how to let your kids paint right--lil blue boo

I just read this post over at Lil Blue Boo--she gives a tutorial on "A Guide to Painting with Children"--all I have to say is....FUN!!! Who wouldn't want to do THIS:



Amazing! Head on over to get some tips on how to REALLY let your kids paint and HAVE FUN doing it! I can't WAIT to do this with the girls! They would luh-OVE it!

100% sweetness!

I can't have a blog about Sweet & Funky without including my four chicas! They are just so sweet!


I can't help but think FUNKY when I see their hair! Hello morning hair! =)

"thanks" board--the crafting chicks

This is such a great idea--it's frugal and it's super sweet! And you can even make it a little funky if you want! Money Saving Mom shared the link to The Crafting Chicks and this project that they did. Ah-mazing! Love it! See:



Isn't that totally cute? Here's the link to the tutorial at The Crafting Chicks!

funky baby elf hat--delight crochet

Have you ever seen anything sweeter than this?! Char over at Delight Crochet makes these amazing crochet hats, headbands and flowers! She does beautiful work! This new hat that she has is just so cute I can hardly stand it! It's perfect for the cold weather that's just around the corner and even MORE perfect for the Christmas season! If you're looking for something funky like this, head on over to Char's shop and check it out!

funky t-shirt aprons--ruffles and stuff

How amazing are these T-shirt aprons from Ruffles and Stuff?! She is absolutely amazing with the stuff she does and will probably be featured here...a LOT! I wish I was half as creative and artsy as she is!

She gives an amazing tutorial here on how to make super cute, super funky aprons out of your old (or new) t-shirts!

If you have a few minutes (or hours!) you should check out the rest of her stuff...like I said, she's amazing!