Merrilee Liddiard
Merrilee is an illustrator, painter, dabbling designer, crafter, seamstress and mother of two boys. She blogs at mermag about her creative endeavors with her kids, work and in life in general.
Posts by Merrilee Liddiard
Trick-or-Treat Candy Buckets with Duct Tape
If you are looking for the perfect trick-or-treat candy bucket, but you don't want to spend a lot (or if you are like me and don't want to bother going out to the stores only to find that what you're looking for just doesn't exist)...we've got just the... read more
DIY Hand Stamped Swaddle Blankets
I can't believe I only have a month (or less) left before our bitty baby girl arrives! I've been trying to do my best to prepare for her arrival amidst all the many things going on here - back-to-school, illustration work, blogging and more! Little by ... read more
Back-to-School in Style – And a round up of our go-to online shops!
//In this photo: A is wearing the Jackson Bear Tee from One Jackson / Children's Place skinny jeans// A started school 1st Grade yesterday. And like so many, that means that we needed stock up on a great selection of back-to-school attire. What ... read more
Unleash Your Gap Kid’s Inner Artist with Mer Mag!
Friends, friends, friends!! If you haven't heard yet, Mer Mag is partnering with GAP Kids to craft the next three Saturdays and it's time to mark your calendars and get ready to Shine On!! Come on in with your Littles the next three Saturday's an... read more
Roadtrip to the Rockies: Tips for traveling across country with kids
(First off, a big Thank You to all of you fabulous readers who were able to retrieve my lost post via Google Reader! I can't tell you how happy this makes me! xoxo.) We are back from our annual 4th of July reunion in Colorado. We had an exc... read more
Summer Fun Jars
I have to give full credit to my cousin Crystal for this summer fun idea. For the Mudpuppy giveaway she commented:"So this summer me and the kids made a summer fun jar so I don't have to be as creative everyday. Each week they pick out an outing, a ... read more
Personalized Plates for Father’s Day
Last week A and I met up with with one of his newly favorite friends (and his super cool mom, whose awesome idea this was!) for the most perfect play date. Together we made custom painted plates for Father's Day at Color Me Mine, a DIY ceramic painting... read more
Interlocking Cardboard Castle DIY
OK friends, I've finally got everything together to share with you our latest cardboard + duct tape creative adventure (which is the perfect weekend project for you and your Littles). Presenting...our Interlocking Cardboard Play Castle! We are having S... read more
Painting Beds Peach: Or Teaching Your Kids to Love Work (and Design?) at an Early Age
Our family spent the weekend working, working, working! We've been rearranging our little home to better suit our current and future needs as a family and the boys were right there … read more 
Time for Tee’s!
It's that time of year again. School is almost out for the summer and A is growing out of practically every shirt he owns. We needed to think fast (and thrifty) so off to the store to get $1 shirts (we found ours at the Dollar Tree) and then back to th... read more
Tea Box Circus Train
The boys and I had a fun weekend enjoying the most lovely weather outdoors as well as putting together a few impromptu projects, such as this tea box animal circus train. There’s something really rewarding about creating something magical out … read more
A Happy 6th Lego Party
A couple of weeks ago I promised to share with you photos from Little A’s 6th birthday party, and I’m so happy to finally be able to do so! But first I have to say, I think this birthday marks the … read more
DIY circle punch art
The boys and I had a fun weekend working on some artwork for their room. We’ve been in our new place for over six months and I think it’s high time we got something on the walls, particularly in the boys … read more
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