Having a signature Christmas cocktail recipe on hand for seasonal parties is always a great idea! This cocktail gets a unique twist of flavor from the peach schnapps and cranberry juice—it’s an unexpected but yummy combination. If you’re serving a big party with your Christmas cocktail selection, you can make pitchers ahead of time so…
DIY Upcycled Serving Trays
Upcycled items are very trendy right now, and it’s always a fun creative challenge to find new ways to use old things. After a trip to the thrift store, a number of used frames were rescued to start new lives as upcycled serving trays in the Holiday Cheer Christmas Dinner Party. There are a fair…
Holiday Cheer Christmas Dinner Party Inspiration
If you’re like most of us across the country, you’re deep into decking the halls or prepping for a Christmas dinner party or two. Once the Christmas decorating done, the entertaining needs to be easy! A Christmas dinner party should always be full of wassil and cheer, not worry and stress, and here are…
Personalized Christmas Gift Ideas for with the Cricut Explore Air 2
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Affiliate links included. During holiday time especially, making personalized gifts is important. The gesture of making a personalized Christmas gift with someone in mind gives both you ant the recipient lasting warm fuzzies. With the…
funny diy thanksgiving napkins
Funny DIY Thanksgiving napkins were a must when I made my Thanksgiving Friendsgiving party this year. I made these turkey napkins that look like the butcher pictures for cows! At a glance, they look like regular turkeys until you see the detail. It’s good for a giggle especially on a Thanksgiving table. How to make…
DIY Friendsgiving Ideas
This Friendsgiving ideas post had products supplied by Oriental Trading. Affiliate links ahead. Need a few Friendsgiving ideas? Or just Thanksgiving ideas in general? I’ve got a few for you! In partnership with Oriental Trading, I did some one stop shopping and then added a few DIY touches to make our Friendsgiving spread a memorable…
Hasbro TRANSFORMERS Party Ideas – Celebrating 35 Years of Fun
Thank you TRANSFORMERS for sponsoring this post. Join us in celebrating their 35th anniversary! It’s hard to believe, but TRANSFORMERS is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year! Things have changed in the world of the Autobots and Decepticons since I was a kid, but it’s really cool that they are still around and still have…
Savings Alert: Cricut Maker and Tote Bundle Deal!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Christmas is coming, and there are lots of gifts to make for friends and family! If you are the kind of crafter that makes gifts or projects out of just about any craft material, you…
5 Things to Love about owning the Cricut Explore Air 2
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Affiliate links ahead. Back when I received my Cricut Explore Air 2 to create the decor for a bachelor party (!) I instantly fell in love. I’d mistakenly spent years forcing friends and family to…
Personalized Christmas Pajamas with Cricut Explore Air 2
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Affiliate links included in this post. Every year my son and daughter ask for personalized Christmas pajamas that match. For the whole family. I know the desire to dress like their mom and dad even…
Spartan Warrior DIY Halloween Costume
After taking a class on Greek history, my son came to me and asked to be a Spartan Warrior for Halloween this year. I figured it was better than the other black robed creepy things he was thinking of dressing up as, so we started on this DIY Halloween costume! I used hot glue for…
Halloween Table Setting Quickie
he dragon skeleton we got from Oriental Trading received much love from the kids this Halloween season. They weren’t quite ready to move on to Thanksgiving, so in one last hurrah, I put together this Halloween Table Setting Quickie to take advantage of our beloved dragon for just a few minutes longer. As I said,…
Top Halloween Ideas for Kids
After blogging for ten years, I’ve accumulated more than a few Halloween ideas for kids (and adults!) Take a jog through some of the most popular and top Halloween ideas I’ve had below. Remember one you loved that isn’t on here? Let me know! Ten Minute Boo Banner This is a Cricut Maker…
Taco Party Ideas with Family Style Steak Street Taco Recipe
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #collectivebias #PaceTacoNight Taco Tuesday and taco parties show no sign of losing popularity any time soon. Especially when you have a favorite super yummy family style steak street taco recipe and a bit of Pace® Chunky Salsa for…
Art Deco Table Numbers Using the Cricut Maker Engraving Tool
Cricut just came out with FOUR new and amazing tools to go with it can do everything crafty for you Cricut Maker. While they are all seriously cool, I was most in awe of the engraving tool. It feels a little like “is there anything this machine CAN’T do??” when you watch it starting to…
How to make an Iron Throne from Game of Thrones
That one “WOW” piece of decor can totally make your party, especially at Halloween. In this post, we’re going to learn how to make an iron throne from the Game of Thrones. I promise, it’s far easier to make than you think, and far less dangerous to sit in. Plus, you’re going to be so…
DIY Pokemon Costumes for a Group
Need a costume for a bunch of people for Halloween? A DIY Pokemon costume for a group might be just the answer. It’s always a trial to figure out what to wear, then actually getting everyone in line to get the pre-agreed costumes can be HARD! But the group Pokemon costumes are super easy to…
DIY Bulbasaur Pokemon Costume
Our cute little trio is rounded out by this last DIY Pokemon Costume – that cute little plant guy, Bulbasaur. Once again, we’re using t-shirts and headbands to get our costume theme complete to make it easy on mom and dad when making a DIY Bulbasaur costume for the kids. Or themselves–no judgement here! …
DIY Jigglypuff Pokemon Halloween Costume
Halloween and birthday parties are way more fun when there is a DIY Pokemon costume or two in attendance. In the last post, I showed you how to make a Pikachu costume and today we’re giving you an easy to make DIY Jigglypuff costume. This is a super quick project with the help of your…
DIY Pikachu Costume for a Pokemon Halloween with Cricut
The happiest kid on the block this Halloween? It’s going to be the one standing in his DIY Pikachu Costume at the neighbor’s door with his arms outstretched holding a matching Pikachu trick-or-treat bag asking for candy. I want to pinch his cheeks already! You can be the one to put the smile on your…
DIY VSCO Girl Shoes with the Cricut EasyPress Mini
So what is a VSCO girl? I was really feeling my age when I had to ask that one, too. Especially after I found out that the VSCO girl trend completely robs its look from the same styles we moms wore in the 90s in high school. All the way down to their adorable DIY…
15 First Day of School Free Printable Signs
The first day of school isn’t the first day of school without a photo op! Start this yearly tradition with your younglings–it’s totally fun to see the pictures pop up year to year. If you need a first day of school free printable sign, I’ve rounded up a few I think are totally photo-worthy! Click…
DIY Blaze and the Monster Machines Birthday Party Ideas
Blaze and the Monster Machines was not a show I’d even heard of before this spring. My kids are now both over 10 and I don’t watch many little kid shows anymore. But when my nephew was quickly approaching his 3rd birthday, he said nothing but a DIY Blaze and the Monster Machines birthday party…
Paper Flower Hoop Wreath
It’s the Cricut Summer of Flowers! And I really don’t need much excuse to make a paper flower project; they’re so beautiful and fairly easy to make with the Cricut Maker. My daughter’s room is going through a remodel, so creating this Paper Flower Hoop Wreath project to go on her wall was just the…
Look Like a Pro with Cricut Infusible Ink on Coasters
This post on mistakes to avoid using Cricut Infusible Ink on Coasters is sponsored by Cricut. But I’d write it anyway, because I love this stuff! The only thing I can say about the new Cricut Infusible Ink transfer paper on coasters is HOLY COW!!! I showed my first project to my friend Kim and…
Mistakes to Avoid Using Cricut Infusible Ink Pens and Markers on T-shirts
This post on mistakes to avoid using Cricut Infusible Ink Pens and Markers is sponsored by Cricut. But I’d write it anyway, because I love this stuff! Cricut recently released a real game changer in the home t-shirt making game. Using your Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore Air (and sometimes even no Cricut machine at…
DIY Spinner Art STEM Project
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerYourSummerAdventure #CollectiveBias Every summer I look for a STEM project or two to share with my kids that will keep them entertained and maybe learn a little something at the same time. Making DIY Spinner Art is easy…
How to make a DIY Tissue Paper Parrot for Luau Parties
A few years ago we made these DIY tissue paper parrot decorations for a safari party for our little friend Sidney. The paper parrots have been wildly popular on Pinterest, and after many requests, I’ve finally got around do doing a DIY Tissue Paper Parrot Tutorial. My daughter, Emily, was actually the one to design…
How to Make a Tissue Paper Flamingo
Once you know how to make a tissue paper flamingo, you can use tissue poms to make all sorts of fun party decorations, like DIY tissue paper pineapples and tissue paper parrots for starters! The big fluffy tissue pom makes a great base for adding paper cuts to to make all kinds of creations. Especially…
DIY Luau Tiki Glasses and Tiki Drink Buckets
Besides the coconut bras and grass skirts, one of the things that make luaus so FUN are the tiki things that get put to use at them. Like DIY luau tiki glasses, DIY tiki drink buckets, and pretty much tiki anything! Tiki glasses and tiki buckets are a snap to make with Cricut or any…
Easy Luau Party Ideas and Tiki Bar Set Up
Oriental Trading provided me products for this Easy Luau Party Ideas post. Having a few easy luau party ideas in your pocket when you’re starting to plan is party gold. Since this is a theme that is so wildly popular, there are tons of luau party supplies you can just go BUY for pretty inexpensively…
How to Make a DIY Viking Ship Centerpiece – How to Train Your Dragon Party Ideas
Any good How to Train Your Dragon party or Viking party needs to have a DIY Viking ship included in the decorations. For my first How to Train Your Dragon party, I built a huge mast and sail and made an entire table into a Viking ship. Hindsight has shown me that this is probably…