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Dear Josephine,
Happy Birthday sweet girl! Today you turn 11 years old. You’ve had an entire year of being double digits and there is more to love about you every year. Here are some things I’d like to remember about you when you turned 11 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 11 year old self……
Dear Caspian,
Happy 14th birthday to my very favorite son! Here are some things I’d like to remember about you when you turned 14 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 14 year old self…….
Dear Matilda,
Today you are 16 years old! Happy Birthday sweet girl. I hope you have the most amazing day today! Here are some things I would like to remember about you when you turned 16 years old and here are some things you might like to know about your 16 year old self…..
I know many of you are like me and have a gazillion scraps hanging out in your fabric stash. I wanted to do something to use up my tiny scraps that would be a fun and cute craft for myself and my youngest, Josephine, to do together. We got this set of 6 plastic Easter eggs in this egg carton at the Dollar Tree for $1.25. I liked that these didn’t have a seam in the middle like most plastic Easter eggs. We think they turned out so cute!
Dear Savannah,
Today you turn 17 years old! Happy Birthday sweet girl. I cannot believe this is your last birthday that I will have with you living at home. These years have just flown by and I could not be more proud of you. Here are some things I’d like to remember about you when you turned 17 years old and some things you might like to know about your 17 year old self.
Today I’m back with another craft that we did over the Christmas holidays! I was in charge of the craft for JoJo’s 4th grade holiday party this year. We only get 45 mins. for the party at her school so I had to come up with something quick and easy. I like the crafts I do for the school parties to be something that is nice enough that parents will want to keep year after year or something the kids can gift to a friend or family member that looks nice.
It is not Christmas in our house, if we don’t have homemade Chex Mix. The kids look forward to this all year long! And it’s a definite must while we are decorating our Christmas tree. I posted this recipe many, many years ago, but Savannah had a photography project recently where she had to photograph us making a family recipe, so I thought I’d go ahead and share it again. It’s SO good! It’s very similar to the recipe on the box, but it’s the ratios that I use that make it extra special and what makes my kids go nuts for my version!
We always have a lot of people in our lives to thank around the holidays. So many people have such a huge influence in our children’s lives and I always want them to know just how much we are grateful for all the love they poor into our kids. We have dance teachers, gymnastics coaches, school teachers, music teachers, band directors, choir directors, soccer coaches and the list goes on and on. I wanted to create a special gift for all of these folks that was homemade and that could be enjoyed this holiday season. There is something about the holidays that just gets me in the mood to make things!
I’m back with another fun, easy and inexpensive Christmas Decor DIY. Our kitchen has sort of a candy cane theme going on when it comes to our Christmas decor. The rest of the house is a little more traditional, but since our kitchen is white, I just love the pop of white and red. Now, believe me when I say, this is not a post sponsored by Dollar Tree. BUT this happens to be another dollar store craft. There’s something so satisfying about turning something unexpected and inexpensive into something super cute.
I love the Dollar Tree. No, this post is not sponsored whatsoever. I just really love the Dollar Tree. You can find such great stuff at really low prices. Now, I loved it even more when it was truly only $1, but times are a changing! My favorite thing to do with Dollar Tree finds is to make them look more expensive than they really are when you see them in the store. I had seen some variations of this idea circulating around social media and I just had to try it for myself! Today I want to share these Dollar Tree Giant Christmas Ornaments that I created!
Lindsay Wilkes is the owner and designer behind The Cottage Mama. She creates timeless, vintage inspired sewing patterns for children’s clothes. She is also a fabric designer for Riley Black Designers / Penny Rose Fabrics, author of the book ‘Sew Classic Clothes for Girls’ and can be seen teaching nationwide and online in her video series ‘Lessons with Lindsay’ sponsored by Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery machines.
Welcome! My name is Lindsay Wilkes and I am the owner / designer of The Cottage Mama, a boutique children's sewing pattern company and the author behind, 'Sew Classic Clothes for Girls'. The Cottage Mama blog is where I share my love for sewing, cooking and crafting and all things domestic. If you like what you see, you can read more about me HERE.