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DIY Holiday Confetti Glasses

These colorful confetti wine glasses seriously couldn't be any easier to make! I whipped up this pair featuring festive holiday colors, but these would look great in colors to suit any occasion or...

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DIY - Pine Cone Bird Feeder

This is an oldy but a goody!I needed a project for my busy Toddler. I had just recently collected some pine cones from my dads house, because you never know when you will need pine cones ;) I...

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75 DIY Beauty Products!

For all of your cosmetic needs, here is a fun list of 75 DIY beauty products that you can make at home! From hair and skin treatments to makeup, perfume, teeth and nail whitening- there are so many...

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Guys Gift Guide!

Lets face it....here comes Santa Claus, and that means finding the man in your life some new stuff. Every year I end up stumped on what the heck to get for my husband. Half the time I just end up...

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Rice Krispie Turkeys for Thanksgiving!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!Last week I promised that I would share the Turkey Rice Krispie Treat recipe, and here it is! With Thanksgiving this week I thought that you all might possibly want to make these for your...

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DIY- Coffee Table Make Over

Adventures in painting furniture!How I stripped off broken veneer, painted particle board and gained a whole new coffee tableI have a beautiful coffee table that I love from Crate and Barrel. When my...

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Free Printable Holiday Card Template

'Tis the season for holiday cards galore!  Don't have time to put one together?  No problem! I made one for you that you can easily download and open up in Photoshop or Gimp, change the name, and add...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PRINTABLEToday, as we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends and loved ones, I wanted to share this reminder of gratitude with you all. Today (and every day!), the ladies of...

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No-Sew Felt Banners

A couple of weeks ago I made my daughter, Zoey, a little reading canopy for her bedroom.  As promised, I made a fun, colorful, no-sewing at all (woo hoo), felt banner to finish it off.  Here is what...

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Favorite Cinnamon Recipes and Beauty Products

CINNAMONI was talking with my sister in law the other day about cold remedies. She was recently sick and took cinnamon and honey. Her cold ended shortly thereafter. This got me thinking about cinnamon...

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Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

At every family get together each one of us is typically asked to bring a specific food item to contribute to the event.  This Thanksgiving Heidi got asked for her famous green bean casserole, Jessica...

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Money Talks Part II - Best 4 Credit Cards to Use

Image Source: blog.extremetix.comPart I was about savings, Part II is about getting something back!  We have standard credit cards from our bank but it's time to start using one of these cards that you...

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Crafting Christmas

At my house we celebrate Christmas and every year it seems like this holiday becomes more and more expensive. I thought for sure that I was going to head out and buy all my presents on Black Friday or...

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Get Your Holiday Sweater On!

It's that time of year again, and people are scouring thrift stores and Ebay for the perfect holiday sweater. Whether your ideal sweater is tacky and gaudy or elegant and sophisticated, here are a few...

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Homemade Pizookie

My husband isn't a big fan of cake, so when it comes time to celebrate his birthday (like we did over the  weekend!), my boys and I always make him a giant chocolate chip cookie sundae instead. This...

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My Winter Wreath

I saw this idea on Our Best Bites (via Pinterest) and thought it was darn cute. I said over and over how I wanted to make my own, but how I wanted to use different colors to create a Winter look rather...

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The Perfect Bow: Inspired by Williams of Sonoma

My good friend, Carissa, and I brilliantly decided last Sunday that we would drive up to a mall from our houses near downtown Sacramento here in Northern California.  Normally a 25-30 minute drive....

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Eight by Five Family Christmas - 2012

Our trees are up, lights and decorations are on and the spiked eggnog is brewing.  We thought we'd share with you, our tree, decorations, traditions and favorite ornaments this year.  First up, we'll...

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Thrifty Gift Wrapping Ideas

 Your tree is up and decorated, your holiday gifts are purchased, now it’s time to wrap!  I always forget to budget in the cost of wrapping goods- the paper, the bags, the boxes, tissue paper, ribbon,...

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How to style your little black dress

We all have one (or two) LBD's in our closet. It's time to revive it and give it a new look!  I am 5 months post baby. I am a size 10-12 right now and am not used to my new post baby body. I  recently...

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