I am always up for a fun project- especially one that is fun, simple and quick! I had one of these mini wooden crates lying around and thought I would make a little pumpkin/candy dish out of it. Heres what you need. A wooden crate- any size would do. In fact a large one could be made into a pumpkin with its bottom on the surface and using a side or both sides as the pumpkin. Since I had a small one I decided to use it on its side instead of its base. I have seen these for really cheap … [Read more...]
Star Gazing
Did anyone else step out to see the meteor shower this weekend? We did! We got up at 5:15am on Sunday morning, threw on our sweatshirts over our jammies and drove out to the country to get away from the city lights. We took pillows and blankets (which we didn’t really need because it was a balmy 60F) and lay on the back of our car. It was a PERFECT night! The sky was clearer than I have ever seen it before. My sister stepped out after feeding her newborn at 2am, and she said the … [Read more...]