Easter Love

I received my beloved pottery barn magazine in the mail the other day and decided that this vintage piece must be included in my Easter place settings. I adore the mini watering can and seriously, when does Pottery Barn ever offer anything for $5. So chic! LOVE it!
Find it HERE

DIY - Ironing Board Cover Make-over

Ever have the problem of needing a new ironing board cover but can't find one that doesn't look like it belongs at the circus? Here's a simple, cheap idea to give your ironing board a face lift. Find all the details HERE.

Ready for Spring

Spring Fever -
noun
a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring

Not quite spring yet, but feeling the fever none-the-less (sigh)

Photo via brides.com

Missed the Boat

Okay friends, I totally missed the boat on throwing an Oscar Party...this will definitely be on my list for next year. Find all the (FREE!) downloads and details HERE and HERE.

Fire Truck

Already dreaming about ideas for a November birthday party...these would be fabulous (sigh)...

Found HERE

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

During the holidays (and colder months) I am always searching the internet for some fun crafts to do with my boys. Here are two that I have done in the past week that they loved.

SNOW MAN PLACE MAT
Cut out and glue snowman to a colored piece of card stock (if kids are old enough have them do the cutting.) By gluing shapes or drawing, have the kids decorate around the snowman with trees, snowflakes, reindeer, etc. Laminate or cover with contact paper. Cut out snowman scarfs and hats and laminate. Once finished, kids can keep themselves busy decorating their snowman while they wait for dinner. You can store the laminated hats and scarfs in a pocket on the back of the place mat. Click HERE for snowman link.



SANTA HAND
Trace child's hand on card stock and cut out. Have them paint the bottom of their hand and thumb red for the color of Santa's hat. Glue googly eyes (or paint the eyes), glitter or sequins on hat, ball or button for nose, and cotton balls for his beard and hat. You can also punch a hole and string some ribbon in the top and hang on the tree...don't forget to put their name and date on the back (just in case your kids fight over whose it is in the years to come...I am not speaking from my own childhood experience, I promise!)



SPECIAL THANKS TO MY 3 YEAR OLD FOR LETTING ME TAKE PICTURES OF HIS WONDERFUL ARTWORK!

YUM!

A tad bit behind on blogging??? Yes, I think so. With the craziness of birthdays, holidays and visitors, this blog has been a little lacking. But I am determined to set things straight.

I was actually planning on posting about this beautiful cake of Martha Stewart's that I made for a Relief Society Christmas get together...unfortunately, I didn't take a picture...but it tasted fabulous - Ginger Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting and Beautiful Candied Carrots for decor! People were raving over it...seriously, go to Martha's website and look it up and make it...on second thought, just click HERE and it will take you to the recipe...so yum!

Anyway...to the things that I actually have pictures of. I have a new blog obsession! Gordon Gossip...seriously she finds the cutest things. One of her more recent posts I had to try. Brownie pops. No, I didn't eat them all myself, although I could have...the Young Women of my ward helped out with that...and might I say that young girls can eat...I should have made two batches. They were so simple, very rich, and quite tasty (and of course really cute!)