Do Tell Tuesday #17 with Features & Co-host!

I am so excited that you can be here for my favorite day of the week!  Click here for the full rundown on how to participate and... Welcome to Do Tell Tuesday! Today is exciting because we have a guest co-host today!  Say hello to Aanika! Aanika is wife to a soccer-obsessed hubby and mama to two adorable munchkins,.  She loves to surf,...

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Quick Cream Cheese & Cucumber Crackers with Philly Cream Cheese!

Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Last week, I shared a sweet snack that I like to make for my niece, and this week I would love to share our favorite savory snack!  It is quick, simple, kid-friendly, and delicious...

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Sunday Synopsis / Stumped on Sunday

Happy Sunday! I have two questions from a Stitch Once, Rip Twice member Kathy today for Stumped on Sunday.  Let's see if anyone can help her out! What are the best bobbins to purchase. I've tried three different times at the local fabric chain here called Hancock and all three times the bobbins wind fine but can't be used for sewing, they totally get bound...

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Plush Puffs feature & GIVEAWAY!

This week's Shop Small Saturday Showcase feature is one that my family and I personally adore.  For one thing, my mom's favorite dessert is the marshmallow and for another, my sister's favorite is s'mores!  In fact, we are thinking of having a s'mores bar for her wedding, and the delicious creations from Plush Puffs would be beautiful additions! Check out all of...

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Weekly Wrap-Up: New Food Adventures!

This weekend, we had a bunch of fun things to do and I tried three new restaurants for the first time. Triple fun! Precap: Sights:  Registering for my sister's wedding with a not-so-fun moment Eats:  Cucina Enoteca, The Grilled Cheese Spot, Cafe Gratitude On Saturday, we went to a beautiful restaurant called Cucina Enoteca to meet up with some of my guy's...

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Organizing my Bathroom Toiletry Drawer for Spring Cleaning!

About a month ago, I did a quick reorganization of my toiletry drawer when I something silly happened for someone so organized...I ran out of deodorant!  I resorted to using my travel deodorant, but I knew that I had to do some major organizing of all of my toiletries to make sure I didn't run out of anything else.  Here is how I did that! First of all, you...

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DIY Stenciled Nautical Beach Tote!

This sponsored post is brought to you by Plaid and Blueprint Social, but all opinions are 100% mine! As you know by now, I just love to create!  I work with just about everything, like fabric, yarn, vinyl, paper, and even wood!  But I have a little confession for you...  I am scared when it comes to painting.  For real.  When I was a younger...

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Could a Bit of Kitchen Creativity Win You $1,000,000 from Lay's Do Us a Flavor? #DoUsAFlavor

#Sponsored by Mom Central Consulting #MC I love to cook.  I love to eat.  I love to eat what I cook.  Simple as that.  But do you want to know a secret?  Up until a few years ago, I did not consider myself a good cook.  Sure, I knew how to follow recipes and end up with good results.  However, I was not at all creative when...

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Do Tell Tuesday #16 with Features & Co-host!

I am so excited that you can be here for my favorite day of the week!  Last week as amazing because we had a giveaway (winner announced below) and we had over 200 links!  Yay! Click here for the full rundown on how to participate and... Welcome to Do Tell Tuesday! Today is exciting because we have a guest co-host today!  Say hello to Mo! These...

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Simple Peanut Butter Banana Bites: 2 ways!

Are you ready for easiest "recipe" ever?  I make this little nuggets all the time for my niece and I thought it would be a fun little snack idea that we like to share.  I used to work at a children's clinic that focused on healthy eating choices and exercise, so all day long I was talking about food!  You can see how this might be a problem for a foodie like...

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Sunday Synopsis / Stumped on Sunday answer!

Happy Sunday! Thanks for everyone answer's to last week's Stumped on Sunday question!  I am officially obsessed with houzz now and honestly, I think my guy is even more.  The other day, I received about 15 e-mails in a row commenting on different kitchens.  Ha! Thanks everyone! Lastly, here are last week's posts in case you missed any....

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Montrose Leather Works feature & 2 GIVEAWAYS!

This week, I want to feature one of my favorite shops so far!  I first met Jeric from Montrose Leather Works at Patchwork Santa Ana and then at Unique L.A. (hence the multiple pictures below).  The clean, classic designs made with quality materials are just beautiful in person and sure to be wonderful gifts!  And if you want something a bit different, you can...

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My Niece's Birthday Present... FROZEN the movie & more!

This Christmas, I shared with you the awesome present I bought for my niece, and I knew that this year she would be expecting an amazing birthday present!  Her birthday was earlier this month, and I was already planning this fun gift, which I knew was going to be worth the wait!  Both her and I absolutely love the movie FROZEN (and everything else by Disney!),...

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Weekly Wrap-Up: Food & Fun Errands... Yes, FUN errands!

This week was a blur and with so much work to be done, I saved up a few errands for the weekend.  But I snuck a couple of fun ones into the mix and with a bunch of restaurants to try, it was a really fun week! Precap (jump to): Sights:  shopping for a new Tory Burch wallet!, squash cooking, tamale-making party Eats:  Amor Y Tacos, cha2o Friday Once...

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