2nd Annual West End’s Spring Egg Hunt! April 5, 2010

Eggs everywhere! This year there were about 800 eggs!

Great turn-out! I'd say!

Friendships!

It's nice when your teacher lives in the same neighborhood!

100% pure cuteness!

By any means necessary...he will get that egg!

We will not let the eggs go!

Won't let 'em go!

Look what I can do!

Family & Friends!

REUSE: PAPER January 30, 2010

Use junk mail, left over wrapping paper, food wrappers, old magazines, cut little hearts or shapes that make your heart happy and arrange in frames. Sounds silly but it can be beautiful and a great way to recycle…

Source: Sarah + Bendrix (flickr). These are for sale on etsy:http://www.etsy.com/shop/sarahandbendrix

Source: Sarah + Bendrix (flickr)

REUSE: GRANDMA’s ROCKING CHAIR

Photo from Design Sponge

REUSE: Pez Containers II January 29, 2010

source: apartmentterapy.com

REUSE: Old Suitcase January 24, 2010

For directions go to: http://www.readymade.com/projects/article/have_drinks_will_travel

REUSE: Old Board Game January 20, 2010

Turn old board games into a bulletin board and the game pieces into tacks…more info: http://readymade.com/projects/article/scrabble_babble

REUSE: Pez Containers December 30, 2009

Source:  Amy’s Apartment: Collections of Color/Apartment Therapy (www.apartmenttherapy.com)

REUSE: Your Christmas Tree December 29, 2009

This cute idea comes from Readymade. Post by Edith Dora Rey and Pictures by Graham Berry

For full post visit: http://www.readymade.com

1. Strip your tree of trimmings, remove it from the stand, and drag it outdoors.

2. Saw off the branches, leaving 3” to 5” nubs. (Slice off some of the branches entirely so garments have hanging clearance and don’t get snagged.)

3. Apply a coat of paint or clear varnish, or leave au naturel.

4. When the paint is dry, plunk the coatrack into the tree stand and hang out.

REUSE: Plastic Bags December 28, 2009

What a great way to reuse plastic bags, these placemats are great for children, outdoor dining, porch dollies, etc. For full instructions on how to make them visit:

http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2009/11/crochet-fun-placemats-using-plastic-bags.html

ENJOY!

HAPPY DIA DE LOS MUERTOS November 2, 2009

Altars @ Dia de los Muertos, Atlanta History Center

EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Every year, on November 1st (All Saints Day) and 2nd (All Souls Day) something unique takes place in many areas of Mexico and Latin America: Day of the Dead festivities. This all stems from the ancient indigenous peoples of Mexico (Purepecha, Nahua, Totonac and Otomí) who believe that the souls of the dead return each year to visit with their living relatives – to eat, drink and be merry. Just like they did when they were living.

This may all seem morbid and somewhat ghoulish to those who are not part of that culture. But, for Mexicans who believe in the life/death/rebirth continuum, it’s all very natural. Nahua speaking peoples of pre-columbian Mexico saw the skull as a symbol of life – not death.

Altars @ Dia de los Muertos, Atlanta History Center

Altars @ Dia de los Muertos, Atlanta History Center

Here’s our altar:

My two boys and I worked our our altar today...we're almost done!

All lit up!

Buy your altar skulls at http://www.craftesania.etsy.com