I’m usually that mom who is scrambling at the last moment to get her kids’ advent calendar prepped and ready, but I promised myself that this year will be different! In hopes of helping out any of you who may be in the same boat, here’s a list of some of my favorite advent calendar …

We had so much fun putting together and promoting last year’s Holiday Gift Guide (and the year before that as well!), we’d love to do it again! Through November 13th, we’re looking for shops and blogs who’d like to take part in our Holiday Gift Guide 2013! We’re offering ad space, social media promotions and …

Hello friends! I’m sharing another tutorial today using vinyl decals from Belvedere Designs! This Grandkids Photo Board is the perfect gift for the grandparents of your little ones…what grandparent doesn’t love showing off their grandkids?! Here’s the how-to: Materials:“Grandkids Make Life Grand” decalwooden boardclothespins or metal clips (3) Step 1: Gather your supplies, and get ready to apply your vinyl. …

Hello, Lovelies! Happy Wednesday!I am so excited to share with you all another great tutorial using vinyl from Belvedere Designs.  This family birthday board is a creative and super cute way to remember the birthdays of your favorite people, and it’s especially useful if you have a big family or circle of friends. Just purchase a stack of pretty cards …

If you’re anything like me, you’re already thinking about that perfect gift to get your loved ones this holiday season. If you ARE me, you know that at least several people will get goodies from this shop-Wand and Wear! Dawn of Wand and Wear isn’t just a sponsor, she’s my neighbor and friend, and creator of …

Happy Tuesday, friends! A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you all my experience using HomeAdvisor’s site to find a professional to clean our gutters to prepare for the colder months. Because I love posts with photos, here’s a before and after shot… We had the task completed last week, and were very pleased …

Happy Monday, lovelies! Today, I’m sharing 20 creative, beautiful, and just plain awesome Thanksgiving tutorials and crafts to add to your Fall crafting list. I know mine is miles long, how about yours? There’s just so many cute crafts out there for this time of year! Happy creating! festive table decor thankful jar centerpiece from tatertots …

Hello! We are making room for some new additions to the shop, so all items are now 20% off. Use code pedestals20 at checkout, and snag yourself one of these lovelies… Thinking about starting your holiday shopping (or maybe you already have)? Our Personalized Hoop Ornaments were a best seller last year… …and, if you keep …

Happy Monday, friends! As I mentioned in my post last Monday, we had a get-together here for our baby’s baptism celebration last weekend….and, as typical for us, we decided to start a house project that very week. A house project which, if we started, we also had to complete before having 40 of our closest friends and …

Happy Friday, friends! As always, I am very grateful to my sponsors that help make this blog possible….check them out if you haven’t already! Belvedere Designs site / facebook  Royal Design Studio save 10% with code BLUE10 site / facebook  Pick Your Plum site  Zulily site 

  There are many things that come to mind when I think of getting my home ready for Fall, and when HomeAdvisor contacted me and asked me to use their site to complete one of these tasks, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and effortless the process was. The basis of HomeAdvisor is this: …

Yesterday, we celebrated Nora’s baptism (hard to believe she’s almost 6 months old!) and had a luncheon here at our house afterwards for friends and family. We kept the décor simple; two young kids just doesn’t allow for elaborate affairs around here. I did want to add a few small touches to make the occasion …