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Caroline’s Room Plan

Whenever we paint around here my 4 year old gets super excited and asks if we are going to paint her room next. Since nothing in her room has really changed since she was born (minus the crib change out … Continue reading

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Chicken Wire Frame in the Ol’Bedroomo

Isn’t the title funny? No? Well as I’m watching this football game I’m finding that I need something to entertain myself. Actually, truth be told, I’m not even watching the game. Gotta grab those quiet moments in front of the … Continue reading

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Winter Bingo – New on Etsy!

I’ve been working for the last few weeks on a new Winter Bingo game and it’s finally ready! Winter Bingo is perfect for those school winter parties you are planning! (There are no religious images used in this game) Winter … Continue reading

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Thankful Turkey – A Family Tradition

Each year I make a paper bag turkey and feathers for our family’s annual Thankful Turkey. He usually gets called Tom the Turkey or Ted the Turkey and we add thankful feathers onto him each day. Here’s a photo of … Continue reading

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Children’s Thanksgiving Books

I have shared some of our family’s favorite Christmas books (along with our Christmas Eve tradition) before so I thought it would be good to share some of our favorite Thanksgiving books. I keep all of our holiday books together … Continue reading

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A Little Bead Art

I’ve got another weekend project for you and this actually only took a weekend to complete! Woohoo! The last weekend project culminated in completing this magnet board above our piano. I went ahead and worked on another project and here’s … Continue reading

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A Weekend Project

Why do weekend projects always end up taking until the following Thursday to complete? Maybe it’s just us but we can never seem to complete a project in the estimated time. Our family began collecting magnets several years ago as … Continue reading

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Paper Organizer for the Kitchen

 Ever since we moved into our house, almost three years ago, I have wanted a pin board in the kitchen – somewhere to hang school notes, store deals, and reminders. I was looking at an “extra” pile we had in … Continue reading

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New Star Wars Prints

The Father’s Day printable at the Big D & Me’s etsy shop has been selling well – thanks friends! I wanted to let you know about three new prints we have added to the store. These prints are perfect for … Continue reading

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42 Pains in the Arse

I’ve mentioned a few times about a project my husband and I were working on, one that nearly drove us over the edge. This was the sneak peak. Now here’s the story. My daughter’s preschool had a school auction to … Continue reading

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