• Last updated 6/18/12 by Mothering Blogger

Backing is made of light blue felt. If you have some wool felt scraps, needle, and some embroidery floss, you can make this cover for your scissors and give yourself or your mother a gift from the heart.  Everyone has a pair of scissors that needs a pretty new home!  Click here to go to Living Crafts blog and find tutorial and pattern. Living Crafts 1-Year Subscription + 2 Felt BOOKs GIVEAWAY!!!! Win a 1-Year Subscription PLUS 2 felt books! For all you felt lovers who like to hand-sew, Living Crafts Magazine has two beautiful books to giveaway today. One of them is the... read more

• Last updated 3/27/13 by Melanie Mayo

Looking for some fun ways to green your Easter this year? Check out these simple ideas that the whole family is sure to love.      Natural Easter Egg Dye Did you know that you can avoid unnatural food coloring and make your eggs beautiful by using natural ingredients? Find out how with this helpful how-to. Also check out this fun video for more tips!       Up-cycled Easter Baskets Looking for a fun family project for Easter? What could be more fun, and special, than homemade Easter baskets? Lynn Colwell from Celebrate... read more

• Last updated 11/9/12 by Melanie Mayo

This accidental idea came to me when I went to Trader Joe’s to buy some flowers for a friend last Easter.  I already had the herb quiche in the car and stopped by the store on my way.  I kept looking for some spring flowers, but mostly there were expensive Easter lilies and orchids left in the flower section.  All of a sudden the herbs got my attention.  I thought for less than the price of the lilies I could buy at least 6 different herbs and a beautiful square basket to put them in.  She could use the herbs for a long time and reuse the basket too.  I was... read more

• Last updated 11/10/12 by Cynthia Mosher

When I was 19, I went to Europe with 2 girlfriends for 9 1/2 weeks. On the train in France, I was listening to Sinead O’Connor for the first time on my walkman (yes, I am that old) and I was deeply moved by just how incredible she was. Everyone had told me she was amazing, but I hadn’t checked her out yet because I thought if she was that great, I would have discovered her myself. I had a similar experience with The Mother Daughter Project. My friend eagerly told me about the book by SuEllen Hamkins, MD and Renee Schultz, MA. The movement had been a... read more

• Last updated 11/14/12 by Cynthia Mosher

This past month, I participated in a challenge issued by an Australian blogger, Chantelle at fatmumslim. She provided a list of prompts – one for each day of the month — and asked all participants to share a photo each day based on the prompts. The idea of taking a photo every day isn’t new, but Chantelle’s colorful, lovely list caught on like wildfire. Over 800,000 images were shared during the month of February as part of #FebPhotoADay. I loved doing this, and I didn’t miss a day. You can see all 29 of my photos on this Pinterest board. Today... read more

• Last updated 11/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

By Jessica Williams Most people know about Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” Alice Walker’s “In Search of our Mother’s Gardens,” and Wallace Thurman’s, “The Blacker the Berry,” all of which I whole-heartedly recommend. My husband was born of a black father and white mother. When I birthed our first daughter I was obsessed with reading about mixed race children. Here are a few reviews of some lesser known gems centered on being black and white. Caucasia by Danzy Senna This book is... read more

• Last updated 11/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

by Lynn Colwell & Corey Colwell-Lipson What to do with the Valentine’s Day cards and gifts your child makes at home or brings home from school? Stick ‘em in a drawer? Seal ‘em in a box? Instead, how about turning them into Valentine’s Day decor? (Items saved from previous years may be used as well.) In my house, we used an empty mantle and a bare stick-wreath as the “blank canvas”. My daughter, Zoe, was allowed to decorate the area as she pleased. She had fun with the process and, in the end, was so proud of the display and the seasonal mood it... read more

• Last updated 11/15/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Love this unique Valentine craft! Corey Colwell-Lipson from Celebrate Green and Green Halloween shows us how to felt valentine heart necklaces.  This craft is a creative and eco-friendly way to present something special to your child’s school class, homeschool group, or to friends and family for Valentine’s day. Easy enough for the older kids to do on their own, and with some help at any age.   About Melanie Mayo-Laakso is the Content Manager for Mothering.com. Mothering is the birthplace of natural family living... read more

• Last updated 11/15/12 by Melanie Mayo

This giveaway has ended. Thank you to Barefoot Books for sharing this fun read! The randomly chosen winners are Tracie and Claire. You will both be contacted by email. Congrats!!! If you didn’t win you can still grab this book and many other great selections on the Barefoot Books website.  —– Today, Jan 23rd, is the Chinese New Year and we’ll be celebrating with a fun giveaway from Barefoot Books (publishers of some very awesome and totally unique reads for kids)! Two lucky winners will receive a copy of The Great Race, a beautifully... read more

• Last updated 11/16/12 by Cynthia Mosher

This giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who entered and to Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake for the great giveaway. The randomly chosen winner is Miranda Cassidy!! Congrats!! You will be contacted by email. Don’t forget to look for the release of the More Business of Being Born DVD set in stores Feb 7th—or grab it online now. — To celebrate the release of the More Business of Being Born DVD set in stores Feb 7th, Director Abby Epstein and Executive Producer Ricki Lake would like to offer Mothering readers a chance to win The Mother Lode... read more