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Friday, January 23, 2015

Autism iPad App Review Behaviors With Friends

I was compensated for this post by teach2talk.  As always, all opinions are my own.

Getting an iPad was one of the best purchases we made for our kids, especially our two boys with autism.  They've all learned so much about geography, the human body, animals, math, and even social skills.

My son was in a social skills group that helped him i…
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

How to Paint Plates

This was one of the first home decor projects I did with my Cricut when I got it.  I have always wanted a French country kitchen, but I was stuck with a contractor grade McMansion kitchen.  I didn't have a budget for a lot of home decor.  I resorted to garage sale finds, and boy did I score a few years ago.  
I found quite a few French country…
Sunday, January 11, 2015

15 Glass Etching Projects

Glass etching is one of my favorite projects with my Silhouette Cameo because the results look so wonderful!  It looks like a difficult technique to master, but it's so easy with my die cutter and some etching cream.  A few years ago, before I started blogging, I etched my first project.  I made my dad a set of etched beer mugs   I took photos…
Saturday, December 13, 2014

DIY Gifts for Christmas

I love to make Christmas gifts for my friends.  There's just something so personal about a handmade gift that a storebought gift can't compare to!  Since I make so many gifts, it sometimes gets a little hard to find new ideas.  Since I was looking for DIY gifts to make, I decided to make a round up and share it with all of my readers.  Enj…
Friday, December 12, 2014

DIY Teacher Gift Guide

Every year, I make my kids' teachers gifts.  This year, my son has five teachers every day (yes, in fourth grade!), and my daughter has two.  They also have a bus driver and support staff that they really like.  I usually do altered clipboards or tumblers, but they are only two years apart, so I can't give the same thing two years later.  …