Cedar Garland Tablescape. This natural tablescape was fun and easy to create. I love the wood grain with the linen runners, the jute placemats, burlap napkin rings, wood nutcrackers, and green cedar garland. I really love how natural, simple, and elegant it is. By using mostly items that I had on hand, it was …
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Peso from Octonauts Costume—DIY Hat and Collar Creature Report, Creature Report… This is my son’s Octonauts Peso costume. My son, Brighton, and his sister, Amelia love to watch Octonauts. Amelia kept asking to be Tweak for Octonauts. I couldn’t find a ready-made Tweak costume; I finally decided to give making one on my own a …
Quick Pie Crust With Only 5 Ingredients—No Rolling Needed This quick homemade pie crust is buttery and flakey and tastes absolutely delicious! This recipe makes one deep-dish homemade pie crust that tastes so much better than alternatives made with shortening and other preservatives. I love that it is made with simple ingredients (only 3 ingredients …
Quick Llama Birthday Party I throw a friend party for my children every other year and a family party for them every year. The friend parties are more time consuming, expensive, and thought out. The family parties are put together more on a whim and are less expensive. I try not to spend more than …
This Easy and Practical Hot Cocoa Bar was a hit at our recent family party. My seven year old, Aurora, is so darling. She just loves decorating, crafting, and helping me set up for parties. She set up this Easy and Practical Hot Cocoa Bar all by herself. I wanted to post it because she …
These 19 25+ Darling Homemade Baby/Toddler Halloween Costume ideas are too cute, inexpensive, and look so easy to make! I love dressing my kids up for Halloween. It is so much fun for me. I admit I begin thinking about ideas of what they should be months before Halloween. I also love Trick-or-Treating and seeing …
A Martinelli’s Christmas Neighbor Gift is a great way to share the holiday season with others. Giving a bottle of Martinelli’s as a Christmas gift is usually well received. People usually love this gift as it non perishable, can be shared with groups large and small, and is non alcoholic so littles, adults, and those …
A few years ago, I was able to assemble my 27 neighbors’ Christmas gifts in 27 minutes. (I did not include the shopping time). Not only was I able to completely assemble these gifts in under half an hour, they only cost an average of $1.47 cents each! That is 27 gifts for $39.42!! * …
Banana bread has always been a favorite of mine. Today I made Banana Bread muffins because I was short on time, and they bake about 25 minutes faster. They are also easier to divvy out if you are gifting them to multiple neighbors (which I’m planning to do) than a loaf of bread would be. I …
No-bake pies are so easy and quick (especially if you buy pre-made crusts). They can be thrown together in just a few minutes of prep and a few hours of chilling. They are a great idea for contributing to a party, potluck, or dinner.
Ever since I can remember my grandma has made this awesome Boxed Blueberry Muffins Taste Gourmet recipe. She’d make them when we were up at their cabins in huge batches for all of her children and grandchildren. They were amazing. When I turned 8 or so she started allowing me to help her make them. …