A few weeks ago I shared kindness critters on my blog. Shortly thereafter I received a letter in the mail from a kind lady asking for me to send the pattern and directions to her. I did and in the envelope I also sent the pattern to make a bunny. She made the kindness pets with her retirement home community and in the comments on the post asked me to …
Watercolor Collage Carrot It sure has been a gorgeous spring weekend in Denver. It will probably snow storm again a few times before summer but this weekend’s been perfect. I cleaned like a crazy person then decorated for spring and Easter. We have a lot of carrot decorations but gosh, I felt like I need a new one to add so I whipped up this watercolor collage carrot decor. Making …
DIY Felt Easter Garland This cute DIY Felt Easter Garland is an adorable way to decorate for Easter! Check out the easy craft tutorial. I created a simple felt garland for Halloween in 2018 as a kit for Crafty Happy Hour. It was such a hit that some of you wanted me to create one like it for Christmas. So I did. Well, here I go again with a DIY …
Let me start by saying that being a artist/designer, a blogger and a social influencer takes a lot of stamina, resilience and grace. I am usually super cheerful and full of pure joy. This past week presented some unforeseen struggles that challenged me to the core. I shared my Farmgirl Flowers delivery on Instagram and wowza, I got a bunch of messages from followers where my message resonated. I wanted to …
I first learned about this crazy fun game, Fruit Punch, at a toy show in 2018. We ordered it to sell at Beyond the Blackboard and gosh, it was one of the biggest hits for 2018. I love it for lots of reasons and am excited to share about why in this post. I am also thrilled to share how to turn the game into a mini party for your …
Painting jars to create decorations for holidays and celebrations is a great way to personalize your colors and style. I first made Easter bunnny stencil painted jars and then created a carrot too. I have this crazy love for carrots so am excited to share it first. I used DecoArt’s multi-surface paints and DecoArt’s Decou-Page too. This post is sponsored by DecoArt but the ideas and opinions are my own. …
Beanbags are just great for so many reasons. Let’s just start by saying that they are festive and super cute when they are carrot beanbags! I am excited to share with you lots of ways you can use beanbags in a bit but first let’s make them. Let’s make lots of carrot beanbags! I love the way these carrot beanbags feel because they are filled with Fairfield World’s Poly-Pellets. This …
It may be snowing but I know spring will arrive. Easter is a fun holiday because it is refreshing and serves a reminder that new life awaits in nature and our hearts. I recently discovered that Beacon’s Fabri-Tac glue works with adding fabric details and designs to paper (card stock) and I made new fabric on paper Easter tags for baskets. They are so darling and of course, I am …
Spring Fabric Carrot Pillows If you are a regular reader here, you already know that around this time of year I get a little carrot crazy. I think I mostly love the colors orange and green together. I have tons of fabric in my stash so I grabbed some of my favorite spring colors (including oranges and greens) and made these adorable spring fabric carrot pillows. I got this idea …
It is International Women’s Day! I love that there is a day dedicated around the globe to celebrate women and girl power! Without getting totally political or philosophical, I will share that I am a huge fan of women’s rights, of human rights and of equal rights! I am proud to be a 100% women owned company. I am proud to work with Beyond the Blackboard Toy Store, a 100% …