Today, I get to show you one of my favorite gifts I gave or received this year! I made my girls Girl Scout uniforms for their American Girl Dolls. I'm going to show you what I made as well as show you the free American Girl Doll patterns so you can make your own. ... Read More about Free American Girl Doll Patterns: Girl Scout Uniform
Wine Bottle Crafts
Today, I'm back with an easy and beautiful wine bottle craft for you. You may have seen my post about the Winter Centerpiece I made from wine bottles and Epsom salt, if you haven't you can click over and take a look. It's OK, I'll wait here for you. :-) In this post I'm going to show you how to put it together. ... Read More about Wine Bottle Crafts
Guest Post
I'm guest posting today over at The Frugal Girls. Easy Tip for Organizing Hair Accessories I would love for you to head on over and get a few tips on organizing hair accessories. You can also see my tips and trick for getting and keeping the kids bathroom organized. If you head over to The Frugal Girls, take a look around. Heidi has all kinds of great tips and deals along with recipes and so ... Read More about Guest Post
Winter Centerpiece
With Christmas being over, it was time to come up with a new centerpiece for our table. Today, I'm going to show you our winter centerpiece. Isn't it pretty and wintry? I LOVE the way it turned out. I know that lots of people go from Christmas to decorating for Valentine's day. We don't do that. We usually don't do anything Valentine until February 1st. Then, because our anniversary is at the ... Read More about Winter Centerpiece
The Real Thing ~ Keeping it REAL ~January 2013
Today, I'm starting a new series that I'm kind of excited about and kind of nervous about. See, I love my blog and blogging. I love all the craftiness I get to display and the skills I get to use. I love that I get to challenge myself, have a business, earn a little income and so many other things. It suits me really well. There is one downside, especially when you name your blog ... Read More about The Real Thing ~ Keeping it REAL ~January 2013
Photo Organization: Medium Method
I'm back with the second post in my series of different methods of photo organization. I know it has been quite a while, but with the holiday's just barely over, I thought this would be a great time to look at another method of organizing your digital photos. Today, I'm going to show you my medium method of photo organization. The first post I wrote in this series was for those of ... Read More about Photo Organization: Medium Method
Thank You Note
Now that Christmas is over and we have rung in the New Year, if you are like me it is time to write thank you notes. I've got a simple way to glam up a blank (and inexpensive) thank you note. Supplies: Blank Note Cards All over the page punch(affiliate link) Border punch(affiliate link) Thank You Stamp(affiliate link) Ink My daughter gave me these blank note cards. I ... Read More about Thank You Note
Your 12 Favorite Posts in 2012
I thought it would be fun to end the year showing you what the top 12 posts were here at The Real Thing with the Coake Family in 2012. Before I show you those, I want to thank you so much for joining our family and not only reading our posts, but sharing them with your family and friends. We have had a very successful first full year of blogging and it is because of you! There is much more fun ... Read More about Your 12 Favorite Posts in 2012
Family New Year’s Eve: Noise Makers
As promised, I'm showing you a cute and simple craft you can make for your Family New Year's Eve celebration: noise makers! Earlier this week I told you about the fun we had at our family New Year's Eve. Today, I'm going to give you a tutorial on a simple craft you can make to add to your family fun on New Year's Eve. ... Read More about Family New Year’s Eve: Noise Makers
Family New Year’s Eve
I have another post I have waited for a year to share with you. I'm excited to share with you our super fun Family New Year's Eve. Since my girls are getting older, I wanted to make New Year's Eve fun for them as well as for us grown ups. Let me show you our celebration and give you a printable to make your own family New Year's Eve fun. ... Read More about Family New Year’s Eve