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easy fairy dress-up gift

easy fairy dress-up gift

I pulled together an easy last-minute birthday gift for a sweet little two-year old this week. I started with a pair of store-bought fairy wings and added a couple of homemade items to complete a fairy dress-up set. A gorgeous and over-the-top flower hair clip and a ribbon magic wand make accessories that any fairy […]

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thanks for "bean" such a fun grandpa!

thanks for “bean” such a fun grandpa!

Here is a fun and easy Father’s Day gift you could put together in no time at all! And you might recognize one of my favorite containers to reuse! These jelly beans with a sweet message are sure to put a smile on any dad or grandpa’s face. 🙂 You could also attach this little […]

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hand-painted photo mat

hand-painted photo mat

With Mother’s Day coming up I decided it was time to have another bathtub painting party for my little budding artists. I pulled out finger paints in varying shades of pink, purple, aqua, and blue and let them go to town on two blank photo mats I had. They had a great time, although they […]

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new dad hospital survival kit

new dad hospital survival kit

My hubby’s birthday is this Wednesday and one of his BFF’s is just 4 days before his, AND he’s about to become a dad for the first time, which we are pretty darn excited about. We got to go have a little combined birthday lunch this past weekend (no kids! well, except for my littlest […]

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a pie present

a pie present

As always, picture edited to protect privacy 🙂 Last week on Pi Day a friend of mine had a birthday party and she threw a “pie party”, it was so much fun, just a bunch of families hanging out and chatting, kids running around like little hooligans, and lots of pie that people brought (I […]

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