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Since pink seems to be the theme of the week, let me show you Penelope’s 3rd birthday party! I don’t think that all moms should do over the top parties if their kid has no interest in them, or if the mom doesn’t like do that sort of thing. And I certainly don’t think this… [read more]
Next week for Penelope’s preschool Thanksgiving feast I am tasked with bring a fruit dish and treat. For the fruit I am either gonna do this or this (thanks Pinterest!) and for the treat I am gonna make my Grain Free, Sweet Potato, Chocolate Chip cookies but used cooked pumpkin instead of sweet potato! ViX… [read more]
From here on out, any DIY projects I do will be birthday party related. I had hoped to do a rainbow party for my daughter’s third birthday but she has asked for a ballerina party, and how could I say no? These are some of the projects I will get started on soon: Ballerina Wreath… [read more]
Big thanks to Hair On Earth for my bouncy curls, I have not worn my hair like that since I was a little girl and it was so fun! And to the make up pros at Kanvas Beauty, I was nervous about the bright, bright red lipstick but I trusted them and they were right, it looked great… [read more]
Penelope has had several of her little friends have birthdays this spring and she has been begging me for a party for months now. I thought I would throw her an end-of-school-year party to help celebrate and mark the arrival of summer and hope that it holds her off till her birthday in November (which… [read more]
This Easter, Penelope got lots of goodies in her basket. We did our Easter tradition of a new swimsuit and towel and she also got a ton of felt food. I participated in a Felt Food Exchange with 11 other friends. My friend Kristy, from the blog Where Do Butterflies Sleep, coordinated it. Each person… [read more]
Holiday’s usually give me a little anxiety. The sugar consumption that goes along with the holiday’s make me nervous. If you are able to host your own Easter Egg hunt and can have control over the things inside, here is a great list of non-candy ideas to get you going. dried fruit stickers nuts… [read more]
Finally, the apple party pictures! I know some of you have been chomping at the bit for these, so I apologize. It has taken some time to get back into a routine and groove after her party and traveling for Thanksgiving. I had so much fun planning this party. The apple theme was a good… [read more]
One of the blessings of being a woman of childbearing age myself, is that I know lots of other women of childbearing age, that are busy bearing children. And that means I want to give lots of gifts and go to lots of showers. I mentioned on the MBL Facebook page, that I love kids… [read more]
Niki, of HootyCutie Designs was kind enough to do a guest tutorial for all you lovelys. She is an amazingly, talented seamstress and has just started up her own Etsy business. Please give her a warm welcome and check out this very detailed and through tutorial! She puts my sewing tutorials to shame! Take it… [read more]
These are some birthday presents I made recently. I bought two yards of this fabric at Joann’s the day after Christmas. I pretty much bought my fabric stash for the year in one day for $60. I refuse to buy anything unless it’s on sale. This sweet pillow case dress was for a birthday girl’s… [read more]
Penelope’s 1st Birthday had no real theme, other than the colors yellow and teal. I originally wanted to do a Fall colors theme and go off the colors of mums, like purple, orange and lime green. But then I saw this fabric and fell. in. love. Here is the birthday girl in the dress I… [read more]
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