Talk about a thrifting treasure! $.59 = pure bliss! She has hardly taken it off!!
Go check out the treassure hunt going on over at Green Gracious!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hands On Fun
This feels like a huge leap for me but I'm so excited to be getting my toys out there for more people to see! I've set up a fan page on Facebook and would love it if you stopped by to check it out! I am in the process of getting more pictures taken of the puppets I have on hand and then a stack of puppets that are in progress too! I am happy to take special orders too!! :)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Yarn Along
I made this necklace for my youngest, and still have one to go for my oldest! made 6 of them for a Valentine's Day swap and hope the kiddos enjoy them! Mine hasn't taken it off all day! Ahh the simple joys...
Monday, January 24, 2011
Once small change- No Poo
No, that's not an alternative to swearing... lol... it's an alternative way of making sure that even our cleaning and body products are as natural as the food we eat! The NO StamPOO idea is one that I've heard of for some time now but figured that with my long, oily prone hair, it would never work. I was reading about it over at The Artful Parent and finally decided "What do I have to lose?"
I must say, I didn't go into this experiment with high hopes, I honestly didn't think it was going to work... BOY WAS I WRONG! There, I said it, I was wrong. Mark it on the calender 'cause it's not likely to happen again anytime soon! lol :)
After only one washing, I felt like my hair had lost a few pounds! Really, it felt so much lighter that I couldn't wait to try it again the next day! Now if only I could shed a few pounds elsewhere that easily.... that would be a whole other blog entry! lol No really, my hair felt so much lighter and had so much more bounce to it that I had to chuckle to myself. After years of being sold the idea of "You need product to get lift" I discovered the real secret in a little bit of baking soda and vinegar...For the first time in my adult life, I felt like my hair was my friend again. It was a good feeling!
Now with it being nearly 5 weeks later, I am happy to report that my hair and I are still not only friends but the best of buddies! I have been so happy with the results that I started using the baking soda rinse on my girls' hair too. I have yet to try the vinegar on them but that's only because I know they will react to the smell and it's just not worth the fight. With that being said, I do still have to use detangler on their hair but am happy to say, that even with my long hair... that vinegar is magic and I have no issues with tangles! As for the smell you may ask? I just add a few drops of orange oil to my water and baking soda mix and I pretty much only smell the vinegar while I am pouring it on in the shower. I get almost daily compliments from my dear hubby as to how yummy I smell so I don't think the vinegar smell is an issue! ;)
I have been raised to believe int he power of good ol' apple cider vinegar and have discovered (thanks to a few friends) the joy and ease of using baking soda for just about everything. Why I didn't think this No-poo idea would work is beyond me and for once I am happy to be proven wrong!!
So please... stop buying shampoo that is ultimately going to be bad for your health, avoid spending way too much for the healthier alternatives and just go raid the pantry... you'll be glad you did!!
If you'd like to know the "why" behind moment, go read more about why you should go Shampoo free!
Don't believe me? Let HipMountinMama tell you all about it! You really should give it a try! :)
I must say, I didn't go into this experiment with high hopes, I honestly didn't think it was going to work... BOY WAS I WRONG! There, I said it, I was wrong. Mark it on the calender 'cause it's not likely to happen again anytime soon! lol :)
After only one washing, I felt like my hair had lost a few pounds! Really, it felt so much lighter that I couldn't wait to try it again the next day! Now if only I could shed a few pounds elsewhere that easily.... that would be a whole other blog entry! lol No really, my hair felt so much lighter and had so much more bounce to it that I had to chuckle to myself. After years of being sold the idea of "You need product to get lift" I discovered the real secret in a little bit of baking soda and vinegar...For the first time in my adult life, I felt like my hair was my friend again. It was a good feeling!
Now with it being nearly 5 weeks later, I am happy to report that my hair and I are still not only friends but the best of buddies! I have been so happy with the results that I started using the baking soda rinse on my girls' hair too. I have yet to try the vinegar on them but that's only because I know they will react to the smell and it's just not worth the fight. With that being said, I do still have to use detangler on their hair but am happy to say, that even with my long hair... that vinegar is magic and I have no issues with tangles! As for the smell you may ask? I just add a few drops of orange oil to my water and baking soda mix and I pretty much only smell the vinegar while I am pouring it on in the shower. I get almost daily compliments from my dear hubby as to how yummy I smell so I don't think the vinegar smell is an issue! ;)
I have been raised to believe int he power of good ol' apple cider vinegar and have discovered (thanks to a few friends) the joy and ease of using baking soda for just about everything. Why I didn't think this No-poo idea would work is beyond me and for once I am happy to be proven wrong!!
So please... stop buying shampoo that is ultimately going to be bad for your health, avoid spending way too much for the healthier alternatives and just go raid the pantry... you'll be glad you did!!
If you'd like to know the "why" behind moment, go read more about why you should go Shampoo free!
Don't believe me? Let HipMountinMama tell you all about it! You really should give it a try! :)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Slow Fade
I can't believe it's over... the nice holiday cheer... the shopping for that perfect gift... the talk about Christ and the manger....in the blink of an eye it's over and everyone but me seems to be anxious to get back to the same old grind. I just don't get it! The build up of the holidays seems to lead up to a cliff that everyone seems so anxious to jump off! lol Why would you want to just pack it all away the day after... why not saver it for a few days at least.... take some time to wind down and enjoy a few days of quiet enjoyment before jumping back into the day-to-day bustle of normal everyday activities? It just makes me so sad to hear people saying that it's so great to have it all over with... on the day of Christmas... or that they can't wait to "reclaim" their houses the very next day! Am I the only one that wants to at least wait till the new year to enjoy the holiday season?
In a world where you can buy Christmas decorations in June and they have Valentine's goodies out the week before Christmas... don't you just want to go against the flow and enjoy the holiday for what it is before moving on to the next one? As for me.... I will fight to keep this warm and cozy feeling in our house for as long as I can... I love the added light that the decorations bring to the house and I want my girls to learn to savor this time not cast it aside as some silly ritual that we do simply to be going thru the motions...Just because Christmas is passed doesn't mean that winter is over and it doesn't mean that we are ready to get back into the more fast paced days of spring and summer that will surely be here before we know it! I just want to take the time to breath.... to enjoy watching the girls play with their new treasured toys... to take joy in the quiet of a cold morning and a good cup of coffee sipped by the light of the Christmas tree... I am not in a hurry to banish this season of comfort and joy...I want to soak it in and keep it with me throughout the year... not rush off to yet another over commercialized holiday that seems to be losing it's meaning a little more each year...I want to take it slow and enjoy what is left of this year because as time tends to go... the new year will be here before we know it and with it it will bring a whole year full of holidays and other events to fill our days.
I guess what I'm really saying is, I wish this holiday could BE more... MEAN more and be ENJOYED more by people... if it really is the important holiday that it is... why would anyone want it to be over? Isn't it just making it about the presents if the Christmas season is over the moment they are open? Hmm... just a thought... maybe it's me that is holding on to it for too long but for some reason this whole topic makes me think of the Casting Crowns song "Slow Fade". Now, I know that song isn't about Christmas... but if you listen to the words it could be... if you give yourself away... not holding true to the meaning of the season then it's just a slow fade of falling into the general public's view of it...
It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade
... I just want to be sure we are celebrating for the right reasons... and don't want to fall into that grey.... ya know? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this...am I off my rocker?
In a world where you can buy Christmas decorations in June and they have Valentine's goodies out the week before Christmas... don't you just want to go against the flow and enjoy the holiday for what it is before moving on to the next one? As for me.... I will fight to keep this warm and cozy feeling in our house for as long as I can... I love the added light that the decorations bring to the house and I want my girls to learn to savor this time not cast it aside as some silly ritual that we do simply to be going thru the motions...Just because Christmas is passed doesn't mean that winter is over and it doesn't mean that we are ready to get back into the more fast paced days of spring and summer that will surely be here before we know it! I just want to take the time to breath.... to enjoy watching the girls play with their new treasured toys... to take joy in the quiet of a cold morning and a good cup of coffee sipped by the light of the Christmas tree... I am not in a hurry to banish this season of comfort and joy...I want to soak it in and keep it with me throughout the year... not rush off to yet another over commercialized holiday that seems to be losing it's meaning a little more each year...I want to take it slow and enjoy what is left of this year because as time tends to go... the new year will be here before we know it and with it it will bring a whole year full of holidays and other events to fill our days.
I guess what I'm really saying is, I wish this holiday could BE more... MEAN more and be ENJOYED more by people... if it really is the important holiday that it is... why would anyone want it to be over? Isn't it just making it about the presents if the Christmas season is over the moment they are open? Hmm... just a thought... maybe it's me that is holding on to it for too long but for some reason this whole topic makes me think of the Casting Crowns song "Slow Fade". Now, I know that song isn't about Christmas... but if you listen to the words it could be... if you give yourself away... not holding true to the meaning of the season then it's just a slow fade of falling into the general public's view of it...
It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade
... I just want to be sure we are celebrating for the right reasons... and don't want to fall into that grey.... ya know? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this...am I off my rocker?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Bring on the light!
Happy Solstice!
... I know... a day late... but since when can I get anything posted on time these days!?
This was taken during the eclipse... right before the clouds took over!
... I know... a day late... but since when can I get anything posted on time these days!?
This was taken during the eclipse... right before the clouds took over!And this is one of the lanterns we made for our lantern walk on Solstice. We've never really "celebrated" the winter solstice before, I always read these amazing blogs about how others do it and I just always tend to run out of time for any preparations and end up just not doing anything because it won't be perfect.... So this year, I said to heck with it! We are going to do a lantern walk and if it's a flop we'll make it better next year!
We made these pretty little lanterns by covering a balloon with tissue paper and then popping the balloons. The four of us got bundled up and headed out for a walk in the woods... only having to light the candles half a dozen times or so before we made it to the woods! The wind was not cooperating! lol As we got closer to the woods, we saw a little light down by our little duck pond/large puddle.... We called out thinking someone was camping in our yard but no one answered.... and as we got closer we found it was a gnome couple fishing by candle light!!!
So... into the woods caroling we went!
This is the first Solstice that I was eager to welcome... bring on the light!!
This is the first Solstice that I was eager to welcome... bring on the light!!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Five Question Friday!!!
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1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story?
2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year?
3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa?
4. What store do you love to by jeans from?
5. Christmas meal: Big, All Out Meal or Snacks and Apps?
And now for my answers....
1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story?
I guess I probably have regifted although I can't really think of anything in particular.....no regifting horror story either. Although, I did once recieve a pair of brand new pjs from someone... that I had originally given them too!!! lol I don't think it even dawned on her... and I was glad that I always try to buy something I would like! haha!!
2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year?
I already got what I wanted... he's sitting right next to me! :) I think maybe I'll put a bow on him for Christmas morning... what do you think?? :)
3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa?
Umm... I would say that Dh and I bring more than Santa, but not much. We each usually bring one or two little things (it all dependso n how much time we have to make them! ) and Santa brings one thing for under the tree and the stocking goodies.
4. What store do you love to by jeans from?
That's a tough one, I like to buy second hand but if I were to actually go to the store to buy them it would hands down be from GAP!!!
5. Christmas meal: Big, All Out Meal or Snacks and Apps?
We usually snack on Christmas day, hang out in our pjs and then actually get around and make a ham for a late dinner, sometimes with friends sometimes just us.
1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story?
2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year?
3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa?
4. What store do you love to by jeans from?
5. Christmas meal: Big, All Out Meal or Snacks and Apps?
And now for my answers....
1. Do you regift...and if so, do you have a regifting horror story?
I guess I probably have regifted although I can't really think of anything in particular.....no regifting horror story either. Although, I did once recieve a pair of brand new pjs from someone... that I had originally given them too!!! lol I don't think it even dawned on her... and I was glad that I always try to buy something I would like! haha!!
2. Do you know what you are getting for Christmas this year?
3. Who brings the most gifts in your family, you or Santa?
Umm... I would say that Dh and I bring more than Santa, but not much. We each usually bring one or two little things (it all dependso n how much time we have to make them! ) and Santa brings one thing for under the tree and the stocking goodies.
4. What store do you love to by jeans from?
That's a tough one, I like to buy second hand but if I were to actually go to the store to buy them it would hands down be from GAP!!!
5. Christmas meal: Big, All Out Meal or Snacks and Apps?
We usually snack on Christmas day, hang out in our pjs and then actually get around and make a ham for a late dinner, sometimes with friends sometimes just us.
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