Holiday Shopping at ConsumerCrafts.com

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Hello! Christmas is right around the corner! Annnnd that means it’s time for Christmas crafts ~ my favorite part! ha! ;) My one stop place for online craft supply shopping is ConsumerCrafts.com. They are amazing! With their low prices & a selection that can’t be beat they are the place to go for all of your crafting needs. Plus they have FREE shipping for all orders over $75. Sweet! ;) ConsumerCrafts.com has just released their holiday catalog with lots of project ideas and a coupon! To give you some ideas I shopped at ConsumerCrafts.com & picked out a ton of craft supplies for my next holiday project. I’ll be sharing a new Christmas tutorial next week to show you what I made. So let’s go shopping, & I’ll show you what I bought! :)

Letter to Santa Party #NorthpoleFun

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Hello! Today I am excited to share one of our very favorite family traditions that we do every single year ~ a Letter to Santa Party. :) My kiddos look forward to this traditon. We make cookies & hot chocolate, write our letters to Santa with their Christmas gift ideas & kick off the holiday season. This year it was made even more special with the all new Hallmark Northpole toys, gifts & party items that can be found exclusively at Walmart right now. So keep reading to see what we did. :)

Chalkboard Countdown {tutorial} #SilhouetteChallenge

Hello! It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to participate in a Silhouette Challenge! It’s been a little bit crazy around here! ;) So I am super excited to jump in this month’s challenge ~ DIY Gifts! So make sure you scroll down to find tons more gift ideas from my amazing blogging friends. For my DIY gift I decided to share what we gave all of our neighbors last year. I didn’t have time to blog about it back then! ha! ;) This Chalkboard Countdown is so, so easy to make! You can make a bunch of these fast & quick & for not a lot of money. So keep reading to see how I did it. :)

 

Ooey Gooey Caramel Cheesecake {recipe}

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Hello! The holidays are upon us! Yay! I love, love this time of year! :) Today I am excited to be a part of a virtual progressive dinner with some other amazing bloggers. We are each cooking up good holiday recipes ~ main dishes, side dishes, appetizers, beverages & desserts. I’m bringing a dessert! :) I am so excited to be sharing this yummy Ooey Gooey Caramel Cheesecake recipe with you today. This is one our family’s go to holiday recipes. It is amazing! So keep reading to get the yummy recipe! :)

7 Homemade Christmas Ornaments

Hello! Happy Friday! I have been working on a ton of projects & posts this week. I have lots of Christmas fun in the works. ;) I’m just not ready to share quite yet so I decided to do a quick round up of some of my favorite homemade Christmas ornaments that I’ve made over the last several years. I love homemade ornaments especially ones that my kiddos have made. :) This year we are actually going to have TWO trees ~ one in our living room & one in our sunroom. One is going to be full of homemade ornaments that we have collected over the years. It’s going to be beautiful & full of so many memories. Enjoy! :)

10 Projects & Crafts Perfect for Thanksgiving

Hello! Happy Thursday! This week is flying by! Whew! I wish time would slow down just a little bit. At least long enough for me to catch up on the laundry! ha! ;) Turkey Day is almost here. Yay! So today I am excited to share 10 Projects & Crafts Perfect for Thanksgiving that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party. Remember this week’s party is still going on right now. So feel free to stop by & link up your ideas! I’d love to see them. You can do all of that right {HERE}. Buuuut first enjoy this fabulous feature post! Enjoy! :)

{wow me} wednesday #179

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 15 Spooky Treats.
If you are brave enough click {HERE}. ;)

Things to Do Quiet Book {tutorial}

Hello! How are you? How was your weekend? Ours was crazy busy but oh so fun! :) My oldest was at a state band competition in Little Rock. So we got to spend two nights in hotel & get away from everything. It was so nice! I didn’t have time to come up with a brand new post so I checked through my 40 draft posts. Yes, 40! I found this one from about a year & a half ago that I had never shared! Oops! This is such an easy & fun project to put together especially using PSA Essentials peel & stick stamps. They make stamping easy! You could also use stickers or cut outs from magazines to make these, too. So keep reading to see how I made this Things to Do Quiet Book. Enjoy! :)

 

 

Just Be Yourself & Dance! #JustDance2015

Hello! Our family loves Just Dance! How about yours? I think we have just about every edition. ha! :) So as you can imagine my kiddos were super excited get their copy of Just Dance 2015! Yay! I love that Ubisoft (the makers of Just Dance 2015) have partnered with Stomp Out Bullying to bring awareness to National Bullying Prevention Month this October. I’m sure you saw all of the blue shirts a few weeks ago. If you are thinking about getting Just Dance 2015 for your kiddos keep reading to see what we thought & see where you can get your copy. (It would make an amazing Christmas gift!) #JustDance2015 #cgc

 

15 Spooky Treats

Hello! Halloween is TOMORROW! Eek! :) One of our favorite family traditions is to make a spooky Halloween meal complete with some spooky treats. So I thought it would be fun to round up 15 Spooky Treats that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! You still have time to make some of these for tomorrow. ;) Remember this week’s party is still going on right now. So be sure to swing by to see what everyone is up to. If you are a blogger be sure to link up your latest ideas. I’d love to see them. Buuuut first check out this spook-tacular feature post. Enjoy! :)

{wow me} wednesday #178

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 12 Autumn Décor Ideas.
Make sure you check out all the fabulousness {HERE}. :)

Decor Tips: Make the Most of Natural Light in your Home

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Hello! One of my most favorite things to do (and I usually save it for last!) are the window treatments for our home. I finally put the curtains & blinds up in our sunroom two weeks ago! ha! :) It’s a big decision! Window treatments can make or break a room design! That is why I love Décorview! I wish I had found them a long time ago! I could of really used their help deciding on what to do with all the windows in our home.  Décorview designs, measures and installs custom Hunter Douglas window treatments. They are beautiful! You can even request a FREE design consultation right on their website. Awesome! In our home we have tons of natural light. Sometimes all that light needs to be managed! ha! So today I thought I’d share some tips on how to make the most of the natural light in your home & show off some beautiful Hunter Douglas window treatments. So keep reading! :)

Easy DIY Shutter Headboard {tutorial}

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Hello! How was your weekend? Ours was fantastic! We worked together as a family on a few projects, had some amazing weather & got to spend some quality time together. That’s always nice. ;) A few weekends ago my hubby & I worked on this easy DIY shutter headboard for our master bedroom. We used shutter memo boards from We R Memory Keepers. I kind of LOVE it! So I’m excited to share the EASY tutorial with you today so you can make one too. So keep reading! :)

 

Spooky Treat Jar {tutorial}

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Hello! Happy Friday! It’s homecoming for us today. We can’t wait for the parade this afternoon & the big football game tonight. Go Hawks! ;) It’s also a week from Halloween, & I have been on a roll lately with easy Halloween gift ideas! ha! ;) Annnnnd this Spooky Treat Jar is super easy to do as well with some help from the brand new Fiskars Duck® Edition Scissors. These scissors are made to work with sticky material like Duck® Tape. I love that they don’t get sticky & gummy! They are awesome. So keep reading to see how I made this easy craft. :)

12 Autumn Décor Ideas

Hello! It’s time to feature some of YOUR awesome-ness! ;) I loved going through last week’s link ups, and I am excited to feature 12 Autumn Décor Ideas for your home. This week’s party is still going on so feel free to swing by & check out this week’s party. If you are a blogger be sure to link up your latest projects & ideas so I can feature you, too. You can do all of that right {HERE}. Buuuuut first fall in love with these amazing ideas! Enjoy! :)