Today I've got some super cute pencil valentines to share with you, perfect to make with the kids to give out to their friends on Valentine's Day! These pencils aren't made out of wood, but from a plastic candy tube and yellow gumballs made to look like a pencil. Add a pink and gold eraser top and a paper lead bottom, and you've got sweet pencil valentines that any friend will love! I'm co-hosting Craft Lightning this week along with Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Carolina from ... [ Read More ]
Vintage Santa Party
There's something so nostalgic about the vintage Santa paintings and old signs of Santa drinking a Coca-Cola by the Christmas tree that they inspired me to create a vintage Santa party. I wanted to create a party for family that shows how I much I love them and care for them, and to thank them for being so important in my life. Vintage Santa Party To get ready for my vintage Santa party, I first picked up some Cocoa-Cola. I couldn't resist those glass bottles ... [ Read More ]
Cookie Exchange Party + Free Party Invitations
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SharetheHoliday #CollectiveBias I've been baking up some of my favorite cookies this past week to get ready for our cookie exchange party! I love a good cookie exchange party because it's a great way to get (and taste test) a variety of cookies without being in the kitchen for hours. Plus, it's a great way to connect and have fun with friends during the holiday season. I'm so excited ... [ Read More ]
Tree Trimming Party + Pinecone Ornaments
The month of December is my all-time favorite month, and decorating my Christmas tree is something I look forward to doing with my family every year. This year we decided to decorate early, so I put together a rustic tree trimming party where we got together with family, ate treats and drank hot cocoa, then decorated our Christmas tree. I'm thrilled to share with you all the details of our tree trimming party! Why a tree trimming party? I have fond memories of decorating our ... [ Read More ]
Rustic Holiday Party + Apple Pie in Apples
Can you believe we're quickly approaching the holidays already? I'd be lying if I said that I didn't already have my Christmas tree up, decorations out, and Christmas music playing non-stop. I've got an amazing rustic holiday party to share with you today, plus my absolute new favorite recipe that is border-line genius because it tastes SO delicious but takes less than 10 minutes of hands-on time! Rustic Holiday Party Decorations and Food For my holiday party this year I wanted it to ... [ Read More ]
Black and White Halloween Party
I'm excited to partner with Oriental Trading Company to create our Black and White Halloween Party! All ideas an opinions are always 100% my own. While I love all of the warm colors of fall and the bright orange of pumpkins and Halloween (like at our haunted forest Halloween party), sometimes it's good to focus on just one or two colors to keep it simple. A black and white palette for a Halloween party is a great way to add some spookiness and a Gothic feel to your next Halloween party! A ... [ Read More ]