So after yesterday's fun post on Bento lunch accessories how about today we focus on the containers! There are so many options for meal containers when it comes to how you are going to present your bento meal. Maybe a few questions need to be answered first before you go out and spend money on something that might not work for your needs later on down the line. #1. Will … [Read more...]
Bento Lunches Part One: The Accessories
Since I seem to get many an email asking me about my kids' bento lunches when I post pictures of them or the goodies I buy to make them on Instagram or Facebook I thought that today would be the perfect day to share with y'all a little more about how I do a bento meal. Now, this isn't a post on how I make them necessarily, as really anything goes, but more of a what type … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Washi Tape Stool Makeover
I bought a sparkly white step stool at Target a few years back thinking it would be the perfect clean and pristine piece for the kids' bathroom upstairs and boy has it been helpful to help the mini's reach the sink. But as much as I love the simple white look in my home I have kinda fallen out of love with the new dingy white look its gotten thanks to dirty footprints and … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Date Night Ring Handled Clutch
This weekend Mr. Smashed Peas and I are going on a hot date! Yup, me and my man...just the two of us :-) With four kids and no family in town or nearby we hardly ever get a chance to do a date night out, often times we make up for it with a date night in once the kids are asleep. Usually that consists of a bottle of wine and a Red Box movie sometimes I even make an over … [Read more...]
Updating Your Kitchen with Home Depot and BlogHer
Hey friends!Just wanted to share this quick video from Home Depot and BlogHer today! We definitely have a kitchen renovation project on our ever-growing list of home improvements...hopefully we can get to it someday soon. I love their idea of Replace, Reface, Renew...I'm crossing my fingers that we can renew our kitchen cabinets! I love them but would love them more if … [Read more...]
Sponsored Giveaway: Southern Fabric
**This giveaway is now closed!! See the winner below** Hip Hip Hooray, it's a brand new day....and a brand new giveaway too! My amazingly awesome sponsor, Southern Fabric, is back again to tempt you with more of their shop's gorgeous fabric. From yardage to jelly rolls to layer cakes and on and on and on, this shop has everything you need if you love to sew or just … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: How to Silkscreen A Spring Centerpiece
Today I'm participating in Michaels RE-Love Blogger Challenge! It's where Michaels has asked a select few bloggers to use our creativity and refresh something in our home in honor of April being Earth Month (and Earth Day being April 22!) Most of us have some old items sitting around our home or garage that may be a little worn and Michaels believes that all of us can … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Gluten-Free Fudgy Brownies
Oh hey, how are ya? Was anyone else out there sad when Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine was canceled? Hands? Anyone? Aww, man. I loved that magazine. And, yes, I was so dang sad to get that little card in the mail saying my subscription would be finished out with MS's Everyday Living magazine. Nothing against that magazine, I just really liked her Everyday Food … [Read more...]
Sponsored Giveaway: KK Children Designs
**This giveaway is now closed, winner found below!** Yay! Yay! Yay! Today I have another awesome giveaway from my lovely blog sponsor, KK Children Designs. I just love, love, love this shop run by two of the sweetest ladies around (and they totally need things said in three's, they are just that great!) It's filled with the cutest dresses, skirts, and sister sets as well … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Framed Inspirational Canvas
I know I showed y'all the girls' room reveal already (here) but every now and then I add a little somethin' somethin' to it that it just needs. Y'know, a little pop of color here, a cool clearance find there, whatever floats my boat :-) I decided that their tall dresser area needed a little something more...it was just too bland over there between the two cornice boards … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: How to Make a Magnetic Pin Dish
I was shopping at Michaels a couple weeks ago and I came across the cutest little ceramic owl dishes...are they not the most adorable things?! And in their dollar spot section no less! I bought a few thinking that they had so many uses...a dish to keep on the dresser for change...and rings and what's that? A Magnetic Pin Holder? Yes ma'am, my sewing room needed one of … [Read more...]
Creativity Made Simple with Jo-Anns: How to Make Pom Pom Hair Ties Video Tutorial
Can y'all please pinch me cause I feel like I am dreaming. Jo-Anns asked me to create a video for their YouTube channel and I still can't believe it. How freakin' cool is that?! Jo-Anns contacted me earlier in this month to create a video tutorial as a part of their Creativity Made Simple campaign. On their Youtube channel you can view my video along with a few other … [Read more...]
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