I am so excited to be sharing our Christmas tree with you. Unlike other posts, this one seems more special, meaningful and somehow, intimate! I am a hopeless romantic when it comes to Christmas trees. I adore them. I love watching the twinkling lights and shiny baubles. And I am fiercely proud of our tree….
Cute Handmade Christmas Cards
Gosh, time sure flies. Just when I was done putting together end-of-year gift bags for Boy’s teachers, along comes the Holidays. I am not complaining, mind you. I will take any chance to appreciate the efforts of those lovely ladies and a gentleman who joined his school this year. It came as such a shock…
How To *Embellish A {Faux} Evergreen Christmas Wreath*
For someone who crafts wreaths from book pages, crepe paper, twigs and what-not, my Christmas wreath used to be sad and boring. I take a faux evergreen wreath (boring, I know), add a big red bow and forget all about it till January. Not this time. I was determined to give the poor darling a…
Cranberry Orange Sauce & How To Dress Up A Gift Jar
I made one – a food gift in a jar, that is! It was for our Thanksgiving hostess this year, put together late at night, and hence all that harsh glare in the pictures. Oops! But – the star here is the cranberry sauce. So let’s get to it. I know Thanksgiving is almost over,…
D-Do-Dot-Dotty Kids Paintings
“Teddy Bears and squirrels are brown, Autumn leaves are too.” – Boy was singing the Brown color song one day. Well, why not create an autumn tree craft with brown and yellow leaves? I had the perfect paint for this craft, the do-a-dot marker set. I drew a tree in brown marker and then let…
Simple DIY Christmas Decor Ideas
I have been holding out on my Christmas decor posts till now. Don’t get me wrong, not a single piece of Christmas decor is up yet. I really wait till the end of November/beginning of December. I am yet to learn how to schedule such posts in advance for blogging purposes. Well, I blog as…
Preschooler Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
Having a preschooler at home means that I am acutely aware of all the seasons and upcoming celebrations. In October, Boy comes home with cute ghost and pumpkin crafts, November is for turkeys and fall leaves, December is for Santa, reindeer and snowflakes, February is for hearts and I Love You cards, and so on.You…
DIY Kids Art – Stamping With Legos & Cars
I love doing art with my little kiddo. We don’t do anything fancy or too complicated. Mostly, it’s just us two, drawing something fun and then filling it with lovely colors. It is the perfect exercise for little hands and minds and the perfect bonding experience for me. As an added bonus, I get to…
DIY Fabric Covered Ball Pumpkins
Fall is definitely here! Even is usually oh-so-hot south-central Texas. We just had a cold front blowing in from God knows where. Whaaat?!! (Cue: Whiny minion voice. By the way, I just love that movie, don’t you?!) Coming back to the topic, the cool weather just inspired me to create a little something. While I…
DIY Paper Accordion Birthday Banner
You must think I am on a DIY/crafting hiatus. I just realized that most of my posts for the month of September, are recipes. What with planning a birthday and coming up with the October Photo Styling Challenge post, crafting has taken a back seat. Not to worry, I have an easy one to share…
Simple Birthday Party Decor
So, we celebrated or rather have been celebrating Boy’s birthday the past week. Since we were having a party for his friends elsewhere, I decided to keep the decor at home simple and sweet. PHOTO WALL BACKDROP Some of you may have noticed the photo wall backdrop in my race car birthday cake post. I…
Race Car Themed Birthday Cake & Cake Stand
Boy turned 4 recently. Okay, let me stop right there and take a deep breath… Where on earth does the time go?!! Four is such a fabulous age. I call him my ‘little big’ boy now! Like any four-year old boy, he loves cars. And when I say loves, I really mean it. It is…
