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Thanksgiving Countdown and Gratitude Activities

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Tis, the season to be grateful!  These activities will help you and your family cultivate a heart of thankfulness this season. We need November so we can thoroughly embrace the small miracles of December! If you enjoy our post, feel free to follow us on Twitter, Pinterest or Facebook and our readers preferred way via email. Below is our fun list of gratitude ideas. If you are looking for more ideas I recently posted this one that has some of our absolute favorite family gratitude games and … [Read more...]

Recycled Sweater Crafts: Project #2 Sweater Lampshade

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This lovely recycled sweater craft was featured in the Celebrating Fall Issue and I wanted to share it here with you because it's so lovely, practical and Green!  If you missed our first project you can find it here: Recycled Sweater Craft Project #1.  It's so practical because you can change up your room without doing much and not to mention spend anything on it.  This Sweater Lampshade is the perfect touch to your Winter living room decor! If you own a sweater that will slip over your … [Read more...]

Modern Fall Tablescape on a Budget

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          1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8   9   10    11   12 A wonderful blend of warm and cool colors coming together to usher in my favorite time of the year, FALL!  So celebrate the seasons splendor by bringing in nature and adding dashes of color into your home. The combinations we loved and used for our Fall Tablescape are:  1, 2, 3, 7 and 12.  I am also loving how the colors 6 ,7 and 11 are trending this Fall. Our Fall Tablescape cost me $7.  I found this fabric last … [Read more...]

25 Must Know Cooking and Baking Tips

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One of the things I hate the most about cooking or baking is when I have a total flop or a not so edible meal that needs to be trashed.  It has happened more with baking recipes then with meals but either way it infuriates me.  Mostly because the thought of throwing a whole batch of food in the trash is frustrating and then you add all the time you just wasted. Whether you're a mom with little ones tugging at your feet or a busy woman who doesn't have a lot of time these are great tips so you … [Read more...]

Chevron Wall Frame

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I had the joy of getting introduced to Lil Cupcake Blog this past month! Crystal is the creative energy behind this blog, you get to see her fun personality through all of her craftiness and etsy shop. Crystal made this lovely Chevron Wall Frame, I could totally see this as a lovely dessert table back drop! You need: ply wood, nails, frame, paint and glue. She nailed her plywood together to create the base. Then she used masking tape to create the chevron design and outline where the … [Read more...]