be kalli strong {fundraiser}

This is my friend Kalli. Mother of two adorable, imaginative children, wife to the most supportive, gourmet chef husband, crafter extraordinaire, follower of Christ, and all-round ray of sunshine. And she is breast cancer survivor.

I remember a few years back we helped promote a fundraiser for one of Kalli's friends who was losing her battle with breast cancer. Kalli created gorgeous crystal pendants and sold them in honor of her friend, donating the proceeds to breast cancer research. I was so impressed that Kalli would do this for her friend, and was so grateful at the same time that Kalli had beat her breast cancer.

monster plushie keychains {kids sewing project}

I'm so excited to be back as a contributor to Skip to my Lou's Craft Camp this year! This is our third year contributing a kids craft project, and I love doing it because it really gets me to be creative with my boys. My son designed these plushie monster keychains for his friends and I helped him figure out how to make them come to life. It's a really fun, easy sewing project to do with kids. It reminded me of this plushie monster we brought to life when he was just a little guy from one of his drawings. If you haven't already, be sure to check out all the other fun summer craft camp projects over at Skip to my Lou!

 

leappad ultra pre-order is here!

Everyone has been talking about the new LeapPad Ultra coming out and it is now available for pre-order! You will want to order now so you can get it delivered as soon as it comes out!

duct tape girls camp crafts {ideas}

Ahh, girls camp. Spending time in the great outdoors, enjoying life unplugged, building relationships and learning new things about yourself, getting closer God and building a testimony of his gospel. What an amazing experience girls camp can be (especially when your camp offers flushing toilets and showers for the leaders)! It was almost like a little vacation for me, and I loved getting to know the girls and other leaders better since I am new to the neighborhood. 

fabric covered photo board {with the new michaels fabric!}

Remember how I told you that Michaels is now carrying fabric in stores? I am still so excited about it! Michaels sent me some of the new fabric to try out for myself. I got a couple rolls of burlap as well as some fun patterned fabric.

If you are like me you have seen some fun fabric covered boards all over Pinterest and I have been dying to make one. I grabbed some canvases and cork-board at Michaels as well as some pushpins to create some of my own photo boards (which could also be used for message boards or recipe boards, etc!) If you are like me you get tired of putting new pictures in frames all the time so I love a photo board so I can just keep switching out pictures all the time. Plus it adds a fun decor element to my home!

leappad ultra sweepstakes

I always love sharing with you my new and exciting finds! I have been a big fan of LeapFrog products for a long time and my kids love them as well. They are coming out with a new product called the LeapPad Ultra! Built for kids, inside and out, LeapPad Ultra is the 100% kid-perfect tablet with 7” hi-res screen, kid-safe Wi-Fi and instant access to 800+ fun and educator-approved games and apps. LeapPad Ultra works with LeapFrog’s award-winning library of 800+ educator-approved apps, games, eBooks, videos, music and more. With games that automatically adjust to your child’s level, kids stay challenged and inspired to learn!