Milkshakes should be made with real ice cream. Plain and simple. Our old fashioned chocolate milkshake recipe uses chocolate milk along with real chocolate ice cream for the best shakes in town! This post contains affiliate links.Recently we saw that one of our favorite fast food joints was having a sale on their shakes so we decided to treat the kids to a fun dessert! After waiting 45 minutes (it was so busy and they were way under-staffed) we finally got our shakes. And we were SO ... Read More about Old Fashioned Chocolate Milkshake Recipe
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Simple Spring Ruffle Dress
So I've been sewing again. More spring dresses and this time I added some pastel ruffle fabric! As you can see above, she was much more interested in Toby than having her photo taken. I'm not sure I blame her! I've used this peasant pocket dress pattern many times. Recently I shared the Easter dresses I made as well as my first dress from this pattern. I decided to switch things up and add a layer of ruffle fabric to the dress. I purchased several yards of this ruffle fabric from Pick ... Read More about Simple Spring Ruffle Dress
Make Your Own Chocolate Candies With Caramel Filling
Make your own chocolate candies in 3 easy steps! These delicious and decadent caramel chocolates are easy to make and perfect for holiday gift giving! This post contains affiliate links. What would you make with a 5 lb. brick of delicious caramel? My husband would probably eat it plain and it would be delicious that way, but I ordered it to make homemade chocolates to bring to church for Mother's Day. And you don't have to use caramel. You can also use this delicious peanut ... Read More about Make Your Own Chocolate Candies With Caramel Filling
Personalized ABC Book: Make Your Own With Photos!
Create a personalized ABC book full of photos of family and your child's favorite things! I'll even show you how to bind it yourself! If you like this project you'll love this DIY photo collage canvas! This little gal loves photo albums. She found her baby book and was just giddy, sitting on my lap, going through the pages. I don't mind her looking at her scrapbook, but I wanted something that was durable and that she could carry around with her. And so I made her a Personalized ABC Book ... Read More about Personalized ABC Book: Make Your Own With Photos!
DIY Cabochon Flowers {mold & bake!}
Who doesn't little flower cabochons? They are so bright and colorful and make the most darling jewelry pieces. I have a pair of turquoise resin cabochon earrings and my girls also have some darling resin flower clip-on earrings that they love. Instead of purchasing more we decided to see about making them! I don't know the first thing about working with resin, so we turned to something that I knew would quick and easy and very user friendly; Clay! We used Premo Clay ... Read More about DIY Cabochon Flowers {mold & bake!}
Gardening in a Small Space
This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. I am the queen at cramming way too many things in a tiny garden space. Sometimes it doesn't work out, but for the most part we've had great results! I view the spacing instructions on the seed packets as a guide, but not the rule. The main thing I do each year is prioritize.In a small garden space (ours isn't much bigger than a basic square foot garden) you can have a small sampling of a lot of things or a large crop of a ... Read More about Gardening in a Small Space
The Birthday Board
Do you have a mother-load of special dates to remember? I do! Being the designated household secretary (according to my husband), I am primarily the one who makes sure that Mother's Day, Father's Day and birthday gifts are sent out on time. I love everything about the noteable paper pack and have used it for other projects like the keepsake memory book I made for my son. When I saw these fun 12x12 cardstock sheets that were pre-printed (yay!) with little calendars, I knew that I ... Read More about The Birthday Board
The Jack and Jill Desk
Remember how I was telling you guys a couple of weeks ago how my house was being taken over by kid's craft supplies? And how we had been sharing a joint space for storing some of their items? I also gave you a glimpse of our storage solution. The Jack and Jill Desk! I am thrilled to share all of the details with you today on this fabulous little piece of furniture that is chalked full of functionality. My kids (especially the girls) create Every. Single. Day. Glitter, markers, ... Read More about The Jack and Jill Desk
Spring Dresses in Under an Hour
Spring Dresses in Under an Hour!I've been doing some more spring sewing for the girls! It is still cheaper (at their ages) to make their clothes. Especially little dresses! A dress that takes less than a yard of fabric is certainly more inexpensive than a pair of shorts and a shirt. These little peasant dresses are so perfect for spring and summer!A friend recently gave me a big box of fabric. Many prints were things I didn't think I'd ever use, but were really nice fabrics. Like these Easter ... Read More about Spring Dresses in Under an Hour