My Decoupaged Life

Baby Food Jar Snowmen {tutorial}

2012-12-18T08:13:00.001-08:00

So last week we made lots of yummy treats, but now I’m sure you’re wondering what the heck to do with all of them (besides eat them yourself of course!). Well we turned ours into neighbor and friend gifts. I had seen various versions of baby food jar snowmen floating around Pinterest but to be honest I never clicked or even repinned one. But here is my version: Supplies Needed: 3 cleaned baby

Just Dance Disney Party {review}

2012-12-13T05:00:00.000-08:00

Thank you to Ubisoft for sponsoring this post. Please click here to learn more about Ubisoft. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. #UbiChamps I generally feel like most video games are geared towards older kids. It can be really difficult to find games that are intended for my daughter and her cousin, ages 3 and 5. But at the same time, I don’t want my kids

Candied Pecans {recipe}

2012-12-12T12:48:00.001-08:00

Many of you may not know, but I have a humongous pecan tree in my backyard. Last year we didn’t get a single pecan. I blame the drought. But this year…oh man. In September one of pecan limbs actually broke and busted the lattice on our porch from the weight of so many pecans. I feel like I’ve been swimming in pecans. And I don’t like pecans. Yep. So of course I had to find a recipe that would use

Thrasher’s Candy {recipe}

2012-12-11T13:51:00.001-08:00

Today’s recipe comes courtesy of my in-laws. It’s one of my husband’s all time favorite holiday treats and there isn’t a Christmas that goes by that doesn’t include Thrasher’s Candy. Now you’re probably wondering what the heck it is. Well, it’s kind of a peanut butter corn flake candy. And super yummy. Ingredients: 1 cup Karo syrup1 cup sugar2 cups peanut butter5 cups corn flakesBoil together

Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge {recipe}

2012-12-10T08:32:00.001-08:00

How could I let the holidays go by without posting at least a few things??? Especially when I have some tasty treats to share. See, my husband’s family always makes lots and lots of yummy treats for the holidays. When I married him, I happily adopted that tradition. We love to make some of his family favorites, as well as a few recipes of our own. This one is from our own kitchen, from a cookbook

The One Where I Explain Why I’m Taking a Step Back…

2012-09-27T06:19:00.001-07:00

As you may have noticed, my posts have been a little sparse as of late. I have decided to take a step back from blogging for a little while. I don’t think it will be permanent, but I don’t want to put a specific time limit on my hiatus. You might be asking, but why? (Or you might not care at all) Well I’ll try to explain the best I can. When I first began blogging I really enjoyed it. I looked

Memory Quilt {tutorial}

2012-09-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

A little over a year ago my brother got married in Florida. And this past week I finally finished his wedding present. Cause I’m that awesome. It’s also possibly because I got pregnant the week after his wedding, but whatever. At any rate, I had wanted to make something really personal to my brother and his bride. So I decided to make a memory quilt. It’s super easy, even if you know nothing

Mommy School {G is for Germs}

2012-09-17T18:49:00.001-07:00

The spread of germs is still a pretty foreign concept for my daughter so I wanted to take some time to teach her about germs, the prevention of them, and the letter G. I found some great activities as well as came up with a few of my own that I really think your child would enjoy! Materials Needed: Small bottle of cornstarch based baby powder Spray bottle of water Hand sanitizer Super fine

Mommy School {F is for Food}

2012-09-10T19:24:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! How are y’all enjoying Mommy School so far? My daughter is loving all the fun things we’ve been doing. And today has been one of her favorites. My daughter absolutely LOVES to help cook so it was fun to learn about food and cooking while learning the letter F. Materials Needed: ChooseMyPlate coloring page and food coloring page(you can find a great one here, though it’s attached to

Show Off Saturday {Baby Food Jars}

2012-09-08T05:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, so my baby is now 7 months old. And she loves to eat. I mean LOVES it. Last night my husband fed her almost 3 jars of food while I was gone. Seriously. Which means that I have A LOT of empty baby food jars in my house. I can never bring myself to throw them out because they can be so dang useful! So I’ve rounded up some of my favorite ideas for using empty baby food jars. 1. I know Christmas

Get Stuff Done With To Do Lists {Printable}

2012-09-06T09:42:00.001-07:00

OK I’m going to tell y’all something. I never (I mean NEVER) get anything done unless I make a to do list. Seriously. I mean I might pick up a few things here and do a couple dishes there, but most everything of what I need or want to get done doesn’t get done. I’m not really sure where my time goes, but it’s generally gone and at the end of the day I’m like, crap. I didn’t get anything done. So

Mommy School {E is for Exercise}

2012-09-03T17:30:00.001-07:00

I think we all know how important exercise is for kids (ok and adults). So what better way to encourage our kids to exercise than by also teaching them the letter E! Materials Needed: Materials for an obstacle course E Tracing Page Lots of space! 4 Construction paper “E”s Cheap blank water bottles Paint pens Hook: Have a little obstacle course set up for your child. You could just do this

Show Off Saturday {Preschool Learning Crafts and Games}

2012-09-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

My daughter will be starting her first day of co-op preschool this week. I’m so incredibly excited for her, though I think she’s even more excited. And since it’s a co-op us moms have the responsibility every six weeks to take a turn teaching. So I’ve found some fun preschool crafts and games that are great for teaching. 1. This dice matching game from The Scrapbooking Housewife would be great

Pink and Zebra Print Girl’s Room

2012-08-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

Now I’m sure you’re all dying to know how I’ve spent this summer. ;) Well don’t worry! I’m here to tell you all about it. How I Spent My Summer Vacation I spent a lot of time over at my friend’s house. We did lots of fun things together like make strawberry jam and pickles. But the main thing we did was redecorate her daughters’ room. We had so much fun! Though, I will tell you that this room is

Mommy School {D is for Dinosaurs}

2012-08-27T07:40:00.001-07:00

Welcome to another day of Mommy School! I’m excited about today’s lesson, though I warn you that this lesson does take a little bit of prep work first. But it’s worth it cause this lesson is so fun! Materials Needed: D Tracing Page Dinosaur Printable Pages Materials for Dinosaur Eggs Salt Dough Round Cookie Cutters Sand box or other area of dirt for digging Chipboard Ds Stakes and plastic ribbon

Show Off Saturday {Dinner Ideas}

2012-08-25T06:54:00.001-07:00

It’s that time of year: school has begun and time seems to dwindle away. I think we sometimes get stuck in ruts while school is in session. Even though my kids aren’t in school yet, we still rely on school scheduling since my husband’s a teacher. I always feel like each afternoon is a rush to get dinner on the table. Sometimes I have no clue what I want to cook, especially since it seems we just

My Memories Suite Giveaway WINNER!

2012-08-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Sorry it’s taken me so long to post the winner of the My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking software giveaway! We decided to take an impromptu trip this past weekend as our last summer hurrah before my husband returns to school (his starts tomorrow! Crazy! Where has my summer gone???). Anyway, so I’m back and ready to announce the winner! Drumroll please… #24: Ryan M.!!!

Easy Sewing Machine Cover {tutorial}

2012-08-21T17:39:00.001-07:00

I have a confession to make: my sewing machine just sits under my desk, occasionally collecting dust. I do use it, but I may or may not clean it all that much, specifically on top. Whew. Glad I got that off my chest. Since my sewing machine’s place of honor is here when not in use: And it generally looks like this: I figured it was about time to whip up a sewing machine cover. It was super easy

Mommy School {C is for Clothes}

2012-08-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to another week of Mommy School! Now you probably saw the title and were like, what??? why on earth would she use clothes for the letter C? But seriously folks, there are some important life skills for kids to learn when it comes to clothes for seasons, dressing themselves, and matching clothes (something my 3 year-old has not quite grasped the concept of yet). Plus we’ll also

Mommy School {B is for Bugs}

2012-08-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another day of Mommy School! If you missed last week’s make sure to click on the link at the bottom. Today’s lesson is all about bugs. I had such a hard time narrowing down the activities I wanted to do. Maybe I’ll have to do another set of lesson plans…with numbers! That would be fun. My daughter absolutely loved this lesson, so I hope your child does too! And as always, the only way

Show Off Saturday {Back to School}

2012-08-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

Before we start today’s Show Off Saturday, don’t forget to head on over and enter the giveaway for My Memories Suite. Plus there’s a special discount code you can use for $10 off the software and $10 off the MyMemories.com store! Can you believe it’s already the end of summer? I have thoroughly enjoyed this summer. My husband was home all summer (ah…the life of a teacher’s wife) and we had so

My Memories Review and Giveaway (with special discount code!)

2012-08-10T06:39:00.001-07:00

Recently I had the opportunity to download and try out some digital scrapbooking software from My Memories. I’m actually not a big digital (or real, for that matter) scrapbooker, but the software appealed to me for all the other things you could make. All the different photo related gifts and projects I could make! Calendars, embellished photos, cards, etc. After I downloaded My Memories Suite

Pink and Green Girl’s Room Reveal

2012-08-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about today’s reveal! I absolutely am in love with how my daughter’s room turned out. Whenever she wants to me to go play with her in her room I don’t mind a bit because a. I get to play with her and b. I can admire how cute her room is! So are you ready? We might add a few little things here and there but as of now I consider it done! Woohoo! Here is her bed, including the tulle

Bed Canopy {tutorial}

2012-08-07T07:01:00.001-07:00

I think by now you know that my daughter is a princess. Sure, she likes to get dirty, but she is still a princess at heart. We’ve been slowly adding the finishing touches to her room and I’m so excited to reveal it to you on Thursday! But before we get to that point I thought I’d give you a little preview in the form of a tutorial of the awesome canopy she has over her bed! This canopy was

Mommy School {A is for Art}

2012-08-06T05:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first day of Mommy School! Each Monday for 26 weeks I will have a different lesson plan. Each one will focus on a different letter, as well as a concept to learn about. Some plans may have printables I created myself, others (like today’s) will just be using other’s awesome stuff (with the link to them of course) and my own original lesson plan. Each plan is set to take a couple