Call me chicken, or better yet an ostrich because I’ve been putting my head in the sand when it comes to Photoshop Elements. I’ve had the software on my computer since before Arden was born, but every time I went to try to play around with it I just got stuck and gave up. My eyes {…Continue Reading}
This is still one of the best projects I’ve made. Arden uses it nearly every day and it’s held up really well. She mostly takes the magnets off the front, but she plays with the food on the shelves inside more than the play stove that I made it to go with. If I need {…Continue Reading}
This project was my first refashion, and my entry that got me into the Project Toddler Runway competition at Shwin & Shwin! This project started percolating after I had gone through the bins of my pre-pregnancy clothes for like the third time, trying to see if any of my favorites would fit. A depressing task. I know I {…Continue Reading}
As part of my Blogiversary week, I’m re-posting some of my early blog posts, but trying to go back and fix things up a bit. Here goes: One of the main features of Arden’s nursery is a peg rail going around the room. The idea was a bit of a collaboration between my mother and {…Continue Reading}
Today is the 1st Blogiversary of A Jennuine Life. Where has the time gone? I thought I’d take this week to re-share my first post and some of my early projects, but edit the photos better and update any changes that have occurred. Sort of a best of (or worst – since I was still {…Continue Reading}
Arden has begun singing quite a bit lately. She sings herself to sleep – we get to listen over the monitor and it’s so sweet… she serenades me with the same line of “Jingle Bells” over and over on the drive into daycare in the mornings… and now Dave has her singing the blues while they {…Continue Reading}
We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled post about nursery prep, or how huge my belly is getting, or how adorable I think my daughter is to bring you… A kid’s duffel! I made this for my nephew Jack who is turning the big zero-five this week. I had to work my daughter in there somewhere, of {…Continue Reading}
I love Etsy, and I love how much variety there is in custom vinyl wall art. I purchased this cute decal set from Janey Mac Press. It’s the Tall Classic Tree w/ Birds and Flowers – BOT110. I had to wait a bit because the instructions indicated not to apply the vinyl for two weeks {…Continue Reading}
Another item checked off my list for nursery prep – I finished up the crib skirt today. I cut a piece of muslin the inside dimensions of my crib, adding 1″ for seam allowances. This measurement was 27 x 51. Then I cut 13 1/2″ strips of the skirt material and finished the bottom and sides {…Continue Reading}
Yesterday was on of those summer days in Michigan that is just perfect: not too hot, not too cool, just the right amount of breeze, bright blue sky with just a scattering of fluffy clouds, and the cicadas humming in the background. Arden and I took advantage of the day by playing in the yard, swinging, {…Continue Reading}
