What better way to celebrate Halloween, the 31st of October, with a 31% OFF sale?!
EVERYTHING in my Zazzle Shop is 31% off through tonight — that’s a SCARY GOOD DEAL!
Use code ZAZHALLOWEEN at checkout to scoop up your treats!
Happy Haunting 🕷
— D
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I have a dog. A big one. His barks are loud and thunderous even though he’s a total lover.
I also have kids that nap.
Are you seeing where I am going with this?
The doorbell sends the house into complete and total chaos – with dog barking and running, kids waking up and screaming (and then also running) and me trying to shush and stop the frantic dog from crashing into the front door (have I mentioned he’s blind?).
I needed a solution, I had a Sharpie, and this is what I came up with. Hopefully they take the hint, because the tape on the doorbell wasn’t working! 😀
I wrapped a Styrofoam frame with burlap (because anything harder knocks on the door when it’s windy – UGH!), looped a black S with twine and added the faux succulent for a splash of drought resistant color. I stuck the sign on the S with some Scotch mounting squares and hung my new creation on my door, with a little prayer for some sweet silence.
I had a friend that said, ” I NEED THAT!” so I thought… hmm… maybe there might be more of us out there, caught in the no-doorbells-at-naptime phase, so I whipped up a free printable for those of you with dogs or babies or BOTH!
Blessings & Prayers for Sweet Silent Naptimes,
– D
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I’ve been sitting on this post for a while – – I meant to post this a loooong time ago! My super cool cousin-in-law contacted me last year about making some nursery art for our other cousin-in-law who was pregnant with her first child.
They love Bob Dylan (baby was aptly named Dylan, by the way), and this song in particular, so she thought it would be a great idea to print out the lyrics for their nursery. I agreed! I thought it was so great, in fact, that I did the same for Vaughn’s nursery…which I haven’t shown you yet… because it’s still in progress… because I’m lazy I’ve been busy.
The lyrics speak to everyone, especially little boys and girls and they totally make me tear up every time I read them. The song itself is beautiful too, you can hear it here. There is another more recent version that is awesome too, by Rhiannon Giddens and Iron & Wine (love), which you can listen to here.
While we thought this would be great for a nursery, its perfect for any little’s bedroom or playroom, or heck, put it in the family room!
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It is formatted so you can easily cut it down to fit an 8×10 frame.
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Your child brings home an amazing work of art, so of course you need to hang it up — put it on display for everyone to ooooh and ahhhh at, and to show everyone how proud you are of your little Picasso (and it gives your little ones all the feels). So on the fridge it goes…. but really, your little artiste deserves so much more! So why not create a gallery just for the kiddos?
This is a super simple project for even the not-so-handy, and of course you can personalize or change it up however you want — I’m just giving you the basic idea to get started if you want to make your own.
I chose a wall in the kids’ playroom to do this, where I had the space and where the pieces of art would fit right in with the “decor.”
I found a banner that was double sided, with some funky colors and patterns on one side, and a chalkboard surface on the other. It came with some great twine, but you can always find your own in any color. 
You could also make your own bunting using scrapbook paper, use or not use the chalk feature, purchase or print letters on your own, etc. The sky is the limit on this one. 
I wrote “A”, “R”, and “T” out on the three of the pennants, and strung the twine through the holes. (If you’re using scrapbook paper, you’ll need a hole punch).
To hang up the banner I just used push pins. 🙂
For the artwork hangers, I found a bag of these cool chalkboard clothespins and decided to take the extra pennants from the banner I wasn’t using and cut out a shape to stick them to. 
I used my good old standby, the sticky dots. 
On the back of that stack I used a mounting square and stuck it to the wall. They come off easily, and leave no marks. 😉 
Cute, right?
My son’s Montessori school does the most beautiful art projects and he is always SO excited to bring a new one home and hang it up in the gallery. When it’s time to retire one, I take a picture of it with my phone and upload it to artkive — this great app that lets you create hardcover books of your kid’s artwork!
The Stickel Art Gallery… featuring the works of Logan G. Stickel.
Do you have an art gallery or wall for your kiddo’s masterpieces? I would love for you to share them with me!
Until next time!
xoxo, D
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Resurrecting this post from the pre-hacking days!
A free printable for you to add some spring to your decor — Just click, print and frame!
Click to download and print your own!
XOXO, Dani
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