Fun

A Recap of SNAP!

by Marie April 28, 2012

This last week I attended the crafty blog conference called SNAP! It’s hosted by an amazing team of women, headed up by Tauni of Tauni Tweets! It was a great conference full of crafts, bloggers, and a handmade market of awesome. Here’s me with Kirsten of The Crafting Chicks, Aimee and BettiJo of Paging Supermom, [...]

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Loving This Story About Caine’s Arcade

by Marie April 11, 2012

Have you see this video yet about Caine’s Arcade? If not, you are in for a treat. This 9 year old boy named Caine is amazing! He built his own arcade out of recycled boxes and tape. He even sells passes, offers tickets, and there are prizes. So much creativity, imagination, resourcefulness, and fun! Caine [...]

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Have a Little Fun with EyeBombing

by Marie March 10, 2012

You’ve heard of yarn bombing, right? Well, now there is Eyebombing and I love it! As googly eyes are one of my absolute favorite kid craft suppies, I couldn’t be more excited to have learned about this fun site and happy past time! Thanks to my good friend Heather of Dollar Store Craft, fellow kid crafter, I’m now [...]

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Free Gift Giving eBook for M&T Facebook Fans

by Marie January 13, 2012

I love facebook. It’s fun to share photos of my kids, let Mom and Dad know what we’re up to since we moved to Seattle, and keep in touch with new and old friends (don’t say you haven’t spied on your jr. high crush!) I also manage a facebook page for Make and Takes. A [...]

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Come Out for a Night of WitchCRAFT!

by Marie October 12, 2011

Hey, Seattle locals! This message is for you… Hop on a broom and come join us for a night of witchCRAFT! Lyndsey from The Stationary Place and myself are hosting this event because we decided we can’t let Halloween get away with out a night of good ol’ crafts. We’ll be crafting the night away with the following [...]

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Giveaway: $100 Target Gift Card for Back to School Clothes

by Marie September 16, 2011

This giveaway is now closed. Thank to all who entered. The winner of the $100 Target gift card is Jordan R. I will email you for your prize. Have fun shopping. My kids are such good sports. I think I took about 400 photos of them in their first day of school clothes. “Mom, are [...]

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A Stroll Down Pike Place Market

by Marie September 12, 2011

Pike Place Market is one of those iconic places to visit in Seattle. And now that I live here, it’s fun to call this place home. We like to come down here with our kids, see what the vendors have to offer. My 6 year old is really good at spotting the fun stuff to buy, [...]

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Blogging at Babble and Bob Harper!

by Marie August 12, 2011

I’ve got a few fun things to share, if you haven’t noticed with the title of this post. It’s all about the B’s! Babble: I’m thrilled to be on the writing team at Babble for their new channel The New Home Ec. I’ll be sharing some of the fun finds, crafts, and tutorials from over [...]

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Jumping into June Giveaways

by Marie June 24, 2011

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Congrats to the following winners: 2 Plan to Eat 1 year memberships: 101 Amy, 176 Martha 1 What’s Cooking with Kids book: 27 Jessi 2 Plate to Pixel book: 36 Jo, 159 Chacoy 4 Pleated Poppy gift certificates: 31 Catherine, 147 Karen, 165 Meg, 127 Kitter It’s [...]

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Dressing up to Wave at the Bus

by Marie April 1, 2011

My neighbor up the street is known as “Mr. Wave at the Bus“. Since day 1 of the school year, back in August, he has dressed up in a silly costume to wave at his son’s school bus. Every morning, bright and early (or dark and early), he’s waving at that bus. He’s now on [...]

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