My daughter Kate is almost four years old and more excited than ever for Christmas, so I decided to make her a Christmas calendar countdown as we tick down our days to the 25th! I knew I wanted something fun, festive, and reusable year after year. I also didn’t want candy to be the daily
I’ve mutilated so many wannabe gingerbread men and Christmas tree cookies that I should be blacklisted from every bakery aisle at this point. My repeated years of failures convinced me that you must need fancy, expensive (and super secret) tools, or some kind of pastry chef degree to make perfectly shaped, perfectly baked, perfectly frosted
One of my favorite holiday decor ideas is wrapping picture frames and artwork to look like holiday presents. Even though I’ve been doing it for several years in a row, it’s easy to give it a fresh look every December with new wrapping paper designs, ribbons and accessories. Here’s a look at my gift-wrapped photo
Hometalk, the world’s largest social network for home and garden enthusiasts, has partnered with bloggers to launch their “Hometalk for the Holiday’s” nationwide campaign and they chose me (yes, me!) as one of the bloggers to represent them on live TV! Me! Live TV! It was such an amazing, exciting (nerve-wracking!) invitation to accept, and
If we were friends back when I was a kid and you came over to my house for a sleepover, you might’ve been a little shocked by how I decorated my bedroom. While most girls my age had bedrooms covered in New Kids on the Block posters and splatter-painted walls, mine looked like Christmas. All
There’s been more fun than just coloring and sticker craziness happening in Kate’s nursery-turned-playroom lately! The latest addition to the space is this personalized art and photo display wall. Read on for all the DIY details! Like many good wall displays, this one got its start thanks to IKEA: The top half of the
Kate’s “big girl” room is a big thorn in my side. Here’s how it looked the last time you saw it: And here’s a look back at my proud little before and after of her window treatments, which helped make her room look a little less like a crack house and a little more like
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