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• A Room Full of Kids, Pizza and a Movie! #MarvelAvengersWMT

  

  What do you get when you take 7 hungry kids, 2 fresh ready-to-bake Marketplace pizzas, the hottest just-released movie and enough candy to fill the bags of a... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY

• Fun Halloween Candy Packaging with Lifestyle Crafts

  

  As the weather gets cooler and cooler here in the Midwest, I start thinking more and more about the wonderful few months to come. Weekends full of leaf raking... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Lifestyle Crafts New Halloween & Thanksgiving Collections! Woo Hoo!

  

  Well, Lifestyle Crafts has done it again!They have just released 2 new collections...Tricks 'n Treats Cornucopia!Check out some of the dies that come in... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• How I'm Helping Myself to Remember to Be grateful...#MakePrettyStuff

  

  Gratitude turns what we have into enough.Every so often (OK, more than that, actually), I need a reminder to be grateful for what I have. Sometimes I fall into... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Ty's First Day of Kindergarten...a Mini-book

  

  School started (mercifully) for all of the kids at the end of August. I was really happy to see them go back...not because I don't like having them home, I do. ... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, FAMILY, HOME, SCHOOLING

• Our Year in Instagram...#MakePrettyStuff

  

  OK. I admit it. I am an Instagram addict.So, when I heard that our next Heidi Swapp Media Team project was centered around this awesome socia media outlet, I wa... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• My Summer/fall Transition Home decor...I'm Trying Something New...

  

  Each year, around this time, I get the urge to start decorating for fall.But I'm torn.On the one hand, it's still in the 80s outside and the leaves haven't begu... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Making My Laundry Room Prettier with Martha Stewart & Plaid...#marthaglass

  

  Have you ever tried to paint glass? Well, it's not the easiest thing in the world...at least for me. I can never get the paint to go on smoothly or evenly... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Back to School...teacher's Gift with Canvas Corp.

  

  My kids went back to school a week ago last Monday...and I'm amazed at how quiet the house has become (I'm NOT complaining). Everyone seems to be off to a... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• The Story of Me...a Memory File

  

  Our first challenge with the Heidi Swapp Media Team was to create a project all about...ourselves. Yep, we were asked to focus on us. Do you know how hard that... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• DIY Photo Flip Thing Like They Used to Make Years Ago...sorta.

  

  Do you remember those photo books that you would open and there would be a long stack of photos on each that you could flip? Does that even make sense?I know... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• My Pantry Door...the Inside...

  

  Yesterday I shared my overhauled pantry door with you...Today I'll show you what I've done on the inside...As I mentioned yesterday, I painted the inside of... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• How a Little Trip to @HobbyLobby Helped Gived My Builder's Grade Pantry Door Som...

  

  Wow. That was a long title.A couple of weeks ago, I shared my "new" entryway with you...it's really amazing what a coat (or 3) of paint can do...It went from... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Ummm...guess What??? HUGE NEWS!

  

  There's something I've been keeping from you.Well, actually I've been keeping it from EVERYONE...A month or so ago, the absolutely AMAZING paper-crafter,... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Quick & Easy House Guest Gift...part 2

  

  Yesterday I shared the little gift I'm giving to my sisters-in-law when they come to stay for the night tomorrow...today I'm sharing the recipe for the oatmeal... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Quick & Easy House Guest Gift...part 1

  

  Every year my sisters-in-law and I meet near my house for 2 days of fun with all of our kids. We usually hit a water park one day and then either a children's... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Free Back-to-school Fonts!

  

  I adore fonts...I mean, really love them...I spend as much time browsing font sites as I do on Pinterest...I think I may have a problem.Lately I've come across... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Easy Summer Appetizer...caprese Salad on a Stick

  

  Today I'm sharing a super-easy recipe for a delicious summer appetizer...I may have mentioned my amazing friend Michelle once or twice...here she is...Isn't... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Today I'm Guest-posting at Dukes and Duchesses!

  

  My darling friend, Randi, from Dukes and Duchesses, invited me to share a project on her blog today...so, of course, I said "YES!" If you've never seen her blog... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 HOME

• Today I'm Guest-posting at Cherished Bliss!

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!My girl, Ashley, at Cherished Bliss is hosting Christmas in July this week!Woo hoo! And guess what? My... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME