Sweeties In The Suburbs

The majority of our house is painted, but there is something about a wallpapered accent wall that gets me giddy! I finally made the plunge and decided to also wallpaper our entryway and hallway...with REAL wallpaper. I chose Azzure Blue Grasscloth Paper from AStreetPrints.com and I've received SO many compliments on it; it's texture and color fit the vibe of our home perfectly! One thing that had me a little unsure right after it was hung was that grasscloth is meant to show

I first dyed coffee filters when I wanted to make coffee filter flowers for my daughter's Fairy birthday party. It was so much simpler than I expected...or maybe I just did it the simplest way possible, but hey, it works {haha}. I made my flowers all different shades of Pink, Lavender and Aqua to give an ombre effect; but for this tutorial, I don't want to confuse you so I will take you through the very simple steps of making 1 color. To gradually make brighter/deeper shades,

This cold and wet weather in PA has kept the girls inside for most of the winter and they are going stir crazy...as am I. The girls LOVE doing arts and crafts to pass the time but most of the crafts they want to do are either so messy, too involved for their ages or I need to purchase a long list of items to accomplish the craft at hand. These pipe cleaners rings are super easy, cheap and are mess-free! Yes, I said, MESS-FREE!!! All you need are pipe cleaners and Kisses (the

If I hadn't made these coffee filter flowers myself, I would never think they were so simple...yet they are! I first made them for my daughter's "Fairy" birthday party and they are one of the simplest DIY's and have a huge impact on your decor...did I mention it will cost you less than $2?!?! I actually dyed the filters with food coloring for the fairy party but that's a whole other post coming soon... we will stick to basics for this DIY! Things you need: White Basket Filter

Styling a chic nursery on a budget

I don't know about you, but the change of seasons always reeks havoc on my skin and dries it out so badly. I'm always searching for the best thing to use...I think I've found it! I love using a moisturizing scrub all over my body at least twice a week but haven't found one (chemical free) that didn't basically peel my skin off due to it's abrasiveness, or leave my skin still feeling dry and un-moisturized. I took it upon myself to make my own and I will never go back to the s

Who doesn't love an easy DIY craft project?! I love any kind of crafting- being creative and doing creative things is fulfilling as well as relaxing to me! I love it even more when it's simple and doesn't take much effort (especially when my girls are involved)! Bryn and Liv always want to do arts and crafts- they enjoy being creative just like me so I'm always trying to find something a little different. This might be the easiest craft we've done and the girls loved doing it

Wake up. Feed/change the baby. Get the girls dressed. Get everyone's teeth brushed. Make them breakfast. Get myself a banana & make a quick espresso if I actually have time. Pack them in the car to get 1 of 3 of them to school on any given day during the week (the girl's have preschool on different days). That is our typical morning routine. ...But not during the few days we had of Spring/Easter break!... We hung out in our pjs just a little bit longer. Let the morning go by

I am the product of Irish and Italian heritage (and I'm sure a little bit of some others as well if I dug really deep!). My dad's family is Irish and his mother, my Gram, was a happy-go-lucky Irish Catholic woman...also known to be a spit-fire! She lived her life bleeding Green and loving anything that had to do with the Irish. St. Patrick's Day was one her favorite holidays! Growing up, it was a family tradition for her to make Irish potatoes with my younger sister and me; w