A big thank you to Amopé™ for sponsoring this Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub and Mother's Day gift idea post. All ideas and opinions are always 100% my own. #AmopeLovesMoms #CollectiveBias My amazing mom is such a hard worker. She excels at everything that she does, is a ton of fun, and has always been a wonderful mom. Now that I'm older and have kids of my own, I really appreciate all of the long hours that she has put in to raise us four kids. From being the PTA president when I was in ... [ Read More ]
My New BFF + Lenovo YOGA 3 Pro Giveaway
I am SO SO SO excited about today's post!! Not only do I get to share with you my awesome new best friend, but I get to give away a BRAND NEW notebook (ARV $1,499.99) to one lucky reader!! Read on to see what makes this laptop so special, and be sure to enter this awesome giveaway at the bottom of this post. As a maker and a blogger, I am constantly creating and working. My husband has a laptop, but it is a few years old and is VERY heavy, which is why I have been strictly working on my ... [ Read More ]
Gold Sequin Bag Mother’s Day Gift
I recently had the privilege of having one of my craft projects turned into a project sheet and endcap display at craft stores. Now that the project is up in stores, I am so excited to finally be able to share the finished project with you! I made a pretty gold sequin bag for the perfect Mother's Day gift for your mom. This gold sequin bag for a Mother's Day gift is really simple to make, and is pretty cool because it can be customized by you to say mom, mother, your mom's name, or ... [ Read More ]
Behind the Scenes at Wendy’s
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your favorite restaurant? Or wondered how fresh that "fresh" salad is that you ordered? If so, then you're going to love today's post! I was lucky enough to get invited to go behind the counter at Wendy's to see the whole process of making three of their most popular salads, from start to finish, and I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. The start of Wendy's salads begins with produce fresh from the farm. Fresh shipments of ... [ Read More ]
DIY Gold Dipped Vases + Giveaway!
Thank you Finish®, Target, and Collective Bias, Inc. for sponsoring this DIY Gold Dipped Vases tutorial. All ideas and opinions are always 100% my own. #showmetheshine #CollectiveBias I just can't get enough of the gold trend in jewelry, home decor, clothing, and everywhere else. Gold is here to stay, and I couldn't be happier! I wanted to add a touch of gold into my spring decor at home, so I made some gorgeous gold-dipped vases that were a breeze to make, yet look very ... [ Read More ]
Movie Party Ideas
This past weekend we celebrated my daughter's birthday with a movie party, and I wanted to share the party details with you! My daughter is kind of obsessed with Divergent (and all the other books in the series), so she wanted to watch the movie outdoors on a big screen with her friends. We set up my parents' projector, big outdoor screen, and some chairs and blankets for the movie. You just can't watch a movie without treats, right?! Before we got all settled in for the show, the kids ... [ Read More ]