I have found a lot of joy in decorating for the seasons and holidays this past year. I have been hitting up the home decor and craft stores over the last few weeks in search of some cute Valentine’s Day decorations. I haven’t been too successful. Most of the Valentine’s decorations I’ve been able to find…
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DIY Decorative Snowballs
It <kind of> snowed today <sweet!> and I thought I should honor the day with a recent winter craft. While busy pinning during my after-the-kids-are-finally-in-bed-and-haven’t-come-out-for-a-10th-time-for-a-hug-and-a-drink-and-another-hug wind down time, I came across this adorable craft – faux snowballs. It seemed simple enough and I thought it would look great with my winter decorations. I loved how…
Free Printable Valentine Treat Bag Toppers
Oh how I love candy. It is definitely my weak spot when it comes to trying to live a healthy life. Not only is candy delicious, it is so dang cute! So many different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. So, come holiday time – I’m all over the candy fun. For Valentine’s day I think…
Valentine’s Butterfly Kids Craft
This heart-winged butterfly was an easy craft to make with the kids. Bree had some friends over for a Valentine’s Day party last year and one of the activities was making these butterflies as a valentine for the parents. On each table, we had a variety of crat supplies for the kids to customize their…
Winter Apothecary Jars
Apothecary jars are a super simple way to decorate for any season. I have started a collection of apothecary jars and have been filling them with various decorations that tie into the season or an upcoming holiday. For my winter apothecary jars, I found some white gift bows, clear Christmas ornaments, snowball fillers, snow filler,…
Winter Decorating – Icicle Chandelier
One think I love, love, love about winter is beautiful icicles hanging from buildings. I love the way they shimmer in the sunlight and it makes me feel like I’m living in a winter wonderland. I picked up some great deals on winter decorations at the day-after-Christmas sales. One thing I picked up was some…
Valentine’s Bingo – Free Printable Download
Download 13 unique bingo cards in 3 different designs. I initially created these Valentine’s day bingo cards for a Valentine’s day party we had for my daughter last year. It was an easy, fun activity for the kids to play to win a few party prizes. I love the simplicity of bingo – it is…
January 2012 Free Desktop Wallpaper
I took a look at my desktop the other day and realized I have a serious problem. (1) I have too many files on my desktop. (2) I can’t find what I’m looking for because the desktop wallpaper isn’t optimized to view the file names. I decided it would be a fun idea to create a…
And… We’re Back!
Ever year I’m blown away with how quickly Christmas comes and goes. Christmas is a wonderful, magical time of year for me. I wish it could last longer. I intended on blogging throughout the Christmas season, but as life goes – I was busy! Part of the reason I was especially busy this year was…
Play Doh – Unexpected Science Experiment
Play Doh is the ultimate kid toy – right up there with Legos and Barbies. This morning I stumbled into an unexpected science experiment with play doh. I kind of assumed that play doh never went “bad” as long as you packaged it up tightly after each use. After getting the play doh accessories out…
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