Shopping at Home Depot

flower at home depot

This post was sponsored and written on behalf of The Home Depot; all opinions are my own. Today I want to share with you my experience shopping at Home Depot for supplies to make my Flower Tower with lots of pictures.  Have you ever been to the Home Depot?  That sounds like a crazy question to me since it's one of my favorite stores, but I'm sure there are some of you who haven't.  Well let me show you around and show you how great it … [Read more...]

How to Make a Flower Tower

Flower Tower 2

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot; however all opinions are my own. Remember my Project: Outdoor Living plans?  Well I've already gotten started and made my first Flower Tower!  And vertical gardening is not as intimidating as it looks!  I've actually now made two and each one gets a little better and a little easier.  And I've gotta say, these are awesome statement pieces for my patio!  My backyard is … [Read more...]

Strawberry Jam Frosting Recipe

strawberry jam cupcakes

Strawberry season is upon us, yay!  I love strawberries and so do my kids.  They taste amazing as well as being so pretty to look at.  So I plan on using lots of strawberries this summer.  The first strawberry thing I tried the other day was Strawberry Jam Frosting.  You start with a basic frosting recipe and add a secret ingredient or two.  Super easy but makes an ordinary cupcake into extraordinary! This frosting recipe tasted great on … [Read more...]

Easter PEEPS Bouquet

Easter Marshmallow Bouquet

This post was originally published on Time Out For Women Today I'm sharing with you a very easy Easter gift idea using those irresistible marshmallow bunnies--PEEPS.  Easter seems like the time when all of the kids get Easter baskets full of goodies, but what about the rest of us?  There is always a reason to give a little something extra to the loved ones in your life, or even as a way of saying "thank you" to anyone at all who has helped … [Read more...]

Spring Fling Baskets Giveaway!!

Spring Fling Favorite Things giveaway

It's time for the Spring Fling Giveaway!!  You can enter to win one (or all!) of these fun Spring-a-licious baskets! These giveaways are SO much fun!  I love seeing what all my blogger friends put in their baskets! Here's a closer look at MY basket: I shopped around for like a month, collecting these items.  I wanted them to represent a little of bit of all the things that make me ME!  And first off, I love how bright and colorful … [Read more...]

15 Easter Crafts to Try

15 Easter Crafts to Try

I have an Easter and Spring Projects Link Party  going on and here are some of my favorite Easter Crafts from the party!  To see the rest, go visit the party and link up something of your own!  {Heads up--Next week I will be doing features for the theme of Spring!} I have to confess that Easter is probably my Achilles heel of holiday decorating.  This time of year always seems to just make me tired and I'm like 'meh' with decorating for … [Read more...]

Spring Fashion–25 Looks to Try

Florals spring fashion 2013

It may be technically February, but I think we're all ready for some Spring Fashion!!  The weather has been super weird here so one day I could wear flip flops and then a sweater and boots the next.  But I'm itching with Spring Fever, like so many of you, and I wanted to share some of my favorite Spring Fashions. Florals:  I think when people think of floral patterns they instantly think 'Old Lady' or Grandma.  But florals are some of my … [Read more...]

Easter Crafts & Spring Project Linkup

Oodles of Easter Crafts

Let's have an Easter Crafts and Spring Project Linkup!  Please link up all your Easter and Spring crafts, recipes, projects, printables, and whatever else you made!  And don't forget to pin the image below so that everyone can come see your projects! If you have a project, craft, recipe, whatever--that is Easter or Spring themed, please link it up here!!  Each week leading up to the holiday, I will feature a bunch of my favorite projects! … [Read more...]