200!!

It's been awhile and although I get conflicted about what my blog should really focus on I made it to 200 posts! Here a few favorite posts I thought I'd share with you.

Summer Botanicals


Valentine Fun


Focaccia Bread


French Press Slippers


Refinished Coffee Tables

POPSICLE PUZZLES

I came across this idea via pinterest and adapted it a little bit. I've had a box of popsicle sticks forever in my stash of kid project supplies. So when I saw this idea it was like it was meant to be that I do this too : )

Rather than using photos (when was the last time I actual had a photo printed!?) I came up with something else. I was going to use magazines at first but the pictures weren't as fun or just not right - maybe it was just the wrong magazine. Instead we used pages from a coloring book. With a little bit of trimming to fit on the popsicle sticks and some glue we made a couple puzzles of the Cars characters.

They're easy to store, just wrap a rubber band around each one ... or put a shape or color code on the back for kids to sort them out before putting them together! (Another tip - make them colorful, it seemed easier for this 3 year old to use the colors to help put them in the right order when he'd get stuck)

ROLL CALL?!

I'm very excited to be moving this weekend into a larger space, to be able to unpack all the craft boxes and be able to work on the projects I've had brewing in my head on on paper for the last several months. I'm also nearing my 200th post in the very near future and thought it would be fun to do a giveaway for anyone out there reading -- not from this post, but on the one coming up soon!

I don't really know how often or what people like to come here to read about, so please take a minute to comment on what you enjoy or would like to see as I continue on. Ideas for the giveaway are also welcome!

**** 9/8/11 -- I didn't realize my comment settings the way there were so that not everyone could comment. Thanks for letting me know. It's now fixed so it's open to anyone that would like to post a comment : )