by Heather on January 8, 2012

Shimmering Winter Snowflake Cupcakes One of my favorite parts of winter is shimmering fresh fallen snow. I wanted to replicate that effect in a cupcake. I started the day before with the snowflakes. You will need: wax paper snowflakes print outs royal icing piping bag cake decorating tips cupcakes pearl shimmer dust I [...]
by Heather on December 30, 2011

Emma’s Rapunzel Doll was a tangled mess within hours of her taking her from the box. Despite the repeated (attempted) brushings Emma gave her, the rats nest got bigger and bigger. After a little searching, we finally found our answer and it was fairly easy too! What you will need: 1) A wig brush… this [...]
by Heather on September 25, 2010

Here is a simple homemade toy that you can make with recyclable items from home or very cheaply from the $ store. Here are the items needed to make them exactly as mine below: 2 plastic bottles (I used Vitamin Water bottles) WD-40 & paper towel package of fabric petals, leaves, or tissue paper ($1 [...]
by Heather on September 18, 2010

Have you ever noticed that sometimes your children love to play with just about everything but their toys? I am (slowly) learning that my two youngest prefer simple. Ocassionally they like that big flashy toy, but for the most part… most of their favorite toys have been either household items (pots & pans on the [...]