Learn how to build a mobile shop cart for your benchtop router table in this DIY woodworking tutorial. Hello everyone, today I'm sharing details on my latest shop project: a mobile shop cart for my benchtop router. I purchased the Kreg benchtop router table almost a year ago, and unfortunately ...
13 Days of a Woodworker Christmas!
I'm really excited to be a part of 13 days of a Woodworker Christmas! 13 Bloggers. 13 Days. 13 Projects. We have teamed up to bring you 13 days of awesome original build plans that you can make in time for Christmas. Sure, we could do 12 days of Christmas like the décor bloggers, but we are ...
Haven Conference 2015
The Haven Conference 2015 has recently wrapped up! Haven is a two day DIY Blogger conference. This year was Haven’s fourth year in existence and my first year in attendance. It has been an amazing experience. I had to the opportunity to meet bloggers I follow in real life (I was a little star ...
Citrus Lane April 2015 Unboxing
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. The April 2015 package has arrived! Our Citrus Lane package targets a young boy around the age of 12 months. Let’s take a look inside. ...
Crochet Carrot Scarf
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I recently finished a crochet carrot scarf using a pattern from Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies book. (If you enjoy crocheting and never heard of Twinkie Chan I highly recommend you check out her work. She has a really ...
Cloth Diapers: Learning from Experience
I have been asked about my cloth diaper experience and whether or not I enjoy it on multiple occasions. I want to take the moment to describe our adventures with cloth diapering. I will share why we cloth diaper, our cloth diaper stash, what works well for us, what did not work for us, and our ...
Ashley’s 10×10 Challenge for 2015
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I love playing table top games. Board games, card games, role playing games -- I enjoy them all. I also enjoy collecting games. This is where the problem emerges. I own a large collection of table top games, most of which have only been ...
Ashley Reviews: Crazy Doggy Baby Walker from Janod
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. Crazy Doggy Baby Walker Review I recently discovered this toy company from France called Janod. They have lots of really colorful and cute toys. While browsing through their collection I came across the most adorable baby walker I have seen so ...
DIY Clothesline Picture Frame (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. When I moved out of my parents home, I realized I did not own any pictures of myself as child. I wanted to fix that. I found plans by Ana White for a clothesline picture frame, and thought that would be a great way of displaying photos ...
DIY Chevron Bar Stool Makeover
I was in need of some bar stools for my kitchen island, but I did not want to spend a lot of money on them. I made a trip to Target and purchased 3 Landon Bar stools for $19.99 each. The stools fit the bill for cheap, but they also looked really bland. The stools were in need of a ...
Ashley Reviews: pipSquigz
pipSquigz is the most successful teether I have used to date. The shape makes it easy for tiny hands to grasp. My son loves this teether. He likes that it rattles when you shake it, but his favorite use for it is chewing! Watch my video below to see the teether in action: The ...
Ashley Reviews: Green Tones’ Temple Blocks
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. I have purchased several items from the Green Tones collection, Hohner's line of eco-friendly instruments. Today I want to talk about their Temple Blocks . Green Tones' Temple Blocks features 5 hollow wooden blocks (made from ...
Ashley Reviews: HABA’s Roll ‘n roll ‘n roll Ball Track
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. I have a big love for wooden toys and thus I have become a bit of a fan girl for HABA toys and games. I am generally happy with most of my HABA purchases, and their Haba Ball Track Roll 'n Roll 'n Roll is no exception. I wanted to get my ...
Ashley Reviews: Green Tones’ Maracas
If you have been keeping up with my previous reviews, you would know that I have been gradually accumulating a variety of musical instruments. The latest addition to the family are the Egg Maracas from Green Tones. The maracas come as a pair, one yellow and one green. The maracas are made from ...
Ashley Reviews: Green Tones’ Kokoriko Clatter
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. I've added a new percussion instrument to our music collection: Kokoriko Clatter . In my "parent and me" music class we used a similar instrument, the Clatterpillar from Hohner. I was very close to purchasing the Clatterpillar until I ...