I use clothespins for everything.  I’m still working off a shoeboxfull that came with our vintage fifties ranch so I haven’t had to buy any for a long, long time.  That said, I was getting a little tired of the old, not so cute ones so we decided to pretty some up with buttons snatched [...]

I just wanted to let you know that I have a guest post up at Simple Mom today.  It’s all about making crafting easy for your kids (and easy on you!) by stocking an art box for them.
Don’t miss it (and the wonderfulness of the Simple Mom blog if you haven’t found it before)!

Dear Kiddio, 
I like all of the creative things you do on your blog, but what do you do with all this stuff once you’re done?  My kids come home with so much artwork from school and make more at home.  I feel really bad throwing it away, but honestly, how can I store all of [...]

Mary Beth at Salt and Chocolate hit upon a great storage system for containing and organizing kids’ toy storage. I love the flexibility of it and the capacity. Wow! I just didn’t want you to miss it or her lovely blog!
photo via: salt and chocolate
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