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Urban Outfitter inspired boy t-shirt
I originally wanted my boy mom tee to be a white and light blue combo (white words and light blue cars) but didn't pay too much attention to the fabric colors I got from the craft store. I did buy the...
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personalized baby onesie
My friend Marvellina is having a baby next week (the advantage of having a C-section is that you can know the exact day when you'll meet your baby). Because it's her second child and the first was a...
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Despicable me pumpkins
I have a thing for painting. Dan makes fun of me as I'm always willing to refresh the look of things by changing their color. But it's the first time that I try it on pumpkins and probably not the...
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Halloween costumes: Despicable me family costumes
I hope you had a happy Halloween with lots of fun and candies. It was Victor's first trick-or-treat (we didn't go last year) and Eric's first Halloween. We'd never truly celebrated Halloween until...
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Victor's play kitchen
If, while still living in Romania, you'd told me that I would get my son a kitchen for his second birthday I would have smiled: No way! I've been brought up in a society where chores are well defined...
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Despicable me party - party favor bags
I must start by telling you that the title of this post is deceiving : there was no Despicable me party going on in our family. Sure I've been planing for one for weeks for our oldest son who's born on...
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easy DIY Christmas card holder
In case you're looking for ideas on how to use the branches left after cutting off the bottom of your Christmas tree, here is one: card holder.I used a few bows and colored pine cones to decorate the...
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felt Santa hand puppet
My 2-year old son has discovered Santa this year. It started way before the season, when we checked out a Christmas book at the library. Now he sees Santa everywhere: X-mas tree decorations, malls,...
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Memory making with Xmas presents
Now that Christmas is behind us and our parents have already opened their presents I can share the handmade presents with you without the fear of spoiling anyone's surprise.When you live in a country...
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The Top 100 Crafts of 2013
What a nice way to start the new year! I got an email from one of the editors of Favecraft letting me know that my Funky Jeans Bag had been included in the roundup of the top 100 crafts for 2013! The...
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DIY World Map Shirt - with tutorial
When my hubby was genuinely impressed with the Urban Outfitter inspired t-shirt and asked for a similar one I knew right away what to make for him: a world map shirt. He likes globes and maps and part...
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Sisal rope covered storage box
Toys. Lots of toys. The older kids grow, the more toys they own. Big and small. Noisy or not.We have two little boys (8 and 27 months) and our place is already packed with toys! Some we buy but most we...
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sewing for boys
Sewing for boys never crossed my mind when I started this hobby of mine. It's true that at the time I didn't have my two little trouble makers. Nevertheless I have selfishly sewn almost exclusively...
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Toddler activity: color painting on snow
It may be spring where you live but here, in Minnesota, we're still covered in snow. Today is April 4th and we're expecting up to 10" by noon. Spring has shown its signs for the last couple of weeks...
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Easter Egg Hunt Bag and Tee
We went egg hunting today for the first time ever. We don't have this tradition in Romania, where Dan and I grew up, so we haven't experienced it as kids but, hey, we get to live it now through our...
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Toddler activity : felt letters
My 2-year old son is into colors, numbers and letters and we look for any opportunity to help him develop his new recognition abilities. We try to make it fun through games, foam letters and numbers...
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Toddler activity: felt numbers
These felt numbers were of great help to Victor a few months back, when he started showing interest in counting. It was a 2-in-1 challenge: identifying numbers and colors.They are pretty large and...
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The blue elephant shirt aka dr Seuss shirt
Our first mini-vacation as a family of four was a weekend spent at a goat farm. I was nervous about the sleeping arrangements, which proved indeed to be a bit of a problem, as the boys only wanted to...
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old jeans skirt reinvented
When I got tired of my old jeans skirt I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. The inspiration came from this bohemian jeans skirt found on etsy. Though I felt very much tempted by the floor length...
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men's shirt into boy pants
When he last came to visit us, my dad left behind a shirt. (He didn't forget it, just decided not to take it back) The shirt became immediately part of my refashion stash, waiting its turn for a second...
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Curious George and The Man With The Yellow Hat pumpinks
Curious George is one of my boys' favorite characters. My 16-month old baby (we still refer to him as a baby) can say up to 20 words and George is one of them - this is to get you an idea how much...
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Non-Toy Gifts for Kids
My friend Marv and I are the authors of a new blog created for the parents and kids of the Twin Cities, MN. Just like me, Marv is a stay-at-home mom of 2 little kids: a little boy who just turned one,...
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Birthday gift: reading nook under the staircase
"Victor is a great reader!" My mom was intrigued by my statement. How can her grandson be a great reader when he recently turned only 3? Ok, he may not be able to read on his own yet but this doesn't...
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Baby's month-by-month photos
When my oldest was a baby we used to send a photo of him to grandparents every month and I would also add a copy to his journal (I started a journal the day I found out I was pregnant and continued...
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DIY bird watching kit for kids
I haven't posted anything in a very long because, well, frankly ....I haven't sewn anything ...but also because I focused on my other blog: Non Toy Gifts. I don't seem to be able to handle more than...
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