DIY & Crafts

…I’m just playing catch up on blogging. This recipe is from an Authentic Victorian Tea Room style shower I threw a few years ago. The classic cake served at an afternoon tea is called a Victorian Sponge or a Victorian Sandwich. Queen Victoria enjoyed it cut into small finger-sized portions with her afternoon tea daily. …

A friend was throwing a teddy bear baby shower and I said I had quite a few teddy bears that they could borrow. I inherited a lot of vintage dolls and bears from my late grandmother. Thank goodness for Costco 45 gallon totes! I dug out my bin of teddy bears for her, but before …

I ran to Target for some storage bins yesterday and I had to check out the Thanksgiving clearance section. I found the following items for 50% off and came home and put them on our dining room table for a cute and festive look. I fell in love with these white turtle doves in the …

Growing up I was in many choirs; I used to sing in Handel’s Messiah each Christmas. I often caroled at the Dicken’s Festival as my mom would sign me up to be in the plays like Oliver and The Christmas Carol each year. If you are an actor at the Dicken’s Festival you are required …

This is my Autumnal Mantel decor for 2026. Sometimes, I love simplifying. For this mantel I went with simple. I used the Halloween Mummy mantel I created for Halloween and simply swapped out the Mummies for turkeys and fall birds. I love the song by Billie Ellish Birds of a Feather. When I pulled out …

I am playing catch up on my blog and realized I hadn’t posted my daughter’s 2024 Girls Minecraft Birthday Party yet. It was so much fun! The kids had a blast! We rented out the Move gym in Highland, Utah and brought in two 6′ tables and decorations. The kids played with the blow up …

There are many ways to use the outdoor plants, flowers and trees to create inexpensive wreaths and front door decorations. Using reeds and fall weeds is one of my favorite ways to decorate. This is my autumnal Thanksgiving front door decor this year (2026). It was very easy and inexpensive to put together. I already …

We had the best Halloween this year. I was feeling really crazy-good, not a common thing these days, and my kids were also healthy and happy as well. My daughter Amelia was a little lioness she is awesome and loved Trick-or-Treating. She especially liked the creepy houses, so we drove around and found a few. …

I wanted to make a fun festive centerpiece for my wood dining table. So I placed a few items on it and voila. It turned out so “freakin”-cute. haha It was so cute I did not want to pack them away. I got a lot of compliments on this one. I used two copper vases …

I saw these plates a few years ago and bought them. They came from My Mind’s Eye. I stuck them in a Halloween bin and finally, this year found time to decorate a tablescape with them. My daughter loves bubblegum and it is a nickname for multiple reasons. So this fit our family perfectly. I …

A few years ago I renovated all four of my children’s rooms over the summer (links below). My goal was to get all four bedrooms complete between May and August of 2023 and while it was harder than expected, I was able to do it. I posted three of the four bedrooms in 2023 here …