5 Minutes or Less: No-Slip Socks
“5 Minutes or Less” will be on on-going series dedicated to quick and fun crafts and DIY projects that you can do in five minutes or less. This segment came to being because in our busy life it was difficult making the time for the involved and time-consuming projects that I love. We would love to feature your ideas too, so don’t forget to take lots of pictures of your next “5 Minutes or Less”...
Make “Happy Hour” Cupcakes Using Wine or Beer!
If you follow us on Facebook, you might have seen a small preview of Lucy’s One Year “Happy Hour” Celebration. (My longer post on the whole party is coming soon!) In keeping with the theme, I made cupcakes with Blue Moon Beer and Red Diamond Merlot for the adults. About a year ago, I saw a recipe for Boxed Wine Cupcakes, and then more recently I saw a from-scratch Recipe for Blue...
Make your own Ballerina Birthday Outfit
Lucy, my baby, is about to turn ONE at the end of this month! I can’t believe how fast the past year has gone. As you can imagine, we are very excited and the party planning has begun. When Izzie turned one, I searched for a “Birthday Girl” shirt and, while very cute, I felt like I could top that with Lucy. This was a much easier project than expected and was more time consuming than...
Margarita Challenge: Submit Your Recipe, Win $50
As some of you may know, I am a margarita girl. Its my go-to drink, and I usually determine my favorite restaurant based on the quality of their margaritas. Over the years, I have gone through several favorite margarita recipes. My first love was a full flavored lime recipe kept in the freezer after making and served directly out of the freezer. Then, I discovered a blended lime recipe that was sweeter...
Out of Gift Ideas? Here’s Eight Things You Can Make Fast
This year my creative juices have been flowing and I have wanted to come up with more interesting holiday gifts that are thoughtful, cute, and inexpensive. Some I have made in previous years, others I discovered on Pinterest. Here is my list of easy Holiday gifts. Disclaimer: To any of my friends and family reading this – do not be shocked if you get any of these gifts for Christmas. Do...
How to Make Clay Ornaments and Gift Tags
I remember painting oven baked clay ornments when I was little, and my parents were very sweet to put them on the tree, but boy were they ugly! But the concept is wonderful, so I thought I would do a grown up version. I’m excited to give these this Christmas as ornaments and gift tags!I originally thought about making salt dough but found that it takes 4 – 6 hours to cook and they...
A Great Chocolate Mint Cookie Recipe and a Pringles Gift Can!
While Ethan is out freezing his bum in the cold and documenting the patio remodel, I’ve been cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Nothing says “Christmas” to me like homemade cookies (who needs jewelry, haha). Some of my favorite holiday gifts are homemade cookies, breads, and scones.Cookies are a thoughtful gift but I have always struggled to figure out how to give cookies without...
How to Make a Sock Monkey (Complete Guide)
With my recent Pinterest addiction, I have been making a lot of my holiday gifts this year and my cousin and partner-in-craft, Naomi came over to show me how to make these adorable Sock Monkeys.This is a great gift idea for kids, not only for the holidays but it also makes for a wonderful baby shower gift. Overall, this was a simple project, even for a novice sewer like me. One sock monkey cost...
How to Make a Paper Advent Calender
Our oldest daughter, Izzie is almost three and I wanted to make Christmas more than just one day for her. I am hoping to teach her the story of Jesus’ birth and have fun in the process. So I decided to make an advent calendar. As I was looking around on the internet and Pinterest, I saw lots of really cute ones made of all different types of material – wood, fabric, match boxes, paper,...
Benjamin Moore Paint Review: Is it worth the price?
The Benjamin Moore Paint Company was started by, you guessed it, Benjamin Moore in 1883. Since that time, this award winning brand has grown to offer the “finest paints, stains, and finishes across North America.” Having used many competitors products like Sherwin Williams, Behr, Valspar, Duron and Ralph Lauren, we were curious how Ben Moore paint would compare and if it could live up to...
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