tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43397875887659491472024-03-13T09:10:46.188-04:00Don't worry. Be happy. Keep learning.Crafts, recipes, organization, workouts and more!Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-59388329611204514722017-08-23T22:32:00.001-04:002017-08-23T22:52:34.877-04:00Braid All The Hairs. Between being a mommy to two little crazies, running my Norwex business and keeping up with custom orders for my wood sign business, I'm busy! But I think I can say I am continually learning new things... daily, to be honest. Never a dull moment with two kiddos under 4!
You may remember a post I did about toddler hairstyles I'd tried on my {then} almost 2 year old. Oh, you don't remember? Maybe Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-60532259423471062822017-04-27T15:57:00.003-04:002017-04-27T18:01:14.869-04:00One year later. Is anyone still out there interested in my adventures in learning new things? If you're reading this, I'll take it as a "yes" from at least YOU.
It's literally been one year since I last posted about the DIY Play Kitchen I made my 2 year old daughter (who is now 3 years old). So much has happened since then, but I've had little time to sit and type it out.
I've, of course, been trying new Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-2621812971041968342016-04-29T16:25:00.003-04:002016-04-29T16:25:54.080-04:00DIY Play Kitchen.
This is going to be one of my favorite posts. A project that I've dreamt about for years, waiting for my daughter to be big enough to appreciate it. The day finally came and we finally got to shop for her play kitchen that mommy planned in her head. I'm pretty proud of my frugality on this one. I couldn't bear paying
over $150 for a wood toy kitchen. Plus I know I'm resourseful, crafty, etc. Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-63898305479964243122016-01-09T22:43:00.000-05:002016-01-09T22:44:44.571-05:0010 Simple Toddler Hairstyles.
Raise your hand if you have a busy, wiggly, adorable toddler! [raising my hand]
Raise your hand if your busy, wiggly, adorable toddler refuses to sit long enough for you to style her hair. [raising both my hands]
I have some advice. And it's what has worked for us. Here it goes:
1. Turn on cartoons.
2. Be quick.
Really. My daughter's best hair day is a day that cartoons areAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-1597723535628095642015-11-23T15:48:00.001-05:002015-11-23T15:49:17.854-05:004 year anniversary. Hello all! First of all, what do you think of the blog redesign? Eh?
Second - We recently had family photos taken at the property we visit each year. The same property where we had our wedding reception in 2011. The landscape is beautiful and it's fun to return each fall to document our family (my sisters, mom and grandparents join us, too).
You may remember from years past how Mike and I take Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-88545146476929626542015-10-05T23:16:00.001-04:002015-10-12T00:00:20.938-04:00Make a Treasure Tray.It's been a while since I posted a craft.
Crap.
That last part wasn't necessary.
It's been a while since I posted. Period.
I'll skip the assumed reasons and get down to business. I'm frugal. And when I see something crafty being sold at an amount I'm not willing to pay (calculating time spent + materials = worth it?), I immediately think "How can I make that for cheaper?"
Such is this story Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-26219130856778074942015-06-19T05:00:00.000-04:002015-06-19T05:00:06.429-04:00Make a unique Father's Day gift.Need an easy Father's Day gift and feeling crafty? Do some diggin in your old Scrabble game (come on, you don't play it anymore, do you?) or get to Goodwill or some community garage sales, fast!
Overall the project cost less than $7. Now that's my kind of craft!
I used tiles from a Scrabble game that my mom found at a garage sale for a dollar. I made a trip to the store for a nice picture frameAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-26439854846203096772015-06-15T16:57:00.000-04:002015-06-15T16:57:00.494-04:00Cheerios necklace.
My daughter loves Cheerios (uhhh flavored oat cereal? Eh, I'll just say Cheerios) She also loves "pretties" aka necklaces.
I had this brilliant idea to make her a necklace of Cheerios to keep her busy and for snacking. I had all the supplies on hand: Cheerios (you could use any flavor), string, a large needle and scissors.
I threaded enough Cheerios to make a large necklace to fit her Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-85114416466145557842015-06-13T11:30:00.001-04:002015-06-13T17:00:54.412-04:00Paint a "Mawwage" sign.My good friend recently got married and asked me to make her a sign for their reception. She's a huge Princess Bride fan and loved this quote by the Impressive Clergyman. It was really quite simple to make.
First, I printed out the phrase as a guide for painting the text.
I constructed scrap pieces of wood and stained them dark java.
Then I taped off the lines so they were straight and Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-83857661698802208492015-04-06T14:22:00.000-04:002015-04-06T14:22:30.079-04:00Happy Easter!I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Whether you celebrate with Easter egg hunts and visiting the Easter Bunny, by attending Good Friday and Easter Sunday worship services or both, Easter is a fun time to reflect on life and revive hope for the future. Oh, and enjoy the SUN and lovely weather!
My little family celebrated with both my side of the family and my husband's with family Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-81176249073823238432015-03-30T12:44:00.002-04:002015-03-30T12:44:49.566-04:00Spice up your lamp shade. I came across an idea on Pinterest to put wording inside lamp shades to create a shadow and interest. I decided to put my own twist on it and use a large Monogram and insert it behind our square lamp shade shelf thing in our living room.
The "D" I happen to have was like $2 at Michaels and it fit perfectly in the space of the shade, so no fixtures were needed. It's just snug in there.
So nowAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-36475431097710773712015-03-10T11:41:00.000-04:002015-03-10T11:41:02.467-04:00Make a life-size ruler. Hello?
Can you hear me?
Is anyone still reading? No? Well I don't blame you. I sort of disappeared for a while.
I blame it on that cute little 1 year old I've got stealing my attention.
And I'm perfectly OK with that!
Last weekend I finally finished a project I've had on my list for about 6 months. I made our life-sized ruler that will be used as a growth chart for Caraline and any child(renAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-81631722445907553792014-10-07T14:37:00.001-04:002014-10-07T14:37:20.443-04:00Create a wall display.Hello! Yes I'm still alive! Priorities change, blogging hasn't been one of those. So sorry.
Slowly I'm getting decorating projects done around our house. Between working full time and enjoying Caraline every single minute I can, crafts don't get completed like they used to. But I'm okay with that.
This arrangement was a long time coming. I've wanted to display family photos on our wall for Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-86204352204950990512014-08-16T12:27:00.000-04:002014-08-16T12:27:29.289-04:00Six months.Miss Caraline Grace is 6 months old! Wowza! She is such a ball of joy and we love seeing what we can do to get her to flash her gummy smile!
Starting on solid food has been a fun adventure. I've been putting veggies and fruits in a blender and making her different foods. She does pretty good so far!
I also thought it'd be fun to get a picture of her with all her stuffed animals. She just Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-13468416754640987342014-08-01T04:00:00.000-04:002014-08-01T15:21:37.480-04:00Create a t-shirt design.Each year, National Kidney Foundation hosts a Kidney Walk at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne, IN, to raise awareness for kidney disease. Since 2008, my family and I have joined this walk to honor my cousin's mother-in-law, Lou, who had a kidney transplant. Our team name is We Love Our Kidneys!
It's always a lot of fun and any excuse to get out and go for a walk for a good cause is good enough for Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-7776154486001831142014-07-31T04:00:00.000-04:002014-07-31T04:00:01.651-04:00Five months.As Caraline approaches her 6 month milestone, I realize I never posted her 5 month photo!
Shame on me!
She's absolutely the best thing to ever happen to me. Most of the time, she's a smiley, happy, cheerful baby and one can't help by smile back at her. She's so curious about animals and other babies and looks so deep in thought (if only I knew what she was thinking) when she's studying them.
Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-88273539248936768822014-07-30T11:59:00.001-04:002014-07-30T12:09:00.856-04:00Baby boy neckties.My friend Karen gave birth to their son, Colton, 2 months ago. She loved the idea of documenting his growth each month (similar to how I document Caraline's, see Here and Here). She wanted something geared for a baby boy.
So, she asked me to design some neckties for little Colton. She plans to attach them to onesies each month and take a picture of him like that.
I love any chance to design andAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-8757361267952697272014-07-24T04:00:00.000-04:002014-07-24T04:00:01.759-04:00Live. Love. Teach.My good friend Dina is a teacher. An awesome wish-she-had-been-my-fifth-grade-teacher teacher. But that would've been weird because she's only a few years older than I am.
Because she's an awesome teacher she loves her students so much. She recently celebrated a birthday, so I made her an extra special present.
All I used was wood scraps, sand paper, printed images, glue, water and a paintbrushAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-43609859149415755942014-07-22T03:30:00.000-04:002014-07-22T03:30:00.711-04:00Host A Bridal Shower.My younger sister got married in October of last year, and I hosted a shower at my house for her. Yes, I'm just now getting around to telling you about it because, oh, I don't know, I'm just that far behind.
It's true. And I've said it before. Having a baby makes you forget things.
Like things that happened almost a year ago.
That I was planning to blog about.
Sorry about that.
So my older Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-25898093957874998812014-06-15T03:00:00.000-04:002014-06-15T03:00:00.044-04:00Daddy Rocks.
Happy Father's Day to all you daddies, grandpas, uncles, grampies, papas, etc!
As usual, I've been doing some crafts in my "free" time. Though, now Caraline is included in that time! I love it.
This year for Mother's Day we made our gifts. Father's Day it was the same way. I think handmade gifts are more special than most things I could buy in a store.
Now, to warn you, any craft involvingAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-40682567150261781492014-06-13T11:31:00.002-04:002014-06-13T11:31:33.574-04:00Fresh Summer Veggie Bake.WARNING: This recipe was delicious!
Okay, maybe not a warning . . . but an alert so you're prepared for major YUM!
I found this recipe for Fresh Summer Veggie Bake on Can't Stay Out Of The Kitchen. I knew I wanted to make it for our annual family get together for Memorial Day weekend. Like a pinhead (that's an awesome person who pins lots of things, makes said things and then forgets to Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-89799350414325953432014-06-12T11:08:00.001-04:002014-06-12T11:08:37.490-04:00Four months.Caraline is four months old.
FOUR MONTHS!
"Time flies" sure is accurate. It seems like just yesterday we brought her home from the hospital.
She's so fun these days. She giggles at surprising things (like her cousin Audra saying "boo" to her) and she gets so excited when she sees daddy and me first thing in the morning and when I pick her up from the sitter after work. Her gummy grin Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-18044065673245558452014-06-09T16:16:00.003-04:002014-06-09T16:16:46.049-04:00Organizing photos.We have a stainless steel refrigerator.
We have lots of photos of family and friends.
We don't want to clutter our frig with said photos.
So what's a family to do?
Well . . . while going through old boxes in our garage, I found a cork board I used in college 2,452 years ago. It was boring then. It was boring when I found it.
The choice was to trash it or make it beautiful.
I choseAngie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-88617511750306661152014-05-27T05:00:00.000-04:002014-05-27T05:00:03.077-04:00High five for cheap crafts.I love crafts (as you may know by now). I especially love crafts that don't cost a ton of money!
For Mother's Day this year, Mike, Caraline and I gave our moms and grandmas homemade handprint canvases to document our new family of three. This was a fairly easy project. The hardest part was getting our 3 month old to open her hand all the way to make a handprint successfully. As you'll see, not Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339787588765949147.post-90279800389987694762014-05-24T07:46:00.002-04:002014-05-24T07:46:35.082-04:00Three months.I'm baaaaack!
You know that thing "they" say about babies changing everything? Well, I'll tell ya, "they" are right. For the most part, all the changes are awesome. We are so blessed.
One of the negative changes is how little free time I have now. Every second I am home with Caraline, I want to be looking at her and singing with her and cuddling with her. So, blogging isn't exactly high on the Angie | Don't Worry. Be Happy. Keep Learning.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367095934134172062noreply@blogger.com2