Thank you Cost Plus World Market for sponsoring out Chinese New Year Party. All ideas and opinions are always 100% my own. Two of my kids have been in a Mandarin Chinese Immersion program at school since kindergarten, which means that they learn Chinese half the day at school and English the other half. It has been so much fun watching them learn to read and write Chinese characters, as well as learn more about the Chinese culture and all of their celebrations. The biggest holiday in ... [ Read More ]
DIY Flower Paper Lanterns Tutorial
Sometimes you get an idea you're so excited about and it turns out even better than you imagined in your mind. That's exactly what happened with these gorgeous DIY flower paper lanterns I dreamed up. I wanted to create dreamy, feminine, and colorful paper lanterns that looked natural. These beauties can be used for party decorations, spring celebrations, bridal and baby showers, wedding and reception decorations, birthday parties, or even as nursery or girls' room decor! These gorgeous ... [ Read More ]
Waffle Bar Party + Free Waffle Bar Printables
Birthdays are a big deal at our house, so when my husband recently had his birthday I just had to throw him a delicious party. A waffle bar party is a great way to bring the waffle bar experience home! It was the perfect theme for my waffle-loving husband and kiddos, who were more than happy to get creative and make all sorts of tasty waffle creations. Today I'm sharing our waffle bar party, waffle bar ingredients you definitely should try, and FREE printables for your waffle ... [ Read More ]
Free Printable Hair Bow Cards
With baby girl coming soon, I've been crafting up a storm and making all kinds of DIY hair bows, hair bow headbands made from fabric and leather, knot headbands, and more for the baby. also made some free printable hair bow cards for giving some away too, since I might have gone a bit overboard with how many I've made! Who wouldn't love getting adorable bow headbands or clips for a baby shower gift, a child's birthday, or just because? I wanted a cute way to display all my creations ... [ Read More ]
Easy No Sew Hair Bow Headbands Tutorial
My baby girl is due in just 7 short weeks, and I'm in serious nesting and prep mode. I've been mass producing hair bows in all different materials, colors, shapes, and sizes. A girl needs options, right? Of all the hair bows and hair bow headbands I've made, these simple no sew hair bow headbands are my absolute favorite! They require NO SEWING (can I get an amen?), no needles, no fussy measuring, and can be made in any size, shape, color, and pattern. They're sooooo cute too!! These no ... [ Read More ]
Thankful Tree Craft Home Decor for Thanksgiving
With Halloween and Christmas getting bigger and bigger each year, it seems that sometimes Thanksgiving is the forgotten holiday. This year I created a chalkboard thankful tree to display in our home to remind us of all the wonderful things we have to be thankful for. This thankful tree craft is very easy to put together and gets the whole family involved. Each family member gets to write on a leaf what they're grateful for, then attach it to a tree on the chalkboard. ... [ Read More ]