Here’s a spooky DIY Halloween trick or treat bag free pattern with ‘sticky’ spiderwebs and creepy spiders that can move and crawl around. Eek! The sticky spiderwebs on the DIY Halloween trick-or-treat bag are actually thin strips that I cut from VELCRO® Brand fasteners… …and the spiders have a bit of VELCRO® Brand Sticky Back …

Here’s a fresh and sun shiny DIY nursery wall art idea: Personalized sun prints made using sun paper and alphabet magnets. Liam’s room is getting a makeover so I decided to make a bit of DIY artwork for his room to keep company with his super adorable Minted monster artwork. Chicago has been sunny and …

Make your walls happy by entering for a chance to win $100 in custom art prints from the talented independent designers at Minted. Keep reading to see how to enter. Thanks to Minted for sponsoring this post! I’m a big Minted fan (make that a HUGE Minted fan!) not only because the designs are awesome …

Don’t let the carrot fool you: this easy Raspberry Carrot Popsicle recipe is totally kid friendly. I just came home with 6 pints of raspberries that were $1 each. They’re going to go quick as you can imagine so I’m spending today whipping up some yummy raspberry treats. It’s 97 degrees today in Chicago (in …

This DIY 1st birthday party theme shows how a little swatch of fabric can inspire a super cute and unique birthday theme. Liam’s “Hugs and Kisses XOXO” 1st birthday theme all started with this swatch of fabric that I saw, loved, and pinned. Fabric has inspired my most important events in the past, like our …

When I was growing up, my older sister Krista had a flip doll that was Red Riding Hood on the top and when you flipped the doll over, it was the grandmother. Cool! And when you flipped the grandma’s bonnet over, it was the wolf. Ack! I am super excited be giving away a copy …

This baby month by month photo idea matches all of the free printables in the spunky “Hugs and Kisses XOXO” 1st birthday theme. This free printable is dedicated to all those moms who snapped monthly photos …but like me didn’t style them super cute in advance. I had a long c-section recovery with Liam so …

These free printable ears for Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Tigger are just the right size for your own little Christopher Robin. Download and print my ears for pretend play and last-minute Halloween costumes. Sponsored by Disney!

My free printable Winnie The Pooh mini popcorn box template will put you “in the mood …for food.” Download my Pooh popcorn box printable to make your own snack boxes for a Winnie the Pooh movie night or birthday party theme. Remember that song? It’s from the classic movie “The Many Adventures of Winnie the …

I decorated our glass front door using white contact paper for Liam’s 1st birthday party and loved it so much that I left it up for a week (OK so it was two weeks). It’s white contact paper, so it’s totally removable with no residue. Just grab a roll at the hardware store or wherever, …

Here’s a free printable 1st birthday party hat template for your one-year-old cutie. My first birthday hat template is a number 1 that looks like a candle. Cute. yes? This is a quick and easy 1st birthday party DIY that you can not only use as a birthday party hat for a boy or girl …

Peanut butter cup s’mores. Why haven’t I thought of this combination before? I gave it a try when I came across some peanut butter cups while looking for our Hersey’s bars. I halved them but you could do the whole cup, dealer’s choice. Living in a third-floor Chicago condo doesn’t exactly scream campfire, but with …

Making your famous strawberry jam this season? Dress it up in style with these printable canning labels from my etsy store that YOU easily personalize and print at home. Use these unlimited personalized canning labels year after year on cans and other food gifts. Just open the PDF file using Acrobat Reader 9, a free …

This number one 1st birthday cake is so easy that you won’t need to buy a #1 shaped cake pan. In fact, you won’t need a cake pan at all! You may remember that I made a pact with myself to start making my kids’ birthday cakes, come hell or high water. And I resisted …

I like making handmade DIY goodie bags for birthday parties. Like, maybe too much. My handmade DIY goodie bags tend to be pretty quick and simple, and these DIY goodie bags for Liam’s 1st birthday party were my easiest yet. Elise and I made these DIY goodie bags to match Liam’s XOXO Hugs and Kisses …