Camping Round Up

Hello!  Is everyone out of school yet?  If so, hooray!  Time for Summer!  If not, I am so sorry.

One of the things my family does every year is go camping.  Mom even has two camping trips planned for this summer alone.  As I’ve gotten older, I haven’t enjoyed going as much.  But, I definitely enjoyed going as a kid and having fun at either the beach or the lake.  But I have put together a list of some things that you might enjoy for your next camping trip.

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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Father’s Day Round Up

Hello!  How is everyone enjoying their summer so far?  Or are some of you still in school?  Sorry…I apologize.

Father’s Day is around the corner and if you are like me, I don’t have a gift for my dad yet.  So, as I was scouring the internet (aka Pinterest) for an awesome gift idea, I thought I would share some of my favorite ideas with you.

Enjoy!

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Fathers Day Grill Plate from Crafty Mama in Me

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Sock Flowers from One Good Thing

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Dad’s Toolbox from Moms and Munchkins

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Hand Print Baseball from Sunny Day Family

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Fathers Day Cardboard Wallet from TrimCraft

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iDad from She Knows

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We Are Nuts About You Frame from Happiness is Homemade

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Father’s Day Goodie Bags from Little Family Fun

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Father’s Day Glasses from Mr. Printable

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Father’s Day Cake from Love Laughter Forever After

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Graduation Ideas

Congratulations! Graduation season is upon us and many people are moving onto to bigger and better things.  If that means going to high school, college, or your dream job, it’s a huge accomplishment to graduate.  And if you need some last minute graduation party ideas, I am here to save the day!

Here are some awesome ideas for decorating for a graduation party.  Enjoy!

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Large Photo Numbers from Play Party Plan

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DIY Graduation Wreath from DIY Beautify

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Tissue Paper Numbers from Sugar Bee Crafts

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Cute Letter Pressed Card from Eighteen 25

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Graduation Cap Topppers by Lil Luna

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Black White and Gold Party from Pizzazzerie

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DIY Tassels from Style Inked

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Memory Jenga from Must Have Mom

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Peacock Themed Graduation Party from Home on the Corner

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How to Make a Wreath for $20

Hello!  This is a random post that is not a top 10, but it is a re-post.  This is the perfect DIY for summer and it’s super easy!  For $20 and 2 hours of work, you will get an awesome wreath.  Enjoy!

Flower Wreath Supplies

Things you need are a pool noodle, lots of fake flowers, tape, scissors, and some sort of statement decoration.  All of these items can be purchased from the Dollar Store, so it makes the wreath even cheaper!

The first thing you need to do it make the pool noodle into a wreath.  Just make it a circle and use tape to keep it in place.  I had to use packing tape to make sure that it would stay in place.

Then I started placing flowers.  I wasn’t sure how it was going to work exactly, but I thought that the easiest way would be to cut the wire to stick in the noodle.  So, after a little bit of work trying to figure out the easiest way to cut the flowers, it was able to get started on my wreath.

Flower Wreath Flower Placement

I went with white, pink, yellow, and orange for my flower choices and filled in the noodle as I went.  I didn’t fill in the back of the noodle because I knew that no one would see the back.  But, I worked for about 2 hours to fill the wreath.

Now for you decoration of choice.  I went with a wooden S since our last name is Smith.  I first covered the noodle with a sparkly silver ribbon so that we wouldn’t see the green styrofoam underneath.  I painted the S white so it would stand out against the silver ribbon and between all of the flowers.

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After a little bit of hot glue, the wreath was complete!  And here is the finished project!

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First of all, I love how the colors look against mom’s turquoise door.  It makes the pinks and yellows really stand out.  And I love how it looks!  The colors are so bright and pretty and they look great with the S on the wreath as well.  This wreath is even better because it only cost me $20 to make!  $20 and 2 hours of work to have the beautiful wreath, I think it’s worth it!

If you want to check out the Dollar Tree website, click on the link in the sidebar to find all of your supplies for $1!

If you decide to try this project, please let me know how it goes!  And, comment a picture of it below so we can see you beautiful creations as well!

Mother’s Day Round Up

Hello!  Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you are like me, I LOVE to give my mom a gift.  Even if it’s just a simple gift card, I still love giving gifts.  So if you haven’t gotten your mom or grandma a gift, here are some ideas that you can use for an awesome gift!

Enjoy!

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Mother’s Day Sign by Lily Ardor

Peony Cards

Peony Pop Up Cards by Peter Dahmen

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Mom’s Emergency Stash from Eighteen 25

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Painted Tin Cans from House by Hoff

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Pink Hand Scrub from Touch of Tay

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Mom’s Spa Day from Mom 4 Real

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Paper Heart from Paperchase Journal

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Handprint Keychain from Grey House Harbor

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Slipper Gifts from Pretty Providence

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A Sundae for Mother’s Day from Smart Schoolhouse

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