Today we are throwing a little play date party for Noah, Penelope, and Eloise's little friends. Hooray for Spring time fun! We've got quite the spread ready for their little friends (and my sweet momma friends too!)...I love throwing parties! Since we are throwing a "Yay Spring is Here!" party I wanted to add a bunch of … Continue Reading...
The Ultimate Monster Cookies {Gluten and Dairy Free Versions!}
Monster Cookies! Need I say more? Who doesn't love a good monster cookie. Peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate chips (or other dairy free chips) and throw a few m&m's or other mix-ins in there if you got 'em. I thought today I would share my super duper ridiculously delicious monster cookie recipe with y'all. This one … Continue Reading...
Messenger Style Library Book Bag-TUTORIAL
Did you know that March is National Craft Month? Yup, it's true! Did you also know that Dinosaur Train (Yes that fun animated dinosaur cartoon on PBS) and Quilting Treasures have teamed up to offer a whole bunch of fun and easy craft projects as well as Quilting Treasures' Dinosaur train fabric prints? You can find a … Continue Reading...
Chalkboard Flower Baskets-TUTORIAL
Spring is officially here as of this week, who's excited? Although here in Chicagoland it feels like summer has arrived as we've been enjoying temperatures well into the 80's...such un-midwestern weather for this time of year but I will take it over snow any day! The kids have been playing outside with their friends every … Continue Reading...
Chocolate Coconut Cups {Gluten and Dairy Free}
You guys are going to love, and I mean LOVE this recipe today! It is ridiculously delicious...sooo freakin' good...and on top of all that it is super easy to make. Well, if you like coconut I suppose...although my husband never liked coconut and now he loves it...go figure :-) This is my take on a mini Mounds bar...or an … Continue Reading...
Choose Joy
I'm sure many of you have heard of the lovely Ashley of Little Blue Boo and her battle with cancer, if not you can read all about her courageous fight here in her Cancer Chronicles series. I love Ashley, she is an amazing and strong woman and I pray for her every day. Her story has struck me to the core as she is my age … Continue Reading...
Starbucks Tribute and $100 Gift Card Giveaway
**This giveaway has ended! Please see below for the winner! It's no surprise that I am a huge Starbucks fan as many of you have seen from my random iPhone pictures I upload every now and again on Facebook (ahem, like the ones below!) And of course, I shared this post here about visiting enough times to achieve gold … Continue Reading...
Easy Baking Soda Air Freshener-TUTORIAL
So you all know how I love me some natural home products, right? Like my natural deodorant recipe and my natural air freshener recipe from way back when in the archives :-) Well, today I wanted to share another one of my favorite ways to add a simple natural scent to your home with a basic room air freshener using baking … Continue Reading...
Crockpot Corned Beef and Coleslaw
St. Patrick's Day is coming up at the end of the week and that means something I look forward to eating this time every year...Corned Beef! I love corned beef in the form of a thick and hearty corned beef sandwich complete with coleslaw, melted swiss cheese, and toasted rye bread. Drippy, delicious goodness if you ask me … Continue Reading...
Pick Your Plum Giveaway…the Winner!
Wow! SO glad to see that you all loved this giveaway! Isn't Pick Your Plum an awesome site! Well, without further ado, the winner of $75 worth of Pick Your Plum swag is... Congrats Ami! Please email me at SmashedPeasandCarrots@gmail.com with your mailing information and phone number so Pick Your Plum can get your box … Continue Reading...
Tom’s of Maine Silly Strawberry Toothpaste Review
This post brought to you by Tom's of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine.So y'all know how much I love all natural products and try to use them as much as I can in my home. When you have little ones I think it's so important to try to use as many good-for-you products as possible since they are growing and developing so … Continue Reading...
Burlap Covered Letters-TUTORIAL
How's about some pretty and easy home decor? I know that's right up my alley as I am full nesting mode these days. I'm sure my husband thinks I'm nutso since I have been going crazy rearranging, reducing clutter, and adding in lots of organization to our house since the beginning of the year. I LOVE it so much. It is so … Continue Reading...
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