LOVE with Family

How to Make Flower Arrangements From Discounted Flowers I like to throw parties and for many of those parties, I arrange flowers for decoration. I also love to make bouquets of flowers for friends and family. That said, I don’t like to buy flowers at full price. I usually make the bouquets for much, much …

I wanted to quickly share this Vintage Modern Fall Tablescape I made for our dinner Thanksgiving of 2020. I was actually surprised with how quickly and easily this vintage modern fall tablescape came together. Unlike a few of my other fall tablescapes, this one is very minimalistic. I did not have to buy anything to …

Tips for Remodeling a Dollhouse My daughter, Aurora, and I worked together to remodel her dollhouse. It was such a fun activity to do with her. I really enjoyed it and so did she. She told many people in our extended family as well as her friends about how much fun she had doing this …

There are so many fun ways to celebrate the upcoming arrival of a baby. Making custom gifts is one of them. Sharing these 17 great handmade baby items/gifts that can show your excitement for a new baby.

My daughter wanted a Medieval birthday party. I was thinking of fun and inexpensive party favors. I thought it would be nice to make DIY Medieval Snow Globes. It ended up being a very easy, inexpensive, and quick activity that the kids loved. Among the crafts I thought of, the DIY Medieval snow globes were …

Going back to school is such a fun time of year for most children. I remember while growing up I looked forward to going back to school with great excitement. A few of the events I enjoyed were getting to know new teachers, having more opportunities available to me, buying new clothes, and switching to a more …

This is a recipe for Homemade Play Dough That Stays Soft for Months. I made this months ago and it is still super soft and pliable it even works really well in my children’s Play-Doh activity sets. When I worked in a toddler nursery for about a year, we used this play dough to save …

Below I will list the supplies and steps on how to make a DIY Just Add Magic Cookbook. I also include a free JAM cookbook design file. I made these homemade DIY Just Add Magic Cookbooks and gave them out as favors for the guests of my daughter’s Just Add Magic Birthday Party. I include …

I’ve had a great time this year (2026) decorating tablescapes for the semiquincentennial (250th) Independence Day of the United States of America. We’ve had many different settings to eat from this week and its been a great way to celebrate such a monumental occasion. Today, after our neighborhood parade, we prepared and sat down to …

Usually the 4th of July is associated with informal BBQs and get togethers; for the 250th Independence Day I wanted to do a formal dinner tablescape to celebrate this landmark holiday. I placed a flag banner from Pottery Barn down the center of the table as the table runner. I used my china, crystal goblets, …

This is a kid-inspired 4th of July Fireworks Tablescape that I created. My children LOVE fireworks. It is what they look most forward to on the 4th of July. For this tablescape I made it very kid oriented by adding firework favor boxes with favors that I knew that they and their friends would like. …