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Day 5: Stained Glass Cookies Recipe

Day 5: I remember seeing these fun stained glass sugar cookies, from Martha Stewart, on the Today show a couple years ago. They looked so sweet I wanted to give it a try myself! These little cookies are the perfect/inexpensive gift! I also included a link to download some of my free gift tags below! […] Continue reading →


Perler Bead Bracelets Kid Craft!

As my daughter gets older our crafting days get more fun! She’s able to do so much more and I love how creative she is. Most recently we decided to get crafty with some Perler beads that I picked up from Michaels. I thought it would be a fun challenge to turn our Perler beads […] Continue reading →


Summer Fun Storage Bucket

Summer Fun Storage Bucket In our back room you’ll find a cardboard box full of little summer toys. We have open storage in our back room, so I would prefer to store stuff in cute storage (cardboard boxes weren’t cutting it in the cute storage category). That is why I created this Summer Fun Storage […] Continue reading →


Day 19: Chocolate Caramel Crack-ers

Day 19: Chocolate Caramel Crack-ers Last year I made some SUPER delicious treats: Chocolate Caramel Crack-ers. I call them “crack-ers” because they are almost impossible to stop eating. Hee! I’m sharing this recipe AGAIN since it’s so good and I believe it would make a wonderful gift for Christmas. Just put these yummy goodies in […] Continue reading →


50 DIY Days of Holiday Crafts

Hello everyone! Today is the start of my FOURTH year of my 50 DIY Days. You may have noticed the name change, or not. I typically call this my 50 DIY Days of Christmas (because Christmas is my favorite), but I wanted to create more than just Christmas items this year. You’ll find Halloween and […] Continue reading →


Happy Tea Towel DIY (with free printables)

This month on the HP Create blog we were challenged to create 3 DIY’s that made us happy! I immediately thought of Pharrel’s Happy song. I know. It’s all over the place and REALLY get’s stuck in your head, but I can’t help it. It makes me happy. It also makes my kiddo dance (that […] Continue reading →


More Favorite Free Number Fonts

Last friday I shared 11 of my favorite free number fonts, and I really had a TON more I wanted to show you. So, that’s what’s happening today. Here are 10 more of my favorite number fonts. They are all free to download (some do accept a small donation for their hard designing work). A. […] Continue reading →


My Favorite Free Number Fonts!

I love font. So much. I use a wide variety for blogging and in my everyday life. That’s why I’m sharing my favorite free number fonts with you today. I use all of the numbers from these fonts a LOT and I think I should show some love to these fabulous designs. This is seriously […] Continue reading →


Day 12: Painted Silhouette Kid Craft

Day 12 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Painted Silhouette Kid Craft! It’s a fantastic present for the grandparents (or aunts/uncles/friends). I love my daughter’s artwork… so much, but I wanted to created something for my mom that she’d love to hang up in her living room (not to say that she doesn’t love my […] Continue reading →


50 DIY Days of Christmas 2013!

Every year I do this, I wonder if I’m nuts. Ha, but I really enjoy this series. I look forward to it each year and plan out what I’m up to starting in about July. There’s a lot of fun DIY’s coming your way. There will be a ton of ideas for gifts, decor, and […] Continue reading →


The Two Minute Bun: Hair Tutorial

A couple weeks ago Vidal Sassoon Pro Series asked me to throw a hair party with a few of my friends, so I did. We had bloody marys, bacon, cinnamon rolls and prizes! It was so much fun. If you want to check out the photos from the party, look at the #FallHairspiration hashtag in […] Continue reading →


Surprise Ball: For Your Dude

I have been struggling with what to name this thing… I  mean. How do I even name this without it sounding dirty? It was hard, but I think I did it. Say hello to the Surprise Ball: For Your Dude. Yup. It’s a surprise ball…. for your man. Ha! A man surprise ball package (see […] Continue reading →


A year.

2013? Really? Is that really happening? Wow. 2012 was an interesting and challenging year for me. My blogging and illustrating has turned into a business. I’ve been focusing on healing myself and working on my PTSD. I’m watching my kiddo grow from a babbly two-year-old to a sassy/chatty 3-year-old (her hair is longer, too). Blogging […] Continue reading →