The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Kelly of Make Grow Gather is trying her best to reclaim the summer feeling of her childhood. Isn’t that a fun goal? She’s got all sorts of great lazy summer content going on. Food, crafts and an occasional guest post in the mix. I contributed an imagined “perfect summer day” here. You can find all the summer posts from her main page.
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New to Design Mom? Here are 10 posts to get you started:
What to Wear To Middle School
Napoleon Dynamite
Our Birth Announcements
Potato Print Clothing
Having Another Child
Young Einstein Birthday Party
Little Red LightHouse Outing
Porch Makeover
Waving Goodbye To The Atlantic Ocean
Build Two Toddler Beds for $75
Pimp My Ride: Family Edition
We love coming up with fun valentines to make and give. Here are some of our favorites (many are candy free!):
3-D Lollipop Valentines - Easy! And a big hit. Try it with crazy straws or pencils too.
Fortune Teller Valentines - with free printable!
You Blow Me Away, Valentine! - Everyone loves party blowers. : )
Wild Animal Valentines - Family Fun Magazine requested my idea for their latest issue.
Mad Lib Valentines - Family Fun requested this idea too!
Friendship Bracelet Valentines
And here are a few more ideas I've featured over the years that I bet you'll love:
- Fresh Fruit Valentines
- Color Theory Valentines
- DIY Scratch Off Valentines
- Shaving Cream Valentines
- Mini Valentine Boxes
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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Love your post over at Make Grow Gather. I love her site and the idea of enjoying a lazy summer? Brilliant and timely, no? Your colorful photo of rocking chairs is pure delight. Aaah, summer.
How dreamy! I want to live at your house on a day just like that. Sounds perfect!
i’ve been wondering how the rocking chair project was going along! love them!
You’re going to need a tiny rocking chair for baby June.
Beautifully written. The picture it evoked was perfect. Summery. I do have a teeny tiny rocking chair but no babies. I’m thinking of sending it your way :) thinking…
I adore those bright and colourful chairs. What a fantastic idea for summer lounging.
Excellent. Reminds me of the days of my youth. Our lives are more like my husbands youth – more out in the country. No neighbors. But plenty of summer fun.
STILL love your rocking chairs. I think they are what originally brought me to your blog.
Oh- that was a lovely post. Especially the part about enjoying the voices of the children. The soundtrack to our lives, no?
love those rocking chairs!!! I’m a huge fan on primary colors combined like in that set of chairs.
Ever since I saw this a year ago, I’ve wanted to make these but didn’t have the space. As I prepare, for my son’s birthday I have a version of these up my sleeve. I’m so excited and really appreciate your constant inspiration: http://bit.ly/q1ZQL5