Authentic Afternoon Tea Bridal Shower. I am really into history, especially Victorian Era history and I wanted to make this Afternoon tea look and feel authentic. Afternoon Tea at a person’s home with furniture was typically held on low tables and was also called low tea. However, I did not have enough furniture and low …
DIY & Crafts
My daughter and I made these wooden peg ghost dolls the other day as a Halloween craft. We love using wood peg dolls for crafts. In fact, Aurora and I made this wooden peg nativity a few years ago together We thought of making these ghosts when we were looking for pipe cleaners in my …
50 Easy Crafts for an Elementary Halloween Party It’s never too early to start planning for the Halloween crafts that can be made during Halloween parties. Although the kids will be excited to consume candy, I have rounded up at least 50 great craft activities that should get them equally as excited. These crafts are …
Haunted House Halloween Doormat Last year, I searched all over online for a Halloween doormat that would match my porch haunted house and ghost decor. I couldn’t find anything under $60.00. Since I had purchased 10 blank coir doormats using a coupon from Home Depot earlier I had many blank doormats on hand so I …
DIY Halloween Witch Broomstick Here are two different tutorials on how to make a witch’s broomstick for Halloween. Both of these varieties are very simple to make and are fairly inexpensive as well. Supply List for The Dollar Tree Witch Broom Stick—Variety #1 Branch/stick (find outdoors) hot glue brown floral wire 3-Cinnamon Stick mini brooms …
How to make an Isabela Encanto Barbie Cake… A while ago, I threw an Encanto birthday party for my daughter. I posted a tutorial of how I made the Mirabel Barbie cake around that time and never did get around to posting about how I made this Isabela cake. Today, I’m finally getting around to …
This is a tutorial on How to Seal Copper Gutters to Keep Them From Turning Brown. This is the exterior renovation we did two years ago. You can read more about the renovation details here. I really wanted copper accents on our home but I knew that they would quickly turn a solid brown. …
Tree Stump Cake for a Woodland Birthday Party I threw a woodland party for my son’s second birthday and made this tree-stump strawberry vanilla cake. I choose strawberry vanilla because I found a fantastic vanilla cake recipe (link below) and I know that vanilla pairs well with strawberries. Also, strawberries can be found in the …
My daughter and I made this Cheese & Tomatoes Mushroom Display for a Woodland Party. Our guests loved this little display. They caught on immediately that it was supposed to represent mushrooms growing on a log on the forest floor. It was very easy to put together. My eight-year-old was so excited to help me …
Woodland Party Decoration Ideas I decorated for a woodland-themed party for my son’s two-year-old birthday. I decided to try to decorate using items that I had on hand and could forage myself, thereby saving money and getting a more authentic woodland feel using the decorations. I had some cut logs that were from aspen trees …
Woodland Party Food Ideas Food for a woodland party is easy to assemble as there are many woodland-themed food ideas! I did a lot of research and I found so many creative ideas on Pinterest and Google that I couldn’t possibly do them all, which is why I’ll post my round-up of darling ideas for …