Weekend links

• Raising healthy kids: three points of encouragement :: Vintage Indie {guest post by yours truly}
• Five lessons from a TV-free household :: Simple Kids {we are not a TV-free home, but I enjoy reading others’ experiences with this}
• Tips and tutorials for making your own Waldorf doll :: Crafting a Green World {my two oldest kids each have their own handmade (by a friend) Waldorf dolls and I just adore them!}
• The oldest natural remedy: the placenta :: Frugal Granola {I wish I had learned about this before having my last baby! I have a few friends who did it and swear by its benefits.}
• Cloth diaper review: What’s the best cloth diaper for you? :: Kitchen Stewardship {this might be everything you need to know on choosing a diaper type…}

Our newest sister site Simple Design is starting a super fun weekly link-up called Share Your Thrift Haul where blog readers can link up with their thrifting (or garage/estate sale) finds! I’m a totally wannabe thrifter. I absolutely love the idea of it, but just can’t seem to find the time in this busy stage of mothering little ones. Maybe Ari’s series will inspire me to get out there and find some treasures.

I hope you’re enjoying spring! We had a just-about perfect spring day yesterday which including getting started on a birthday gift for my Gigi– sewing her a sweet maxi dress– which I think she’s going to just love.