Inspiration For Living Creatively - DIY Crafts, Sewing, Recipes, Crafts & More
For lack of a better title, that is what this project really is...a Tape Dispenser Makeover. Yup, true story. I bought a few ugly black tape dispensers at the Dollar Store awhile back to help out my washi tape obsession and just couldn't handle the plain-ness and the boring-ness of them. Blech, no good. They just … Continue Reading...
I love quiche. It's one of those meals that sounds all fancy and gourmet but is actually really easy to put together. Making a quiche is also a great way to use up random ingredients in your fridge. The basic egg/cheese part of the recipe stays more or less the same but you can add or remove ingredients (think different … Continue Reading...
Have you guys seen the new Switch & Go Dinos from VTech? We received a few of them to review, and they are a boy's dream toy, literally they have been hours of entertainment for Noah :-) They remind me a lot of Transformers but instead go they from a car to a dinosaur, and they are much easier to switch back and forth … Continue Reading...
So last week my little Penelope turned 4...and last month my little Eloise turned 2...and if you can believe it last week Oliver turned 2 months too! Everybody is getting bigger and older, sigh. Well, to celebrate my two little girlies we decided to throw a joint party for the both of them since 1) their birthdays are … Continue Reading...
This week we invited our tiny friends and their mommas and had a birthday party for my two sweet little girlies, those sisters. PS. I'm starting to realize just how crazy busy our summer's are going to be around here with birthdays galore. Oliver's is the middle of June, mine is the end of June, Eloise's is the middle of … Continue Reading...
The winner of the super fun organizational supplies from Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery has been picked! The winner is... Congratulations to you Tiffany! How fun that you have a brand new Kindergartener on your hands too :-) Please email me at, SmashedPeasandCarrots@gmail.com with your mailing address so … Continue Reading...
If there is one thing my family cannot get enough of it's Smoothies! We make them for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and sometimes depending on how busy we are, even dinner! I love that you can mix up so many healthful ingredients and make something that tastes good and all my kids will drink up. Mom win!!! This Mango … Continue Reading...
Yes, 10 days is how old Oliver is in these pictures. That newborn photo session seems forever ago as he is now pushing on the 2 month mark!This summer has been such a whirlwind of activity that I just now realized that I never shared any of these with you. He is still just as precious albeit slightly chunkier these days … Continue Reading...
Not too long ago I was asked by Avery to review some of their wonderful new line of Martha Stewart Home Office products sold exclusively at Staples. Y'all know how I adore Avery products (remember how I used them in Eloise's first birthday party here and here) and who doesn't just love Martha Stewart (man she rocks!) … Continue Reading...
The winner of my first official Giveaway Day was... and the winner of, Hand in Hand Crafting with Kids is... Congrats to both of you! Please email me at SmashedPeasandCarrots@gmail.com with your mailing addresses so we can all get your prizes out to you immediately! Thanks for stopping by, we'll talk soon … Continue Reading...
This weekend I had the privilege of helping one of my amazing neighbors learn how to sew (insert happy face). Does anybody else get giddy at the idea of turning another person on to the awesomely wide world of sewing and DIY? Ya'll know I love to teach, so I jumped at the chance to get my teacher on and show her how to … Continue Reading...
It's summertime and it's hot. Like, real hot. Like, 100 degrees hot. Every. Single. Day. And not that nice dry heat I always here about, no, here in Chicago we have that lovely humid, can't-take-a-breathe-cause-the-air-is-so-thick type of heat. Ugh. It makes me tired just thinking about it. When it's freakin' … Continue Reading...
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