Gift baskets are a fun and thoughtful gift, and this Movie Night basket is an affordable gift that's perfect for a family. The best part about gift baskets is you can customize them to your heart's content: Include your favorite family movie, the classic you think every home DVD library needs or a Redbox gift…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: Share Memories with a DIY Photo Book Summer is filled with wonderful photo opportunities, from family reunions and weddings to cookouts, baseball games, and sightseeing. In this digital age, it's too easy to leave our photos on the camera or the computer's hard…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: DIY: Simple, Yet Spectacular, Satin Flowers With two little girls at my house, we love pretty things…especially flowers. We routinely enjoy wearing faux flowers on hair clips. Rather than buy the flowers, I prefer to make my own. DIY satin flowers look luxurious…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: DIY Raffia Covered Vases Since I left citrus-rich California for Virginia ten months ago, I’ve discovered something about myself. Citrus makes me happy! The scent, taste, and colors make me feel good. So, when I pulled my June issue of Better Homes and…
This idea just sort of came together over the past few weeks, but I love how it turned out! We found these gorgeous mixed pears while grocery shopping (for just $0.99/lb.!), and I couldn't resist buying two bags. Then I was looking for a container for a Christmas party we were attending, and I remembered…
Looking for a fun activity for the kids this week? Help them make Christmas cards for their teachers, friends and family with these fun color-me Christmas cards from Jennifer and Jason at New Season Design! Print page 1 of each card by itself, or flip the paper over and print page 2 with a sweet…
I was looking for ways to cover jar lids for a gift that I'll share later this week when I stumbled across this super simple idea on Pinterest. It may be my favorite project of this whole series because it's so quick and easy with such a high impact. I'll be using it for Christmas…
Every year I intend to give gifts to our delivery drivers, mail lady, and trash collectors...and every year, it gets pushed to the side in the busyness of the season. This year, I was determined to make it happen. Between reviews and giveaways and our own online gift shopping, the delivery people have been working…
My daughter's art teacher (Rita Hester of Tree House Studios, for those of you that are local!) made ornaments similar to these with the girls, and I thought they turned out so cute! The snowman ornament is simple, easy, AND adorable, making them a winner, whether adding them to your own tree or giving them…
This post is brought to you by 101 Deals of Christmas at For the Mommas, featuring a steal of a deal every day from now through Christmas: Confession: I have a thing for gift baskets! There's just something about picking a theme and finding the right combination of items to fill a basket or bag…