One Simple Bliss

The weather around here has been a little crazy lately! So when we woke up to a bright and sunny day, I was really excited. Gia and I spent all day outside. We started with a walk where she found a pine cone that completely fascinated her. We brought it home with us, along with a few dry leaves she found. When we got it home, she said it was "for daddy" and "put a bow on?" We didn't put a bow on her pine cone, but we did decorate it a bit. We added some felt hearts, gems and tulle. She had fun pushing down on the gems until they dried.    Once we decorated daddy's pine cone, we spent the rest of our time playing outside. We took advantage of the nice day, because tomorrow might be a different story.  I also had a little time to make something for myself.  A rolled rosette ring! The picture isn't that great, but I am in love with it. I will probably end up making more in different colors! I hope your day was filled with sun and fun too! This pos...

My parents were out of town this weekend, so we house an d dog sat. The little one and I are still here waiting for them to get home today, so I thought we could make them something fun. We weren't going to leave the house because of the rain, so I looked around the house for something we could use. This project is really fun, espe cially if your little one(s) can help out. Mine only helped pick the colors. It will bring some fun color to this rainy day! This is what you will need: Different colored construction paper Pom, poms (I didn't have any, so I used cotton balls.) Bendable straws Glue Scissors Jar, cup or vase The first step is to pick out all your colors. Once you have those, you will need to draw or trace a flower on each paper. Do this with as many flowers as you would like. (You will need to have at least 6 petals on each flower.) Once you have all your flowers drawn, cut them out. Next, make a slit in between two petals towards the center of the flower, and cut ...