(Originally shared as a guest post on Ucreate Kids here.) Holy cow … Halloween is just around the corner. That means me and my six kiddos have been on the look out for everyday items to repurpose for Halloween. This weekend we hit the mother load … in the produce isle. Turns out with some […Read More]
Super Duper Cheap Back To School Clothes
Happy Back To School! For the first time in eleven long years, all six of my kiddos are in school—five in elementary and one in preschool! (Please pause for Party Rock Anthem) That means that I now have dedicated time to get back to spending some quality time over here at Thrive while my kids […Read More]
Girls Tights Update: Video How-To Awesomeness
Remember that girls’ tights tutorial from last year? Well I’ve had several questions from viewers about trying variations of this project and had a chance to film a video how-to with Megan from Brassy Apple over at MyCraftChannel.com. I hope you’ll stop by and check out the video version as well as the other great […Read More]
Kids Summer Break Sewing Project: Silly Pillows
Well, despite my hours of dedicated research on Pinterest, my kids still arrived at ‘bored’ last weekend. *Sigh* It’s only been a couple of weeks and apparently all the park trips, splash pads and kid crafts just aren’t cutting it anymore. And movies, coloring and playing outside were also nixed. Bummer. But those stacks and […Read More]
Putting On My Big Girl Pants: My TV Anchoring Debut
A month ago I sat at the computer trying to decide weather or not to publish a new post on Thrive. It was short and sweet – just a quick note to say that Thrive was closing it’s doors and to thank everyone for their support during the last year and a half. This year […Read More]
What Not To Toss Weekend: Girls’ Pillow Case Skirt Refashion
Anyone else have one of these in their linen closet? A special pillow case made by a grandma/aunt/mother/friend/neighbor that you can’t bear to part with even years after it’s stopped being used? Or what about regular ‘ol pillow cases with fun designs that are rarely used? My girl is way too tall for one of […Read More]
I Was Here Today
I saw an all-call on Facebook this week from a fellow craft blogger who is fairly connected in social media circles. She was soliciting input for an article for a large media outlet and posed the following question: “Are the Mommy Wars over? Or are moms still judging moms?” Mommy Wars? I’d never heard that […Read More]
How To Paint Your Stairs: Prep Work
For the record, let me say this: painting your stairs is fairly easy, but very, very time consuming. This is not a quick weekend project. I highly recommend painting your stairs if you’re looking for a cheap facelift and/or to buy you some time until you can do a major stair remodel. That being said […Read More]