Ahhhh, Peppermint season… We LOVE it here at our house! What goes best with Peppermint? Chocolate of course! Here’s a fun new recipe for Peppermint Chocolate Ganache Dip perfect for Holiday parties. The minute the candy canes roll out, we’re hooked on all things peppermint. Peppermint hot chocolate, peppermint shakes, peppermint sugar cookies, peppermint ice…
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Creamy Berry No-Bake Jell-o Poke Cake Recipe
+ This Creamy Berry No-Bake Jell-o Poke Cake Recipe brought to you by International Delight + This my friends is NOT your Mother’s traditional Jell-o Poke Cake. Nope, not even close. This my friends is a MAGIC cake. It’s for those times when you don’t have the time to bake and slave over a special…
Affordable Style with Sauder Woodworking CO
+ This Affordable Style post brought to you by Sauder Woodworking Co. + From a very early age, I’ve been in love with design. Even as a little girl, I loved to flip through design magazines and look at beautiful homes. I especially LOVED being invited into a home that was well thought out and beautiful….
Come Shop with ME on Eleventh Avenue
Oh my stars… Have you heard the news? Groopdealz is now Eleventh Avenue – and there’s SO much to love! Not only are you going to find even better, more fabulous deals at amazingly low prices, but also Eleventh Avenue was created with the social shopper in mind! A handpicked boutique marketplace, dedicated to providing…
Have You Discovered on Sweet Relish?
Brought to you by Sweet Relish // I'm always on the look out for fun new sites to share with you guys and I've found a great one to show off today. Sweet Relish… Have you heard of them? It's sooooo cool!! It's like Pinterest, but for shopping. Here's the deal… You're shopping online you…
How Do you Balance Style and Function in your Home?
Let’s face it… we would all love to live in a home where every element speaks to our personal style. A home that is clutter-free with scrumptious furniture, beautiful design elements with lovely artwork on the walls. A home where no matter the time of day, if your neighbor decides to pop in unexpectedly your…
A Mother’s Day Yard Spruce Up with Kmart
For years, I have been dying to spruce up my yard a little bit, but it always seemed to fall further and further down the decor list. The inside of the house always took priority and the outside was always put on the back burner… Not this year!! For Mother's Day I decided to do…
Paint Dipped Bud Vases for Mother’s Day | Martha Stewart Crafts by Plaid
One of my Mom’s great loves in life is gardening. For as long as I can remember she has worked daily on her beautiful flower garden. Carefully planning and pruning to create a stunning floral landscape every year. She would always bring in her flower cuttings and was in constant need for vases of all…
So Good, So Sweet Story
Have you ever had a month that just didn’t turn out the way you had planned or wanted? That was my March this year. It started out fine and then by St. Patrick’s Day it took a drastic turn for the worse. That Sunday, I started with what I thought was a stomach bug and…
GIVEAWAY | Pick Your Plum
Here's what you need to do to enter the $75 Plum Box giveaway from Pick Your Plum…
Do you Feel Lucky… Well Do Ya?
Do you believe in luck? Is there really some cosmic lottery that falls on each of us randomly, bestowing us with gifts large and small? If there is, I seem to have missed my turn in line a few times. The last time I remember “winning” something was when I was 12 years old. I…
Giveaway | The Rusted Chain
I am a sucker for hand stamped jewelry and I'm super excited for today's giveaway!! Beki from The Rusted Chain contacted me a few weeks ago and offered to host a giveaway and I jumped at the chance! I've been a fan of the The Rusted Chain for sometime now. I've even emailed my husband…
5 Tips for Stress Free Entertaining
Several years ago when my Husband {a huge sports fan} and I were first married, I thought I would try and be the dream wife and create a fabulous game day party for him and his friends. I came to find out that I was seriously lacking in the culinary department. It turned into one…
Energizer Light Up a Life Champion for Kids | Personal Care Kit #EnergizerCFK
Last week I told you guys about a fun campaign that I was taking part in… The Energizer Light Up a Life Champion for Kids event. One of the main ideas is to put together Winter Survival kits for families in need in your area. Last week I talked about a crazy winter storm that…
Fettuccine & Meatballs #LaRomanella Style
One of the classic staples in my pantry are good ingredients to create a simple and easy pasta dinner on those nights when time for a fancy meal really isn’t on your side. Recently I was introduced to the family of La Romanella products at Smart & Final and I have to say… my picky…
Call to ACTION | Energizer Light Up a Life Winter Survival Kits #EnergizerCFK
I'm sitting here in my nice warm home, having just finished a simple lunch with my family here in sunny and slightly chilly Las Vegas. Meanwhile, I have family in Colorado dealing with the hazards of a massive winter blizzard. I've lived through several blizzards and at times they can be magical, but they can…
Last Minute Gift Ideas from Walgreens
Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://www.walgreens.com/beauty. Ahhhhhh it's almost time… Christmas day is almost here! Have you checked your list? Oh no… You've forgotten to check it twice! We all have those last minute gifts…
Serve 101… Plus a Chance to Win $100
This post is sponsored by Serve from American Express. Sign up for Serve and receive $10 credit towards your first use. Comment below within the next 7 days for your chance to win an extra $100 credit to your account! How many times have you gone out with friends, and then realized that it was…
Elmer’s Holiday #GlueNGlitter | Wax Paper Bow Tutorial & Giveaway
This is it friends… it's our Super Bowl, our World Series… Christmas is the most important day of the year for packaging fanatics like myself. We only have a few days left to gather supplies and make our plans to create our gift wrap masterpieces. I've gone a little manic and thought I would share…
Here’s to Mom with MasterCard and Better Homes & Gardens
We as Moms tend to be the magic makers this time of year. We are the list makers, the present elves, the creators of culinary delights. When do we have a chance to treat ourselves? This year MasterCard along with Better Homes and Gardens is giving us the opportunity to do just that with their…
My Updated Christmas Tree with #SearsRealCheer & Friday Flair
A couple of weeks ago I told you guys about a fun shopping trip (click on the shopping trip link to see my Google+ shopping trip) that I had at Sears looking to give my tree a makeover. Well as promised here are some pictures of my newly made over tree… Isn't it beautiful? Everything…
Holiday Decorating | Keeping it Simple and Meaningful
A few years ago my family had the opportunity to travel to Germany and France over the Holidays. At the time we only had the three girls and they were ages 11, 7 & 4. They were still pretty young. We were going to be there for the whole month of December and were lucky…
Million Moms Challenge | Do you BABY your Baby?
Some of the greatest advice that I received after the birth of my first child was… Don’t over BABY your baby. I wish I could kiss the woman who gave me this little treasure. But alas, she was probably one of the cute little old ladies in the grocery store who stopped to take a…
Christmas Tree Decorating with Sears
It's that time again, that magical time of year when we get to transform our homes into lovely winter wonderlands. Our family tradition is to break out the tree on Thanksgiving. My sweet husband works on the tree while I work on the Thanksgiving feast. Early this week I was thinking about our decorations and…