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Catladychance! “Congrats on one year! I don’t always comment, but I love all your ideas. We are making hot dog cornbread this week!”

Congrats, lady! Enjoy those corndog muffins….hot, right out of the oven, with mustard. HEAVEN!! Be on the lookout for your shopping bags.

And thanks to Ruby for helping me to randomly choose a winner!!

Remember, the contest ends tonight for a set of handmade, reusable shopping bags! Click here to enter. Thanks so much for helping me celebrate my first anniversary of She’s Crafty.

Sorry, not very wordless today! Here we are, rockin’ our booth at the Women’s Show June 12 and 13. Top left are Betsy of Stepping on Cheerios and Hillary of Rock the Shops manning the LRM booth on Saturday afternoon…preparing for the onslaught! Top right, some of our booth visitors register for the spa gift certificates to be given away on Sunday. Bottom left, more lovely LRM ladies: Yavonda of Baby and the Beasts, LaRhonda of Will Work for Hugs & Kisses, Shareese of Run, Momma, Run and and Heidi of In the Family Way, all awaiting more ladies on Sunday.

I had such a wonderful time meeting the hundreds of ladies over the two shifts I helped man the LRM booth, and I hope we’ve made some new friends that will visit our little corner of the blogosphere!

My heart was heavy tonight as I heard the number of casualties rose to 19 today from the tragedy at the Albert Pike campground. Please keep the families, and those involved in the search for the last person still missing, in your thoughts and prayers.

Photo from Made by Nicole

Here’s some super cute and fun idea’s I’ve run across recently on the wild web. Hopefully they will be an inspiration to you as well!

Paper towel wreath at Made by Nicole

How to Make Fruit Leather at Simply Recipes

Strawberry Bag tutorialat Ikat Bag

Earthy Sketchbook and home-made stamps at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar

90-Minute kid’s shirt by Dana Made It

How to turn a juice carton into a gift box at the CHA Craft Site (thanks Stefanie at Craft Gossip!)

Yeah, I know, I’ve totally been out of the loop this week. April has been CRAZY….but honestly, isn’t it crazy for us all, like, 24/7?

So, I’ve been thinking about spring and my natural instinct to clear out the clutter and sweep up the dust bunnies under the bed. Not that I will actually act on these instincts, but I will definitely use them as guilt fodder.

One of my favorite cleaners is good ol’ ammonia. Yep, a gallon jug of ammonia for about $2 at Kroger and hot tap water is the best grease cutter, general disinfectant, floor cleaner…you name it, it cleans it. Seriously, I will fill up the sink with the mixture and soak the stove top burners for about ten minutes. The grease just slips right off, like magic. And I LOVE how it smells…almost toxic, just enough to let you know it’s in charge.

I’m also a fan of Borax. Since I have to wash Nate’s clothes in that crappy dye and fragrance free detergent, I use Borax to boost the cleaning power naturally. I add about 1/3 cup or so of the powder to the wash and the laundry comes out clean and fresh. You can also use it for general household cleaning, although I never have. Cause I love ammonia.

Speaking of laundry, another tip I learned a while back but was at first scared to try was vinegar as liquid fabric softener. You pour about 1/3 into the liquid fabric softener dispenser in the washing machine and your clothes will, no lie, come out fluffy and soft, and not sour smelling! The vinegar softens the clothes by cutting through the detergent that build ups over time, so it’s not adding softness but bringing it back to your clothes!

There are hundreds of other natural cleaning tips out there, and I think I found most of them on The Good Human website, linked for your viewing pleasure. Do you have any natural cleaning tips to share with the group? Let me know! Have a great weekend, ya’ll!

I know that today’s post is supposed to include photos of some sort….years past at the daffodil festival on Wye Mountain….but let’s be honest. I’ve barely found my shoes since we’ve moved, much less my external hard drive with ALL of my photos.

So instead, I give you something different. Aaron and I sing a song to Nate every night before he goes to sleep. They range from Darth Vader’s theme to Jingle Bells and Row Your Boat. But his favorites are Water is Wide, Sweet Baby James and Oh My Sweet Carolina. I’ve linked them for you…enjoy.

Photo from Alpha Mom

I wish I’d seen this last week, before the games started, but the ideas were just too cute to not share! Go to Alpha Mom for instructions on how to make the gold medal cookie necklace and Olympic torch. Super easy and the kids will have a ball playing Olympic athletes! And you know I love it because there’s a TP roll involved.

For the medals, use store bought cookies to keep it easy, or whip up a batch for the weekend. You could also make silver medals with regular foil.

First morning playing in front of the "new" bed

Within an hour of falling asleep

He probably fell out about three times the first night before we got smart and put pillows around the bed and next to that red table. When he would fall out, it would wake him up but he’d go back to sleep fairly quickly. He got used to his new sleeping space in about a week. Now he’s an old pro in a bunk bed from IKEA. Do you have any toddler bed stories to share?

Photo from Google Images

This is the first year since having a child that we are going out for New Year’s Eve! Yippee!

Our friend’s band John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives of Memphis are playing with Little Rock native Ben Nichols of Lucero and Cory Branan at White Water Tavern tomorrow night, and I simply cannot wait to see them! JPK comes into town about every six weeks or so, and as I tell them it is our standing date night.

Sound like a good time? Go hereto see if there are still tickets available.

For those at home with children, Family Fun has a list of reader-submitted tips for you to celebrate the Eve with the youngins. From a bubble wrap stomp to a celebration around the time zones,  there’s tons of different ideas for fun. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Be safe out there!