Holiday Winter Craft Wreath #DuckTheHalls

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love Pinterest. I am constantly pinning all the recipes and crafts I want to make. Lately there have been a lot of really cool ideas I've seen all around the new prints for duck tape. In the spirit of the holidays I wanted to have some good crafting time … [Read more...]

Burlap Christmas Present Decor #Tutorial

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Burlap seems to be all the rage these days. I see it on bottoms of plants, wreaths, and many Christmas decor items I've been looking at. On a recent trip to Michael's I found some really cute burlap canvas squares for 60% off and thought how the little squares … [Read more...]

Elf on the Shelf: Fun ideas and Service ideas

I LOVE Christmas time. When I grew up holidays were a big deal, and I have a bunch of fun family traditions that are close to my heart.  I have so many fond memories of our Christmas traditions like caroling around the neighborhood, eating homemade jam on muffins for breakfast from my grandma’s special recipe, and getting new pj’s to wear to bed on Christmas Eve. It is so special to pass on these … [Read more...]

Alpha-Bits Cereal {Review) & Thanksgiving Activity and Snack

At our house we love reading.  Ever since Hayden was a little baby we would read.  We read during play time, we read before naps or bed time, and we even read during bath time with fun tub books.  I think because we started to read lots of books early and often Hayden now has his own appreciation for good books.  He is almost 5  and has been starting to sound out words and trying spell!  I about … [Read more...]

Autumn & Halloween Home Decor Ideas {My Tips & Tricks}

I need some motivation right now. My kids are finally back in school and my list of To-Do's is bigger than ever! I'm usually behind in everything I'm doing so last year when I finally sat down to write this post I realized it was time to take down the Christmas tree. So to get myself in the spirit of this and review how I had things last year I thought it was time to share how I decorate my home … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Christmas Shaped Crayons! #Tutorial

I've been seeing all kinds of posts popping up all over about making your own crayons and while it is super easy and doesn't require much some people really assume it's so simple that you don't need directions. I pinned this project multiple times from multiple people and do you know I had to google for actual temps and times?!? So when we made our Christmas shaped crayons we documented what … [Read more...]

Popsicle Christmas Tree Ornaments your kids will love to make!

Old post I thought you guys might like for your kiddos this year! Every year I have the boys make ornaments for all the family members as their gifts to them. This year I am really loving the ornaments they made! They came out super cute!! You'll need basic supplies. I had both paint and markers and we decided to use markers because we wanted to cut out the wait time since we had to do them in … [Read more...]

Fun Valentine’s Day Craft Projects

This weekend I'll be having some Valentine's Day fun with the boys! We have a cake we're planning on baking and some fun arts & crafts planned. We need to get a start on the kids classroom valentine's and get some decor up. I've totally dropped the ball on this holiday and it's very unlike me but between getting sick and the surgery I've just been chasing my own tail these days. Here are some … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Glittered Ornaments! DIY!

Last year I ended up with extra red garland from my tree that I didn't need and didn't want it to go to waste. I cut it in half and decided they were the perfect length to twirl around my curtain rods. My regular curtains in the living room are green colored so it made them look really festive. I thought adding red glittery ornaments would be the perfect touch but the problem was when Christmas … [Read more...]