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It all started with the cutest set of paper plates I found at Michael’s. I couldn’t help but want to plan a party around them. And Mother’s Day is a perfect reason to celebrate!
My kids love to have fancy holiday meals. Thankfully, their definition of fancy just means we all eat at the table together on real plates, so the other details are left for me to go as easy or complicated as I like. With baseball/softball season in full swing, life has been really hectic so the Target Dollar Spot came to my rescue as I threw this little brunch together.
My table set up is fairly simple, using some of my favorite go-to’s: my simple white plates, my water goblets, and gold silverware.
My girls love to dress up and get festive for easter. I don’t know how many pairs of bunny ears we have lying around the house. I decided it would be fun to upcycle those cheap dollar store ears and of course put a Disney twist on them.
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St. Patrick’s Day season is here and I wanted something fun and bright on my door. Most St. Patty’s day decor is green but I decided to go the rainbow route.
I could not find a banner and realized I was going to have to make it. So not only is this a tutorial for a St. Patrick’s Day decoration, it’s also a tutorial for your basic banner.
This is the last of my trio of Target Dollar Spot upcycles. I’m sharing a charming heart garland that I made into a vintage love letter themed garland.
I obviously have a love for vintage items. I mean look at those beautiful glass doors I was able to salvage from a 100-year-old San Francisco home! I was excited to vintage-up this darling garland I found at Target.
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Here’s the second installment of my Target Dollar Spot upcycling. This time I found these cute packs of red, pink and white doilies. These could absolutely turn into something fun!!
My staircase always feels a bit naked after Christmas. We take down the garland and it all of the sudden looks under-decorated. Target Dollar Spot to the rescue!
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Lara and I are pretty vocal about our love of Target, especially their Dollar Spot. We can’t make a trip to Target without leaving with something from there!! The Valentine items were adorable this year and gave me some awesome inspiration. This post is a series of three where I take those cute, cheap items and make them unique and personalized.
First up is this adorable cutting board. It was only $3 and I loved how simple it was with the heart cut out. I decided it would be so sweet to add a family recipe written in my great grandmother’s handwriting.
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My kids adore handing out Valentines to their classmates at school! I always have mixed emotions of wanting something simple yet unique. This year I came up with a fun twist on those cute pink and white sprinkled animal cookies. I’ve included a couple of options AND a free printable!!
Ever come up with a fun craft idea in the middle of the night and just can’t wait until morning to see if it’s successful?? Well, this was me the other day with these cookies! I was so excited to see that it worked out like I thought.
So I think we’re all in agreement that Donut December should be a thing, right?! I’d love an excuse to eat these yummy, adorable treats for a month! Keeping with that idea, we created a Christmas build-your-own Donut Bar party where all of your December donut dreams comes true.
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This year my family will be out of town on Thanksgiving. Police officers don’t get holidays off so my husband will be working. Knowing that the rest of us decided to celebrate this year at Disneyland. Ryan will be flying down to meet us once he’s off. I didn’t get out of planning a traditional meal, however!! My kids requested an early Thanksgiving this year and here’s how it turned out!
When planning a tablescape for my family, I always have to keep in mind that my kids are KIDS! They are messy and clumsy! So whatever’s on the table needs to be washable or disposable. I love the idea of the brown paper runner that I was able to personalize. I tried my hand at a little fancy writing and the visual of the tally marks representing how blessed we are.
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So four years ago I had seen the cutest garland in the Pottery Barn catalog. I knew I couldn’t afford it nor did I want to pay what they were asking. I’m a cheapo! I knew I could totally knock it off. I used items I had at home so it cost me nothing. Instead of “Happy Holidays” I decided to use “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. I have used that garland ever since but I decided I wanted one that had a little more meaning and had more to do with the true meaning of Christmas.