, my social media memories popped up with the following status from five years ago, fairly early on following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots."My heart has been so heavy mulling over the recent circumstances, particularly those in Minneapolis. Please hear me loud and clear th...

Baby burp rags are one of those things that are crazy easy to make and a perfectly practical gift for any mom-to-be. They're simple to churn out in a big batch to have on hand for upcoming baby showers.