I had a moment of bloggy brilliance last Easter, inspired by the butterfly-tattooed Easter eggs from a previous year, and my love of adding a little gold bling to everything these days whenever possible. I figured that if other temporary tattoos would stick to colored eggs, then the metallic tattoos I had picked up at […]
Plaid Thanksgiving Tablescape on TV
November 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Are you still looking for inspiration for setting your Thanksgiving table? I’m feeling cozy plaid for this fall and not just for fashion. I had the opportunity to share my Thanksgiving ideas on 3TV’s Your Life A to Z a few weeks ago. You’ll have to watch the video to get all of the details. I […]
Finding Our Family Costumes and other last-minute Costume Finds
October 28, 2015 by 1 Comment
We are in the throes of assembling our latest collection of themed family costumes this week. I will not reveal them just yet but will give a few clues. As many of you know, we have a long-standing tradition of dressing up together as a family for Halloween. It is a bit of work, but […]
Glow in the Dark Trunk or Treat Backdrop DIY
October 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
I’ve been on a bit of a glow-in-the-dark kick lately. It started with my son’s Laser Tag Birthday (which will be up on the blog very soon), and transitions nicely into Halloween! I was already scheming up some glow in the dark ideas for our trunk for this year’s Trunk or Treat when I was given […]
Large Gift Bag DIY featuring Target Toy Emporium
October 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. #CollectiveBias #TargetToys. All opinions, projects, photos and insanity are mine alone! So your daughter is turning seven years old and the one thing she REALLY wants for her birthday is….a horse–a carrot-eating, clip clopping, real-live horse! And while you’d love to make her […]
Easy Paper Beachball Garland and Pool Party Placecards
June 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This post originally appeared on Skip To My Lou as part of her Summer Camp Craft series last summer. We are now out of school and ready to party, so I am excited to share it with you here! It’s a simple party craft to make with the kids. Maybe they will want to host […]
Woodgrain (faux bois) Easter Table
March 31, 2014 by 3 Comments
I love coming up with a bit of a different concept each year for Easter. You’ve seen my Earthy Easter, Carrot Easter, Egg-stra Special Easter, and Dip-Dyed Ombre Easters in the past. This year inspiration struck when I saw the new line of stencils from Plaid by blogger friend Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks. […]
Nine Clever Valentine’s Ideas
February 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Blog Hop Valentines Linky Party! Here are a few of the fabulous ideas shared that caught my eye. 1) I love the fresh colors of this Neon Marquee Love Sign by Free Time Frolics! 2) How beautiful is this watercolor Gem Valentine’s Card by Persia Lou? What makes […]
Peace on Earth DIY ornaments
December 9, 2013 by 3 Comments
This project originally appeared on Design Dazzle as part of their Christmas Wonderful series. I’m happy to share it here with you now! I have been wanting to do a Christmas focused on “Peace on Earth” and “Joy to the World” for a while now and have been collecting ideas on my Pinterest board. These DIY […]
Easy No-Sew Superhero Capes and Costume
October 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
So by now you know that we are doing the Superhero thing this year for Halloween. Our costumes were a combination of borrowed, assembled, and made. My boys are going as the dynamic duo of Batman and Robin. We were fortunate enough to have inherited the batman costume. I bought the mask, but didn’t have […]
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