sweet mint studios

WASH DAY

Brooke — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:50 +0000

I normally try to do all of our laundry on Mondays. I’d rather set aside a day and just get it done than drag it out for the rest of the week. As I was doing laundry, I started thinking about the next 20 years… of laundry. Seriously. Not fun thoughts. Especially since we’d love [...]

SHOE ORGANIZER

Brooke — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:04:28 +0000

After my amazing dad built us a window seat, we immediately stuffed the girls’ shoes into one of the drawers. It’s a huge, deep, wide drawer, and it’s amazing how much it holds! The problem was that I would line the girls shoes up neatly, and within minutes (or so it seemed to me) the [...]

GARDEN MAXI

Brooke — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

You’ll never believe it, but I bought this floral fabric when I worked at Jo Ann Fabrics in high school… 12 years ago. I recently decided to start sewing my way through my fabric stash, so I finally found a use for it. I LOVE using what I’ve already got to make something new! [...]

DISHWASHING DETERGENT

Brooke — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I’ve been slowly replacing my store-bought cleaners with homemade ones. I like the idea of knowing what is really in the products that I use, and organic products can get pretty pricey, so I love the savings I get from making them myself. I’ve been using this dishwasher detergent for about 2 months now. I’ll [...]

FRUIT BEARING BRANCHES

Brooke — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:33 +0000

I’ve ventured out of my comfort zone of fabrics and paper and into wood. See my little tree? It’s actually not that little. It’s 2 feet tall, so it’s a decent size. I used some sort of plywood that my dad had in his basement. He was also kind enough to let me [...]

MENU PLANNER

Brooke — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:30:54 +0000

I’m visual, and since having kids, my memory is shot, so when it comes to meal planning, I need it right in my face. If it’s left to my memory, you’ll probably find us at Moes (or Welcome to Moes! as my girls call it). This project was simple! The art is a free [...]

FAITH LIKE A CHILD

Brooke — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:31:19 +0000

On Thursday, March 1, Clara (3 years old) told me she wanted to ask Jesus into her heart. I was reluctant. After all, she’s only 3 years old, and I wanted to make sure that she really knew what she was doing and that she was sincere in her desire. We talked about it [...]

WINDOW SEAT

Brooke — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:34 +0000

We have this nook in our kitchen that desperately needed a built-in window seat. Nothing else fit there. So, when the opportunity arose, I made sure to mention to my dad that what I really wanted for my birthday was a window seat made by him. ;) So, he made it. ;) And, I love [...]

ONE SKIRT FIVE WAYS

Brooke — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:28:07 +0000

My sweet girls are definitely girly-girls. Lately, they’ve wanted to wear skirts every day, and the weather is gorgeous… the only problem is that they have a few favorites that they’ve been wearing and re-wearing. So, I picked up a pattern (Simplicity SewSimple #1968) and then raided my fabric stash to sew some new skirts [...]

FLOWER GIRLS

Brooke — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:39 +0000

When my parents got married, my mom had her best friend’s daughter, Christy, as a flower girl. Christy danced at the front of the sanctuary while my parents said their vows. Christy just got married and asked my girls (her mom’s best childhood-friend’s grandchildren… too much to follow?) to be her flower girls. And yes, [...]