Looking for a last minute craft project for Mom or Grandma for Mother’s Day? Check out these 15 amazing craft projects little ones can be a part in making. As much as I love gifts like the mason jars I just shared, I also always love to include a gift that has been made (at …
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Mason Jar gifts are one of my favorite items to make for people (why are mason jars so cute?). Giving candy in a jar makes it a little more special than in its original plastic bag. A few years ago, I started to create mason jar wraps for gifts. They work well for holidays, teacher’s …
If you’ve ever been friends with a teacher, you have probably been pretty jealous of them during teacher appreciation week. Their bellies get filled with food and they get adorable little gifts from their students. But the truth is, teachers also get a lot of that they will never use or wish they hadn’t gotten. …
Finding unique gifts for little ones can be difficult. When children are younger, they don’t make a mile-long wish list for their birthday or Santa. This means you have to rely on Pinterest searches and reviews to find age-appropriate gifts. Since posting my One-Year-Old Gift Ideas, it has continued to be a popular post. Today …
Pottery Barn has been one of my long-time favorite stores. The only trouble I have there is that if I bought the many items I wanted, I’d have one unhappy husband and one empty bank account. Often times, I think about how I can recreate something from Pottery Barn for a much smaller price tag. …
Welcome to Mom Envy! Welcome back to my Hand Me Down Mom Genes readers and hello new readers. I know it’s been a while (okay a long while), since I last posted on HMDMG. Turns out having two kids is a lot more time-consuming than one. A lot has happened since I last blogged. One …
Have a gift for someone but forgot to buy a card? I’ve got you covered! While cards are great, gift tags add a little something extra to the top of a beautifully wrapped present. Christmas gift tags are so much fun and I always find myself wishing we had as many options for other events …
We are really blessed in our house to have the space for a playroom. It’s a first floor master bedroom with a bathroom and small walk-in closet. Since we wanted to be on the same floor as Carl, we opted to stay upstairs. The only problem with our playroom is that it is completely bare …
For those of you that missed my post the other day, I have shared with you a Pottery Barn Knock-off for their typewriter key prints. The other day I shared with you the full alphabet. Today, I am sharing with you numbers 0-9, and 4 symbols (question mark, ampersand, at, and the dollar symbol). As I …
If I was given one store to buy everything for my house, it would all be from Pottery Barn. Unfortunately, we would be totally broke and have nowhere to put all of our pretty new furnishings. While their items are beautiful, oftentimes they are too expensive for our budget. Since our dining room table would …