Home Decor: How to Create a Rustic Fall Scarecrow Wreathmom • contests • crafts • crafts • holidays
Fall Decor—Beautiful leaves on the trees, cool crisp air, hay rides, and fall festivals are just some of the joys of autumn. Scarecrows have been around for about 3,000 years to protect fall crops from crows that would eat bountiful harvests. Nowadays, you'll usually see them more as…
Hobbies and Projects: How to Create an Art Mosaicme • hobbies & me time • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
A few years ago, I decided I wanted to learn how to mosaic. I was inspired by an artist's work that was showing at the Laguna Festival of Art in California. She had taken common household items, like tea pots and vases, and covered them with bits of broken…
Entertainment: 5 Tips to Creating the Perfect Playdateme • arts & entertainment • family fun • activities
Activities—Let's face it! For moms with kids at home, our entertainment is often limited to our kids—the places we take them, the fun we have with them, and the things they do that make us laugh. When my boys were in pre-school, we'd get cabin fever in the winter.…
Tips: Craft and Create Without Compunction!We're big on doing crafts here, both with kids and without. Any excuse to break out adhesive of any kind, paper, and glitter, and we're there! Recently, a few of our favorite crafters got together during a MomItForward Twitter Girls' Night Out (#gno) sponsored by Plaid, and talked about…
Design Conference: Alt Summit Inspires Creativity and Friendshipme • hobbies & me time • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
There are so many different types of conferences throughout the year that bring bloggers together in real life. These conferences not only allow you to network, but they also help to build friendships with people who have the same interests as you. I recently attended the Alt Summit in…
