Denise Silva

Pinterest Inspired: DIY Pallet Wall

Thanks to Pinterest, no one looks at wooden pallet the same way.

Bookshelves.
Tables.
Day bed.
Patio furniture.
Side table.
Garden planter.
Room divider.
Wall covering.
You name it, you can make it with pallets.

Think about it–pallets are cheap, easy to come by,…

Denise Silva
DIY, home
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Homeschooling: Letting your child learn at his own pace

My sons have a long history of being late bloomers when it comes to reading. My oldest son Noah used to trick me by making up elaborate stories while he read aloud. I remember…

Denise Silva
parenting
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Video: Sugar Skull Makeup for Kids

Dia de los Muertos is upon us!

Bring on the dancing calacas.
Can you feel the Danza drumbeat in synch with your heartbeat?
The smell of sage and copal making the air misty and white.
Your hair rustling…

Biggie Smalls is the illest

Notorious B.I.G has been gone for fifteen years. Fifteen years. When Big Poppa–a.k.a Biggie Smalls–was alive and on the airways, I can remember many a house party or night at the club with our…

Denise Silva
Uncategorized
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Crafty Chica sighting

I finally got to meet Kathy Cano-Murillo of the Crafty Chica fame over the weekend. Yay me! I’ve been such a stalker fan. Ever since I read about her lovely family’s Christmas tradition of…

Bob Marley portrait

My boy Sol is at it again. His uncle commissioned him to paint a few music portraits for him, and this is his finished Bob Marley piece.Lots of people are amazed that a ten…

Denise Silva
art, DIY, parenting
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The Pre-baby body vs. the Post-baby body

When I look at my body in the mirror, I see a woman with her children’s journey literally etched upon her skin.
My mama always tells me that I ruined her good figure.

My stomach was…

Denise Silva
motherhood
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Zoot Suit riot: Troops strippin’ zoots

Yeah, never forget that the whip snapped your backYour spine cracked for tobacco, oh I’m the Marlboro man, uhOur past blastin’ on through the versesBrigades of taxi cabs rollin’ Broadway like hearsesTroops strippin’ zoots,…

Denise Silva
cultura, family
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I heart herbal tea

I am obsessed with herbal tea. It’s delicious and good for you. Never underestimate the power of herbal tea.
Confession time. I am obsessed with herbal tea. I love it.

Does this make me an old…

Denise Silva
Uncategorized
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A day at the California Citrus State Historic Park

We took a much needed day off and decided to take the chil’rens to the California Citrus State Historic Park. Who knew this cool park was practically right in my own backyard. Our original plan…

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