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Where Have You Been?!

You? Well, you’ve probably been busy.

Haven’t we all?

I had a chat with a fellow homeschool mama about being busy. After we both asked each other how we were doing recently, and both answered “busy”, we agreed that we are all busy, all the time.

Life is busy.

I have been busy, yes, indeed. Of course caring for our three children, homeschooling, celebrating birthdays, holidays, Mondays and Tuesdays. I’ve also been busy creating.

No, not life. (Really. Truly this time.)

Things.

I’ve been busy creating things.

Visit my shop on etsy to see the things I’ve been busy creating.

And we shall continue to cross virtual paths while we all stay busy.

“So much time and so little to see…Wait a minute! Scratch that. Reverse it.” -Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Tags: Arts, challenges, Children, Creativity, Family, Homeschool, kids, life, motherhood, painting, parenting, philosophy, Quote Of The Day, random thought of the day, stay-at-home mom, sweet whimsy designs, work-from-home Mom

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Categories Arts, Children, Crazy Mom-isms, Creative, Etsy, Family, Homeschool, Life, Motherhood, painting, Parenting, Philosophy, Quote Of The Day, Stay At Home Mom, sweet whimsy designs, Thought of The Day, Work From Home, Working Mom

HDS Week-To-Week

30 Mar

Happy Birthday to our sweet little Hadley!

After 52 weeks of photographing this small beauty, I give you:

HDS Week-To-Week.

Tags: Baby, birthdays, Children, Creativity, first birthday, first birthday ideas, hadley domenica, hds week to week, kids, Photography

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Categories Baby, Birthdays, Children, Creative, Music, Photography

GIVEAWAY: sweet whimsy designs’ Monogrammed Toddler Scarf

10 Dec

I’ve taken some time off. I’ve stopped knitting. I’ve stopped creating. My kids are well-taken care of, though, so that’s good.

Knitting became a newfound love in my life. Piano was IT, forever and ever, and it still is, but I don’t have enough time to play. When the children are napping (which, among all three of them, is pretty much all. day. long.), there is no chance to play the piano. But, knitting, well…that’s a different story.

Knitting is quiet and peaceful. Quaint and lovely. Knitting can be creative.

I got a little creative LAST winter and came up with a design for a simple scarf for my then-one year-old: Something he could tie and untie himself. (Let’s face it, toddlers LOVE their independence!) So, I figured out a way he could do that in a very easy fashion. The scarf has a slit. Just slip one end through and VOILA!

The Toddler Scarf was born.

A sense of accomplishment and pride comes over your little love, as easy as that. However, I thought it was a little “too” plain. I thought a monogram would be nice.

The Monogrammed Toddler Scarf was born.

In order to “launch” my product, I thought I’d share one with one of you kind readers! I really don’t expect to start pumping these out until after the holidays, but the scarf would make such a nice Christmas present, yes?!

And so begins my Tri-Giveaway extravaganza! Stay tuned for a few more giveaways before Christmas. Share with your friends and family, spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest.

Thank you, friends! Your support is always appreciated & never taken for granted.

Enjoy December and all the joy it brings!

To enter, simply click on this link and follow further instructions.

You will also find it here:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/sweet-whimsy-designs/146219828726153

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Tags: Children, cold weather clothing for kids, crafts with toddlers, Creativity, easy toddler idea, gift ideas, giveaway, Holidays, kids clothing, kids gift ideas, parenting, passion, stay-at-home mom, sweet whimsy designs, The Whimsical Sweet, toddler independence, toddler scarf, two year old, winter, work-from-home Mom

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Categories Baby, Birthdays, Children, Christmas, Crafts, Creative, Etsy, Gift Ideas, Giveaways, Handmade, Handmade Holiday, Holiday Gift Ideas, Holidays, Homemade, Knitting, Passion, Stay At Home Mom, sweet whimsy designs, Toddlers, Winter, Work From Home, Working Mom

What We Ate: Monkey Snacks

19 Jun

Before the outdoor temperatures started approaching one hundred degrees, we went on many, many picnics. Our oldest, three and a half, was constantly requesting picnics throughout the winter days. We did sneak a few in there during the milder temps. Now that summer is juuuuust about here, picnics are a must-do on our summer list.

Here is a version of our very popular-among-all-kids banana/peanut butter/honey wraps. Normally, we’d put these ingredients inside a whole-wheat tortilla & call them “Aah Aah Wraps” (name given by our then eighteen month-old), also known as “Monkey Wraps”. Instead, to make things picnic/snack/OCDparent -friendly, I made these into a popable treat. Okay, so they’re not the healthiest, but they are not terrible, especially if you make your own peanut butter & use fresh bananas & local honey.

This “recipe” couldn’t be more simple. Peanut butter (we use crunchy organic, but I’d like to make my own someday), banana slices (red bananas are tasty!), & honey (again, organic/raw/local, if possible). I smeared each cracker round with all three ingredients. Guaranteed to be devoured by everyone in the household!

My apologies for the blurry photos; gotta get me one of dem tripod thingies

Tags: Children, Creativity, Family, food, Healthy Lifestyle, kids, kids activities, motherhood, natural parenting, stay-at-home mom, what we ate

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Categories Children, Cooking, Creative, Economical Activities, Food, Healthy Lifestyle, Homemade, Kids Activities, Motherhood, Natural Parenting, Picnics, Stay At Home Mom, Summer, What We Ate

What We’ve Been Up To

9 Mar

Things have been very busy around here lately. Since I’m not quite prepared to post a pregnancy update, I figured I would share our last few weeks through photos I took

on my phone. So, not the best quality, but enjoy! We’ve been trying to cram in as much fun as possible in between preparing for the newest Sweet arrival. We hope everyone is well!