Inspired by Family

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Action Packer turned Pirate Ship and Toy Storage

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Your kids imagination will go wild with this fun Action Packer turned Pirate Ship & Toy Storage!  I thoroughly enjoy listening in my boys world of imagination when they pretend play, most of the time it's amusing.  I especially love to hear them being bad guy pirates with manners. This was also featured in the Simple Summer Issue, stop by and check it out. The bad guy pirate says, "Grrr, give me my gold back please." The good guy pirate says, "Sorry but you can't have it." Don't worry … [Read more...]

Dyed Glass Luminaries from Baby Jars

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I was sitting at a little artsy café with my hubby enjoying some decadent chocolate fondue for our 9th anniversary and suddenly  I had this great idea: dyed glass luminaries from baby jars. This was featured in the Simple Summer Magazine Issue here. As I sat there reminiscing and taking in the past 9 years, thinking through the great moments, the not so great moments, the waitresses interesting accent, the cafés decor, our wedding day, how cute my husband looks......   So back to … [Read more...]

3 Way Cake Stand

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I just wanted to give Sarah from Winthrop Chronicles a warm welcome to the Inspired by Family team! We are so glad to have her on board. You will enjoy all of your creative ideas! Cake stands can sometimes be expensive and you may not use them very often, but when you spend hours baking in the kitchen, it sure is nice to have something pretty to display all that hard work on. So I love making my own cake stands from thrift store finds because then it only ends up costing a couple of dollars. … [Read more...]

DIY Aluminum Star Napkin Rings & No-Sew Napkins

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All things patriotic for your dining pleasure! Aren't these pancakes so cute! This is my favorite pancake recipe, my kids love it. Just the other day, I discovered that my husband hadn't been using my recipe. Needless to say, as a recipe blogger, I was annoyed. He then used it and the first thing that came out of my sons mouth while devouring the pancakes was, "Dad, what did you do different? These pancakes were delicious!"  I just looked at my husband with that look. I'm sure all of you are … [Read more...]