Camping Round Up

Hello!  Did everyone have a nice 3 day weekend?  I know I enjoyed getting a lot of projects done with mom this weekend so that was nice.

This post is a repost from last summer but I wanted to share it again.  There were some great ideas for going camping and some snacks that look delicious.  So enjoy this post and get some new ideas!

Oh!  And at the end of the post, comment where your favorite place to go camping is.  Maybe I can check them out one day. 😉

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Campfire Cones from Hip 2 Save

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How to Create a Comfortable Tent Bedroom from Echoes of Laughter

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Bacon Ranch Chicken Tin Foil Dinner from Dinner at the Zoo

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Cute Camping Printables from Frugal Coupon Living

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Camping Pizza Nachos from Cooking with Janica

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Smores in a Bag from Thirty Hand Made Days

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How to Use and Over the Door Shoe Organizer for Your Kitchen from Life Hacker

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Popsicle Stick Playing Cards from Instructables

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How to Make a Doggy Zip Line from Go Pet Friendly

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How to Make your own Solar Lights from Home on the Corner

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Lazy Days and Lemonade Wood Sign

Good morning! Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all those who serve, have served or have given their life for our freedom. You are appreciated!

I have had this sign for several years and it was definitely showing its age. The colors were faded and the paint just looked awful, but I love this saying! So I decided to redo it.

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I decided to use my favorite summer colors: apple green, oasis blue and orange. I gave the wood a little bit of sanding and then spray painted the board with Rustoleum Apple Green.

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Once it was dry, I taped a piece of newspaper on the middle of the board. I curved the edges to give it a softer look. Once the newspaper was secure, I spray painted Rustoleum Oasis Blue over the whole thing.

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Here’s what it looked like after removing the paper.

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I looked through the different fonts on my computer and choose the ones I wanted and then printed them out.

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Once the papers were cut, I scribbled pencil over the back of each piece. I had to press down fairly hard in order for it to show up on the board.

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I placed the papers where I wanted them on the board and then traced over the letters with my pencil, pressing down hard until I could see the letters.

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I used a thin paintbrush and orange acrylic paint to paint over the pencil marks.

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Once everything was dry, I lightly sanded over the whole board to give it a worn look. Finally, I was able to take it out to my patio and display it on my potting table.

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The colors are perfect!

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I’m looking forward to some lazy summer days!

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Thank you so much for coming by today! I would love for you to leave a comment and to chat with you! Have a great week!

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Celebration!! Our Peacock Graduation Party 2015

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great week! We are headed south for Haley’s graduation! Unbelievable!! It seems like we just did this a couple of years ago, but it’s been 4 years since her high school graduation. We won’t be having her graduation party until June, so I thought I would share her peacock party with you again! I love decorating and coming up with ideas for parties! Enjoy!!

The day finally arrived! All the pomp and circumstance! What a crazy week leading up to this day, but I have lots of great memories I am tucking away. My baby graduated! It just seems so crazy that time has passed so quickly!

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I had so much fun decorating for the party! For starters, it was in my favorite colors!

Second, decorating helps to keep me busy and maybe not shed so many tears! Haley picked out the peacock theme and we went with turquoise, lime green, purple and a little black.  We purchased most of the paper goods at Hobby Lobby and the silk flowers came from the 99 Cent Store. I did order some of the peacock feathers and our very kind neighbor gave some others. He owns some peacocks and had been collecting feathers for us for the last 2 months. He also gave us the 2 metal peacocks to use as decorations. We are so thankful to have such great and generous neighbors!

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We started with purple tablecloths and laid a runner of turquoise sparkly mesh down the middle. I also added some graduation scatter on the runner. We created centerpieces with peacock feathers, lime green cattails, and grasses to glass vases. We bought Floral Gel Beads (from the Dollar Tree) and Haley added food coloring until she got the color she wanted. We added these to the bottom of the vases. We kept the table very simple.

We had purchased tissue paper balls and paper fans from Hobby Lobby and hung them above the food table and the main dining area.

The Candy Bar was the real hit! Do you recognize the beverage bar I made a month or so ago? I found the beautiful peacock feather wreath at Michaels several months ago and hung that on the top. Then we added glass containers for the candy. The glass jars came from Target, as did the 2015 dishes. The other clear bowl were from Walmart. Most of the candy was in the turquoise theme, but Haley wanted a couple of her absolute favorites too, Swedish Fish and Peanut Butter M & M’s!

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I also made a bunch of these tassels from tissue paper and hung them in different areas around the space. There were some by the food table, the drink table and the patio.

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We had a table with lots of memorabilia from Haley’s high school years and even younger, but since I didn’t want to plaster her information all over the internet, I will just show you a picture of her medals. She is a discus thrower for her school and is the school record holder! We are all very proud of her!

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You can just see a little corner of the prayer the principal gave for all the seniors. He had verses and then listed each seniors name. It was so moving and made the occasion so much more special.

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We had so much fun planning this whole party! We received many compliments and it was a great way for Haley and I to work together to make the day more special. I am so very proud of my girl and can’t wait to see what the future brings!

 

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Cute Flower Pots

Hello!  It is finally Friday!  Is everyone ready for the weekend?  Because I know that I am.

So if you remember a couple weeks ago I posted a round up about gardens because I am obsessed with gardens right now.  I unfortunately don’t have a large garden, but I am working on my succulents and my new cacti on the front porch so I’m making some progress.  But because I don’t have an actual garden, I have to use lots of pots.  And of course some of my pots are pretty boring.  So I have been searching the internet for cute ideas for how to decorate flower pots and I decided to share my favorites with you!

If you want to read the gardening round up, click here.  I also have another round up regarding succulents, so if you want to read that one click here.  Enjoy!

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Gold Dipped Pots from Pottery Barn

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Plant Puns on Painted Potted Planters from My Bright Ideas

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Painted Pots Herb Garden from Behr

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Water Marbled Terracotta Pots from Be Makeful

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DIY Mini Potter from Wonderwood

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Painted Geometric Pot from The Crafted Life

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DIY Mosaic Pots from Cut Out and Keep

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Happy Face Flower Pot from Classic Play

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Decoupaged Pots from Place of My Taste

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Topsy Turvy Disney Planter from temekatellez

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Graduation Gift Ideas

Hello!  Can you believe that it’s May already?  This year has just been flying by!  Before you know it, it’s going to be Christmas.  Christmas!

Well since it’s May, it’s getting closer to graduation season.  That’s right, people are going to be graduating left and right.  My sister is one of those people.  She’s going to be graduating with a bachelor’s degree and I am so proud  of her.  But in the search for the prefect graduation gift, I found a lot of great ideas.  So I decided to share what I found so you can find the perfect gift for your graduate.  Enjoy!

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Graduation Jar from Crafty Morning

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Toasting the Grad from All Free Holiday Crafts

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Graduation Candy Bouquet from Fun Squared

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Survival Kit for Life from Yesterday on Tuesday

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Graduation Luggage Tags from The Natural Green Mom

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Water Bottle Full of Quarters from One Hundred Dollars a Month

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In Case of Emergency from @SharinganPapi on Twitter

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Graduation Wreath from Savannah Smiled

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Laundry Kit Graduation Gift form Hip 2 Save

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Graduation Notebook from Fun Squared

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