You know what I love more than the Better Homes & Garden magazine? The BH&G website! Lucky me I subscribe and I get daily emails filled with so many links of inspiration it can be a little overwhelming.. in a good way (like 90 minutes at Super Target.. with a latte… and no kids… and [Read more…]
I played Frankenstein in my kitchen this week! I was trying to find a way to use my fun eye candy (literally eye candy) with kid friendly drink creations! I was also secretly hoping to get a smile out of my boys when they found these in the refrigerator ( at eye level ,of course, [Read more…]
Hi there- thanks to all who linked up to last week’s Friday Favorites at I’m Not a Trophy Wife! Check out these fun Halloween bottles from Rhonda at the Messy Roost . She has some fun, easy crafts over at Messy Roost! Please link up your favorite craft, recipe, diy project. If you love it [Read more…]
HEDGEHOGS are trending this fall! Yay! SO here is my contribution to push the trend forward. Hedgehog Cookies! I found this cute cookie recipe in the Taste of Home Kid Approved Cookbook. The print out and ingredient list is below. You may recognize this recipe from my first attempt at these little guys. Instead [Read more…]
Recently I curated a board for HOMETALK on the creative uses for rubber bands. See the original post and link to HOMETALK HERE. Since publishing that board I came up with a few more uses. One of the suggestions is originally from my dad. His generation created the idea of upcycling! Of course, it was [Read more…]
My kids can be cruel… to me! There is nothing worse than finishing one of my DIY projects and getting the eye roll with synchronized response; “Mom, what did you do?” There was one that was so despised even my {first} husband weighed in on it! So I thought it would be “fun” to [Read more…]
Denver’s view of downtown. Photo: AP David Zabulowski. Near Broomfield which is like 10 minutes outside of Boulder. Photo: Daily Camera
I spent last weekend and several 4 am mornings with a cup of coffee in my left hand and a frosting bag in my right. I had committed to several functions to bring dessert and all 3 functions were tennis related! So I decided to make tennis ball sugar cookies like the ones I [Read more…]
One of the best things about paint is it can be repainted! Check out a few things I have updated with paint! Most of these are with Heirloom White spray from Home Depot or white primer with a little smudge of stain! Painting this little planter urn from HomeGoods clearance ($3.00) .. I just brushed [Read more…]
Welcome to my new and improved Friday Favorites party! It’s an official party because I have a new party button. In honor of my new party I am now using a new link up widget! Please link up your favorite anything every Friday! I share links on Facebook and feature the following week! Here you [Read more…]
These cookies were not intended to be acorn cookies. But, when my hedgehog cookies were an epic fail (is the word epic still trending?), I decided to make them into acorn cookies! Why not? I got the original recipe from Taste of Home Kid Approved Cookbook: I think they turned out great and perfect for [Read more…]
I love Hometalk- the largest home and garden info hub on the web! So when the Hometalk team contacted me to curate a board for “Creative Uses for Rubber Bands,” I jumped at the opportunity. It is no coincidence that I was asked to curate a Rubber Band board because my dad finds uses for [Read more…]
I’m stepping up on my soapbox. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get drivers to stop texting while driving on the road, highway, or while stopped at a traffic light or sign. For some reason, drivers don’t count “stopped at the light” as driving. I don’t honk if I see drivers texting because I don’t want to further distract or startle that individual [Read more…]
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
