creative anchorage

So cute :]

Here is the bug beach I made with my niece Emerson and my sister. After showing Emerson the different kinds of moss growing on the bricks, she had the idea of turning it into a beach just for bugs! We drew umbrellas and flowers and taped a stick to the back so we could poke them into the ground. The bugs have beach chairs and towels, which they needed after taking a swim in the (bowl of) water.
(They’re drawn with permanent marker and were fine after sun bathing)

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A weekend with my niece: we made triple chocolate brownie cookies and had M&M pancakes for dinner (I taught her how to properly fluff up flour!). We talked about a birthday party next month for my cat, and made him two presents (“Shhh! We can’t let him hear!”), one a cloth version of him, and the other a trap made of string to catch any bad cats that might try to harm him. We collected flowers and dyed cloth with them, and made a beach just for bugs, right on the back porch.
My hips are still sore from our long swinging session…there should be swings for non-kid hips! Oh, and I learned she goes #1 out of her armpit and #2 out of her mouth.

Adorable teddy bear toast from Minieco: buttered toast + cinnamon sugar + banana slices and raisins!

My niece wearing my butterfly mask!
(via plum)

I’m probably too picky to eat these. Cute though…love the cheese hair in the bottom middle!
From virginhoney (found via)

(Source: gentlethrills, via umusan)

Yes, I found this in the kids section on Etsy, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is beautiful and I want it.
Oklahoma animal print from jenoaks

Just another mask I made my niece (painted and stuck gems and glitter on it). I gave her this, the butterfly masks, and the felt boy clothes the other day. She smiled and then ran off to show us her kitten!

Digging through the bargain bin section at the craft store found me these butterfly masks (originally plain white). I painted a few, thinking they would be perfect for my niece Emerson! Not shown are the two others I painted that look like poo.

Childhood memories..it’s one of those magnetic face boards, but on a plate!
Fun. Also: Ms. Food Face plate

Operation dress up clothes
Status: slow start

I picked up these masks to decorate for Emmy…I thought the black one would be awesome as a raven mask, so I covered it with black feathers but it looks messy and gross. The white one of the same shape is looking pretty good, I’ll post it once I decide if I’m adding more sparkly crystal things to it!

Um. Jealous. Every Friday, two lucky siblings get to eat these very cute lunches.
”Fun food friday,” from Meet the Dubiens.

I’ve been commissioned to make this dress up felt board for my niece. Here’s a glimpse of what I have so far!