I'm going greener...

I've been gradually making "green" changes in my home for the pat three years or so. I started recycling, trying to use cloth grocery bags, clean without chemicals, and buy safer cosmetics and toiletries. This year I am going to start using cloth napkins. My "green" friend got me thinking about this. She started using them in her kids' lunchboxes, which got me thinking creatively, which led to me making cute and fun "kidkins." Ger your kids in the habit of using cloth. If they take a lunchbox to school they can easily put the napkin back in the box and bring it home. Just think of all the trees you'll save! www.lilybloom.etsy.com

I'm in LOVE!

I love all things handmade and crafty and this is too good not to share. I just found these HANDMADE wooden shoes on etsy... Mohop is the name of the shop. They are handmade in Chicago, by a woman, of course. They have loops on the sides and you can change out the ribbons, or use scarves, and tie them in many different ways. SO COOL! I think I found my birthday present....

I impressed myself AND my daughter

This is the mural I painted on my 4 year old's wall. She's in love with Ariel and wanted an "under the sea" theme. I wasn't so sure about how it would turn out, but I have to say I really like it. I got the mural  from Wish Upon a Mural. They have tons of characters and scenes. It came as a big black and white poster that I traced on the wall with carbon paper. It seemed easy enough to paint, I just looked in one of our Little Mermaid books, but her eyes and mouth weren't very defined. I had to really stretch my creative muscle there, but it turned out great!

I'm a blogger...

along with everyone else on the web. The hardest part has been deciding on a background and trying to get the header to fit in the box. Why won't it fit in the box? Oh well, that's the best I can do for now.