Hiking through the forest

Mossy forest floors, baby deer, and cascading waterfalls- just a few reasons why I love living where I do.  Yesterday, we hiked the Ramona F...

Away For The Week

I'm off to Girl Guide Camp till Aug 6. I was originally going to make up some posts to go up while I was gone and such but I just got h...

Green smoothie guide and tips for whole foods eating!

Here is a great guide to making green smoothies.  You can customize it for whatever your needs are and what you have on hand.  A wonderful w...

Freebie Friday! Free Amy Butler purse / bag pattern

It's Friday and you know what that means!  FREEBIES!!  I love this free Amy Butler purse pattern, free Amy Butler Blossom Bag PDF patte...

5 flat belly moves & nutrition inspiration - for Wellness Wednesday

We all want flat abs for summer time so here are a few exercises to get you headed in the right direction.  I am hitting my work out regime ...

Tutorial Tuesday - Learning to sew? - links to tricks, tutorials and essential skills

It's Tutorial Tuesday but I wanted to do something a little different this Tuesday.  I know a lot of you love the ideas and crafts I pos...

Porcelain necklace giveaway!

Here's your chance to win a handmade porcelain necklace by Emily Jull of Nesting Emily.  I have one similar to the blue necklace pictu...

artist interview: Emily Jull of Nesting Emily

I have been smitten with the pottery of Canadian artist Emily Jull ever since spotting her vintage doily porcelain jars on Etsy.  One of h...

Handpainted found objects in my Etsy shop

As mentioned in my last post , I have a few handpainted items up for grabs in my Etsy shop starting tomorrow morning.  In addition to the b...

Science fun for the kiddos - make ice cream in a coffee can!

Fun science project for kids!  Make ice cream using a couple of coffee cans. What could be more fun or yummier to do for a science lesson! 2...

Exclusive items coming soon

It's been several months, but I finally have a few new items to add to the Exclusives section of my Etsy shop , one of them being this b...

Freebie Friday - Free cheeky printable luggage tags!

I love these free printable luggage tags fom Amy at Living Locurto.  She puts out tons of great printables.  Perfect for all your summer tim...

Healthy main dish AND dessert with only 6 ingredients!

You heard me right.. A delicious main dish and dessert that is easy to make, low in calories, full of flavor and all you need are 6 ingredie...

Gadgets for your iPhone

I try not to get sucked into the tech-gadget vortex, but I'll admit it takes a lot of self-restraint.  Here are a few new favorites that...

Picture Book Mini Reviews

Tallulah's Tutu by Marilyn Singer (Illustrations by Alexandra Boiger) Stars: **** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2011) Tallulah learns that ...

Wordless Wednesday - as this says it all

Tutorial Tuesday- mason jar chandeliers and more jar ideas

I was looking for something fun for you all and came across a ton of fun uses for mason mars.  Here are a few tutorials to get you going.......