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Dressing A Daughter’s Room 5

When we last left off, I was talking about the great fabrics that I poked through at an Amish-owned fabric shop in Lancaster, Pa. I was looking for the perfect fabric for my little girl’s room. I wanted something that was current, fresh, fun and would grow with my daughter as she did. To remind you, the fabric choices were: a delicate variegated pink rose pattern, pink outlined flowers on a white background and its opposite white outlines flowers on a pink background, a thin candy strip with two different pink stripes and a white stripe, and an an oddball, … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 4

Just how do you pick out curtains for a little girl’s room? Hopefully you have been following my adventure. I talked about how we’ve gone about getting ready for custom curtains, including measuring and the different ways that curtains can be hung. We are planning for window curtains and curtains over the closet instead of a door. If you missed any of those previous posts, click here: Dressing a Daughter’s Room, Dressing a Daughter’s Room 2, Dressing a Daughter’s Room 3: Tabs, Rings and More We decided to go with a ring system for the window curtains. For the closet, … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 3: Tabs, Rings and More

Do you know how to choose curtains? Of course there is the style, color and print, but don’t forget about how you will actually mount those curtains. Following, I’ll talk about some of the different options for the way curtains can be mounted. Each of these options gives a different look and practical considerations. If you missed the earlier posts about dressing a daughter’s room, be sure to check them out. They will give you all of the back story of this project as well as some design tips. Just follow these links: Dressing a Daughter’s Room, Dressing a Daughter’s … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 2

Are you ready for the next step in dressing up my daughter’s room? Previously, I talked about the elements of my daughter’s room and what we have done so far, such as the colors and the furniture. Now, I’ll talk about how we went about choosing custom curtains to dress both her windows and the closet door. if you missed the previous post in this series, just click here: Dressing a Daughter’s Room So, now we are ready to move on to picking out the curtains. The first thing we did, of course, was to take measurements of the windows … Continue reading →

First Fourth of July Part II

This is something that I have observed about my daughter: she is very interested in every aspect of her five senses. When it comes to smelling things, she is anxious to get a good pondering whiff of the wonderful smells around her. The array of fourth of July fare was not any different and she even insisted on being held during our meal without wanting to nurse (which never happens). She watched everyone at the table taking bites of foods with this look of anticipation on her face. Needless to say she was very excited about the food even though … Continue reading →

A Preschooler’s Sense of Style

My daughter can be very amusing, as all daughters and sons can be sometimes. She’s especially funny when she tries out new words. Her current interest in words appears to be fashion. Overheard the other day, while my daughter played with the pet rats, “Sorrel, you are looking very attractive today. Parsley, you haven’t been grooming much, have you?” Lately, I’ve been told that I look ridiculous and that I look stylish. We’re trying out the words and the fashion sense around here, I see. Preschoolers definitely have a distinctive sense of style. I blame my daughter’s fashion sense on … Continue reading →

How to Paint a Tree Mural

(cc) image by SharonaGott/flickr While you may not be able to paint a masterpiece such of the likes of VanGogh, you can still create a beautiful mural in your home. The amount of skill you need to succeed is the ability to draw a straight line and to basically color by number. The tools you will need to paint a mural are: Acrylic paints, or pints of a kid safe paint like Crayola Washable Paint Transparency or Digital Projector – If you don’t own one, you can rent one. Paint Brushes Pencils Sharpie Pens Step 1. Find an image of a tree … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Michele Ashman Bell on Modesty

Michele Ashman Bell is a bestselling LDS author who has joined us in the past here on Families.com. With the release of her new novel and its emphasis on the importance of modesty, I’ve invited her back to speak with us on this most important topic. Michele, thank you so much for joining me today. Can you tell us about your recent release? “A Modest Proposal” is about Lauryn Alexander, a fashion designer in New York, who is determine to design high fashion, but modest, clothing. She is convinced that not all women are built like runway models and not … Continue reading →

Our Field Trip

My two youngest children, a three-year-old and a two-year-old are happily napping right now, after a fun time on a field trip. I love field trips for little ones. It lets them explore different things as well as socialize. This field trip was sort of spontaneous. We went to a local botanical garden to which we own a membership, and we invited some friends along. There were three moms and a total of four kids, all in the two- to three-year-old range. Our first stop was to explore an elaborate cathedral-like tree house. The kids had fun running up and … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: July 14 – 20

Another week has gone by and here is our review: Ironing: The Chore we love to hate I guess I don’t really hate it (although my recent bought with ironing did inspire the title) but let’s just say, it’s not my favorite thing to do. In my case, it may be that I’m just not that great at doing it. I tend to burn myself and my clothes and those stubborn wrinkles seem to get the best of me. Wash and wear works for me. However, there are some products and some tips that will help make ironing a little … Continue reading →