I was inspired recently by all the Easter/ Spring Decor that came out from the Pottery Barn. I just adore their natural looking wreaths, but the Faux Trailing Dogwood Wreath {that I love so much} would have set me back almost $50.00!!! Here is the Pottery Barn version: image from Pinterest So of course I …
It’s Project Party Weekend and I have to tell you that I really only did one project this week, but it was a big one!!! We had a frozen yogurt party and it was SO good. This is a pic from the party of the ice cream cups and pretty striped wooden spoons that I …
I have always been a big fan of TCBY Frozen Yogurt. I remember going to their stores when I was younger and getting some of the best “ice cream” (really yogurt) that I ever tasted! I still enjoy going to their stores and recently found out that TCBY is selling some of their frozen yogurt …
It’s Project Party Weekend AND I am also having a big celebration! This little ole blog now has 500 followers. I know when I started this blog I never thought that it would have 500 followers (much less 50), but here it is today with 500! I think that is a big reason to celebrate …
Spring has officially sprung in my part of the world. The birds are singing, the air is fresh and flowers are blooming everywhere. There is one problem though… my living room has been neglected since Christmas! :/ Bland and boring. This is exactly how it looked up until a few days ago. I decided that …
Last week I introduced you to this series with helpful tips about natural light. Today this tutorial will mainly be geared toward DSLR camera owners, but I do make some tips for point and shoot camera users at the end… so read on if your interested. Now let’s begin! Some terms we will be talking …
So maybe you don’t own a DSLR camera OR maybe you do and don’t know how to use it… then this series is just for you! Soon you will be on your way to taking dynamic pictures even with a camera phone! Today I will show you how natural indirect light is a best friend …
Growing up Dippin Dots were one of my favorite treats. I remember they always had a booth at the State Fair that said “The Ice Cream of the Future”. I loved those little dots! More recently I saw a tutorial for Yogurt Melts and I knew I wanted to make even smaller dots. …
How do you take your coffee? I like mine with lots of fluff! I love a good tall Vanilla Latte with whipped cream…mmm… sounds tasty! I was wondering the other day if I could mimic the taste of a vanilla latte in a cupcake so I came up with these yummies. They are so …
Have you seen those cute striped straws that everyone has been using lately? I really love the stripes on those straws, but I never could find any pencils that had striped like that… SO of course I made my own! They are SO cute and SO easy to make!!! You can whip these up in …
I have figured out that you can ruffle just about anything and so I ruffled a shamrock! To be honest I had no idea how this would turn out. It was one of those things that I “had in my head” for a few weeks and HAD to get out! I think it turned …
This post contains affiliate links. Today I have an easy, affordable and beautiful Shamrock Wreath that you can make using Lima Beans and Split Peas! Believe it or not those two ingredients make for a really pretty wreath! What you will need: 1 foam wreath form (affiliate link) 2 bags lima beans (affiliate link) 1 bag …
Perfumes and the scents they have can be very personal. They have the ability evoke memories in a very strong way! I had MANY favorite perfumes from my youth. The perfume that I recently started thinking about again is Charlie Perfume. Do you remember Charlie? I had both the Red version and the White version. …
Are you ready for this? This may have been the most time consuming cake that I have ever made at almost 6 hours from start to finish, but it was totally worth it to see the birthday girl admiring it! Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair! I just love this cake!!! I honestly didn’t have …
It’s that time of the year again…. Tax Season!!! Do you dread it or take it on with gusto? I decided this year would be a little different. Instead of my usual desk mess on top of tax prep mess- I got organized!!! Of course just getting organized wouldn’t do… I had to pretty up …