Simple Simon and Company

My 5 year old and his friend helped me make markers for the vegetables in my garden yesterday. The photo above is of our killer tomato but we also made sweet peas, rabid radishes, cool cucumbers, etc.Earlier, Simon (my 5 year old) and I had gone rock hunting. We went to a junk pile where construction workers dump dirt and rocks after digging foundations for homes. This was a gold mine for little boulders.Then yesterday we selected the colors for each of the items planted in the garden. Simon ... View the Post

I'm sure anyone could figure out how to make one of these but because I said we'd post instructions...#1. Layout chosen fabric on top of your board.#2. Cut the fabric to fit your board---allow yourself 2 extra inches on each side---enough to wrap it around and secure it on the back side.#3. Attach the fabric by stapling it to the back side.#4. Make your ruffle. (Should we post a step by step tutorial on ruffles?)#5. Hot glue (yes, hot glue, the love of my life) the ruffle along the line where ... View the Post

Here it is...the finished version of my old felt/cork board.I chose some fabric I got on the clearance rack for $2.00 a yard at a fabric store in Provo. I paired that with a remnant roll of canvass I got at Wal-Mart for $2.17. Then I used a ruffle I left off of an apron I made last week. And finally I glued on some flowers from left over fabric pieces and a doilie I had leftover from the place mats I made.I love the results. I am dying to hang it on my yellow wall and add the quotes, ideas, etc. ... View the Post

This is what I'm working on today...It's an old board. Felt on one side, crumbling white cork on the other. My 5 year old was using it to hang preschool work on but lost interest in it and I took it down. Today I'm turning it into an idea/inspiration board for my room. The board cost nothing (I've had it since I was a little girl) and I'm going to use some upholstery fabric I got from a $4.99 clearance grab bag at Home Fabrics or some "off the fold" clearance fabric I got at Ben Franklin's. I ... View the Post

$5 Friday was spent last week at Disneyland. When Disneyland enters my brain everything else leaves it so, sorry about the blog silence. We'll be back this Friday and we'll try to make it extra awesome.Until then here's a photo of my dad and my Gracie on Small World and a list of things I bought at the park for under $5. (Yes, it is possible to buy things at the park for under $5.)*A variety of Mickey inspired antennae balls*A delicious Mint julep*A Captain EO badge*A ginormous Mickey Mouse ... View the Post