Below is a tutorial on how to make sheer drapes. One frustration we often hear regarding family budgeting is how expensive it can be to make home updates. We get that. It’s always fun to dream up new ways to freshen up the nest. It’s less fun to look at price tags, right? Over the…
Home & DIY
Do-It-Yourself projects to make your house a home, try something new, or make your life easier! Some of our favorites include: DIY home organization ideas to streamline your busy life, kid-friendly DIY projects to make new memories with your mini-me, and DIY updates to save a buck.
Christmas Organization – Freebie!
We weren’t planning to do this! But, after several deeply meaningful conversations with friends and family about how STRESSFUL this season can be, we started thinking about tools. Tools that can help us manage the Christmastime to-do lists and feel more organized – more at peace! So we sat down to think about the tools…
Making Memories with Kids – How to make a May Day basket
Re-running this post on how to make a May Day basket for the upcoming holiday! Will you be lacing up your sneakers this year? — — — May Day is definitely on our “Top 5 ” list of favorite holidays. Cute little baskets full of treats and surprises on your doorstep? What’s not to like?…
Easter Yums for Little Tums – A Healthier Carrot Cupcake Recipe
Re-posting our healthier carrot cake cupcake recipe for Easter. Anyone hosting a kid’s table this year? These cute little carrot cupcakes are a fun twist on a classic Easter dessert. They always brings a smile to little ones. Our healthier carrot cupcake recipe…is a naked cupcake. A happier, super-fun muffin. In all honesty, this carrot cupcake…
Soul-Warming, Homemade Chicken Soup
This time of year always seems to come with the promise of a head cold…or worse. Freezing temperatures and small mountains of snow keep us trapped indoors, and it seems those nasty germs are lurking everywhere. We know there’s no sure-fire cure for the common cold, but a good cup of piping-hot homemade chicken soup…
meet brooke – mompreneur, hat maker, philanthropist
Meet Brooke Happe, the founder and creative behind b.e. happe designs.
NO-BAKE, DIY Christmas Food Gifts Part 2: Candy Shop Marshmallows
Over the years, my mom and I have given homemade goodies to loads of wonderful people. Mom used to send me on the school bus with a plate of peanut butter fudge – something my bus driver always enjoyed and remembered. (Which, let me tell you, was a true a sneaker-saver on that day I…
NO-BAKE Christmas Food Gifts You Can Do: Peppermint Mocha Coffee
A few weeks ago, Mom and I were doing an interview with Lisa at The Well and talked Christmas traditions. We mentioned how we love to combine our baking to give friends assorted Christmas treats. Sometimes we go all out and make a wild variety – truffles, homemade marshmallows, fudge, anything we can dip in…
How to give a hostess gift – and why you might
Knowing what to bring for a hostess gift is a great skill to have, and a fun one to practice. With summer comes a string of invitations for backyard barbecues, company picnics, friendly reunions, bridal showers, baby showers, and a run of impromptu dinner parties. How we love it. But with every gathering, we try…
Meet Jami – Entrepreneur, Sign Designer, Busy Mom
Meet Jami Strazzo, entrepreneur behind Lakeside Lettering Co., and the hottest designer for modern, handmade signs. Jami crafts each piece of artwork by hand, sands, and stains her hardwood, keeps up with loyal fans on her social media accounts, hand-packs her (many) orders, stays ahead of the latest trends, showcases her products at pop-up shops,…