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Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs

Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs

Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs are a great way to  decorate your Easter eggs with your favorite characters, sports teams, and more! First, let me tell you that this is the first time since I was a kid that I’ve decorated Easter eggs. We’re not hard boiled egg eaters at our house, and it seemed a

My Friday Five – Spring Break Fun at Home

My Friday Five – Spring Break Fun at Home

Oh, hello Friday… I couldn’t be happier to see you! It was hard to get back into our routine after Carter’s spring break last week. We didn’t jet off anywhere exotic, but made some good memories right here in Des Moines. Carter went to the school program a few days while Todd and I worked. He

Homemade Bubble Solution

Homemade Bubble Solution

Make a homemade bubble solution with common household ingredients you already have on hand. We had a great end to Carter’s spring break from school last week. I took Friday off from work and we went to the Science Center of Iowa. It’s a place Carter has really grown to love more as he’s gotten

My Friday Five – March Madness

My Friday Five – March Madness

Here we are at the end of another week. Most of the schools here were on spring break this last week. While we didn’t jet off to somewhere warm, and I’m incredibly jealous of those who did, I was happy to have taken a few days off to spend with Carter AND the office was fairly

My Friday Five – Spring has sprung!

My Friday Five – Spring has sprung!

Okay, so it’s not technically spring for another week, but we were blessed with amazing weather this week. 1. Unseasonal Sunshine! Last week we were still below freezing, this week we were in the 60’s and 70’s. Glorious sunshine and warm weather does amazing things for everyone’s mood in the midwest after the winter! I

Hand Stamped Cheese Knives – Spread Love, Joy, Cheer!

Hand Stamped Cheese Knives – Spread Love, Joy, Cheer!

These hand stamped cheese knives are a great gift idea for the cheese lover in your life or as the perfect accessory at your next wine and cheese night. A while ago I ran across these cute hand stamped cheese knives on Pinterest with the sayings “Spread Love, Spread Joy and Spread Cheer”. When I

My Friday Five – Catching Up!

My Friday Five – Catching Up!

I’m hoping my unintentional few week hiatus from posting is over. Work travel plus end of winter (hopefully) sickness has kept me sidelined lately. I hated to miss another Friday Five, so here’s my attempt to catch up on the last few weeks. 1. Winter Pick Me Up! Every year a group of my friends

DIY Leather O-Ring Bracelet – Inspired by Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper!

DIY Leather O-Ring Bracelet – Inspired by Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper!

This Leather O-Ring bracelet is inspired by one worn recently by Joanna Gaines on  HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Get the step-by-step instructions to make your own! A few weeks ago I posted about a leather bracelet I was coveting that I saw Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper wearing in an Instagram post (she’s got great style!). I

Smashed Potatoes

Smashed Potatoes

Smashed potatoes are my new favorite way to make potatoes. They have great flavor and the skins get a perfect crisp to them. This recipe was adapted from the Pioneer Woman’s Crash Hot Potatoes. I had pinned this recipe quite a long time ago and finally got around to making them a few weeks ago.

My Friday Five – Seeing Red

My Friday Five – Seeing Red

In honor of Valentine’s Day this weekend, My Friday Five centers around my favorite color – RED! Enjoy five of my current favorite items in red. 1. Favorite Treat – My all time favorite candy only comes out this time of year. Brach’s Cinnamon Jelly Hearts. This year, I was afraid they stopped making them,