Random Acts of Momness

The Road To Emmaus; An LDS Easter Program for Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I wrote this Easter Program a year ...

I just finished this wall display the other day.  The parts of the tree are made with joint compound.  I cut leaf and branch stencils out ...

 I enjoy collecting fun articles and pictures from the Friend magazine and making presents for kids from them.  So far I have made a reci...

Every year for Christmas my family draws names and gives gifts, but these gifts are different than most, because the only requirement in c...

First, the real recipe that I found on Pinterest: Here's the picture.  Click on it if you want to see the site. Next, my ve...

I saw a recipe like this on the Food Nanny, and thought I'd try my own version,  I also consulted my favorite recipe website, allrecipes...

I found these cute lollipops while on stumbleupon.com.  So cute!   Directions Here.

Easy enough to make with the kids, beautiful enough to be displayed anywhere!   Find step by step instructions on  spoonful.com  .

I just found this towel bunny and I'm so excited to give it to my neighbor for Easter!  All it takes is a dish towel, two dish cloths, ...

If you liked my folded flower card post , you'll love this idea, too.  It comes from:   http://vimeo.com/9848893

If you are looking for a fun, informal way for your kids to socialize with your friends in your home, read on. Brian came home one day a...

Since I am just beginning grand parenthood, a condition of which I am ecstatic about, I am putting together a list of things that I want ...

I came up with the idea for these cloth napkin rosettes at Christmas time when we were setting our Christmas Eve dinner table. This is the o...

My husband Brian's favorite Mexican fast food place and his favorite teriyaki  grill have one thing in common, they both serve little d...

Who needs an oven with these cute no-bake cake and cookie pop ideas?

I'm so excited about this wonderful family memory game, I can barely stand it.  The game is brought to you by Family Fun Magazine, the b...

Don't you just love Fall?  Of all the holidays, fall for some reason makes me want to do season crafts like this wonderful dinner roll...

After searching the web and not finding what I wanted, I came up with these cute flowers made of crepe paper streamers.  These flowers are v...

Miriam and Katrina discovered this method while on tour with their children's choir this summer. 1) Spritz the wrinkles and fold lines ...

If you are like some people I know, this time of year you are craving anything pumpkin.  If that is the case, you will love these simple pum...

These are so cute!  I found them on "The Crafting Chicks."  Click on the picture to go to the tutorial.

Isn't she cute?  The pattern for baby is  here  to download. I came up with the pod, myself.

Aren't these pancakes the cutest?  I found the instructions on the wonderful blog "Not Martha" and thought I'd post a link...

Katrina wanted to make something besides cake to go with her ice cream this year and I had been wanting to try mini pies.  When I suggeste...

In my last post, I announced my intention to "build" a playroom of dreams in honor of my grand baby, Lily.  This post highlights t...

Since the guest room is my room to use as I'd like when we have no guests, I am going to make it a playroom!  Yes, it will have a bed in...

I have made tres leches cake this way a few times now and everyone loves it.  In fact, my kids made this recipe for my dear husband, Bria...

I crocheted these leaves to go with the double flower and the single flower that I put on the hooded towel that I made for my little gran...

This single flower looks especially nice when used with the Double Flower .  Here are two examples of how they can be used together.  Both...

I got this pattern at BYU Women's Conference a few years ago.  They always have a crochet service project for you to sew if you want a...

This little hooded towel is becoming quite a tradition in our family. My mom gave each one of my kids a towel when they were babies, lov...

Recently, Brian and I enjoyed a wonderful two nights in a charming-old world inn at a near by ski resort .  For breakfast we feasted on de...

This idea is just one of the fun activities you can find in my " How to Have Fun in the Great Outdoors--Without any Special Equipment. ...

Growing up, an excursion into the "mountains," was always a blast.  We kids rarely brought any special equipment in order to hav...

I like fruit pizza. In fact, Brian and I ordered fruit pizza on our first date.  We made these build-your-own fruit pizzas for my daughter C...

Miriam, Katrina, and I made these streamer and tissue paper flower decorations for Cassandra's Baby Shower .  Really the only reason we...

 My daughters, Miriam and Katrina and I came up with these adorable favors for my oldest daughter, Cassandra's baby shower .  They are e...

Even though Grandma Maxine didn’t have a swing set, we always found lots to do out in her yard.  We’d climb the grapefruit tree and sit on ...

My daughter, Cassandra, is expecting her first baby--my first grandchild--in ten days and we're so excited!  That's the happy stuff....

This little craft is right up Grandma Maxine’s alley.  It’s made of something you find instead of buy, and it comes from the heart.  In fact...