I helped just a tad {invites, chalkboard art, and part of the favors – if you’re curious} with a recent baby shower for a friend whose having a baby boy very soon. The girls who did the decor did a fantastic job! A little simple, a little rustic, a little refined. All the things I [...] Read more »
Comfort & Joy {A Fabulous Christmas Dinner Event}
Because I’m a wee bit crazy and because I looooooove decorating and decorating for parties – I volunteered to help out with the decor for our church’s annual Women’s Christmas Event. The wee bit crazy part is because I kind of, sort of forgot that Christmas is like thebusiesttimeoftheyear. But it’s okay because it all [...] Read more »
Cake Confessions
Confession time. {No, this is not where I admit to eating too much cake and yummy food yesterday in celebration of my own birthday! Although that would be true too.} My cake cheating simple solution? Didn’t work out so well for Miss M’s birthday. Whew…I feel much better now that I’ve told you! I wanted [...] Read more »
Celebrating 2 {and a whole lot of cuteness}
Fair warning – this is a totally a “my daughter is really cute and she just turned two so I want to post pictures to remember” kind of post. Just so ya know… We didn’t do anything fancy for Miss M’s birthday. Cake and family is usually how we roll and we like it that [...] Read more »
31 Simple Solutions :: Cake Cheating
Are you anything like me and when your kid’s birthday rolls around you want to be Super-Mom and bake them this beautiful, customized, one-of-a-kind cake? But….between diaper changes, milk spill clean ups, and late for nap time meltdowns, you find that you need to run to the store for a gift, go back because you [...] Read more »
Swap ’til You Drop! {And Something Else I’m Excited About!}
First up, the “other” thing I’m excited about! Every October The Nester blogs every day of the month around a choosen theme, and she’s invited fellow bloggers to join in, pick a theme, and blog about it for the 31 Days of October. Well…I’ve honestly been waiting for years to get to participate, and this [...] Read more »
Party Favor Buckets
You already saw the party, but I wanted to share some of the specific ideas every so often. This idea for the Favor Buckets can be used for lots of different themes. I had found these buckets on Target’s dollar spot clearance after Fourth of July (which explains the red, white and blue) They were [...] Read more »
Pirate Parrrrrty
In my post last Thursday, I showed you a bunch of ideas that I’ve come across online for a Pirate themed birthday party. Well, the party has now come and gone, and now I can share it with you! Btw, all of these pictures were taken by my blessing of a friend, Carrie… you can [...] Read more »
Pirate Parrrrrty Prep
I’ve been wanting to do a pirate birthday party for Simon for a long time now, so whenever I saw great ideas on Pinterest, etc, I’d make a mental note. In this post, I’m just going to share some of the ideas that I’ve found, and liked, and then next week I’ll share pictures of [...] Read more »
Creamy Jalapeno Dip
It’s no secret that I like spicy food. I have cut back on the spice since getting married, and even more since having kids… but I occasionally like to make something just for me that has a little kick to it. But all that is irrelevant because this dip isn’t spicy! (… that is, if [...] Read more »
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