Hello friends and welcome to the first installation of the Food Fun Hop, an event hosted by Shy Babies & Little Inspiration! These events will introduce you to fabulous finds that we (30+ bloggers) get to use to create kitchen masterpieces and share our thoughts and experiences! And today we're going to share a delicious Guacamole Chicken Chilaquiles recipe! Our first sponsor is Wholly Guacamole. Now I know that for many of the other bloggers participating in this fun event, this was the ... Read More about Guacamole Chicken Chilaquiles
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Perfectly Patriotic Treats
Welcome to "Pinning!" A Weekly Pinterest Link-Up & Hop (Share pins, meet others who love "Pinning", get inspired!) Well, it appears we may be having a 4th of July//Birthday party at our house here next week. So of course I'm instantly scrambling to put together some ideas of not only decor, but now food. Here is a bit of my Pinterest research so far... ** red white and blue cupcakes ** Source: tidymom.net via Kimberly on Pinterest ** red white and blue dipped pretzels ... Read More about Perfectly Patriotic Treats
4th of July Mantel
This week, I'm participating in The Great Paper Mantel Challenge with Emily from 52 Mantels! Emily had her readers vote on a mantel theme for this challenge, and all-paper won! So for my paper mantel, I decided to go with a 4th of July theme so that it can get us into the spirit of the holiday, and also allow me to keep it up for at least a month! Hehe! More bang for your buck, right? The first thing I decided to make was a large paper flag. I simply used strips of colored cardstock and ... Read More about 4th of July Mantel
{Thrifty Thursday} An Easy Owl Upcycle
A few months ago, I picked up this cute little owl from my local Goodwill... I debated leaving him as is, I mean, I love his coloring; however, once again I found he wasn't being put on display in our house because the colors just didn't jive. In order to give him a new life out and about in our home, I decided to use the leftover spray paint from my Vanity Tray project from last week for a little owl makeover... And here's how the little guy turned out! And already he is ... Read More about {Thrifty Thursday} An Easy Owl Upcycle
{Thrifty Thursday} Knock-Off Urban Outfitters Cut Lace Vanity Tray
So a few months ago, you might recall that I found this lovely little antique oval mirror tray from Goodwill for just $1.99! Since I purchased it, it's sat in my home office, unused. However, while doing some productive Pinterest research a couple of weeks ago, I came across this little lovely from Urban Outfitters: Urban Outfitters Cut Lace Vanity Tray Instantly I realized what I wanted to do with the tray - and yes, it involved spray paint! I purchased Rustoleum white lacquer spray paint ... Read More about {Thrifty Thursday} Knock-Off Urban Outfitters Cut Lace Vanity Tray
