My Advent Calendar

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  Pin It Ready or not, Christmas really is coming!  And as my children beg each day to open their presents that we brought back from their grandparents in Utah, I am reminded of why someone came up with the idea of an advent calendar in the first place.  If you are thinking about putting [...]

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Thanksgiving Wrap-up

Pin It  I know you are all so “over” Thanksgiving and in the middle of Christmas shopping and prep.  But in an attempt to feed my denial that Christmas is less than a month away and that I am turning another year older this week, I’m going to relive our fun Thanksgiving celebration and pretend [...]

Thanksgivings Past

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Thanksgiving has crept up on me this year.  I am in denial that Christmas is right around the corner.  I think it may have something to do with baby showers and birthday parties, but I haven’t had the chance to blog nearly as many of my Thanksgiving ideas as I had planned. At this point, [...]

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Fall Flowers for Thanksgiving

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Pin It The night before the fairy party, we had a family birthday dinner for my sister-in-law.  Of course I was up to my eyeballs in pixie dust and other messes, so I was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to get a fresh flower delivery straight to my home that day.  The Sunflower Guy [...]

The Fairy Party

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Pin It  Once upon a time… a little girl wanted to have a fairy birthday party. Pin It So her mother sent invitations to all of the little fairies and gnomes in the land, asking them to come and celebrate with her. Pin It (graphics: my modified versions of designs by Lisa Warren–formerly of Little [...]

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Free Canvas offer! Christmas Shopping Time!

I’m so excited!  I just ordered BSB a sentimental Christmas present through an incredible deal, I know you all want to know about!  (BSB stands for Boy Scout Barry, my dh. Barry, if you are reading, you might want to step away from the computer…) … seriously. … Step away from the computer! … You [...]

A Hair "razing" weekend

I know it happens to most of us.  I had a pretty good inkling it would happen to me with this particular child before too long, yet I still let out an audible gasp when I saw this… Pin It Pin It Horrifying, isn’t it?  And it was at least as bad as it looks. [...]

Silhouette Package Winner & Party Peek

Fairies and gnomes partied at my house today, and I think they had a good time.  See… Pin It So I’m in total recovery/disaster area clean-up mode right now!  Don’t know when I’ll get to blog about the party, but I had to jump on and let you know who won the awesome Silhouette Package [...]

Silhouette Tattoo Paper

Pin It It’s almost time to wrap up the Silhouette giveaway.  But before I do, I wanted to show you what I learned about the tattoo paper they sent me.  I’m trying to get ready for an invasion of 3 year old fairies and gnomes this week.  I decided to try some tattoos to add [...]

Fall Craft Festival & Wendy’s Winner!

I don’t have much time to blog today.  I am working hard trying to make this fairy party finally happen, before it becomes her 4-year-old birthday instead of her 3-year-old one.   But there are a few things I need to let you know! Pin It My friend, Shellie, has recently started a vinyl business. [...]