January 2012
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Tut Tuesday: Ombre Glittered Valentine Boxes
I can’t wait until the day I get to help my children with their Valentines. It’s such a fun way to show how much you love and appreciate your friends, not to mention hinting about your crush on that boy in your 4th grade class.
Sometimes it’s nice to shy away from the typical Batman Valentines we all use. Oh, you didn’t use them? Was it just me?
Don’t tell me...
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Fresh Find Friday
Oh boy. I’m so happy it’s Friday. I’ve been looking forward to this weekend because my husband and I get to go on a date tonight! It’s been a busy month with a lot of travel. But now we’re in the same place and that is cause for celebration. Huzzah!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with sunshine and great food. (It’s all about the food for...
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#PinPantone
According to Pantone, the color of the year is Tangerine Tango. And it’s gorgeous. I love this color because it’s super bright and super fun. It also makes ya look tan. If you’re into that sort of thing… Which I am. This girl hasn’t seen the sun in over a year and it’s starting to show. I could be a vampire.
ANYWHO, I was browsing the webs and pinned a few...
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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I made these on Sunday. And let me just say this: hands down - no competition - these are the best cookies I’ve ever had. I’ve made many a cookie. And I’ve made many a fail. Making the right chocolate chip cookie is an art. You have to figure out the right chocolate to crumb ratio and it can be tough.
Growing up, I always thought...
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Tut Tuesday: Spotted Gold Placemat
Don’t you hate when your weekend goes by and you feel like you didn’t sit AT ALL? You do? Me too. And don’t you hate when you ask for Diet Coke and they say, “Is Diet Pepsi okay?” You do? Me too. Diet Pepsi is not the same. You can’t pull the wool over my eyes on this matter. Sorry.
A lot has been going on ‘round these parts. We’ve moved. We went to...
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Fresh Find Friday
photo by flax & twine
Okay. I’m always on the lookout for new stationary. This is such a simple and spectacular DIY. I’m in love. PLUS, it was featured on Design Sponge. So you know it’s good.
photo by Nikki Cross Applesauce
This is a lovely bouquet. And it’s made of paper!!!!!
photo by Crown Hill
Oh snap. This scarf is just too cute. I think I must have one. It...
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I wish I knew about this when I turned 9.
A person’s Golden Birthday occurs when they turn the age of their birthdate. My birthday is February 9th so my chance for gold passed without my knowing. Sad day. :(
My friend, Kristine, has an amazing party blog. She lives in CA and throws some pretty swag parties. I wanted to share a few pics from her most recent: A golden birthday for her niece. For all the details, go here.
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Where have I been?
Holy long break. I apologize for the extended absence. I was planning to finish moving and then pick back up where we left off. And then I got super sick. And then we had a trip to D-I-S-N-E-Y-L-A-N-D. I was planning to blog through the trip, but catching a cold really set me back. So I am sorry! I hope we can move on. I took some fun pics along the way as part of Project 365.
Here are a few of...
On Hiatus...
photo via Life at the Bar
Friends, I’m sorry to say that I will be on a short break. We are in the middle of moving and I need to finish packing and actually paying attention to what goes where. I’ll be back in a week. MAYBE sooner if I can get crackin’. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and we’ll see you soon!
**Happy Weekend**
P.S. - Here are my 365 photos for...
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Project 365: A photo a day for a year
Something I definitely want to improve this year? My photography skills. I’m not super talented. I’m not even semi-talented. I’d like to change that.
Stacie, has extended a challenge to take one photo every day of the year. And I accepted. I think this could be a fun way to document the exciting and not-so-exciting moments of 2012. It doesn’t have to be with a fancy...
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Tut Tuesday: DIY Mercury Glass.
I wanted to post this sooner, but I gave these as gifts and couldn’t spoil the surprise! Making these vases has to be one of the funnest things I’ve done to date. It only took a day. By night, I was super satisfied and super giddy as I wrapped these babies up.
To make your own you’ll need:
Glass vases (mine are from Ikea), Krylon Looking Glass Spray Paint, a sponge, and a...
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New Year. New Mindset.
photo by Ruffled
Happy new year, lovely people! Isn’t the image above just beautiful? Click here to see more photos and the how-to as well. 2012 is here and has much to offer. I’ve set the usual “healthy goals” and those will probably stick for a month. MAYBE. But I’ve set a few others that I’m hoping will change the course of my life.
I’m going to be...
