Author: Anne
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Apple Season Recipes
There are two fruit seasons that we “observe” in our home, mainly for how much fun I have processing the fruit: strawberry season and apple season. Thankfully, we have an amazing farm/orchard within an easy drive of our home that caters to pick-your-own enthusiasts and their kids. This year, with our daughter in school more […]
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ABC Fabric Blocks Tutorial
After purchasing foam from a craft store (ridiculously expensive stuff), I saw these blocks at a friend’s house and wanted to try something similar in the colors of our big kids’ room. Using this tutorial, I developed my own tweaks, and here’s how it worked! What I Used: Foam Bread knife Cardboard scrap Fabric scraps […]
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Church Quiet Books
When board books and the contents of mom’s purse weren’t quite cutting it during Mass to keep our then 18 month old engaged, I decided to create a quiet book to help her (and my husband and I) remain calm during our weekly church services. After using it successfully for 3 years and another child, […]
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Personalized Baby Book
When I went to look for something quick and easy to compile memories, pictures, and stats for my first child, I became quickly annoyed with how different baby books are and how much I wanted to pick and choose different features. As a result, I went ahead and created my own that I have very […]
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Burp Cloth Tutorial Using Cloth Diapers
What I Used: Cloth diapers Fabric scrap (each 6″ x 22″) Cardboard box (4.5″ x 20″) (1) Pre-wash and iron fabric and cloth diapers. (2) I used a cardboard template to fold the fabric down to size as follows: (a) fold the sides into the template, and (b) fold the ends halfway down (to the […]
