Day of the Dead cakes are easy to make and look great. In fact, I think they may become an annual tradition in my house. Here’s how I made them.
Day of the Dead Cakes
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How To
Mommyupgrade has a ton of tutorials on everything from decorating cupcakes to making your own version of designer home decorations. At the moment the most popular tutorial on the site is how to make fake water but there are many other DIY How Tos including:
Easy Soccer Locker Decorations
These soccer locker decorations are super easy to make with few materials needed. They adapt really well to any sport, theme or holiday too.
6 things I wish I knew before building a pool
Building a pool in your backyard can be an interesting and exciting transformation for your outdoor living space, but it doesn’t come without unavoidable frustrations. Here are the six things I wish someone had told me before we began our project:No matter how long...
What to Do With Leftover Mum Supplies
What to do with leftover mum supplies? I have an easy and versatile little craft project for you that you are going to love!
Mess-free Easter Egg Hack!
Decorating eggs is a mess. Easter eggs and stained hands go hand in hand, right? Whether you’re dyeing real eggs with food coloring or you are decorating fake eggs with decoupage or paint, or my favorite, alcohol inks.Is there a Mess-free Easter Egg hack? Is there a...
Great happy hour entertainment
That time when we saw an ah-mazing magician on TV and on a whim, asked him to help us with a happy hour during a national sales kick-off meeting… yeah, that happened.What makes a great sales meeting happy hour? Guuuyssss…. I’ve been to plenty of company happy hours,...
World Cup Soccer Party Ideas
The Women’s World Cup is underway, and what better way to cheer the team on than hosting a soccer party? If you’re a fan of soccer, or you have daughters or nieces that are counting down the days until the US team matches, here are some great ideas for a World Cup...
How to make Valentine geodes
My girl likes to give homemade, crafty Valentines each year. This year, she announced that after she retires from the US Women’s National Team (soccer), she will be a geologist, so *of course* she wants to give geodes for Valentine’s Day. I’m like, “GEODES?...
How to make a colored wooden beads garland
Bead garland. Farmhouse beads. Wood bead garland. Not sure what you call them at your house, but I’m digging them at mine.I’ve been stalking the hashtags on Insta to see how all these cute design gals are styling their wooden bead strings and I can’t get enough. I’m...
Tiny Homes 101 with a Dallas Tiny Home Builder
Tiny Home living is foreign to me Having recently moved across town, I am acutely aware of how much STUFF we have. It's...a lot. At any point during the packing/unpacking process, I was ready to walk away and just start over. But... we have 3 dogs, a 10 year old and a...
DIY Dinosaur Planters
Y’alllllll dollar store crafts are THE best. I love a good DIY that you can put together as a great knockoff from a major retailer for a fraction of the cost.So let me just put this out there – this was NOT my idea. I have this thing called Craft Exchange that I...
7 Fun & Creative Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids
Don’t give in to store-bought Valentine’s Day cards for your kids to give to their classmates this year! Instead, spend some one-on-one time with your children making fun, creative and unique cards while at the same time imparting the importance of “giving”. The...
50th Birthday Party Planning
Post sponsored by Jason’s Deli. All opinions are my own.I keep having this conversation with other married friends, about how the universe matches us with someone who can be so opposite to us in so many ways. I love my husband but we are very different in many...
Wood DIY sign parties have my heart!
This post is in partnership with Design and Mine. Jennifer and Morgan hosted me to showcase their amazing studio, fun creations and regular workshops. All opinions are my own.Scroll through my Instagram feed, and you’ll see that I follow several accounts that are wood...
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What’s your happy place? Crafting? Cooking? Cocktails? Party planning? Yes please! I love it all, and I’ve tried a lot. Check out my how-to’s! What should we do next?
