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Hey there! Hope your week is off to a good start! It was a busy weekend with Bree’s 2nd birthday party and Mother’s Day all rolled into one! I have lots of fun pics to show from her birthday party (bet you can’t guess the theme!) but first I’m going to show you how to make your own cake stands for cheap cheap cheap!
I have a secret. Well, more like a confession, actually. It’s been a long time coming, but just couldn’t seem to find the right time to share it. Well, it’s been almost a year since I started this blog and it’s time to come clean. Every picture you see here on the blog was taken with my point-and-shoot Nikon camera. (GASP!!) I know, I know. I hear you saying, but every blogger that wants to take good pictures must have a DSLR camera! Â Listen to this… up until about a month ago, I didn’t even know what DSLR stood for. I just knew it was a way more advanced camera than my high-tech point-and-shoot Nikon. :)
I’m here to tell you that for starters, I’m pretty stinking proud of my little point-and-shoot. And I’m also going to show you how you can get great (even blog-worthy!) pictures with some point-and-shoot photography tips. [Please click to continue reading...]
So, here’s the deal. I like to play in the dirt. I know, not very girly of me, but you just have to accept that. :) I have really been wanting to make a herb garden right around the patio, but almost every time I get around to it, the weather brings us three days of rain. Hello Springtime!
I decided it’s time to bring the garden indoors with a little creativity and inspiration from The Gro Project!
Happy Monday! Yesterday was Cinco De Mayo and a great excuse to eat yummy fajitas and make Mango Salsa!
This recipe is quick and easy, and you can make it as hot or mild as you like. No cooking is needed and I mixed everything right up in my food processor. [Please click to continue reading...]
Hey there peeps! Hope you had a good weekend! We had two straight days of rainy weather here which left me to finding things to do to entertain a toddler indoors. Â Lucky for me, she was very content to coloring, planning an indoor tea party, helping clean and cook, dancing around the house with mommy, playing with legos, and watching Mickey’s Clubhouse. Every.single.episode. :)
I did manage to get some time yesterday to tweak a few things on the blog and I’ll be sharing tips with you later this week. I’ve really been wanting to work on a logo design, but that’s a project that I’m learning I can’t do by myself. [Please click to continue reading...]
It’s almost here… Little Bree’s second birthday. How in the world did it get here so fast??? Â The party is coming up soon and this Momma has some work to do!
We’ve decided on a Minnie Mouse Birthday this year. In case you missed my inspiration board, you can check it out here and all my favorite pins here! When I say “we decided” I totally mean me and Bree, because everyone knows how opinionated a 2 year old can be, right? Yeah, thought so. :)
I got busy this week crafting together the invitations. Here’s how they turned out! [Please click to continue reading...]
Hi there! So a little tidbit about me that you might not know yet… I like things organized. I’m not like a neat freak or anything, but I do like for things to have their own place. It’s even better when they are actually in their place when I need them! Â Who doesn’t want to be more organized, right? So in my efforts to create an organized work space in the home, I decided I to incorporate some vintage wire baskets.
I found these nice shiny black baskets at HomeGoods for about $3 each. Perfect style, but not so perfect finish. So I grabbed my spray paint and craft paints and went to work. [Please click to continue reading...]
Hey there! Hope you had a good weekend. I have been searching for a new, um, used chair for my desk, and still have yet to find what I like. So, I figured it’s time to just make the best of what ya got and recover the chair that’s already in place.
Here’s the before of the chair, and let me say this is not the original chair either. It’s already been covered once… or twice. :) Nothing a little spray paint and updated fabric can’t fix. [Please click to continue reading...]
Happy Friday! Recently, I made a few batches of iced lemon cookies for a fundraiser at work. Actually, I ended up making 7 dozen iced lemon cookies. That’s a whole lotta cookies, folks!
Today I’m going to share this recipe with you for anyone looking for a great springtime or summer cookie recipe! We have a restaurant in town called Ham N’ Goody’s and their famous lemon cookies are the BEST! So I’ve been told. Oddly enough, I myself am not too wild about lemon cookies, but still I bake 7 dozen. Yeah, I’m weird like that. [Please click to continue reading...]
