NewlyWoodwards

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Personalized tote bags for kids

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If you were paying attention, you already got a sneak peek at today’s project in yesterday’s Easter recap. They are fun and simple personalized tote bags for kids. Another great gift idea after last week’s summer beach bucket. Henry used his bag for egg hunts this year, and I also whipped up a few for our […]

Easter, baby

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Happy Monday! Hope you had lots of family time and tons of chocolate this weekend. The Easter bunny brought me some sort of a sinus infection. Dirty rotten no good …. So, I’m nursing myself back to help with the help of all of Henry’s Easter candy. What? Stop judging me. You know you would […]

Personalized kids beach bucket gift set

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I’m pretty new to this whole “buying gifts for kids” thing. I can hardly figure out what to buy for MY kid, so buying gifts for other children is sort of overwhelming. What if they already have said toy? What if they are way too advanced for said toy (despite the recommended age range)? What […]

A bit of Easter decor

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Holidays are just plain special to me. I just think there’s something awesome about having a reason to celebrate and establishing traditions. Having Henry bumped my holiday craziness up a few notches. I have a gaggle of wonderful memories of holidays from my childhood and am now understanding that it’s because my parents really worked […]

Groovy tie-dyed Easter eggs

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These eggs are seriously groovy, dudes.   And they are not to be confused with the eggs I shared on Monday that are dyed from silk neckties. (A little confusing, right?) These have the look of the T-shirts I tie-dyed at Girl Scout camp in the mid-nineties. In other words, they are nostalgic to me. And […]

Zero-mess Easter eggs using thrifted neckties

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When Henry and I were making confetti Easter eggs, we also tried our hands at two other types of egg decorating that I’ll share this week. Today’s Easter egg project is something I’ve tried and loved before – silk-dying eggs with neckties. I actually shared this concept a few years ago after being inspired by the silk […]