Valentine's Day Hop {Digital Designers}

Over the past few months I've been fortunate enough to participate in some really great Color Challenges with the Digital Designers team on Etsy. One of their frequent promotions include a Facebook Hop, and I'm entering my very first one for the upcoming Valentine's Day season.

Giving Tree {Holidays}

We got the tallest Christmas Tree I've ever had this year. This weekend, we finally got around to decorating it. Doobie was pretty tuckered out by the time all of the ornaments were hung.

Give Thanks {Holidays} {How To}

Now that fall is upon us in full force, it's time to get ready for the feast of Thanksgiving Day! My little owly friend is making his appearance in a different way this year. I usually display a full size banner above my desk, but decided that my door could use a little dressing up. So I made a mini banner for my door adorned with some great little dried corn, strung together with jute. Read on to learn how to make one, too!

Art Deco Glam {Holidays}

My latest custom project just exudes glamorous simplicity! When Ashley asked me to create something fun and classy for her company's weekend getaway, I had just the theme in mind. She wanted a pocketfold invitation that was not only professional but also sleek and completely custom.

Owl You Need Is Love {Holidays}

I've been spending a great deal of time in this new year making memories with my lil man.  Every holiday brings with it a celebration at K's preschool, and I usually volunteer to bring in an item.  This time I was set on bringing in cupcakes and having my favorite 3 year old help with the baking.  It would be our first kitchen project together and add one for the mommy and son memory bank.

He just loved helping mommy, asking about every ingredient as it went into the bowl.  Oh, and the smile as he helped me stir and mix them all together by hand - I'll never forget it!

While we waited for the first batch to bake, he helped me make a banner with a heart for every person he holds dear. Mommy did the writing but K told me every person's real name (as opposed to their nick names). Then he gave the final placement approval as I hung the banner (the kid is definitely mine).

In the end he was very proud and couldn't wait for it to be the next day so he could eat one of the cupcakes he made.  When we entered the classroom, he just had to tell everyone that he made them.  Loved seeing him light up like that!

We used the Owl Valentine Printable Party Squares (available in the Etsy Shop) to make the cupcake toppers.  My lil man loved them so much, he brought his home after he was done eating his cupcake :)

Mini Thanksgiving {Holidays}

I have tons to be thankful for: my adorable, charismatic, and loving son; my dependable and fun sisters who make me laugh when I need to and stand by my every decision; my awesome neighbors who keep me sane on a daily basis; the list goes on and on!  I'm looking forward to celebrating with them all throughout this Thanksgiving weekend.  The cooking has already commenced in my home, and the smell is glorious!

Tomorrow is my lil man's Thanksgiving Feast at preschool.  I volunteered to make a treat and decided on Mini Pumpkin Pies.  They turned out sooo much cuter than I had imagined:

When I saw this idea on Pinterest I knew I had to do it for the lil ones.  I used my go to filling recipe by Martha Stewart and they taste amazing! Of course I made extras for this week's Family Thanksgiving Dinner, just hope they make it that long!  I'm not sure if I can resist such a cute and tasty dessert at my fingertips :)

The Polka Dot sign I used in the picture above, is a part of the Owl Thanksgiving Printable Collection available in the Etsy Shop.  A simple and pretty way to dress up your family's feast :)

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe Thanksgiving Day!