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No-Sew Heart Elbow Patches

Crafts· Crafts/DIY· Valentine's Day

Hi friends! I’m excited to bring you yet another easy Valentine’s Day project today – these No-Sew Heart Elbow Patches! If you’re like me, you like to add a little somethin somethin to clothes come holiday time. I mean, I guess you can BUY a heart shirt or whatever, but I always find that I could just make something similar…
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Game Day Drinks with Jose Cuervo

Cocktails· Recipes

Hi friends! The BIG GAME is tomorrow and our friends at Jose Cuervo® have some delicious drink recipes to share with us! Jose Cuervo® is excited to release these football-themed digital recipe cards, showing that margaritas aren’t just for summer. From a delicious jelly shot to a jalapeño margarita, these Jose Cuervo Especial® Silver recipes are sure to spice up your party….
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Gluten-Free Big Game Snacks

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Hi friends! We’re only a month into the new year, and did you know that it’s estimated that nearly 29 percent of consumers have dropped their health and wellness resolutions? With five days until the Big Game, break free of the traditional fatty football snacks and consider these healthy and gluten free recipes from Blue Diamond, maker of Almond Breeze…
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Make your Valentines soar this year with Flying Paper Airplane Valentines! | #valentines #marthastewartcrafts #12monthsofmartha

Flying Paper Airplane Valentines

Crafts/DIY· Valentine's Day

Hi friends! PHEW! We have been on a Valentine’s Day roll around here, don’t you think? Well we’re back with just ONE MORE adorable Valentine’s Day project with Martha Stewart Crafts! I think. I mean – I haven’t even put the new heart shaped glitter to good use. I have to do something with that, right?? If you’ve been following…
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Make an adorable Cupid's Arrows and Quiver with paper, pipe cleaners and a coozie! | #valentines #marthastewartcrafts #12monthsofmartha

Cupid’s Arrows and Quiver

Crafts· Crafts/DIY· Valentine's Day

Hi friends! We’re back today with ANOTHER adorable Valentine’s Day project with Martha Stewart Crafts! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that I headed downtown last weekend for a little Valentine’s photo shoot with my favorite Phoenix photographer – Stacey of Dream Photography Studio. So far we’ve shared with you: Glitter Vintage Soda Bottles and Chalkboard Conversation Hearts! And today I’m…
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Team Manuscript or Team Letter? 👀📖 Thank you to ou Team Manuscript or Team Letter? 👀📖 Thank you to our friends at @amazonmgmstudios and @moviesmorefun for the chance to screen @verityfilm early and for allowing me to host such a special movie night! 🖤

This one was extra special because VERITY is based on the bestselling Colleen Hoover book, and as someone who read it a few years ago, I was HOOKED. I loved it so much I bought the deluxe edition, so needless to say, I had thoughts going into this adaptation.

First, the casting. I already knew Anne Hathaway would be the perfect Verity, and Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson felt spot-on, too. And I was RIGHT. Anne was so multifaceted in this role, and dare I say this might be her best performance of the year? And there is A LOT to choose from there. 👏

As for the adaptation, I was really happy with how closely the film stayed to the book. I think book purists will be pleased! Everything just worked. The screenplay was fantastic, the direction was well done, and even knowing the story, I was completely pulled in.

But I was REALLY curious what people who hadn’t read the book would think, so I asked some of my guests!

@josie_bagley said, “Loved it! Kept me guessing and I really liked the dynamic between the husband and Lowen.”

@craftedsparrow said, “I liked that it kept you on your toes through the movie and it made you wonder what YOUR thoughts were and who killed who and who was telling the right story.”

RIGHT?! The best thrillers keep you guessing, questioning everyone, and debating what you believe long after the credits roll.

So I GUESS you’ll just have to head to the movies, see this one for yourself, and then tell me: Team Manuscript or Team Letter? 

🎬 VERITY is IN THEATERS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026!

#Verity #VerityMovie #ColleenHoover #MovieReview #BookToMovie
Love these boys with my whole heart. Happy #Nati Love these boys with my whole heart. 

Happy #NationalSonsDay!
What a tremendous responsibility it is to raise so What a tremendous responsibility it is to raise sons in this day and age.

If the Cornell7 story has taught us anything, it’s that it’s more important than ever to raise sons who are empathetic and kind. Who respect others. Who understand that another person’s dignity, safety and humanity matter just as much as their own wants and needs.

As a mother, the greatest compliment anyone can give me about my sons is that they are kind. More than their accomplishments, their talents or anything else, I want them to grow into good men who care about the people around them.

We have a responsibility to teach our boys to do better. To expect better from one another. To be better.

On National Sons Day, I’m incredibly proud of the three boys I get to raise, and I don’t take that responsibility lightly.
Coffee Lovers UNITE!! ☕️ National Coffee Day is to Coffee Lovers UNITE!! ☕️ National Coffee Day is tomorrow, 9/29! If you’re looking for an excuse to grab a coffee (or two), here are some of the deals and goodies happening around Phoenix:

☕ FREE COFFEE
Scooter’s: Free medium brewed coffee, no purchase
Whataburger: Free 16 oz. hot or iced coffee, no purchase
Dunkin’: Free medium coffee with purchase for Rewards members
Krispy Kreme: Free small or medium coffee with purchase
Paris Baguette: Free coffee with purchase

🎁 FREE GOODIES
Black Rock: Free limited-edition sticker with drink purchase
Dutch Bros: Two mystery straw toppers with purchase of two drinks
7 Brew: Free Arizona license plate sticker with drink purchase

✨ SPECIAL DROPS
Starbucks: New Aerocano launches
Better Buzz: Aerocano + Reaper’s Aerocano launch

Where are you headed?? ☕ Am I missing anyone? Add them in the comments! 👇👇👇

Deals may vary by location and are available while supplies last.

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Stopped by @spookys_swirls today to support my bes Stopped by @spookys_swirls today to support my bestie @officialninodaniel and his spooky cupcake collab! 🧁👻🖤

The “Yes, Your Frightness” Official Cupcake Collab is only here for TWO days, and tomorrow is the LAST DAY! So if you want to get your hands on these spooky treats, make plans to stop by before they’re gone. 👀

📍 3029 N. Alma School Rd. #117, Chandler
🗓️ September 27 | 9 AM–3 PM
🧁 Available while supplies last!

Go support my guy and get your spooky sweet fix! 🎃

#SpookysSwirls #NinoDaniel #ChandlerAZ #SpookySeason ArizonaEats
Running on human ingenuity and anything but water. Running on human ingenuity and anything but water. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Beautiful, emotional, and bring the tissues. 🐾 Tha Beautiful, emotional, and bring the tissues. 🐾 Thanks to our friends at @paramountpics and @alliedglobalmarketing for an early screening of @heartofthebeast movie! After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces veteran James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness, where they’re forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.

This movie is beautiful and emotional, and dog lovers are absolutely going to fall in love with Odin. 🐕 Brad Pitt is phenomenal, almost single-handedly carrying the entire film. He embodied Belmont so completely that, honestly, I forgot I was watching Brad Pitt. The CGI is noticeable, but if you’re focused on the story rather than the special effects, you’ll be fine. And seriously—bring your tissues. You’re going to need them for this one. 🥹

And for all my fellow dog lovers: the dog does NOT die. 🐾 That’s not a spoiler—the director actually lets audiences know going in because they understand that can be a trigger for some viewers.

Parents: Heart of the Beast is Rated PG-13 for violence, peril, bloody/injury images, and some language. I’d recommend leaving the little ones at home for this one—the themes are definitely geared toward teens and older.

🐾 Heart of the Beast is out now—another great movie to see this weekend! 🎬🍿 #heartofthebeast #movierecommendation
Friendship, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos! 🌴 Friendship, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos! 🌴 Thanks to our friends at @dreamworks and @moviesmorefun for the early screener of @forgottenislandmovie and the fun goodies—peep that awesome friendship bracelet! 💕📿

Forgotten Island is wild, fun, and packed with adventure, with an amazing soundtrack, bright and zany animation, and plenty of humor to keep the adults entertained, too. We loved seeing different cultures woven into the story, especially Philippine mythology, while the heart of the movie centers on one of its biggest themes: the importance of friendship. The story follows two best friends stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only way home might come at the cost of their shared lifetime of memories—and we absolutely loved it. Adrian brought his bestie along, and they were both SO amped about this one; it’s definitely a movie we can see watching over and over!

Parents, this one is Rated PG for animated sequences of scary action, language, rude humor, thematic elements, some violence, and brief tobacco imagery.

🍿 In theaters now—grab the family, grab your besties, and go! 🌴🎬

#ForgottenIsland #DreamWorksAnimation #MovieReview #FamilyMovies #AnimatedMovies

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