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Peeps Centerpiece

April 04, 2012   Kristen   2 Comments
Make the perfect Peeps-themed Easter party with chocolate-covered Peeps at each place-setting and this beautiful Peep flower arrangement!

Children love Easter Peeps, no denying it–those sugar-crusted critter-shaped marshmallows put a smile on faces old and young alike!  Make your special family Easter brunch or dinner Peep-themed by placing a chocolate-covered Peep at each place-setting and some of these beautiful Peep flower centerpieces along your table-scape! PEEPS CENTERPIECE: Materials Needed: two glass vases (cylindrical),

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St. Patrick’s Day Party Ideas

March 17, 2012   Kristen   2 Comments
Get in the spirit by making a special dinner night for your family or go all out and create the perfect St. Patty's bash!

Create the perfect St. Patrick’s party with these fun and easy decorating ideas and recipes!  I will be posting tutorials and recipes for all the items you see in the picture, grab the kids and get to crafting to create the perfect St. Patrick’s Day tablescape, even if it is just for the family! Learn

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St. Patrick’s Day Straws & Leprechaun Fizz Drink

March 11, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
Your kids will enjoy making these festive and silly St. Patrick's Day straws, make sure to have the camera handy!

This is an easy and fun craft idea for your family this St. Patrick’s Day!  The key to this craft is finding the right old fashioned style paper straws.  Luckily these can be ordered easily from Amazon, Etsy or SipSticks and they are inexpensive. One of the most beloved aspects of this Irish holiday, besides

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Classically Chic Cupcakes From a Box

February 04, 2012   Kristen   4 Comments
The key to upgrading your boxed cupcakes is fresh frosting and simple decorating techniques!

Is there anything more comforting than a fresh baked cupcake?  I’ve certainly been relishing my pregnancy card, happily (and semi-guilt-free) baking myself and my family a batch of classic yellow cupcakes with chocolate butter-cream frosting–ALL FROM A STORE-BOUGHT MIX!  Seriously easy, seriously tasty and simply decorated with fresh fruits–seriously chic!  These fresh baked cupcakes are

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Easy Paper Ornaments

December 02, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
What I love most about these ornaments is that they can be stored flat and they don't break!

This is an awesomely easy craft idea that is super-versatile: use these festive orbs on your Christmas tree or to decorate for a special occasion like a birthday or baby shower!  I used Origami paper and glittered card stock for this version and I’ve used them to bedeck our Christmas tree and as decorations in

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Alien Cupcake Ideas

October 15, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
Ooooh, THE CLAW!!! These Toy Story-inspired alien cupcakes are super-cute and perfect for your Halloween party!

It’s my favorite time of year again!  In honor of our alien/space themed Halloween in 2009, I wanted to post about alien cupcakes!  I was lucky enough to partake in a yummy alien cupcake that my husband’s co-worker had made for their office Halloween party.  It was so cute I almost didn’t want to eat

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Back to School Pencil Party Favors

August 25, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Make these cute pencil-shaped party favors using toilet paper tubes! They are sure to be a back-to-school party hit!

Get in the back to school spirit with this craft idea!  These pencils are a great project for your 6 to 10-year-old student as it incorporates lots of geometry and measurement skills.  Terms like perimeter: diameter, circumference and cylinder and hexagon are all in the instructions and this would be a great opportunity to expose

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Back to School Garland

August 24, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Whip up this easy back to school decoration for less than $3!

Create this super-cute garland for a back to school themed party, for less than $3 (if you already have the double-sided tape)!  You don’t have to stick with just letters, use numbers, shapes, addition and subtraction flashcards, mix and match. the choice is yours!  Right now at Target there are a bunch of sets of

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The Bridal Bouquet & Boutonniere

August 18, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
The bouquet was the perfect accessory to my dress and it helped to elevate the formality of my simple dress!

Now that we’ve gone over my tips for choosing your perfect wedding day bridal bouquet, and how I came up with my bouquet design, I proudly present my bouquet!  “You know you loved your bouquet when…” seeing IT was what almost made me cry on my wedding day (I was waterworks the day before, so

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Designing My Bridal Bouquet

August 17, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
I gave this sketch to my florist since this type of bouquet was hard for me to adequately explain.

After going over some tips for choosing your bridal bouquet, I’d love to share with you mommas my experience in designing my bridal bouquet!  As I explained a bit before, my original concept of the bouquet was: round, fluffy, all white, hand-tied and NO GREENERY!  And if you look online, you will see many of

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Choosing Your Bridal Bouquet

August 16, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
Your flowers are pretty darn important since they will be in almost all of your wedding pictures and they are likely to be your most expensive wedding day accessory!

  I think in the whole wedding planning process, choosing and designing my bridal bouquet was the most fun of all!  I had to do a John-Kerry-esque “flip-flop” about two weeks out from the big day, but with some excellent advise from my now Aunt-in-Law my bridal bouquet will be the stuff of legend–and I

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Flower Girl Dresses

August 16, 2011   Kristen   1 Comment
My niece, Erika, in her miniBoden flower girl dress, Stella & Dot bracelet, Target sandals and hand-tied silk bouquet--PERFECT!

  I am frantically trying to post all of my wedding planning ideas so I can show all you mommas how it all turned out!  Yes, I got married last Sunday and it WAS my dream wedding   But I promise to post more about that later in the week! First off, I wanted to

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Modern Flower Girl Ideas

August 01, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Using silk flowers saves money and allows your flower girl to reuse for dress up play or display in their room as a momento from the wedding!

  They are the little beauties who punctuate your ceremony and bring big smiles to all your guests’ faces: your flower girls!  Nothing is cuter for your big day, and nothing is more of a “big” deal to the little girl in your life than being asked to be a flower girl!  I have decided

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Wedding Reception Centerpiece Ideas

July 31, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Come in under budget with these

  So, I already showed you Mommas my wedding cupcake box decorations and now it’s time to go over my “tablescape” plan!  Like I mentioned before, our reception is going to be at a nearby restaurant and since we will only have 25 attendees and (mostly) because we’re on a tight budget, we are not

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Wedding Cupcake Ideas

July 31, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
Wraping the cupcake box lids with thin contrasting ribbon adds more interest and elegance to the display.

    Sorry I’ve been away SO long!  I’ve been in wedding preparation hyper-drive, with the big day being only ONE WEEK away!  But I wanted to take some time to show you Mommas what I’ve been up to in the last week and a half! First up: my wedding “cake”!  Really, these cupcakes are

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