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I've, of course, been trying new recipes, throwing together quick crafts I see on Pinterest, launched a passion project of making custom wood signs.. In the name of "trying new things" as I boast on this ole blog of mine, I will say it's been a huge learning experience. It's so new - having two living beings (plus a hubby) to keep happy 24/7. and it's meshing my graphic design love/skill/passion with my eagerness to learn new things with my obsession with all things power tools with my giddy love of building things from wood.

The day finally came and we finally got to shop for her play kitchen that mommy planned in her head. The entire unit cost me less than $25 to make (not including the stain I purchased at Lowe's to replace a dark stain that I ran out of - $10).I'll share in photos the final product as I did not take any progress photos (my apologies).The wood I used for the countertops is wood that was just laying around our garage, some from pallets, others scraps from my dad's barn wood (that I used on an earlier storage project in our garage ). So, basically it was FREE.The sink was the trickiest part - finding a bowl the right size and shape for the space I had to work with... and figuring out a way to secure the knobs and faucet into the wood. All I did for the play kitchen towel bar was cut the old one down and screw it to the new play kitchen.

[raising my hand]Raise your hand if your busy, wiggly, adorable toddler refuses to sit long enough for you to style her hair. My daughter's best hair day is a day that cartoons are playing, Granted, she came out of the womb with a mop that made John Stamos jealous, BUT she had a headband on her head from day 2. They're all quick, simple and using the rules above should produce cute "keep that hair outta your face, last all day until naptime" hairstyles for any toddler with enough hair.