DIY IKEA hack: APA Toybox

DIY IKEA hack: APA Toybox

I don’t know how many times I passed by this boring little white box in the children’s section at IKEA. It’s only $14.99 but pretty plain and it didn’t match my daughters room so I didn’t give it much thought… until I saw the $20 LÄTT children’s table & chairs...
DIY: drawstring sacks for toy storage

DIY: drawstring sacks for toy storage

I ♥ Pinterest. There are plenty of fantastic tutorials on there that I likely wouldn’t have otherwise stumbled upon. Last fall I saw this tutorial on Pinterest last fall by Toni Coward (of Make it Perfect) and knew it had to go as a priority on my never ending DIY...
DIY IKEA Hack: $20 LÄTT children's table & chairs makeover

DIY IKEA Hack: $20 LÄTT children’s table & chairs makeover

I’m in the middle of turning Sophie’s room from a “nursery” into a toddler room.  So I spent November sorting out “baby” stuff to make room for toddler-type activities & furniture. I spent weeks looking through various websites at kids table & chairs, trying to find the perfect set for...
DIY: bookshelves for kids

DIY: bookshelves for kids

Since today is March 2nd – which means it’s Dr. Seuss birthday and National Read Across America Day, I thought I’d make today’s DIY project Seuss/reading themed! This is a DIY project I’ve been slowly working on for my daughter that I finally completed the other day! While browsing pinterest,...
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How To: Make Cheesecake Filled Strawberries with Tupperware!

How To: Make Cheesecake Filled Strawberries with Tupperware!

I was in the grocery store this morning and saw the strawberries were on sale buy one get one free! I have a going away party to attend tonight so I figured I’d get some to bring. I was trying to think of something else to bring with them, but there wasn’t very much “party-worthy”...
GIVEAWAY: iPad3 & kindle fire

GIVEAWAY: iPad3 & kindle fire

  WELCOME TO THE APRIL iPAD MANIA GIVEAWAY!!!  Little Free Radical has teamed up with Bay Area Mommy and some other awesome bloggers to bring you this amazing chance to win the two hottest tablets in the market today! Grand Prize: The New iPad (or $550 cash) Second Prize: Kindle Fire (or $200 cash) Entries...
GIVEAWAY: vinyl wall art

GIVEAWAY: vinyl wall art

We have another great giveaway for you today from Vinyl Wall Art! I’ve shared several times here recently about using vinyl decals with DIY projects including bookshelves & prant boxes.  I totally ♥ decals!  They are SO easy to use and far less time consuming then having to paint wall murals or detail work on...
organic elephant giveaway - in celebration of Luca's arrival

organic elephant giveaway – in celebration of Luca’s arrival

As a member of The Artisan Group, I had the opportunity to include one of my elephant softies  in a gift bag for Hilary Duff & her baby boy back in November made with organic fabric sponsored by Birch Fabrics  from their Mod Basics collection and filled {with love} and bamboo-blend fiberfil! This week, Hilary...
DIY IKEA Hack: CIRKUSTÄLT children's tent makeover

DIY IKEA Hack: CIRKUSTÄLT children’s tent makeover

When I went to IKEA last fall to get the LÄTT children’s table & chairs and APA toybox for Sophie, I saw this awesome little CIRKUSTÄLT children’s tent  on display for just $19.99!!! of course for that price I wanted to buy it, even if I disliked the colors but loved the shape/style and the...
DIY Organization: Toy Storage with IKEA products

DIY Organization: Toy Storage with IKEA products

Since I’ve spent the last week posting DIY projects I did in my daughters room, today, I’m going to show you how I put all these projects together using IKEA’s Expedit Bookcase for toy storage! Originally, I had started out using itso cubes from Target (which I had already owned) for toy storage. It worked...
DIY: creative ways to hang art

DIY: creative ways to hang art

For National Crafts Month DIY projects #9 & #10, I thought I’d show two easy ways to display art! I’m sure we’ve all been guilty of having random pieces of artwork left unframed for prolonged periods of time, right?  DIY #9: Hanging Art With Clothespins Source: childreninspiredesign.com via Little Free Radical on Pinterest A few...
DIY IKEA hack: PRÄNT box makeover

DIY IKEA hack: PRÄNT box makeover

When I saw the PRÄNT box on IKEAs website for the first time, I was totally psyched! So, when I went to my local store to get a couple, I found out that everyone else was also psyched about them especially since they were only $12.99…. and there was only one left for me. So,...
DIY IKEA hack: Making a shade for GRÖNÖ lamps

DIY IKEA hack: Making a shade for GRÖNÖ lamps

For this week, my DIY Tutorials for National Craft Month are IKEA Hacks!!! Yesterday, I re-featured my LÄTT children’s table & chairs makeover, and I have several other IKEA products I “hacked” that I’ll be featuring this week! Today’s hack is Ikea’s GRÖNÖ lamps! You can find this set of lamps at IKEA for $19.99!...
DIY: magnetic alphabets

DIY: magnetic alphabets

My D.I.Y. Tutorial for March 3rd is Alphabet Magnets in FUN colors! When toy shopping, I often get tired of looking at toys and decor in the same predictable colors – primary colors for boys/gender neutral toys and pink & purple for girls. I’ve been working on a few other DIY projects and wanted to...
How-To: (re)cover a canvas bin

How-To: (re)cover a canvas bin

I was in search of some bins to coordinate with the decor in my daughters room, but everything I was finding were the wrong shades. I saw several patterns to make your own floating around pinterest & various DIY blogs, but I wanted something guaranteed to be sturdy for a 1 year old – to...
DIY  medical supply roll

DIY medical supply roll

In honor of Rare Disease Day 2012, I thought I’d share a D.I.Y. post to help out people living with IV access and central lines! I hate disorganized bags. And forgetting medical supplies when leaving the house. I often find myself digging through bags behind me in my wheelchair, trying to find a saline flush,...