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…
I saw this project in Family Fun over the summer with big stars for 4th of the July, and I knew small versions of these paper stars would be perfect ornaments for the wooden tree in our kitchen! These are easy to make (albeit tedious if you're making a dozen of them!), and you can…
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…
Almost two months ago, my husband and I fell in love with an almost all-black Siberian Husky puppy we found while looking for Husky breeders in our area. Although we hadn't planned to actually get a puppy that weekend, we ended up driving two hours to meet her, reminding our kids the whole time that…
This post is brought to you by ListPlanIt, where you'll find hundreds of lists and planning pages to help your organize your holiday season...and your life! If you hadn't already guessed, I love all things Christmas! Although gifts are not the focus of our Christmas celebration, they certainly play a part in it, and one…
At the beginning of the 101 Days of Christmas series, I shared one of my favorite homemade treats -- chocolate covered pretzels and chips. Really, how can you go wrong with chocolate-covered anything? (Although I draw the line at things that move!) Here are 9 creative chocolate-covered treats to add to your last-minute holiday baking…
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…