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Amazon Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Amazon Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Ideas for the Kitchen, Home Decor, and some Fashion picks all from Amazon for easy shopping. Mother’s Day is a week away, and it’s time to think about a few gift ideas. Here’s some ideas I’ve put together all from Amazon to make for easy shopping. I had fun putting together a list of beautiful items I know I’d love to receive for Mother’s Day …hint, hint to my kids and husband. 😉 I hope this inspires you if you have a little Mother’s Day shopping to do -or send this list over to your… Read More

May Bucket List

May Bucket List: 10 lovely things to do in the month of May, to enjoy your spring and be intentional about fun family activities. Happy May 1st! More and more I’ve been learning that the best way to make sure fun things happen in our family is to plan for them. Being intentional about creating great family memories and experiences is where it’s at. Without being intentional, often the time goes by and we realize we haven’t managed to fit in all the great stuff we wanted to. So I thought it would be fun to think about some really… Read More

Pillow Fort

Pillow Fort -make a magical pillow fort with fairy lights and starry decorations, and even star themed snacks. Perfect for family fun or date night. Did you ever make pillow forts as a kid? I can remember making them with the dinning room chairs, some blankets, pillows, and clothespins. My sister and I loved playing in them. Every Friday I like to share a simple way to make life a party on Facebook live, and Instagram live. Usually I share old ideas from the blog, but this week I thought it would be fun to make a pillow fort and… Read More

10 Tips for Cricut Design Space

10 Tips for Cricut Design Space -top tips as well as a Harry Potter inspired DIY hat for the Cricut Design Space Beginner Years ago when I had my first Cricut, you had to use different cartridges with designs on them for all of your cuts. The system is so different now. With the Cricut Design space you can design anything on your computer and it’s so flexible, then just connect it to your Cricut Maker and start cutting out your design. The sky is the limit for creating designs now. I wanted to share a few tips I’ve learned… Read More

Chocolate Charcuterie Snack Board

Chocolate Charcuterie Snack Board: perfect for the chocolate lover, tips on building your board, and ingredient suggestions. Where are all the chocolate lovers at? This chocolate charcuterie snack board is perfect for you. My daughter loves chocolate, so we thought this would be a fun addition to her birthday party as part of dessert -and it was! Everyone loved it, and it was really fun to put together. There are no real rules when it comes to putting a charcuterie board, especially a chocolate one. But there are a few tips to help you get started. First of all, when… Read More

Bunny Bait -Easter Trail Mix

Bunny Bait Easter Trail Mix -trail mix, with some fun Easter additions like graham cracker bunnies, and Easter eggs, also a free printable Bunny Bait label. My family loves trail mix, so I thought it would be fun to make a special Easter Trail Mix this year. This “Bunny Bait” is loaded with all the regular trail mix favourites as well as some fun Easter editions. I love the idea of using this as a slightly less sugary, better for you choice for Easter egg fillers. It also looks great in a pretty mason jar. The Perfect Gift The Bunny… Read More

Game of Thrones Party Food and Free Party Printables

Game of Thrones Party Food and Free Printables: Fire and Ice Snack Board, themed food with printable labels and “Winter Is Here” Banner. Who else is excited for the new and final season of Game of Thrones? A Game of Thrones viewing party with Game of Thrones themed food and free printables is the perfect way to enjoy the new season. I had so much fun putting this Game of Thrones party together -complete with a fire and ice snack board. I was inspired by AintToProudToMeg to create a fire and ice snack board and I love how it turned… Read More

Green, Black and White Easter Table

Green, Black and White Easter Table: 8 different place settings to give you lots of inspiration for setting an extra special Easter Table. Easter is just around the corner, and I thought it might be fun to give you a little Easter table inspiration. I used green, black and white this year, but these ideas would work for any colour scheme. I always think it’s fun to add a little detail to each place setting and I’ve got 8 different ideas of what you could add to a place setting for Easter or spring to make it extra special. Each… Read More