Bear loves our mAiL caRRieR! he races to the couch everyday when he hears her truck coming up the street. she knows us by name, has a photo of him and picture that he painted her in her locker. she’s usually the highlight of our day. Bear always wants to pLaY mAiL and slips pieces …
the annual birthday shirt
every year, i make Bear a biRThdAY sHiRT. it generally goes along with the theme of his party. his 1st birthday The Polka Dot party his 2nd birthday The Clifford party and just a couple weeks ago… his 3rd birthday For the Bob the Builder party (it’s the same pattern as Bob’s shirt) …
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Easy Family Photo Card
It’s time for us to send out another card along with the kid’s latest pics. I tend to dread whole family photos, because no matter how many shots we take, there’s always one person that isn’t happy with how they look. So this year, I’m going around that with this: It’s fairly straightforward… I’m horrible about …
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a working man shirt for a bear
everytime we see a construction worker, bear shouts out, “lOOk! a woRKiN’ mAn!” he’s quickly outgrowing his shirts, so i’m making ones for him that are peRSonALizED and fUn for him to wear. so what better than a workin’ man shirt? we originally tried to use this flourescent green tie-dye shirt spray. one bottle covered …
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flip-flop fanatic: diy decorative flip-flops
i’m going to share my new obsession with you… deCoRAtiNG fLiP-fLopS!!! pair #1 ziPPy zeBRa this pair was for my teenager, pip. these were fairly straight-forward. i cut off the regular plastic straps. then i replaced them with strips of fabric i cut from a handkerchief. ((in hindsight, i would use a pair of pinking …