I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. One of my favorite things about summer is that I can drink cold drinks and eat popsicles all the time without people thinking that I am super…
Archives for June 2014
14 4th of July Ideas {MMM #231 Block Party
Summer has been flying by! It’s hard to believe it’s time to get ready for the 4th of July. Patriotic Candy Bouquet, Blue Velvet Cupcakes, Red, White, and Blue Toast: Kids Party Food, Red, White, and Blue Marshmallows, American Flag Donuts, 4th of July Card, 4th of July Mantle, DIY Tile Coasters, Cedar Shim Flag,…
Kitchen Vinyl Subway Art
Disclosure: I was given product in exchange for this post. All opinions are 100% my own. You all know that I absolutely LOVE vinyl, right? Well I do! Just LOVE it! I had a space is my kitchen that needed something. It was the space right above my pantry door. It’s a pretty decent…
S’more Bars Recipe
I absolutely love S’mores! They are so great. You really can’t go wrong with graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate. So I thought that I would make some s’more bars. They are like rice crispy treats but with golden graham cereal and chocolate. This is what you’ll need: Box of Golden Grahams 4-6 chocolate bars 1…
Berry Recipes {MMM #230 Block Party}
Hello everyone!! I’m so glad that you are here today!!! We had a crazy busy week, including this guy’s birthday! My house is coming along and pretty soon I will be able to share with you how it’s looking, woohoo! Now it’s time to party! Lemon Berry Cupcakes | Raspberry Tarts | Berry…
Win a Summer Shopping Spree $300 GIVEAWAY
Summer is here and I bet you would love to either freshen up your wardrobe, decorate your house or get some fun things for your yard, am I right? Well, Sassy Steals and 10 of your favorite bloggers are giving away a $300 summer shopping spree to Sassy Steals, Target and Amazon, one winner will…
4th of July Shirt Idea: Flag Shirts
Every 4th of July we like to make shirts. It’s just fun to wear them to the parade. The past couple years I have let my kids make their own shirts. Which usually means letting them paint and making a huge mess but they love the outcome of it all. I love that we made…
DIY Furniture Idea: $5 Accent Chair Redo
This post contains affiliate links. Accent chairs are really big right now. I so badly wanted to get one for my living or family room. When I went shopping for them I saw that they were at least $100 and some of them were even $200. I don’t have that kind of money for a…
Dinner Ideas with Chicken: 3 Cheese Penne Chicken Pasta #SummerofGiving
Dinner Ideas with Chicken: 3 Cheese Penne Chicken Pasta #SummerofGiving It’s no secret that I’m a fan of pasta. By far my favorite kind of food. And my family is a huge fan too. I love it because first off, it’s amazing and yummy. I also like it because it’s easy to make, it is…
4th of July Craft Ideas {MMM #229 Block Party}
Welcome to the Block Party! Hosted by Making the World Cuter | Rae Gun Ramblings | Keeping It Simple Crafts |Pieces By Polly Thanks to everyone who linked up last week, there were a lot of GREAT ideas!! Here are some fun and festive 4th of July crafts: 1) Pom Pom Wreath 2) Dipped Pretzels 3) Glow in the Dark Fireworks …
4th of July Treat Idea: Red White and Blue Strawberries
I love chocolate covered strawberries. They are amazing and “relatively” healthy :). These red, white and blue ones are a perfect treat for 4th of July. Festive, easy to make and super yummy, a great combination! All you need are strawberries, white and blue candy melts. You can use sprinkles too. I just warmed up…
How To Microwave Corn on the Cob
I LOVE corn on the cob. My kids love corn on the cob. I do NOT love having to shuck the corn husk off. It’s annoying and takes forever. And then boiling it takes a good amount of time. Well a lady in my church told me that you can microwave corn on the cob….
Consumer Crafts FREE jewelry eBook and $100 gift card GIVEAWAY
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post, all opinions are 100% my own. You all know that I love making pretty much everything, right? Well I do!! I recently have been trying to wear earrings more and more. My problem is that I can’t wear cheap earrings with cheap metal because they infect my ears….
Bringing a Whole Room Together with Kalaty’s Rugs
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kalaty Rug Corp for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You guys, I am loving decorating my new house. It’s so much fun! We are have been in Washington for a couple weeks now and I’m starting to get some ideas on how I…
Father’s Day Gift Idea: Fish Handprint Shirt
I always make a shirt for my husband for Father’s Day with my kids’ hand prints (or footprints). This time I wanted to change it up a little bit and turn the hands into something. So I made them into little fish 🙂 This is how we made it: I painted my kids’ hands…
Creating a New Room with Tarkett Flooring
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tarkett NA for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I have been trying hard to put together my family room. I just recently bought a new couch, did a makeover on the ottoman and have spray painted a ton of stuff to make it work…
16 Father’s Day Ideas {MMM #228 Block Party}
Hello everyone!!! How are you doing? We had our first real week here in Washington, my husband went to work for the first time this week. It’s exciting to settle down and to get into a routine and it not be so crazy! I’ve been doing more and more with my house and I’m hoping…
Ottoman Makeover
If you follow me on Facebook or on Instagram, you know about this bench/ottoman. I bought it at Ross for $40 and I loved the look of it and the size of it, but I didn’t love the color combination. So I asked all you for some ideas. I was so surprised by what you…
Father’s Day Gift Idea: Handprint Tie
Father’s Day is next Sunday, are you ready?? If you’re not, this is a SUPER EASY gift idea and you can get it done in about 30 minutes! I saw the idea here, sadly it was a bad pin that didn’t go to the website (I hate it when that happens…). But it’s a great…
15 Father’s Day Shirt Ideas #FathersDay
Father’s day is just around the corner!! Every year I make a shirt for my husband with my kids’ hand prints. I have no clue what I am going to do for him this year…. honestly it really hasn’t even crossed my mind. Probably should get on that :). I needed inspiration and I thought…