I am in the “it’s spring!” and “school is almost over” and “time to get teacher appreciation gifts ready” mood. I have a great teacher appreciation gift idea on it’s way, but before we get to that I wanted to give you a sneak peek on the preparations for the gift. Turquoise is Hip The…
Countdown to Easter
Are our house, we are always looking forward to the next party, event, or get together. When my kids know it is getting close to a birthday or holiday they will anxiously and relentlessly ask, “How many more days until _____?” One way I have managed this is by downloading an app for my phone…
Easter Grass DIY Spring Decor
Easter Decorating Idea I was immediately inspired by this beautiful Easter centerpiece I saw on Pinterest. The site that the inspiration came from teaches you how to make real Easter grass. I think that would be fun one year, but for this project I went with the artificial, can’t-mess-up route. This project ended up being…
Reindeer Moss Decorative Balls
I’ve been decorating for the holidays this year and didn’t want to miss making some simple St. Patrick’s day decorations. I love using decorative balls to decorate with and the holidays are no exception. I purchased a bunch of reindeer moss about a year ago because I saw a cute St. Patrick’s wreath on a…
Valentine’s Decor – DIY Wooden Rosette Heart
I think my favorite thing about Valentine’s day is all the PINK! Pink is such a wonderful, girly color. It is so much fun to decorate the house with different variations of PINK! and Hearts! and Roses! and ALL THINGS PRETTY! 🙂 DIY Valentine’s Decor – Wooden Rosette Heart I was feeling a little bored…
Valentine Countdown
The clock is tickin’. Only a couple more weeks until Valentine’s day. I was really happy with how my Christmas advent calendar turned out and decided to give it a Valentine make-over. During Christmas, my kids loved opening each tin to see the activity we were going to do and enjoy a little treat. Celebrate…
You’ve Been Loved – Free Printable
You’ve heard of the “You’ve been BOOed” and “You’ve been ELFed” Halloween and Christmas activities, right? Well, this is another take on it for Valentine’s day. It is a free printable “You’ve Been Loved” sign and instructions. I have to credit this idea to my crafty daughter. They felt so special when we randomly received…
XOXO Love Free Printable – Dimensional Valentine’s Day Print
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…
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…
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…