I really love making things for babies because you can use bright colors, fun patterns, and soft fabrics, and this awesome DIY minky baby blanket is no exception!
Minky!!! I love it because it’s so ridiculously soft, plus it’s pretty easy to sew (doesn’t stretch in crazy ways, stays put, etc.) And it comes in tons of colors, … {Read the rest!}
JM came home from work the other day complaining about how he doesn’t have any magnets for his file cabinet at work. I swear I’m a good listener, but all I heard was “fun magnet craft project”!!!!
It is so easy to make your own magnets, so I dragged JM to Michael’s to pick out something fun, and here’s what … {Read the rest!}
We had so much mint from our little indoor herb garden this year that I decided to make tea out of a bunch of the dried leaves. And of course, that meant I needed to make homemade tea bags as well!
It’s such a simple and easy thing to do; if you grow your own mint (or chamomile, or whatever) … {Read the rest!}
Chalkboard signs are totally useful for tons of things: you can use them as signs for food at a potluck, as place-cards at Thanksgiving, as place-cards or chair signs at a wedding, or you can use them as fun photo props!
We had pictures taken for our one-year anniversary a few weeks ago, and I figured that chalkboard signs would be … {Read the rest!}
This month’s Caturday post is about a quick and easy stash-buster project: I made a refillable catnip toy for our kitties to wrestle with!
We have SOOOOO much catnip from our little herb garden that, for a while there, I couldn’t harvest any more catnip because the tins were already so full. We grew this catnip planning to use it for our … {Read the rest!}
Sorry this month’s post is a day late. I spent most of yesterday working on the design for the new site. But the design is pretty much finished, so now all we have to do is get it installed and then Practically Functional will have it’s new home! Should be in the next couple of days.
Besides, hopefully most of … {Read the rest!}
It’s almost time to transplant the little herb seedlings, probably next weekend. In preparation for that I bought some Terra Cotta pots. They’re cheap and nice looking, but I’m not a fan of the “brand spanking new” look. So thought I’d pretty them up and give myself some painted flower pots.
I love the “springtime feel” they bring to the … {Read the rest!}
