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Simple Thanksgiving Tablescape
November 22, 2017 by 1 Comment
Disclosure Statement: Some links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Thank you for supporting my craziness! Respecting the bird, before I move on to Christmas posts, I wanted to share the simple tablescape I came up with for […]
Floral and Gingham Easter
February 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Over the year’s we have had some fun themes for our Easter celebration. It makes me happy to try and coordinate outfits and table-setting around a theme. Last year, we had fun combining two hot trends: floral and gingham. The gingham tablecloth from my daughter’s 14th camp/dance birthday party worked perfectly as a backdrop for […]
Thanksgiving Tablescape Menu and Dessert Bar
November 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We had an awesome Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. Sadly my computer crashed shortly there after and I lost the photos, but I still wanted to share our menu and set-up ideas. We had a gourmet-style menu, with a dessert buffet and Hot Cider Bar. For more fun and delicious Thanksgiving ideas, check out […]
Homemade Lemon Ice Cream
June 30, 2016 by 6 Comments
Is there anything that says summer better than lemon? I know! How about ice cold, fresh, homemade lemon ice cream? My husband’s family has a long held tradition of making lemon ice cream when the temperatures rise. He made it for me when we were dating. It might just be one of the reasons we […]
Wooden Father’s Day Tie Banner
June 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Many years ago, I created a Father’s Day banner out of paper ties. I have loved this banner and used it repeatedly, but it has become apparent that making the banner out of a different material would transform it into something that could withstand the years! Here is my wooden version of the Father’s Day […]
Cinco en mayo — A Cinco de Mayo Birthday Party for Kids
May 2, 2016 by 1 Comment
Hola! My son has a May Day birthday, but rather than maypoles and flowers, I thought it would be really fun to have a Cinco de Mayo party for him, especially when he turned five. I called it a Cinco en Mayo party, because that means “5 in May!” Yes, I admit this theme was […]
Modern Garden Floral Arrangement
April 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Last Spring my daughter and I were honored to be asked to put together a large-scale floral arrangement to be displayed at the pulpit of our church for an important meeting. We were given a modest budget and instructions that it would be on a shallow shelf, so the arrangement couldn’t be too deep. Other […]
Western Themed Blue and Gold Banquet
March 21, 2016 by 1 Comment
I currently am an assistant Cub Master. Assistant is the operative word here. There is much about Cub Scouts that I still have to learn, but basically, I help make Pack Meeting a party each month. February was our Pinewood Derby (maybe a post to come?), so we are getting ready to have our Blue […]
Glam Easter Eggs with Metallic Tattoos
March 2, 2016 by 1 Comment
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 […]
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