Handsome Hubby and I are taking a little trip up to wine country tomorrow. If you have read my blog for any length of time, (or if you follow me on Instagram) you know I love a good glass of wine. We are headed up to Napa for two days, and then will finish up […]
Mexican inspired bunco dinner.
I am in a bunco group, and tonight is my turn to host the group. Last year I did a whole week a where I shared several projects, as well as the dinner that I served. It was Italian inspired. This year? Mexican food, baby! Here’s what’s for dinner tonight: Chips & Homemade Salsa […]
The Ultimate Backyard BBQ! Great ideas for food, drinks and fun!
When you think of summer, do you almost automatically thing BBQ? Me too! I’ve gotten together with some of my favorite blogger friends to put together a round up of all sorts of great food, drinks and fun ideas to get your BBQ on! Favors and Printables: Mason Jar BBQ Party Favors BBQ Picnic […]
10 great travel and camping games.
10 great DIY tutorials for travel and camping games. Great for the beach, barbecues and backyards too.
Beautiful and budget friendly bookcase ideas.
Do you ever check out the fabulous projects and ideas on Hometalk? Members of the Hometalk community share photos of their projects and decor, and I have found lots of fabulous inspiration there. I was asked to curate a Hometalk Clipboard for Beautiful and Budget Friendly Bookcase Ideas, and I jumped at the chance to […]
15 great Quinoa Recipes
Quinoa. Do you love it? Ever had it? Can you pronounce it? (keen-wah) What is quinoa? People usually think it’s a grain, but it’s actually a seed. It is super high in protein (and it contains all 9 essential amino acids, so it is a complete protein, like meat) and is gluten free and cholesterol […]
Delicious inspiration: 40+ Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes.
Every year we host a Mother’s Day Brunch at our home. Every year we have certain dishes that are tried and true and now are, well, A Tradition. However, it’s nice to change things up a bit too, so I’ve collected more than 40 brunch recipes from talented cooks and am sharing them with you […]
Fifty shades of pumpkin. No-carve pumpkin ideas.
OK, maybe not 50, but it sure seems like I did a whole heck of a lot of pumpkins last fall. As autumn approaches and we gear up to go into another fall season, I thought I’d do a quick recap of last year’s pumpkins.
Top 10 Tips, Tutorials and Projects from 2011… as ranked by you.
Yesterday I posted my Top 10 Grant stories of 2011. I ranked them in order of how hard I laughed when he said/did these things. Today I am counting down my Top 10 Projects and Tips for 2011 as ranked by readers’ visits. 10. Mod-Podge Chair Tutorial 9. Spring Artwork Tutorial 8. Recipe for Apples […]
The Top 10 Grant Stories of 2011.
Although lately I seem to post a lot more craft projects than I do stories about Grant, these little anecdotes are some of my very favorite posts. (Grant and his antics are the reason this blog got started in the first place!) As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share my Top […]