A 4th of July Party is the perfect excuse to get your grub on with friends, family or neighbors. Besides, who doesn't love some yummy red, white and blue food?! :) Hi there friends, I hope your first full weekend of summer was filled with fun and sun! We took the baby to the pool for the first time and it was so stinking adorable! She loved the water and then proceeded to pass out from all of the sun and excitement. And I can't even tell you how cute she looked in her bathing suit (but if you follow me on Instagram maybe you already saw it in my stories!). I can't wait to dress her up in her little patriotic bathing suit for the 4th of July weekend! I have found ideas a-plenty to Continue Reading
Host a Fun Beach Themed Party with Painting
Host a fun beach themed party complete with tropical food/drink and fun painting for all skill levels! My beach themed party with painting is sponsored by DecoArt. All opinions shared are my own. Can I get an amen that summer weather is finally here?! I feel like I can finally come out of hibernation and enjoy the weather, friends and parties! I was so excited to have my friends over for a fun Social Artworking beach themed painting party... even though the weather was iffy so we painted inside, we still felt the tropical vibe with some tropical decor, food and drink. This was such a fun party not only to have but to decorate for and plan. Here are all the details so that you Continue Reading
5 Year Anniversary Gift Ideas
These 5 year wedding anniversary gift ideas are based around the traditional 5 year gift of wood but with a unique and modern spin! Hi guys, I hope you're having a great week! I can hardly believe that Ryan and I have been married 5 years ago as of April. It feels like yesterday that I was just looking up 4 year anniversary gift ideas! It has been a fun challenge for us each year to find unique and modern spins on the yearly traditional anniversary gifts (you can get caught up on years 1 - 4 through the links at the bottom of this post). As usual, I didn't know what the traditional 5 year wedding anniversary gift is so I looked it up and was relieved to find that it was wood. Continue Reading
What is Cricut Infusible Ink and How Do You Use it?
Ok guys, I've been teasing you long enough... it's here! The new Cricut Infusible Ink is an amazing new material that will take your craft and gift giving game to the next level with stunning and professional looking results. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Cricut Infusible Ink Last month I had the opportunity to go to Salt Lake City to experience this new, completely innovative product called Infusible Ink. We got to experiment with it, saw many projects made with it and now I got to make some projects of my own with it at home. It launches today and will soon become one of your favorite materials to Continue Reading
Buffalo Check Nursery Sign Tutorial
My Buffalo Check Nursery Sign is sponsored by DecoArt. As always the ideas and opinions shared are my own. If you haven't noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with buffalo check! I painted an accent wall in our daughter's nursery in pink buffalo check so I decided to carry on that theme by making a sign in grey buffalo check with her initial on it for her room. I love how it turned out and it's the perfect addition to her room. Of course a sign like this could decorate any space, not just a nursery. It would make a great gift, too! Buffalo Check Nursery Sign Supplies Americana Premium Acrylics in Titanium White, Dark Grey Volume 3, Quinacridone Magenta and Vermillion Continue Reading
Lime Scented DIY Melt & Pour Cactus Soaps
Make these adorable shea butter melt & pour cactus soaps in just minutes. With a refreshing natural lime scent, they make for the perfect invigorating summer shower or a wonderful gift idea! Also make sure to scroll all the way down for some other amazing summer beauty recipes from some of my fave bloggers! Cacti are always one of my favorite symbols of summer... they’re just so cute, aren’t they? When I found these cactus ice pop molds I knew right away that they were coming home with me and that I would use them for many more things than just ice pops... first up I used them for the these melt & pour cactus soaps. DIY CACTUS MELT & POUR SOAPS These melt & pour Continue Reading
