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  • DIY and Activities,  Homemaking

    Free Easter egg hunt Printables

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    Easter is in less than two weeks, and I already begin to have a few things ready for egg hunting.  I designed this bunnies to decorate the backyard and to give Mia  signs of where  she should look for the eggs.  At the beginning I thought I wanted them to be raised from the grass with wooden stakes, but it was not really necessary they look really cute standing directly on the grass. To make them, just download my free  Easter egg hunt printable, print it on  heavy card stock and cut around. You can tape  bamboo skewers on the back, or you can glue them to presentation board  and…

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  • Celebrating,  Homemaking

    Kitten 1st birthday Party

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    Mia loves our cats and any other cat,  she acts like a cat lol, she loves milk, cardboard boxes, treats, even cat toys! She also love pit balls. So her party was all about all her favorite things: cats and colorful pit balls.   We didn’t have lots of guests for her party so we had a small cake (the bottom of the cake was fake) but I really wanted a two layer cake, in fact thank God I made that fake layer because about 2 hours before the party the backdrop smashed the cake and broke my cake stand, the fake layer survived just some minor scratches, and yes…

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  • Travel

    Roadtrip from Houston to Denver

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    Our very first family road trip was from Houston to Denver. It was AMAZING! I had never saw snow before so I was hoping to see at least a little bit of snow, and surprise…. the day we arrived at Denver a storm welcomed us 😊 Day 1 Denver is about 15-16 hours from Houston. We leave Houston around 4pm, and 8 1/2 hours later we arrive to our Hotel in Amarillo almost at midnight. Day 2 We leave the hotel about 8:30 am, we went through the 6th street “historic district” and  made a quick stop at Cadillac ranch. Our next stop was Great Sand Dunes, it was not…

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  • Homemaking

    Nursery wall art printables

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    I Design these wall arts especially for my Mia’s nursery, but I’m sure this printables  will be useful to someone else, so I´m sharing them here! The design is 5 “x7” but can also be print smaller for 4 “x6” frames. I recommend to print them using Epson Matte presentation paper, or some special photo paper. In the blog post of  Mia’s nursery you can also find the link for the wall art “Dream big little one” Save Save Save Save Save Save Save

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  • Homemaking

    DIY Furry wooden letters

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    I was looking forward to paint Mia’s nursery but honestly I ran out of time and energy. So I designed a quick, easy and super cheap alternative.I printed 2 different sizes of star shapes, cut them, trace them with pencil in presentation board, and then I cut them with an exacto knife. I used only one presentation board ($1) I bought the wooden letters at target for about $3 or $4  each one.  And bought 3 different textures at Michael’s  for about, sherpa was $7.00 but I used the 40% off coupon, the yarn was $3.49 and the sheet of felt $0.50 ( I don’t know why I didn’t think…

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  • Homemaking

    Furry, calming and cozy nursery

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    To decorate Mia’s room, I spent  endless number of hours at Pinterest, trying to discover a theme for the room that I would loved, it was difficult because I wanted something cute but not super feminine (all pink with flowers, etc). After  thousand  hours :p in Pinterest, I made a collage with ideas and things that I liked. I want the nursery to be a cozy and calming space using neutral colors with a touch of pastels like pink and green mint. I also wanted to integrate “furry” animals like bears, sheep, cats, llamas and rabbits.   1. Sheepskin rug   2. Dream catcher mobile 3. Huge teddy bear 4.We…

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  • DIY and Activities,  Homemaking

    DIY animal mobile with template

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    To make the felt animals you will need: White and pastel pink felt sheets Fiberfill White, black and soft pink thread 4mm black round glass bead (one for bear’s nose) 2.2mm, matte black glass seed beads (six for eyes) 6mm bell Pink with white polka dots ribbon Powder blush Download and print the free animal template. Cut and trace the templates on the white or pink felt. Cut all the pieces with sharp scissors, draw with pencil eyes and details that you will need to sew using black, and sew black stitches on top.  Using a q tip make the blush on the faces. Sew invisible stitches with white thread…

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  • Celebrating,  Homemaking

    Up up and away: Long distance baby shower

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    Having a baby away from all your family and friends, can be a big challenge, there are so many things to share and celebrate during this time…  Lots of friends and family wanted to celebrate our baby girl but we couldn’t travel to our hometown during my pregnancy, nevertheless we received constant messages, gifts and really nice details from all of them. So I wanted to find a way to thank them and share a special day receiving tips, games and all the fun stuff you usually have at a baby shower. So I organized a virtual celebration, the main piece was the invitation/ thank you box, which we sent…

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  • Celebrating,  Homemaking

    Father’s day breakfast idea

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    This is a really late post, it´s from last year father´s day celebration, but anyway I wanted to share this Free Father´s day printable, just in case any of you also has a Papa Bear at home to pamper this year. I made the bear illustration on my ipad and the design was made on Illustrator, the donut holes were baked on Babycake cakepop maker using their donut hole recipe!  I recommend eating the donut holes while they are still warm! Extra Delicious! Yum! Click here to download the printables. Hope you like it!       Save ⌄ Pin It now, Make it Later ⌄

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  • Houston

    Top things to do in Houston with Kids

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    1. The Houston Museum of Natural Science Massive museum with everything from dinosaurs to gems.🟡 Highlights: Hall of Paleontology, Butterfly Center, Planetarium.🗓 Tips: Free Thursdays from 3–6 pm (permanent exhibits only).🎯 Best time: Early mornings. 2. Children´s museum One of the best children’s museums in the country, packed with interactive learning exhibits for all ages.🟡 Highlights: Kidtropolis (a mini city), water play zone, and science shows.🗓 Tips: Free Family Night Thursdays 5–8 pm and weekends are crowded.🎯 Best time: Weekday mornings for fewer crowds. 3. Houston Zoo Over 6,000 animals in beautifully designed habitats with plenty of shade.🟡 Highlights: Giraffe feeding, sea lions, kids’ splash pad.🗓 Tips: Reserve tickets online.…

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