He Put a Ring on It – Blinged-Out Bridal Shower with David Tutera Bridal

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I’m a big fan of David Tutera. I’ve watched every episode of My Fair Wedding that is available on Netflix! When I heard about the new David Tutera Bridal line designed for DIYers like moi, I was really excited to check it out! David is the king of making sure everything looks high-class and amazing, so [...]

Marshmallow World Christmas Re-cap

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Each year I choose a theme for my Christmas decor, gifts, clothing, etc. I do it, not because I think everyone should, but because with so many great ideas and options out there, a theme helps give me focus and direction in my decision-making…AND it makes me happy when things tie-in and go together. My [...]

Shutterfly Card Worthy Giveaway and GNO

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I was such a lucky girl this week to get to go out with a group of amazing women and laugh and eat and laugh and eat courtesy of Shutterfly, and hosted by the lovely Vanessa of See Vanessa Craft, at Oregano’s in Scottsdale. Did I mention we ate a lot? It was so yummy! [...]

DIY Dip-Dyed Candy Corn Cardstock

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Halloween Printables? Party Invitations? What would you do with yummy candy-corn-colored card stock? After I show you how easy it is to make your own paper, you will want to make all kinds of seasonal things. A few weeks ago, I received this package of gorgeous colors of RIT dye to experiment with! Initially, I [...]

Paper Coterie–Christmas Cards in May–Offer expires TODAY!

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Why on earth am I telling you about my Christmas Cards in May, when I have 3 parties and a blog conference to finish blogging about? Because I have an amazing deal for you from the company I used to print them…and is expires TONIGHT!! I know, I’m sorry. Nothing like the last minute. But [...]

A Mother’s Day Poem

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Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! I wasn’t expecting much of a Mother’s Day for me this year since our focus has been on the surprise party we threw for my Mother-in-law’s 60th b-day yesterday. (Don’t worry, it’s in the blogging queue now-and the last of several parties in a row, so hopefully I can get them [...]

Chapter 1: The Invitations (Book Club Birthday)

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It is time to continue with our celebratory story! This story begins–as all parties should–with a great invitation! A library book card invitation! Alas, an element of irony is already introduced to our story since none of the party guests have experienced libraries with actual cards in the books. I’m certain they all had to [...]

Virtual Christmas Card 2011

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Here is a virtual Christmas card for you! Thank you for reading and justifying the insanity! Hope you have a beautiful holiday full of new memories!

Veterans Day Lifesaver Thank you’s

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  Happy Veteran’s Day! Today I’m sharing some ideas about how to say thank you to those who sacrifice the most for us.   A couple of summers ago, I was asked to come up with a service project for the young women in our church to participate in at their summer girls camp. Our [...]

Sponsor Love

Since we are still in the month of LOVE, I thought it appropriate to show a little love to the sponsors who have purchased sidebar advertising with me. They help make this insanity possible (for more info about advertising, go here). I thought I would pick out some inspiring things to show you from each [...]