Let’s Get Merrymaking with Decor: A Classic Christmas Trend to Love

For the love of all things festive and merrymaking! Confession here: I love the holidays more than parties! Yep, the holidays have my heart — I even got engaged on Christmas Eve! The feeling the holidays give me, the music, the mood they put me in, the craft ideas and baking possibilities, the joy they bring really is endless. It doesn’t get better than Christmas time, it really is the most magical time of year!

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A Dinosaur and Unicorn Birthday Party

When Desiree Fortin reached out to me to help her celebrate her triplets’ birthday last year, I was so excited to be a part of it! Desiree Fortin has a blog called The Perfect Mom Blog, it’s all about authentic motherhood and how the perfect mom doesn’t exist. She’s the sweetest thing and I’ve loved being part of her parties. I didn’t get around to sharing all her fun party details last year, so here it goes — drum roll because she did a fantastic job making the triplets’ party not only adorable but so unique!

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At Home Learning: Homeschooling During A Pandemic

The other night I was cleaning up our homeschooling area which used to be our dinning room (it’s now home to all our homeschooling items and projects). I was thinking how I could help during these hard times by using what I know and love. As I was picking up and organizing alphabet letters and ABC popsicles, putting them back into their bins, I got the idea that I should share these items. My kids love them, I love them and they work for learning, playing and entertaining, so I figured other people might love them too!

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Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

To me, homemade food is love — baking and cooking is one of my love languages. I also love good quality ingredients and knowing what’s in the food we eat. My boys now ask for these homemade fruit roll-ups instead of the not-so-healthy store-bought ones, which makes my mama heart very happy. Homemade fruit roll-ups take some time to make, but don’t all good things take a little more time? And the time they take is mostly in the oven, so you can do the easy prep and go about your day while these dehydrate in the oven.

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Room Inspiration: Decor That Inspires

I’m forever committed to the things that bring me joy! Designing, creating, making, teaching, reading, writing, growing, meditating and so much more have all been done in this little space. Last year I redesigned this corner nook in my house and dedicated it to my inner joy. A space that would invite me to slow down, quiet my thoughts and connect more to my creativity. I knew surrounding myself with comfort, ambiance and beauty would do the trick.

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What is a Smash Cake?

It’s the cutest way to celebrate a baby’s first birthday, a celebration of a milestone, baby’s very 1st year, 365 days of baby being here! Often it also celebrates babies very first piece of cake too. A smash cake is a fun way to document the milestone birthday of a baby turning one by taking photos of the birthday boy or girl with a birthday cake.

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Lemon Party Inspiration for a Lemon or Lemonade Birthday Party

Nothing says summer like a lemon or lemonade birthday party! Styling this party was beyond fun with all the happy yellow and pops of pink. Plus, can we talk about that pink script party balloon and those lemon shaped fruit balloons, both of which totally made this lemon-inspired party come together so nicely! I love when I’m styling a party and things just click into place and the decor tells the story of the theme so beautifully.

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How to Blend Two Birthday Party Themes: A Race Car and Police Party

Both my boys have birthdays in January (five days apart from one another) so we usually opt for one big birthday party to save my sanity after celebrating the holidays. Choosing a theme this year was a lot more challenging since my littlest guy, Aiden, wanted a race car birthday party and Dylan, my oldest, wanted a police party theme, so my work was all about blending these two party themes to create a cohesive party.

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How to: Make a Donut Wall

Jump on the donut wall trend with this easy and fun DIY donut wall tutorial! For my boys’ race car and police birthday party I created a concessions snack stand and donuts were the main show. I mean how could they not be, everyone loves donuts! It was one of my favorite elements of the party design. When styling events you want your designs and decor to be fun and invite your guests in to party, what better conveys, “Come on over, and join the party,” than a donut wall.

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How to: Style Party Backdrops with Balloons

Take your party up a notch by using balloons as your party backdrop and tell the story of your theme! Balloons are the quintessential party decor, showcase your party theme by making a creative backdrop using Mylar foil balloons. No helium, no problem! A big part of event planning is finding ways to make the day of your event easier, so eliminating one extra trip to the party store on the day of to get helium is a win-win in my book.

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Easter Basket Ideas For Kids!

Get Easter ready with these 40 easy Easter basket ideas to make your Easter celebration festive and fun! Spring is upon us and that means it’s Easter basket season! It’s time to get festive and start creating those Easter baskets for your little ones. Here you’ll find 40 Easter basket ideas for kids to inspire and get you well on your way to celebrating!

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