Here's another fun idea we did as part of Thankful November, where we are doing little acts of kindness each day this month and bringing some good cheer to others (see a few other ideas here and here) At the beginning of the school year I bought a few packs of journaling cards at Michaels to use as lunch notes for my kids thanks to Ashley's brilliant idea here. I really … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Chocolate Peppermint Cake Mix Biscotti
Now that the holidays are fast approaching I thought I'd share a delicious recipe that is so easy to make you will want to add it to your holiday baking list, stat! Do you love biscotti, but have been scared to make it yourself? Well, have no fear, I have the perfect recipe for you...Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti! And the secret ingredient that will help you whip these … [Read more...]
Simple and Pretty Gift Card Packaging
Here's another simple and easy idea to say Thank You to someone this holiday season. The kids decided they wanted to give their teachers gift cards to Starbucks as a thank you for working so hard to teach them every day. They know how much their mommy loves her Chai Tea Latte with soy, so they figured their teachers would love something from there too, haha!We placed each … [Read more...]
Simple Sewing Book Review and Giveaway!
Today I am so excited to share with you a book by Katie Lewis, Simple Sewing: 30 Fast & Easy Projects for Beginners. You may also know her from her lovely blog, The Red Kitchen. She wrote a book! How fun is that!! And a darn tootin' pretty good book if I do say so myself. This book is absolutely perfect for the beginning sewist. I so wish she had written it when I … [Read more...]
Michaels Pinterest Party #MPinterestParty
Have you ever been to or hosted a Pinterest party? If you don't know, a Pinterest party is where you get together with some friends and spend an evening crafting up a few ideas that you've pinned from Pinterest? (follow my boards here if you'd like!) Well, I have always wanted to do one and when Michaels asked me to host my very own Pinterest Party I was like sign me up. … [Read more...]
Pillowbox Surprises
Here is a fun idea we did as part of our daily Thankful November this month (see more about that here!) These Pillowbox Surprises are super easy to put together and are really fun for your recipients to open. I was at Target, of all places ;-), one day and found these cute little pillow boxes for $1 on an end cap. They came 3 to a pack so, naturally, I bought a few packs … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
We had our first snowfall this week. And as much as I wished it would have happened a month later than it did, I will admit it was really pretty. We had just enough to cover the ground and it stayed around for a few days. The kids were ecstatic and even though they got home from school after 4 that day, they zipped through their homework and dug out all of their snow pants … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Turkey Table Favors
Need a super cute idea to give to your guests as a "Thanks for Coming" favor this Thanksgiving? These adorable and easy to make Turkey Table Favors will be the hit of your dinner table this year! I love this idea as you can use these favor bags to place a few mints, a piece or two of good chocolate, or even a little piece of paper for your guests to write down what they … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: How to Make Holiday Gift Tags with Avery Labels {with FREE Printable!}
With the holidays literally just right around the corner, I thought a great idea would be to get ahead of the game and create some fun handmade labels to use on all the Christmas gifts that I plan on gifting during the holiday season. In case you want to get a head start on your holiday season too I wanted to share how I created my labels using my favorite Avery labels and … [Read more...]
Thank You! and a Super Simple Boston Creme Pie Recipe!
Thank you. Two simple words that really carry a lot of meaning. Have you thanked someone recently? Recently, we visited a local fire station for an open house and the kids were super interested in the amount of things the firemen do for the community. It got all of us thinking, and the kids decided that we should do something nice for them as a thank you. I … [Read more...]
The Knitted Slipper Book: Review and Giveaway
Today I wanted to share a fun book, The Knitted Slipper Book by Katie Startzman, with y'all! I know the countdown to Christmas has begun and for those of you that are planning on making your Christmas gifts I thought this book would be a good one to get as there are a ton of slipper patterns in it that would make perfect Christmas pressies! Or maybe you want to add this to … [Read more...]
Thankful November
We started off our November with a bang this year by spending a few moments each day writing down what we are thankful for in our lives. I like the idea of taking a little time to do this since it gears us up for Thanksgiving at the end of the month and then will hopefully carry over into December too. I really want my kids to think of others especially during this time of … [Read more...]
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