The Struggling Workin Mama
Hi! A couple of weeks ago my husband turned [gasp] 40, and really wanted a party to celebrate! Throwing a party for anyone can be challenging but at least with kids you can pretty much pick out what you want. With a 40 year old man it’s a little tougher. 🙃 Here’s how I made it about him but also kept it cute.
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Happy Sunday! I was walking through the grocery store yesterday when I saw these Sweethearts Fruit Loops, basically fruit loops in a heart shape! I had the idea to make a fun Valentine’s Day treat with them!
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Hi there! We recently celebrated my daughter’s first birthday! She was born in July 2020 so needless to say it wasn’t exactly the most celebratory time, so I was so excited to be able to throw an outdoor party for her! I like to create a budget for parties because I can always keep adding things if I don’t. 🙂 One of the the things that wasn’t in the budget were personalized cookies. So, I decided to make my own!
First, I want to stress the time commitment these require. I made 45 cookies and easily spent 5 hours on them! So factor that in before you decide to make them! To get started I spent some time on Pinterest getting ideas. Once I decided what I wanted to make, I bought a few cookie cutters. To make things as easy as possible I also bought this decorating tip set. It has tips for writing, flowers, piping borders all of it. I also bought a few icing bags. For coloring the icing I used this set and the colors turned out great! Just be careful a *little* goes along way!
In terms of the cookie, I think you can use any recipe, just make sure you chill the dough! For the icing there’s several options and the biggest thing is finding an icing that will dry hard. Royal icing is a brand that works very well, but beware, you may need to add a little vanilla for taste. This recipe from Sugar Spun Run is awesome and also dries completely, so you are able to stack or package your cookies. I did a combo of both, the Sugar Spun Run recipe for the base of the cookie, and Royal Icing for the decorations. It worked very well!
To package them I put them in clear plastic bags with ties and placed them in a beautiful basket with a bow. It was so nice to have an individual dessert – and who doesn’t love a cookie?! 🙂
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If you’re feeling the spring itch here’s a project for you!
Materials: Grapevine wreath, bunch of faux flowers, wired bow, floral wire, wire cutters, glue gun. I find everything at Michaels!
Directions: First decide the placement of your flowers and bow. For mine I wanted the flowers to go down one side ending in the middle of the side with the bow. Use the wire cutters to cut the flowers into pieces she starting putting them in place. You can use wire to position them or a glue gun. Once complete add the bow. For the bow I chose to use wire to secure it. Depending on how heavy it is you could also glue it.
Questions? Drop it in the comments below!
Hi! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, with a new baby and starting e-learning there has been a lot going on! In today’s post I want to share how we transformed a portion of our basement into an e-learning space for my daughter.
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Hello! It’s hard to believe I’ll be 36 weeks tomorrow! Since this will most likely be my last pregnancy I really wanted to do a maternity photo shoot. I didn’t do one with the last two pregnancies and wanted to take some photos to always remember this time in life. Just when I was about to start looking for a photographer COVID hit and all my plans went out the window. Typically most people take these pictures around 7-8 months and as I was approaching that time I started to get really sad about not getting to be able to take these pictures when I just decided I would try without a photographer. It wasn’t perfect and I went in with low expectations but I’m so happy we did them! Here’s what I learned!
Hope you are all are staying well! It wasn’t too long ago that I didn’t understand the meaning of a preschool graduation. Honestly, it seemed a bit silly to me, making such a big deal about starting kindergarten. Then in February out of the blue I received an email from our daycare with the date and time of my daughter’s graduation along with information on the prep they would be doing for the ceremony. I immediately burst into tears. My baby, my firstborn was graduating from the place she had been since she was 4 month old and starting a brand new school. I was a mess and suddenly understood the meaning behind this milestone.
Fast forward to everything going on in the world and schools and daycares closing and we found out she will not be back in daycare for her graduation. We’ve explained the situation to her and while I think she understands it as a best as a 5 year old can it was obviously still upsetting. So, I decided to plan our own graduation.
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It feels like you aren’t quarantining unless you’re in tie dye so I’ve been on the hunt for some tie dye pieces for awhile. A lot of what I was finding was either cropped or pretty pricey so I decided to DIY it. I also thought the girls would enjoy a project. Overall it was pretty easy and turned out really well! Here’s the materials I used (found all at Target!) and some of the things I learned!
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Hello from self quarantine! It’s a crazy time right now with so many of us working from home and schools closed. We’ve been trying to balance things as best as we can and one thing that has helped is doing a craft each day. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy, just something to entertain the girls!
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I really love having my nails done but struggle with the cost. A gel manicure costs at least $30+ and that definitely adds up if you get them regularly. I’ve tried doing my own nails at home but I either smudge them before they dry or the regular polish chips within a day. Earlier in the month I started looking into at home gel manicure kits and here’s what I’ve found…
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