Did you have LEGO® bricks when you were growing up? Or maybe your kids have LEGOs® strewn around your house right now? ? I just love their bright colors and creative potential. My May color palette inspiration for you is Solar Yellow™, Cosmic Orange™, Re-entry Red™, Gamma Green™ and Blast-Off Blue™ from Astrobrights Papers.

It’s pretty crazy that the last day of school is already almost here. Time to get your free printable Last Day Of School sign ready for a memorable last day of school photo! You can personalize my free printable Last Day of School Sign with your child’s name, year, and grade, all inside a super …

Happy May the Fourth! I was looking through some old photos from Elise’s Star Wars 6th birthday party (Episode VI: Return of the Birthday) and I thought it would be fun to share the decorations that my 6-year-old daughter made herself. I think it’s important for kids to contribute to their own party decorations especially …

If I could renovate our 13-year-old kitchen tomorrow, I would choose classy Italian Carrara marble counter tops. Until then, I made myself some modern DIY hexagon Carrara marble coasters that cost just $5 each. See how to make these easy DIY coasters for yourself or a friend. This is a super quick DIY project. You’ll …

My April color palette inspiration for you features three shades of yellow (my favorite color) plus a fresh green. I love the idea of using three shades of one color plus an accent color. And three yellows is like three times the sunshine.

Tired of untangling necklaces? Make an easy DIY jewelry holder using a piece of wood, cup hooks, decorative paper and Mod Podge in just a couple hours. This cute DIY necklace display uses curved hooks to keep necklaces tangle-free. And I’ll show you how to hang the necklace organizer up damage-free on a wall or …

Indulge in the luck of the Irish with these easy-to-make green chocolate peanut butter cups for St. Patrick’s Day. This easy green peanut butter cups recipe for St. Patrick’s Day  requires only 5 ingredients: dark green candy melts, dark chocolate, peanut butter, honey, and a little coconut oil. It’s a sweet green dessert idea for …

Here’s a pink printable Super Hero happy birthday banner for your little super hero. It comes with all 26 letters plus numbers 1-12, and you can download and print it instantly. Up, up and away!

Congratulations, folks, it’s March which means we made it through winter. Whew! It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day and I’m finding unexpected rainbows across Chicago. This little pot of graffiti gold was hiding down a side street that I happened to turn down on my walk home… And last week the kids and I found this …

Make my lucky St. Patrick’s Day pins DIY using Shrinky Dinks. This DIY Irish pins are an easy and fun St. Patrick’s Day craft idea for kids and adults alike. Follow my simple St. Patrick’s Day craft tutorial and in no time you’ll have some creative accessories to wear for St. Patrick’s Day. 🇮🇪

Here’s a milestone birthday idea that’s memorable and fun: a mailbox stuffed with personalized birthday postcards with well wishes from family and friends! Just mail these personalized pre-stamped blank postcards to friends and family asking them to write memories and best wishes. It’s a great birthday gift idea for milestone birthdays like 50th birthdays, 60th …

Make your own DIY personalized firefighter printable favor bags for a fireman birthday party. It’s super easy and you can make a personalized fireman birthday party favor bags at home in 15 minutes! I designed these personalized fireman printable goodie bags for Liam’s “Planes Fire and Rescue” 4th birthday party. And you can download instantly, …

Do you have a friend who is continually amazes you with the things that she creates? That’s my good friend Heather Crosby from YumUniverse. In addition to her two wildly popular plant-based cookbooks and plant-based recipe website, Heather just launched The Gluten-Free Baking Academy (affiliate) that teaches you how to bake gluten-free bread, tortillas, sandwich …

Hey friends, it’s February! Let’s talk about love. ❤️ A little love is just what the world needs right now. My February color palette inspiration for you is Re-Entry Red™, Pulsar Pink™ and Lunar Blue™ from Astrobrights Papers. Red and pink colors are Valentine’s Day staples. Yep, Valentine’s Day totally owns red and pink. I …

Here’s an easy and super quick healthy soup recipe to warm up your winter. It combines cauliflower and butternut squash so you’re getting your potassium and vitamins B6, C and K plus some fiber and folate all in one go. It’s 21 degrees in Chicago. I wanted to make my creamy dairy-free cauliflower soup recipe …