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These are the photo tote bags that I made for CJ’s teachers as a thank you gift last year. I wanted to give them something personal and useful. I took the photo under the guise of wanting to get a class photo – which was also nice to have. Before printing the photo I added [...]

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Check out these cute Easter Baskets! I’ve discovered that J Caroline Creative, former handbag makers, now carries all kinds of fabrics, sewing notions, handbag supplies and ribbons to create your own sewing crafts. 
Best of all they have a great How-To Page where you can find directions on how to make these Easter Baskets and many other fun projects. These Easter [...]

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In January I read an article in Simple Scrapbooks magazine called “12 Months of Memories.” In the article they talk about taking more photos of ordinary days and everyday things. Specifically they suggest taking 12 everyday photos on the 12th of every month. The idea is that these 12 photos will give a glimpse into [...]

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CJ’s 5th birthday party was this past weekend and the weather was beautiful. We had 30 people total, including 16 kids! The party was at a local park so we rented a bounce house and tables and chairs. We tried to find a space-themed bouncer but didn’t have any luck. A castle bouncer looks like [...]

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Here are my handmade birthday invitations for CJ’s upcoming 5th birthday. I can’t believe my baby will be 5! When I ask CJ if he’s still my baby he tells me “Yes Mommy, but I’m still big.” I know baby, I know.
CJ wanted a rocket/space theme this year and since I couldn’t find any rocket/space [...]

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