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Kiddie Soiree: Make Your Own Sign
It always seems that I go into a store with the intention of buying one thing and walk out with something completely different. Such was the case when I set out to buy party favors for my daughter's birthday. Instead of picking out trinkets, I bought tools to make a birthday sign.
Mommy's Lil Helper: Control a Kid Remote
Do you ever wish you could push a button to make your child stop crying? The folks at Worldwide Co. think they have figured out a way to keep some kids under, no pun intended, control.
Tea Party: Invitations
If you're on board with the tea party theme, you might want to check out these simple and creative invitations that I crafted with supplies from my favorite paperie, Paper Source.
To see how to make them, read more
Kiddie Soirée: Displaying That Baby Face
One of the best ways to add some flair to a baby shower or a baby's birthday party is to print out some pictures of the guest of honor and display them. For a baby shower, take baby pictures of the expectant couple and make photo copies of the originals. For a kid's birthday party, find the tot's best shots and do the same.
Pimp Your Crib: Paper in Frames
Artwork and murals can be perfect in some baby's rooms. But some spaces are too small for murals and art can get pricey. A friend of mine had a great idea that is simple and cost efficient.
The Gifted Teacher
Teachers work hard to educate our children, stimulate their learning skills, and inspire them to read, write, and be creative. We all know that their salaries often don't reflect all of the effort that goes into their job. Teachers make a difference every day for scores of children — now it's our turn to make a difference for them.
Get Organized: Fashionable File Folders
I'm really not as organized as I'd like to be, but if there's one organizational activity I can get excited about, it's filing papers. I don't know why, but there's just something very satisfying about making my way through a stack of documents and filing them all away in the proper folders.
But I know most of us could use some more motivation to get everything in order, so why not get some fashionable file folders to help you along?
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Do You Ever Dry Your Hair With Paper Towels?
Recently, while perusing the Tabatha's Salon Takeover website (have you joined my We Love Tabatha group, by the way?), I came across a tip that I really hadn't heard before, although it seems to be reserved for the more frizz-prone or curly-haired set. Instead of rubbing water out with a towel, simply squeeze the moisture out with paper towels. The theory is that the softer texture of paper towels is less aggressive than than rougher-textured terry cloth towels.
Link Time!
- Make some paper lantern holiday ornaments. — Design Crush
- Check out all these creative uses of concrete. — AT:NY
- A secret source for affordable art is revealed.
Lil Tip: What To Do With Holiday Cards
Every year, millions of holiday cards make their way around the world reaching loved ones. Along with torn wrapping paper, crushed boxes, and burned out candles, trash bags are also full of tossed out holiday cards.
Instead of throwing them to the wind, start filing them away in photo albums so you can watch families grow year after year.
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