Last month I wrote about rearranging my bedroom to make it serve my organizational needs better and to create the feeling of more space. After spending time hunting down extra decor pieces, painting, sewing, and further decluttering my room to rid it of absolutely everything that didn’t belong or wasn’t needed, I am happy to [...]

Things have been pretty crazy on the financial front recently, so I didn’t want to spend a lot on my son’s Halloween costume. Fortunately he had his heart set on a very easy idea, and I had amazing luck searching out all the components of his costume. Behold my little train conductor: We went to [...]

Grouping objects is one of my favorite ways to create a big design impact inexpensively. I’ve seen picture frame wall groupings in countless home decor magazines and I have always loved the look. I thought it would be a fun way to display Mr. Boy’s budding art talents and bring some much-needed life into my [...]

It’s hard for me to walk into a store this time of year and not get caught up in all the back-t0-school excitement. I always loved shopping for school and the new beginnings that came with fall. Mr. Boy will not be going to school this year, but he loves to learn. I recently picked [...]

Mr. Boy loves costumes and hats to wear while he’s pretending. Recently he’s been very interested in playing mail carrier, so I thought it would be fun to create a costume for him and add a handmade touch to his birthday gifts this year. The end result isn’t as elaborate as the bagpiper costume I created [...]

I recently read (and very much enjoyed) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, so I was delighted when Mr. Boy requested a dinosaur theme for his third birthday. He’s like a pint-sized paleontologist, spitting out terminology like “plates” and “crests” to describe the features of his favorite beasts, which he has picked up from the show Dinosaur Train [...]

Birthday week is here! As I prepare for my little boy to turn 3, I thought it would be fun to reminisce about his first birthday party. Like all moms, I wanted to make it really special and fun for him by creating a big statement with the decorations. I didn’t have a lot to [...]