June 4, 2012

Ten Tasty {Summer} Treats

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Ten Tasty {Summer} Treats | Lots of delicious desserts shared at
Overflowing with Creativity Party this weekend...thought I
should share the yumminess with some of my favorite peeps...YOU!
Easy Apple Turnovers ~ Echoes of Laughter

 Oreo Popsicles ~ Little Inspiration

 Chocolate, Almond & Coconut Rice Krispies ~ Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

Peanut Butter Cookies | Made 3 Ways ~ A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

 Mint Pudding Plants {Cute and Simple} ~ It's Overflowing

 Cookies with Raspberry - Ricotta filling ~ Byby's Kingdom

Lemon Partridgeberry Muffins ~ Alderberry Hill

Butterfly Cookies ~ Pint-Sized Baker


The Best Sugar Cookie Ever ~ 21 Rosemary Lane

Cake Batter Pudding Cookies ~ Stella B's Kitchen

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June 3, 2012

SUPER FUN Thrift Find for My Sweet B's!

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Having a GREAT weekend!?!?  We've been hopping from one
baseball game to the next...Big B's team is staying in the top bracket..
so it looks like this tournament may last a while!!! While traveling
we found something that our Sweet B's could NOT live without...
 They told us over and over...
"We'll have fun with it today...and tomorrow...and all summer long!"
And since EVERYTHING was 50% off ALL day long...
We went for it!  I'm wondering if it'll end up with the same fate
as my Craigslist treadmill, but for $14...we now have a Foosball Table!
And here are a few of the other great finds!  I love it when bargain prices are slashed!!
More thrifty finds {here}.
Southern Hospitality
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Overflowing with Creativity 6/2

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Welcome to Overflowing with Creativity Link Party!
But first...Check this out...Relate much!?!?

June 2, 2012

Overflowing with Creativity Features #23

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DIY Shutters ~ Park House Love
the Reveal ~ The Salvage Collection

Clay Starfish Garland ~ Shaken Together

Changes in the Sunroom ~ Savvy Southern Style

DIY Bathroom: Cedar Countertops ~ Domestic Imperfection

DIY Dartboard Cabinet ~ At the Picket Fence

Mason Jar Planter Box ~ A Little Something in the Meantime

Etched Glass Milk Bottles ~ Chasing Our Sunshine

 Washi Tape Patriotic Art ~ 52 Mantels


DIY Vintage Crate ~ Uncommon

$5 Chair Transformation ~ Spruce Your Nest

 Pillow from {Placemat} ~ A Pumpkin and a Princess

Pillow from {Placemat} ~ Southern Lovely


Fruit Crate Shelves ~ Art of 66


 Vintage Dress Upcycle ~ Anna Nimmity

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Eco Friendly Party Tips & Supplies {Giveaway}

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My husband got a kick out of hearing me say that I had a work teleconference engagement that I needed to attend.  It's funny {for me included}, to be "working" and even more funny is that my blog is my "work."  Technically, my teleconference wasn't mandatory, but I was so excited to be a part of a brainstorming conversation on 'Eco Friendly Party Tips & Supplies' I didn't want to miss it!  My sweeties have a daily "rest/reading" in their rooms and the timing ended up being perfect.  The conference call didn't disappoint...it was so inspiring!  Perfect timing...a 60th birthday party at our house was in the works!

June 1, 2012

Simple and Tasty Mint Pudding Plants

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Martha Stewart's Pudding Plants are very CUTE!  
Here's my way of simplifying a great recipe....
Simple and Tasty Mint Pudding Plants for Kids!
 For years, I've made these cute gummy worm dirt pots 
for my sweeties and they LOVE them!  It's fun to have a different variation!
To make my Simple and Tasty Mint Pudding Plants I use: Oreo 
Cookie Crumbs {remove filling and crush into fine pieces}, Chocolate 
Pudding {prepared with 3 Drops of Peppermint Extract}, and a Mint Sprig.
Place an Oreo on the bottom of a washed, mini-clay pot.
Fill the pot with mint-flavored chocolate pudding then sprinkle the top with 
Oreo cookie crumbs and insert a rinsed mint sprig!  Simple & Tasty!
Simple and Tasty Mint Pudding Plants are our FAVE!

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Photos: from Camera to Blog Post

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I've been asked to share my process | Photos: from Camera to Blog Post!  How I resize, upload, and save my photographs for my blog.  And the other big question, do I pay for my storage!?!  Below you'll find my "system."  It works for me, but as with most things in life, there are lots of ways to go about getting the same results!  

1. Download all photos into iPhoto and then crop out any "yuck" parts of the
photos I want to post.  I don't "edit" it in iPhoto. Why!?!?
I'll tell you in a minute, but first, see below how I export my blog photos
to my computer desktop with a 'Medium' size and 'Maximum' quality!

Embracing Precious Moments, Making Forever Memories

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Summer is officially here!  I love Rose Kennedy's reminder that "Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments!"  This summer I want to be fully engaged with my Sweet B's and embrace all the spontaneous moments!  These sweet moments is what forever memories are made of!!!  This inspirational quote can be printed up to an 8x10.  I hope it's a great reminder for you, too!


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May 31, 2012

Best Boy Rooms {Neutral and Classy}

Along with planning some Summer Fun to keep my sweet B's entertained while we're taking a break from school, my boys want to switch their bunks to twin beds this summer!  

Best Boy Rooms EVER, both Neutral and Classy!
1.  In this room, I love just about everything.  The bedding is perfect, I always prefer quilts over fluffy comforters because they're easier to make sense they stay put while sleeping.  I love the gallery wall and the texture accent in the walls of this room. 

2.  I like that this bedroom is a similar coloring to the wood in my boy's beds, but it doesn't seem to be too dark.  I like the black and white art prints and I always like striped bedroom.  My favorite touch is the distressed bat holder. 

3.  I love the reclaimed wood wall with the vintage tennis rackets.  I also think the splash of color on the next wall.  I think the large striped bedding keeps this room youthful.  The trunk at the food of the bed is both practical and a great design touch, and the industrial light fixture totally finishes the look.

4.  This bedroom has tons of creative touches.  I love the artwork made from clip boards.  How great would it be to have this for my boys to display their everchanging newest masterpiece.  I love the words above the bed with the definition.  I think it would be great to find inspiring words for my boys and frame this.  I love the desk, although I don't think I'd want metal on my hardwood floors, and I think the rug is perfect.

5. I currently have drapes similar to these and I think they're great because they help darken the room at night...I love anything that assists my boys getting a few extra zzz's.  I probably wouldn't imitate the Union Jack artwork because I prefer personal touches, but something out of canvas similar would be easy to make.  Hmmm, I'm thinking on this.  I also like the bin at the foot of the bed {although uncovered, I wonder if it'd end up being an eye sore!?!?

6. Again, loving the pinstripe bedding.  I also like the caged clock and the framed pendants.  And of course, the trunk is perfect.  I also these these two-toned drapes are gorgeous.  On the desk, I like the drawer sorter.
7. This room has great boxes and cute storage totes with numbers.  Very retro looking.  I also love the black and white street sign.  I wonder if I could figure out a way to do a DIY on this....I think I have an idea!  I love the layers of this bedding.

8. I think the Beige brown Grass Cloth Wallpaper adds the perfect amount of texture and if my boys had their say, this would be the exact set up to their room.  If this were the case, I'd need to switch to roman shades because I would want them out of the way with the beds against the windows. 

9. I'm tempted to make my boy's beds into upholstered boxspring with added furniture feet and then selling their bunks?!?!  I love this look and it'd be fun to make something on those bunks rather than having the ladder and accessories chilling in the attic!?!?  I wonder if they'll want to go back to bunks or if that phase is over?!?!

10.  I'm in love with this mirror and I love the similar, but not matchy-matchy bedding.  It would take just the right bedding to duplicate this.  The deer heads totally ROCK!
RH Baby and Child

11. I like the unexpected touches in this bedroom.  I like the rug and the skull, and the touch of life on the nightstand.  I also like the framed windows with roman blinds.  The lamps are very cool and the gray layered bedding is basic and would definitely be able to be used for years.

12. This room has a gorgeous gallery wall above the beds.  I have a few prints I've put aside from thrift and garage sales, this makes me want to keep on hunting.  The random assortment is priceless.

13.  I like the striped pillows on this bed and the geometric pillow on top, although I wonder if this would be too trendy for my boy's room, I'm hoping to find something that will last.  There are many other rooms in the house I like to redecorate over and over, my boy's room, I just want to fix it and enjoy it as is.  In this room, my favorite design element is the lights that are mounted to this shelf.  I think now this isn't as necessary, but as my boys get older, the dividing line may be important.

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14.  And of course...back to the stripes.  They're just perfect for boys rooms!  And I love the rustic feel here by incorporating reclaimed wood into the room!
Serena and Lily

15.  I love this airplane mobile...my boys would have a BLAST making this with me...I wonder how many days it would stay intact before they figured out how to disassemble!?!?  So cute!

What do you think!?!  Any other design elements that
MUST be included?!?!  I'd love your thoughts sweet friends!!!

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