Holidays & Celebrations
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Cranberry Christmas Cocktail – My Favorite Holiday Drink
To be fair, I’m biased. I like cranberries. No, I don’t drink cranberry juice very often, but come Thanksgiving you will most definitely find cranberry sauce on my plate. I don’t care if it’s out of a can or made…
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Favorite Finds: Magic Cabin Santa’s Helpers Holiday Garland
One of my favorite Christmas items, one that I have used year after year, are these little gnome/elves. I smile every time I pull them out of the storage box to put them on the tree. I’ve used them for…
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Favorite Finds – PNP Magical Elf Door with Key
We bought the door without having an elf. Bug was too young for the elf at the time and I hadn’t made the decision to start an elf tradition yet. I mean, the Elf on the Shelf doesn’t need a…
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Halloween Surprise Balls 2020
I try to document everything that I put in my surprise balls so that anyone needing inspiration can find some. Here are my latest creations. On the back, we see a warning. I mean, it’s Halloween, but we don’t want…
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My Wedding Surprise Balls
I was working on some surprise balls the other day when I realized that I had never completed this post. What better time than now? When I first learned of surprise balls I was completely enchanted. I still am. They…
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St. Patrick’s Day Fun with a Toddler
Growing up, we used to do special stuff for St. Patrick’s Day every year. We’d decorate with four leaf clovers. Mom would always make corned beef and cabbage. I was never a big fan of the cabbage, but loved the…
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Our Toy Story Surprise Ball Birthday Favors
It had been a while since I made surprise balls, so I decided to make them for Bug’s birthday party. It was Toy Story Themed, so that was an easy design. It’s a little hard to get the surprise ball…
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Trendy Summer Beverage Ideas
Heinens is my favorite grocery store, so I occasionally go there to see what’s new. When I saw these two beverages, all I could think is how perfect they would be for a shower or outdoor wedding. They have an…
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Free Stuff for Brides 2016 with No Purchase Required (Successes)
There are some great things available for new brides and grooms, everything from apps to actual physical free stuff. If you are not a new bride or bride to be, please do not be dishonest with these companies and their generation gifts…
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Found Objects – The Rustic Wedding Deer
Today we went to get free Starbucks with a coupon that Stephen got for his birthday from Starbucks (this is why I really do love Starbucks, they are good to their customers). Starbucks is right next to both Michael’s and…
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