If you read our blog regularly, you may have noticed that I love making ornaments. That can be evidenced by my most recent Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments, or last year’s Keepsake Ornaments. This year, my mom gave me a can full of cinnamon sticks, which inspired my Cinnamon Stick Star Sign as well as …
Miss Magoo turned 5! I can’t believe how quickly my babies are growing up! For her birthday party, Miss Magoo asked for a Hello Kitty cake. I had made a Hello Kitty cake for her 3rd birthday, and apparently she loved that one. But she wanted me to make it with the Simply Delicious Strawberry …
It’s the time of year when everyone is talking about thankfulness. But I have to admit– sometimes I don’t feel thankful. I can have a tendency to focus on the negatives. Maybe some of you are that way too? I think we’ve all got areas of our lives where the bad stands out. Maybe it’s …
I don’t know what my deal is with wreaths. The funny part is, I’m not a huge decorator. But for some reason I love making wreaths, so I make them quite often. My most recent inspiration was to make a wreath using dried oranges as a Christmasy wreath. So here’s the Dried Orange Wreath, along …
As a child, I always loved the song, We Three Kings. The thought of these wise men leaving their lives and setting off by faith to find the Messiah is such an amazing concept. And the star they followed inspired this Christmas craft of a cinnamon stick star sign. O star of wonder, star of …
I have a thing for making homemade Christmas ornaments. I just love it. I love homemade items, since they just feel so much more thoughtful to me. So I decided to make ornaments again this year. Last year, the kids made Star and Christmas Tree Ornaments from craft sticks, and I made Homemade Keepsake Ornaments. …
Every year, going into the holiday season I have great resolve. This year I will eat healthier. This year I won’t eat so much turkey and stuffing that I feel like a stuffed turkey. This year I will eat apples instead of fudge. This year I won’t eat the entire plate of goodies the neighbor …
I know, I know- it’s not even Halloween yet, and we’re doing a Holiday Giveaway? The craziest part is that Christmas will be here before we know it! And you know that person who is really hard to figure out what to buy for? Well, we’ve got what they need: they’ll love this Cox’s Honey …
When Miss Magoo was a baby, we received a video monitor quite by accident (the wrong product was shipped to us, and the company didn’t want us to return it). I loved having a video monitor, but unfortunately an unsteady toddler tripped on the cord and broke it. So when I was given the opportunity …
BBQ Chicken Personal Pita Pizzas are a fun dinner your whole family will love! I’ve admitted before that my family loves pizza, so we usually eat it once a week. But I kind of like to mix things up sometimes, as I get a bit bored with pepperoni pizza (my husband would be perfectly happy …
We’ve finally hit 5000 followers on Facebook, so we’re doing several giveaways to celebrate! You know how much we love giving away awesome prizes to our readers. We know how much we love to win things, and we hope that you love winning too! Right now we’ve got another giveaway going on for a FoodSaver …
FoodSaver Group Giveaway We are having a FoodSaver Group Giveaway today! WooHoo! This is a great way to preserve your food for an extended amount of time. You can make mason jar salads, package your cheese in smaller bags, the list is endless. We are all thinking about how to be prepared for the unexpected …