ABC.

Note to self: start collecting ABC's for new wall mural in the nursery.

JAM.

Brett is nice. He spray-painted the lids of all the billions of baby food jars we had hanging out at our house. I used the ChalkBoard spray paint so I could write messages on the lids.

Here is the strawberry freezer jam I made with the finished lid.

(I love how I get the jam all set up for it's own photo shoot . . . can you just imagine me taking these pictures at every angle? I erased about 10 before choosing this one. How lame am I! It's almost as bad as the self-taken Facebook pictures when girls pout their lips at the camera.)

HOMEMADE COASTERS.

My friend Lindsey made these cute coasters for me and I love them. She used tiles, scrapbook paper, and mod podge. Great idea for gift-giving!

HOMEMADE FINGER PAINT.

When I was growing up, my mom was great about keeping us kids busy with crafts of all kinds. I hope to do the same with Luella. Today she did her first craft.

I found a great recipe for homemade finger paint made from flour and water, which is great because I wasn't paranoid when her fingers went to her mouth.

Here is the recipe:

2 cups flour (any kind will do)
cold water
boiled hot water
food dye


Add 2 cups flour into a large bowl. Add cold water until a smooth paste forms (mix out any lumps). Slowly add boiled hot water, stirring constantly until you reach a desired consistency (the mix should be a little thicker for finger painting).

I'm going to start doing monthly projects with her and collect her crafts in a book of some sort.

CUSTOM CALENDAR.

This is what I made today! (Expect this is the online picture.) But I did copy this idea for my office. I'm proud of my attempt at being semi-creative lately. It's nice to have an outlet where I can remember that I am a person outside of being a mother, and that it's ok to develop my talents on the side.