Happy St. Paddy's!

As you may have noticed so far, I am crazy about holidays. And when I get to be home to craft & play with Lucy, I love holidays even more. 

We were stuck inside because of sleet today. Yes, sleet. On St. Patrick's Day. And this little leprechaun decided to skip a nap.

Sleep and nap boycotts aside, we managed to keep our day full of green and pots of gold. And maybe even a few smiles, even when she was we were cranky. 

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

-Old Irish Blessing

Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th from our family to yours! We hope it's filled with fireworks and lots of yummy food. God Bless!

easter mantle

I'm super excited about Easter this year! Even though Lucy doesn't really know that she gets an Easter basket full of goodies in a couple of weeks, she will.

And I have a feeling she will love her goodies. (Mostly because she's already started playing with them.)

I'll share more on her Easter basket later.

In the meantime, let's decorate.

egg garland: Target

And here's an early easter gift for you! A free Easter printable:

heart garland diy

Love day is on its way!

I decided that I want to start decorating for every holiday possible. And by possible I mean every holiday that Lucy naps so I can craft for.

So far in 2013 we have successfully accomplished one project. It takes about 30 minutes and can easily be done during a babynap.

I got the idea from here. In case you like the look but don't feel up to DIY-ing. Yellow Bird + Yellow Beard has some super cute garland you can buy.

Print out a heart and trace it on cardstock. (Make your life easier and stack the cardstock). If you happen to have a fancy cricut machine I'm sure this is where it would come in handy.

Otherwise, you can use a pen and scissors. And be frugal. Like me. #wishihadacricut

I ended up with about 25 hearts.

Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch, leave some slack at the beginning, and sew across the heart. I just pulled the thread about an inch or so in between hearts to make a gap in between them. No backstitching required.

and...voila! Hang your pretty heart garland.

Happy 2013!

Happy New Year from our family to yours! We wish you love and happiness and lots of luck in 2013. {Don't forget to eat your black-eyed peas and collard greens!}

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving from our little indian!  

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." Psalm 107:1