DIY & Crafts

With today being earth day we thought it would be appropriate to share a fun activity you can do with your kids to make them feel connected to Mother Earth. Now that Caroline is...

Maybe lighting up your life is a bit much, but you can definitely light up a room...or a hallway. I was sick a few weeks ago and I spent the entire (I'm not joking) ENTIRE...

Back in February, I wrote about my son’s BIG BOY room and the DIY Cedar Plank Wall that we completed. The original plan was to duplicate the soon-to-be new baby’s room in the same...

I have been a huge fan of Shellac for a couple of years now! Actually I’m pretty quite addicted and go to the manicurist every two weeks. My nails were pretty thin after being...

On Sunday, March 10 I spent the better part of the day on my butt and on the couch. Something about the Sunday before Spring Break that makes me feel like it's okay to...

Like so many others I have a Pin-diction.  Are you one of those too?  You know what I mean - where you go Pin-sane and pinning overtakes your free time with dreams of perfectly...

This weekend the 85th annual Zilker Kite Festival is happening in Austin, and I cannot contain my excitement.  That’s 85 years of colorful kites swooping and looping against the backdrop of this wonderful city. ...

When we first got pregnant with baby #2, the wheels started spinning with what we could do with Lincoln's Big Boy room. I always knew when the time came that we would move Lincoln's...

Where there is love, there is life.  - Mahatma Gandhi February is just around the corner, which means we are SUPER close to one of my favorite holidays: Valentine's Day! There are lots of people out...

It is only fitting that my first post as an Austin Moms Blog contributor should be a recipe.  It is my life’s work to one day become a grandmother to a large clan and...