i have this cat named tAtER tOt. she really is quite fAt when the sUn shines bright she’s quite a siGHt and she lAYs like that. Keep in touch with Crayon Freckles on Facebook to get daily post previews and hear about other great activities! You can also follow Crayon Freckles on Pinterest and Twitter. Check out …
keeping a toddler busy
this is a continuation of my previous post “when a toddler helps you paint” we are installing laminate flooring in our liv-din-itchen (our L-shaped combo room). here’s how my 2.5 yEaR oLd liTTLe buDDy helped me lay the flooring… marking the boards i gave him one of the art markers i was using to mark …
m.i.a.
i’ve been m.i.a. lately, haven’t i? i’ve been tearing up carpet and laying laminate. by myself. hubs has been doing cuts for me. but the laying? aLL. mE. it’s awesome. but i have muscles that hurt that i didn’t even know i had. we’re in the process of busting up the ceramic tile that was …
what i learned this week
this week has been a hODgE-poDGe of happenings. a couple lessons from this week: 1. don’t give a 2 year old a hoSE unless you want to get wEt 2. seeing your child blow a bUBbLe for the 1st tiMe is positively amazing 3. a roll of scotch tApE lends itself to diSCoVeRY 4. piCNiCs …
making wall art out of a gift bag
i’ve been eyeing this giftbag and the coordinating products at target for a while. i LoVe the design, but didn’t know what i’d do with it. was there with Bear and saw it on a clearance endcap for $2.18 (or somewhere close to that). of course, i snapped it up jUSt beCAuSe. as we were finishing …
redoing the file cabinet
this fiLE caBiNEt is in our dining room next to my craft cabinet. it sticks out like a sore thumb. but i’m attached to it, so it has to stay. plus, what else would i do with the year and a half of pictures and drawings i’ve yet to scrapbook? anyway. here’s your bEfORe i was …
personalized for Pip
Pip, my teenager, is obsessed with pArAmoRE. she started liking the band during her tWiLiGHt sAgA phase. now that she’s realized how similar it is to vampire diaries, it’s sort of lost its sParKLe (teehee). when we re-decorated her room the fiRSt time, we put 3 twilight posters on the long wall. i chose to …
the long wall
my husband and i have different tastes… mine is more eCLeCTiC, thrift store while his is clean and tRaDiTiONaL. we’ve got quite a long wall that runs in our living room and dining room. before we repainted, i struggled with what to put on it. i’ve seen several examples of gallery walls on a few different sites… i wish …
water spots and soap scum, oh my!
we have had hoRRibLE problems with our dishwasher lately. it doesn’t seem to be getting the dishes clean. they come out sPoTTy and coated in wHiTe fiLm. i added more jet dry thinking that it might work, but it didn’t. my husband suggested getting some of that dishwasher cleaner stuff that you put upside down …
ugly, sticky chairs
sticky chairs, sticky chairs what’s all over you? sticky chairs, sticky chairs it’s not your fault ok. if you’re not a fRieNDs fan, the above will mean nothing to you. if you are, then you will have that tune stuck in your head for the next 3 dAYs….. and, you’re welcome. a few …
