We recently made hand print towels to give as gifts.  You can read more at This Simple Home .

It's that time of year again...the end of the school year!  As a former teacher I know how much personal notes are appreciated at any ti...

A while back, we had a 55th birthday to celebrate in the family.  We made a homemade card to give.  We made a stamp, and used handprints to ...

I love personalized items-note cards, pillows, key chains, wall hangings...and even if I have not made a personalized wall hanging for my so...

Earlier this month I went to a baby shower.  Part of the gift I purchased came from a little toy store that gives white paper bags with the ...

You might remember my thoughts to make several handmade gifts for my fam ily.  Well, it was just a thought...not reality.  I still like the ...

Since I was a young teen, I have been buying my own gifts to give to my parents and four siblings.  That means that my babysitting money was...

If you are a grandpa or the dad to my kids, you should skip this post or spoil your surprise. This photograph does not show the potential ...

' We don't "do" glitter in our home.  Derek has a strong dislike for it.  :)  Frankly, I'm not fond of the mess it ma...

So I just realized that M now has a teacher an aide an SLP a bus driver a bus aide Sunday school teacher WOW! Now, as a former teacher I rea...

So I probably have some big dreams for Christmas this year; but in actuality I probably won't get everything done. 1. Mouse puppet - I...

This project was inspired in early summer when my older sister gave me a necklace that had a tree on it and it said, "Family is nature...

I made this last week, but I am finally getting around to taking/posting pictures. M (not that the photo doesn't say the rest) has bee...