Ice Cube Pallette

Thanks to my mom's suggestion, I now have another good use for my old ice cube trays, AKA: tiny little paint pots. The trays work great to keep colors separate (I do leave a few spaces open for some mixing) so my little van gogh can create her little heart out without ending up with a big blob of brown paint...unless of course she wants to create a big blob of brown paint on her masterpiece...but that's a whole other subject entirely.

Back Door Message Center

My family has a communication problem. It is called having way too much going on and not enough brain space to hold it all. If information needs to be passed from one person to another, you can definitely forget it. We need all the help we can get in this area. I'd seen tips about hanging a white board in your kitchen for messages but the thought of hanging a big ugly whiteboard in my pretty kitchen just seemed a little too...um...office-like. So, I was very glad when I found this pretty, framed whiteboard. Hanging next to our main traffic door, it serves as a communication center and because it's magnetic, it works as a reminder board for school notes, coupons, etc.