These are my parents, Murray and Jackie. They are absolutely wonderful: generous, loving, kind, funny. This year was their 40th wedding anniversary. My siblings and I decided to have an anniversary party for them on a Sunday in August which was supposed to be my older sister's baby shower, (Check out a different baby shower … Continue reading 40th Wedding Anniversary Party
When I walked into my church library last Sunday I saw the most adorable pumpkins made from books. I love books. I LOOOOVE BOOOOKS! So much. So when I saw these adorable pumpkins I could hardly wait to get to Goodwill to pick some books to carve into pumpkins (ya, I went there). Maybe you … Continue reading Book Made into a Pumpkin
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com Today, we're going to do another fall themed craft! This one is great for any age (if you've got enough supervision). I did it with 3 girls: my 11- and 9-year-old nieces, and my 3-year-old daughter. The short form of this post is: dump a bunch of fall leaves … Continue reading DIY Wreath Party!
Happy Thanksgiving! If you're not Canadian you probably think I've got my calendar all mixed up. But for us Canadians, Thanksgiving is just a few short days away. YAY! I love thanksgiving. I love the changing leaves, the delicious Thanksgiving dinner (which, this year, my sister-in-law tells me is, "mystery meat." 🤔 I'm feeling a … Continue reading Jack-O-Lantern Craft
My sister just had her first baby! A little girl she and her husband named Violet💕. For her baby shower with one side of the family we had a Woodland Themed Baby Shower. In this post I'll tell you all about our invitations, decorations (spoiler: cute and cuddly woodland animals, wood, and black and red … Continue reading Woodland Baby Shower
Here's a quick and easy outdoor DIY game! Make it in time for your Thanksgiving get-together! Fun for all ages!
Hi, I'm Jessica! I love to craft, and to host parties (sometimes using things I've made). I want you to see that my house isn't perfect (just look in the background of some of the pictures!), my crafts aren't perfect, I make mistakes (but I can tell you how I fixed them in the tutorials!), … Continue reading About Me – September 2019
Part II So if you missed last week's post you should click here because in it I talk about all the set-up and preparation for our Robinson Crusoe birthday party. Today I'll show you how the morning went! But before I do, here's a fun fact: Robinson Crusoe was published 300 years ago; April 25, … Continue reading Robinson Crusoe Party
It all started when we bought this book from Goodwill for $1: (This is the one of the chairs that we reupholstered! Check out how by clicking here!) It's an easy-reader chapter book with big pictures on most pages. My son fell in love with it right away and decided (around May or June) that … Continue reading Robinson Crusoe Party
This is another teaser for my Robinson Crusoe Party! Hopefully it will get you excited about the party post which is coming soon! This week I helped plan a Woodland Theme baby shower for my sister, who is expecting her first little baby (that post will be coming shortly too), so it was a pretty … Continue reading DIY Palm Tree
But First We Craft 