2014 has been quite a year for me personally! Most of my year has revolved around this little man. The first half of the year dealing with pregnancy and the second half taking care of a newborn. This child, while delightful, has not been the easiest child, so the quantity of posts on my blog […]
Comfort Food Dinner Party Featuring Marie Callender’s Pot Pies
December 22, 2014 by 3 Comments
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EasyAsPotPie #CollectiveBias I love entertaining (if you haven’t noticed yet), but I am becoming more keenly aware of my limitations with baby number 5 and a maxed out schedule. I recently hosted a Comfort Food themed Dinner Party in […]
A Very Hostess Holiday
December 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
I work with a lot of different companies as a blogger on various sponsored posts. My kids are kind of used to random packages arriving at the door and ask me if it is something “for the blog,” but when the package of yumminess from Hostess arrived, things were a little different. My 7-year-old started […]
Season to Sparkle pt. 5: Glittering Glasses and Scatter Sparkle
November 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sadly, we’ve reached the final day of our Party Hop. I’m going to miss all of the sparkling eye candy. But before we get too sad, we have 3 more great projects to go–sure to give you your glittery fill: I have spray-painted glassware stems gold before, but I have never gone glittery. I […]
Season To Sparkle pt.4-Messy Garland, Bows and Fringe
November 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’ve got more glitz and glam for your holiday parties this season! Make sure you check each post this week for links to all of the spectacular DIY projects that comprise our Season to Sparkle Holiday party! I’m crushing big time on this messy Holiday Garland by Mod Podge Rocks! It looks like a party […]
A Season To Sparkle pt. 3 – Party Hats and Goodies
November 12, 2014 by 2 Comments
We’re back today with more sparkly details from the Season to Sparkly Party Hop! Here is my big reveal! I created the DIY Glitter Christmas Party Hats for the occasion. I’ll show you how you can make your own in just a minute. I am a huge sucker for caramel and chocolate. These fancy Cashew Turtles […]
The Party Hop: The Season To Sparkle
November 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
Are you getting in the holiday mood yet? Don’t worry if not, this Sparkling holiday party will have you in a festive mood in no time! I was super-lucky to be invited to participate in Sara’s (Confetti Sunshine) latest Party Hop. If you haven’t seen her other party hops–and you should–she gets a dozen or […]
An Old-Fashioned Family Halloween Party
October 7, 2014 by 13 Comments
Do you remember the days of cake walks, bobbing for apples, and old-fashioned carnival -type games on Halloween? We do and wanted to give our kids a taste of what a simple family Halloween party was like back in the day, so we threw a simple but fun Old-Fashioned Family Halloween party. I am excited […]
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 […]
She’s About to Pop Shower on TV
May 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
It was exciting (and a bit nerve-wracking) to be invited to do a segment on “Your Life A to Z”, one of the local lifestyle news shows, this week. When we realized that both the host, Kyle Unfug, and I were pregnant, it seemed like baby showers would make a perfect topic! I resurrected some […]
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