Every year, our neighborhood holds a Halloween party and chili cook-off. This year, I was in charge of making a little something for the winner of the chili cook-off. I couldn’t spend a lot of money and I wanted to…
How I Found the Perfect Vintage Bar Cart
A few weeks ago, Steve, the kids and I went shopping in the West Bottoms on my birthday. This is an old part of town in Kansas City that has been revived with shops and food. It’s become sort of…
How to Make a Dipped Coffee Filter Number
Kate just turned four! I decided I wanted to make a large number “4” to hang on the door for an additional decoration for her party. This DIY project was done over coffee (fittingly, right?) the morning before the party…
How to Decorate with Tissue Paper Poms
Kate recently had a princess tea party birthday party. For the party, I focused on decorating the table where the girls would be eating lunch and doing crafts. I decided to add a large DIY pom to the back of each…
How to Make Iced Pound Cake Squares
I want to start showing you a few things I made for Kate’s princess tea party that was this past weekend. Here’s how to make iced pound cake squares. These were a hit! This recipe is semi-homemade, so it’s right…
How to Make a DIY Sunburst Mirror
I made and blogged about a DIY sunburst mirror when we lived in San Antonio (16 months ago). At that time, I still had not hung the mirror. Before I was able to hang it, we got the call to…
