I don't think I told you guys this yet, but the owner of my son's daycare asked me a few weeks ago if I'd plan her company Christmas party for her! I've mentioned in the past how much I'd love to be an event planner and she just recently had a new baby, so I think with that and the holidays and her busy...

As you all know, this year is the first year I'm hosting Thanksgiving at my house. When we first made the decision to have it here, I realized one big problem...my current kitchen table only seats four people and we have six adults and one child eating here. So I started my quest to find the perfect table  by searching Craigslist because no self...

So I called up my aunt, who’s the authority on homemade pie making, and got a really good basic apple pie recipe from her. But apple pie, well, as much as I LOVE apple pie, I wanted to spruce it up a bit and add my own take on it. So here begins the birth of the Carmel Crumble Homemade Apple Pie!! I would...

Do you guys ever have those projects that are just lingering to the point of no end? My craft room last year seemed like one of those, but I can definitely replace that now with our GIANT project of re-staining our backyard fence with Flood Semi-Transparent Stain... In July we were offered the opportunity to try our Flood's Fence and Deck Stain to try...

First off...Happy Birthday to my little baby boy, Andrew. Not so much a baby...three years old (or "tree" as he'd say). Today is over and my son's Toy Story birthday party is in the books. This year I did MUCH lower key than his Candy Corn Birthday Party from last year, but I still tried to add several special touches for the event. I...

My best friend lives in Arizona and our birthday's are literally one month apart. We both turned 30 this year, so I wanted to make her something special and handmade for the day. I have these cute frames I got from Poppyseed Projects when I was at SNAP back in April, so I decided to make her a birthday frame for her fridge and...

This weekend a few girl friends of mine stopped by and we painted some glass together over apps and desserts...I always love getting some ladies together to craft with me and use up my enormous supply of glass paint! I had this $2.99 bowl from Ikea I bought a few months ago, so I decided to turn it into a Halloween Candy Bowl for...

Truth be told...fall is HANDS DOWN my favorite time of the year. I love the fall tones of mustard, amber, and merlot more than any other color palette. It just feels warm and homey and makes me want to curl up on the couch with a blanket, some wine, and a good book. This week I had the chance to visit World Market and...

Today I have a fun special guest that I'm loving more and more each week...Kelly from Smart! School {House}. Kelly is SO super nice and we've had many recent email exchanges INCLUDING her suggestion, as a former teacher, on how to teach toddlers shapes and colors! So we chatted and decided it only made sense for her to stop by my blog and teach...