Ava is only 15 months old and already has more stuffed animals than I have places to store them.  Most of them [...]

The following post was sent in by reader, Sara Bimmel of Star Costumes in Toledo, OH.  Sara has an appetite for DIY, [...]

It may be snowing outside, but I can hear the sweet song of the birds luring spring to come.

You know when you [...]

Your purse is one of your most important accessories.  It holds things that are near and dear to you – the things [...]

I don’t know about where you are, but here in Chicago IT IS COLD.  Right now I am looking out the window [...]

I always helped my gramma or mom frost cut-out sugar cookies every Christmas.  We would spread the creamy frosting onto wreaths, santas, [...]

Since we only know one or two people here in Chicago [and no one else with a baby], I signed up for [...]

Since Ava came into our lives, I have become even more aware and concerned about what we are putting in our stomachs [...]

I first became familiar with HMC Designs during an Etsy search for all things teddy bear [for my post, "Please Bear with [...]

Ok, I know … I’ve been slacking off on the blog lately.  I do not know where the time goes, but it [...]