In the beginning we spent Thanksgiving with my husband’s family and Christmas with my family. My sister was the only one with kids and Christmas is more fun with little ones who still believe in the magic of it all. One day my brother-in-law announced that he and his wife would be having [...]
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Money Saving Ideas and Tips
Posted in Cool Finds, Everyday Life, Food, Green, tagged coupons, Food, Green, groceries, money, planet, saving money on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In my meandurings on the World Wide Web, I occasionally come across an item that I feel may be of interest to you, my dear readers. Acting responsibly is so important. This is as true of our planet as in other aspects of our lives. If we don’t take care of our [...]
Vintage Christmas Goodies – Website of the Week!
Posted in Cool Finds, Food, Whimsy, vintage, tagged bakery, Christmas, Christmas trees, cupcake toppers, cupcakes, deer, snowman, trees, vintage on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aren’t these cupcakes beautiful? I just love the vintage Christmas feel. These cupcake decoration kits can be found at Bake It Pretty along with all kinds of wonderful, whimsical, goodies.
Halloween Party Success!
Posted in Crafting, Family, Food, Special Occasions, tagged Alice in Wonderland, candy apples, costumes, Crafting, crafts, decorations, egg hunt, Food, fun, Halloween, holiday, Jabberwocky, Madhatter, party, tea party on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After months of planning and a week of decorating, shopping, and cleaning the big night finally arrived! Our friends came, music played, and the party began. It was deemed our “best party ever!” Our friend and fellow host arrived Saturday afternoon and we began decorating the maze. There were signs to [...]
Campfire Cakes
Posted in Food, tagged baking, cake, camping, DIY, fruit, fun, oranges, outdoors on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bread & Honey has a wonderful tutorial showing you how to make these tasty little cakes. I haven’t had opportunity to try them yet. However, I can’t imagine how they could be anything but good.
Cupcake Stand
Posted in Crafting, Food, tagged acrylic paints, crafts, cupcake stand, cupcakes, ribbon, scrapbooking papers, terra cotta on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Isn’t this cupcake stand beautiful? It is made out of terra cotta pots, a little paint, ribbon, and decorative scrapbooking paper. There so many ways one could personalize these and make something unique and different. You can find the tutorial on Once Wed.
Watermelon Carving?!
Posted in Cool Finds, Crafting, Food, Whimsy, tagged 4th of July, carving, crafts, watermelon carving, watermelons on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve heard of carving pumpkins, but carving a watermelon? This was something new and at first a little strange. I learned of watermelon carving courtesy of the Domestik Goddess. Some of the pictures of these carved watermelons were just amazing and so beautiful. I highly recommend you pay the Goddess a [...]








