55+ of the BEST Birthday Party Printables, Decor Ideas, and Favors!

Birthday Decor  Round Up

Today is the last of the three amazing round-ups of party goodness for the week! In case you missed the BEST birthday parties and the BEST party foods, cakes, and desserts, you should totally go check those out too, but for today, we’re focusing on 55+ of the BEST birthday party printables, decor ideas, and {Read More…}

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Summer Fun Reading Series: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

Lillys Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

There are a few well-known, popular kids’ authors that I fell in love with when I was teaching, but my absolute favorite is Kevin Henkes. His illustrations and writing style are right up my alley and my students loved his work just as much as I did. When I was choosing books for this Summer {Read More…}

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DIY Charm Bracelet with Martha Stewart Jewelry

DIY Charm Bracelet with Martha Stewart 2

This is a sponsored post in which I received product, but all opinions and ideas are 100% my own. I’m a crafty girl by nature that loves to create. Sewing, baking, paper crafting…you name it, I’ve given it a try and I’ve fallen in love. It’s tough for me to find a style of creativity {Read More…}

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Summer Fun Reading Series: Miss Nelson is Missing

Summer Fun Reading Series Miss Nelson is Missing 3

Today is the day I’m kicking off a new series dedicated to making learning enjoyable for our kidlets this summer: the Summer Fun Reading Series! As a teacher and now as a parent, I know how important it is to continue that learning process throughout those summer months, but it gets tricky when kids just {Read More…}

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Patriotic Cupcake Liner Decor

Patriotic Cupcake Liner Decor

Sometimes, life calls for a fast craft that doesn’t take a lot brain power or effort, something that packs a punch with minimal effort. I’ve put together a super quick and easy tutorial so you can create your own big-impact decor with items that you might already have on hand. The best part about this {Read More…}

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80+ of the BEST Patriotic Tutorials!

80 of the BEST Patriotic Tutorials

 Memorial Day and Fourth of July are two of the most awesome reasons I love summer. I adore getting to celebrate the great country that I live in and sharing the festivities with my family and friends. With May here already, those treasured holidays will be here before we know it and I’m getting a {Read More…}

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Easy DIY Wood Wall Art

Easy DIY Wood Wall Art 2

I love my new home. Like, adore. We really did like our old home, but I was always saying, “someday when we change the floors…” or “someday when we re-do the kitchen…” and realistically, none of those things were happening any time soon. With our new home, I am completely happy and content with the {Read More…}

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Project Life: Week Four

Project Life Week 4 - 11

Happy Project Life Saturday y’all! I’m thrilled to have you here for another week of the series Project Life for Beginners. If this is your first time here with us, you’ll want to check out this page to catch up on past posts. Let’s dig right in! *** This week has been a whirlwind. The recovery from {Read More…}

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Creating Joy with Kids

Creating Joy with Kids 3

It’s no big secret that I was at the most awesome conference this past weekend: SNAP. I learned so much and met so many new people, but I’ll be back to share more of that tomorrow. The theme of the conference was Create Joy and I really took that to heart. I knew that the first thing I {Read More…}

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Sneaky Easy Framed Art

Luke's Sports Fanatic Room 5

So are you loving Luke’s room as much as we do? I really can’t say it enough how much he is enthralled with how everything turned out and I’m so happy that it’s something that I think can grow older with him. Although we might have to upgrade his furniture at some point (his pediatrician {Read More…}

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