It seems like I keep seeing toys in the stores that I can totally make. In the last couple years there has been a “taggie” phenomena that has popped up in retailers and I’m pretty sure after moms and grandmas had been making taggie toys for a while. If you are unfamiliar with the “taggie” …
Did you ask for a special birthday dinner dish when you were growing up? Pasta Con Broccoli was always my request at my dad’s house. Its a family favorite and it was actually the first meal I ever cooked for my husband long before he was my husband. Its one of those meals thats a …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DisneyBeauties #CollectiveBias Do your kids get excited when new movies are released? My kids aren’t quite old enough to know such things, but I have to say that I actually get excited because it means something new for …
We are quickly moving into gift giving season and this year I’m going to try and make something handmade for everyone on my list. My goal is to bring you several easy and quick but adorable handmade gift ideas, so that If you feel in the mood to pull out your sewing machine or …
These graham cracker peanut butter cups are perfect for holiday gifts. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PBandG #CollectiveBias Peanut butter, graham crackers & chocolate is there a better combination? Oh man these little graham cracker peanut butter cups are perfect for holiday baking …
I love doing things I’ve never done before and this was my first shot at paper piecing. Its a cool quilt technique where you use a paper pattern to sew each piece to the paper and then tear the paper off when its done. I am in a competition with Robert Kaufman fabrics and Fairfield …
Hands down these chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are my favorite everyday cookies. I love that the batch makes a million so you can freeze half of it and have cookies all the time, I love that they have oats in them so they are nice and substantial and I love that I can mix up …
I think I’ve found my new favorite cookie, seriously. These crispy oat butter cookies are so good. I made them the week before Thanksgiving and I couldn’t stop eating them. They are kind of like a crunchy teeny bit salty shortbread cookie, I wasn’t expecting to love them as much as I do. Holiday baking …
My kids need church toys, they are 2 1/2 and 4 (almost, next week!) and 1 hour of church where they have to be quiet can some days feel like pure torture for all four of us. It’s definitely hit or miss if they have a nice quiet sit in the pew Sunday or a …
I’m super excited that today I’m doing a guest post over at Skip to My Lou, her blog is so fun and I’m super happy I was able to contribute this fun little do it yourself sewing tablet case. Since receiving this awesome little ASUS Intel Tablet I knew it needed something adorable to be stored in. …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SkinnyGirlSnacks #CollectiveBias Well friends it is officially fall. Lets all bust out the pumpkins and fall wreaths and start snacking on this awesome popcorn! I’m totally a snacker, sometimes I wonder if I would loose weight if I worked …
Do you go on a regular date night with your husband or significant other? I like to go out once a week because honestly by the end of the week I’m totally ready to let someone else cook and get away from kinds for a few hours and feel like a grown up. Matt and …












