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How To DIY T-Shirts That You Design Yourself!

September 26, 2018 · 10 Comments

How To DIY T-Shirts That You Design Yourself!

We have a Mario birthday party that’s just around the corner!  We wanted to design shirts for both my boys, my husband, and me.  Don’t you think it would be darling if the boys had shirts that read bros for life?  Mom and Dad would have a super mom and super dad shirts that were appropriate for Super Mario Brothers.  We did Mario-themed shirts here, but you could use the steps below to create any kind of shirt!  We will show directions on how to create your own designs and how to make a shirt using a pre-made template or picture from the web.

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Filed In: party crafts / Tagged: crafts, Cricut for beginners, Cricut projects, Cricut tutorial, cute t-shirts, DIY t-shirts, Explore Air 2 projects, t-shirts with sayings

Healthy Strawberry and Banana Breakfast Smoothie

September 19, 2018 · 26 Comments

Healthy Strawberry and Banana Breakfast Smoothie

I love a decadent treat as much as anyone else, but I also know that I cannot eat treats every day.  Monday through Friday, I attempt to eat very clean and stick to my exercise schedule.  I’m not a dietician or a personal trainer, but I have lost 60 pounds and have kept it off for a couple of years. Below you will find my favorite smoothie recipe that I have four mornings of each week.

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Filed In: Food / Tagged: breakfast, for weight loss, healthy, recipes, smoothie, strawberry banana

How To Plan Minion-Themed Birthday Getaway!

September 12, 2018 · 18 Comments

How To Plan Minion-Themed Birthday Getaway!

I love a good party, but one year, I just felt a bit tired and overwhelmed.  I’m sure that many moms can relate to this feeling, right?  You still have your creative juices flowing, but this year the kids really kept me busy.  As a family, we decided we were going to do something different for Evan’s birthday.  We packed our bags and headed to Universal for my older son, Evan!

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Filed In: Festivities / Tagged: birthday at Universal, birthday party alternative, Minions, Universal Studios

Ultimate Guide: a Girl Birthday Party

September 5, 2018 · 10 Comments

Ultimate Guide: a Girl Birthday Party

A friend was celebrating her daughter’s 1st birthday.  Her vision was to create a garden full of cupcakes that reflected her color scheme.  She had an array of pastel colors which included pale pink, violet, and white.  She enlisted me to create flowers on top of her cupcakes.  The cupcakes and all the other details of this party were so special!

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Filed In: Festivities, Flowers, Food / Tagged: 1st birthday, 1st birthday for girl, 1st birthday party, creative cupcakes, cupcake decoration ideas, cute cupcakes, diy cupcakes, easy cupcakes

More time to create with Tailwind

August 27, 2018 · 3 Comments

More time to create with Tailwind

I’m a creator at heart, so it’s not in me to feel like I have to be at either my phone or computer all the time.  Luckily now I use a great scheduling app for Instagram and Pinterest called Tailwind.  Before, I would set up Instagram posts on Tailwind, but then I still had to be on the phone at the time Tailwind suggested to post these photos.  I would either feel like I had to constantly watch my phone so I didn’t miss these alerts, or I would get busy with life and forget to post at the most optimal time.  NOT ANYMORE… Tailwind now has auto posting!!

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Filed In: Blogging / Tagged: auto-crop, hashtag finder, schedule pins, Tailwind's auto-post, Tailwinds cropping feature

Easy cupcake decoration ideas

August 27, 2018 · 10 Comments

Easy cupcake decoration ideas

Cupcakes have so much potential to be spectacular and are FAR less work than a cake.  So… have fun with your cupcakes and show off your beautiful color scheme and theme of your party.  Feel free to buy cupcakes, frosting, or the embellishments for the top of the cupcake.

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Filed In: Food / Tagged: creative cupcakes, cute cupcakes, diy cupcakes, easy cupcake decorations, easy cupcakes

Easy Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Kids

August 7, 2018 · 12 Comments

Easy Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Kids

My favorite bento box treat… Octopus hot dogs!  Hot dog octopuses create the most clever sea-themed lunch!  Of course, I had to include goldfish with the octopuses.  Edamame steamed with a little sea salt gives your kids healthy options in their lunches.  My children love edamame, and I’ll bet yours would too!

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Filed In: Food / Tagged: back to school ideas, Bento boxes, kid food, lunches for kids

Hollywood Movie Party

May 31, 2018 · 14 Comments

Hollywood Movie Party

For Evan’s 5th birthday, we hosted a movie screening party.  We purchased an outdoor movie screen that we placed in the backyard.  Evan’s guests were the first to view our three short movies!  Some of the kids at the party were stars in the short movies; it was only fitting these stars walked the red carpet when they arrived to our party!

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Filed In: Festivities / Tagged: hollywood party, movie party, party ideas, pixar shorts movies, red carpet party

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party

May 26, 2018 · 7 Comments

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party

Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse!  For Evan’s third birthday party, we transformed our house into the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Our little three-year-olds enjoyed the party so much that they came as kids and left as Mouseketeers!!

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Filed In: Festivities / Tagged: 3rd birthday party, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, party ideas for boy

2nd Birthday-Train Party

May 22, 2018 · 10 Comments

2nd Birthday-Train Party

When Evan was two, he was obsessed with trains.  All Aboooooard!  Our house became a train wonderland!  We rented a train that offered kids rides around the neighborhood, crafted a mini train track inside our house, and had food and beverage train stations.  Everyone said that it was TRAIN-TASTIC!!

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Filed In: Festivities / Tagged: 2nd boy birthday, party ideas, Thomas party, train birthday party

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