New Year’s resolutions: they’re easy to make but difficult to maintain. And for the many Americans who resolve to eat healthier in the New Year, focusing on healthy snacks is an easy way to improve the quality of your diet, especially when you add the Feel Good Fruit (can you guess?!) to your favorite snacking …
It’s our first snow day here in eastern VA, though, really it’s more of a thin-layer-of-ice day, but for us, it’s exciting. What IS it about a snow day that brings out the kid in all of us? Honestly, a snow day means more work for me than not, but, yet, I’m as excited as …
The New Year is here and there’s no better time to refocus on healthy, attainable eating habits to make 2015 your best year yet. Today, I hope to inspire your healthy eating goals by sharing one of my favorite new and satisfying snack pairings, featuring everyone’s favorite Skinny Nut™-pistachios! Pistachios, a top food trend for 2015 and …
Happy Friday! I’ve been spending the week catching up on paper+palette orders {thank you!}, sorting out blog issues {frustrating!} and, above all, trying to stay warm! Oh, and I also have been playing around with fun geometric shapes and pairing them with bold colors. Today’s free printable is perfect for Valentine’s Day…or any day! Enjoy! …
There’s just something about little hands and feet that make me go all melty inside. To that end, I wanted to take the handprint heart valentines that seem to be popular every year and put my own spin on them. Materials: 8×10 canvas craft paints stamps and ink pad washi tape (not shown) Step 1: Carefully …
We’re on the tail end of finishing up our kitchen redo, which means I get to turn my attention to choosing some of the finishing elements, my favorite being light fixtures! Not being up on some of the current lighting trends, I was amazed at some of the options out there now. From glam to …
A couple of months ago, I shared how I created my easy and oh-so-cute confetti soap. I had so much fun making them, I wanted to try a couple other, more grown-up versions, specifically lavender soap and wild orange soap. These were both so easy and make such great gifts! Ingredients:Melt and Pour Goat’s Milk Soap fragrance …
Hello, hello and Happy New Year’s Eve! I loved designing today’s free printable for you all–combining some lovely fonts and a darling succulent illustration, today’s freebie also shares one of my favorite quotes “bloom where you are planted.” Enjoy! click here to download Love free printables? There are over 50 in our archives…perfect for gifts, party …
Sharing easy organization ideas to organize every part of your home! These tips and tricks will help you clear clutter and organize your way to a better life! Happy week-after-Christmas, friends! Like many of you, my thoughts this time of year always turn to ways to declutter and organize my home. I love an efficient, …
It’s time for my annual roundup of favorite posts from the last year! I love this tradition of sharing favorite posts from the previous year; you can see my 2013 picks in this post, and my favorite posts from 2011 & 2012 here. Let’s get started! This office chair update is one of my favorite DIY’s …
A big thank you to Hefty for sponsoring today’s post and providing a fun way for my kids and I to create treats for their friends! It’s the last weekend before Christmas, which means the malls are full, the wrapping supplies are out, and the menu planning has begun. Most of the gifts have been bought, …
Anyone else’s Christmas shopping decidedly NOT done? Have no fear, today, I’m sharing some easy gifts to MAKE! Perfect for those hard-to-shop-for folks on your list–there’s something here for everybody! doily canvas bags from under the sycamore hoop ornament tutorial from burlap+blue diy bath fizzies from martha stewart mason jar pincushions from stolen moments labeled …