Cute DIY Hand Print Mother’s Day Crafts

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Five Cute Hand Print Mother's Day Crafts for Kids

Mother’s Day is a little over than two weeks away! Of all the gifts I’ve received from Jacob, the handmade ones are still my favorite. When he was in preschool and kindergarten, he made me the cutest little hand print Mother’s Day Crafts. I have them in my room so I can see them every night before I go to sleep. No matter how big he gets, I’ll always have something to remind me of when he was small! Hand print Mother’s Day Crafts to make with your child Mother’s Day Ceramic Hand Print Plate Jacob made me this plate [...] Read more »

Pour on the Pink: How to Give Beautiful Flowers for Mother’s Day

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Pour on the Pink Mothers Day Flowers

Teleflora is one of my favorite companies to work with, they always send me such gorgeous flowers for my posts on the giving the right flowers for different holidays. Yes, in my opinion, there is a right way. Of course, that way is completely subjective, but to me, it involves choosing a bouquet that really reflects the recipients tastes and making sure the arrangement comes with a little something extra that lasts longer than the flowers. Even the heartiest of flowers don’t live forever, after all! Choosing a Meaningful Mother’s Day Flower Arrangement Rather than just picking out the first [...] Read more »

Mother’s Day Gifts for the Eco-Minded Coffee Loving Mom

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Coffee Mothers Day Gifts

With the big holiday honoring mom less than a month away now, it’s time to start coming up with some great Mother’s Day gifts! One of the best gifts you can give is something that mom loves but that also gives a little something back to the world. A great way to do this is to purchase Fair Trade USAproducts. They have an amazing selection of everything from apparel to tea, but it was their coffee that really caught my attention! I am a huge coffee drinker, and was thrilled to have the chance to try out two amazing Fair [...] Read more »

40 Awesome Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Boys

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Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Boys

Every year around this time, I start to get a little anxious because Easter is just a few days away and I’m still not done with Jacob’s basket. When it comes to Christmas, I’m done a good month in advance, but for some reason, Easter just sneaks up on me! While Easter isn’t nearly as elaborate as Christmas in our house, I still like to give him a nice basket. If you’re like me and still haven’t barely started on gifts for your little man, these ideas may help. I broke it down into a few categories to make it [...] Read more »

Five Fun and Easy Easter Crafts for the Whole Family

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Easter Crafts

It’s time to get started on some fun Easter crafts that the whole family can enjoy doing together! Actually, it was probably time to get started weeks ago, as Easter is in less than two weeks, but it’s never too late. Well, maybe April 1st would be too late. It’s kind of silly to create Easter crafts the day after Easter. Then again, you could totally call them spring crafts and still rock as a crafty mom! Since I stink at crafts, I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites from amazing bloggers who gave permission to have their crafts [...] Read more »

Safe Easter Candy for Kids with Peanut Allergies

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Peanut-Free Candy Ideas

Jacob doesn’t have a peanut allergy, but so many of my friends kids do. Easter is an especially difficult time because kids love getting chocolate, but most of the chocolates are labeled with a warning that they were made close to peanuts. While I know some kids can handle foods that came into contact with peanuts but don’t contain them as an ingredient, I know many can’t even tolerate foods that were made in the same general vicinity of the legume. Many parents opt to completely eliminate candy, and that’s fine, but for those who want their kids to get [...] Read more »

Irish Blessings and Good Luck Sayings

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If there is one thing the Irish are famous for, it’s their luck. Although, my dad was almost completely Irish (with a little English mixed in, but he didn’t like to talk about that!), so I’m about half Irish, and I have to say, I’m still waiting for my luck to kick in! Then again, I have to say that I’ve been pretty lucky in some ways. I may not be rich or famous, but I have a wonderful son, an amazing boyfriend, and a family that I wouldn’t trade for the world. Perhaps we should redefine what constitutes luck! [...] Read more »

How to Make Your Own St. Patrick’s Day Subway Art

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I am not an artist. Not even remotely close. I could demonstrate by showing you my sickly looking stick people, but you’d probably run away crying in fear. Seriously, it’s that bad. My grandmother could draw beautifully and she passed that talent down to a few family members, along with her ability to cook. To me, she gave her short height and her love of chocolate-covered pretzels. Not a great combination! While I was trying to come up with an idea of some type of cool St. Patrick’s Day craft that I could create, pin for Pinterest and convince droves [...] Read more »

8 Great Love Stories That Don’t End in Death

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I was originally going to call this the  Greatest Love Stories of all time, but then realized that most of the top stories end in death. Romeo and Juliet kill themselves. Cleopatra winds up dead. Guinevere and Lancelot don’t really have a happy ending, and besides, she was cheating on Arthur, which isn’t really a good example! Tristan and Isolde? Both die. Paris and Helena? Lots of people died for that love story. Doesn’t make for a cheery Valentine’s Day post, now does it? Besides, there are a million articles out there with the greatest love stories of all time, [...] Read more »

Give Jewelry For Valentine’s Day Without Busting Your Budget

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Jewelry is one of the most popular gifts to give on Valentine’s Day, along with candy and flowers, but it can be difficult for those who are on a tight budget to afford a pretty piece without dipping into savings or breaking out the plastic. If you want to give jewelry for Valentine’s Day without going for broke, you do have a few options. From updating existing pieces to picking up a great pendant from Helzberg Diamonds for a fantastic price, you can give jewelry for Valentine’s day without busting your budget! Read more »