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Murder Mystery Maniacs Party

June 4, 2013 By Stefanie 2 Comments

Disclaimer: I was provided all of the supplies to host this amazing party complimentary for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Murder Mystery Maniacs is company that provides murder mystery parties. They have an amazing number of themes to choose from. They have different types of parties such as dinner parties, corporate events and teen themed parties. Each provide an enjoyable evening for an impressive amount of guests. As you can see, I had a … [Read more...]

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Fancy Nancy Party Featuring The Orb Factory

April 22, 2013 By Stefanie Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: I received the following products for review purposes. No other compensation was received. All opinions and experiences are 100% my own. Your experience may differ. If you click a link in this post, you will be taken to the sponsor's site. When we find a series of books we love we stick to it! We love Fancy Nancy at our house. She is such a sweet little girl with some high style! My daughter was very excited to learn that The Orb Factory wanted her to throw a Perfectly Posh Fancy … [Read more...]

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Latka!

December 13, 2012 By Johanna 1 Comment

Okay, so I know I said on Tuesday that I would give 2 recipes today, but instead I'm doing 1 now and 1 more next Tuesday! I've NEVER been able to make hash browns stick together! So I knew I this was going to be a challenge, but it looked so yummy I had to try! This is what it's supposed to look like: But mine turned into a pile of super delicious shredded potatoes! (And I DO mean super Delicious! My 4 year old said, "Oh this dinner is SOOO yummy! Thanks for making such a yummy dinner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Holiday, Recipes Tagged With: apple, dinner, feast, hash browns, holiday, Latka, Latke, Latkes, meal, party, Pear, potato, sauce, shredded, side dish, sour cream, spiced apple pear sauce

Gyspy Melting Pot

December 11, 2012 By Johanna Leave a Comment

Okay folks, you know how I feel about creative and simple recipes! I just fell in LOVE with Gyspys Melting Pot! They do an awesome job compiling super cute and totally adorable recipes and crafts that are so simple and so creative! I was so excited to share them with you! I’ll post 2 today and 2 more on Thursday. Christmas tree Gypsys Melting Pot made it with veggies, (Click here to see theirs!) but my kids are MUCH more likely to eat fruit! And our family tradition is a Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Food, Holiday, Partys, Recipes, Tutorial Tagged With: appetizer, black olives, carrot, celery, cheddar, cheese, cherry, christmas, cream cheese, dinner, family, feast, fruit, grape, holiday, hors d'oeuvre, kids, kiwi, mandarin, mushroom, olives, orange, party, Pear, Penguin, queso, snack, tomato, tree

Signazon.com Review

October 25, 2012 By Johanna Leave a Comment

We’ve got a new website for you! Signazon.com makes any kind of sign you can think of! So fun! I made this banner for Halloween. It is great quality; thick and sturdy and it even comes with metal grommets. (I used 5,000 Blog Titles and Quotes to come up with a cute saying…) The color is beautiful, bright and true to what I designed. It’s also super easy- just upload your design (I made mine with MS Word, saved it as a pdf and uploaded it! So quick!) or use one of their design templates and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Great Deals, Holiday, Household, My House, Product Review Tagged With: banner, birthday, decor, decoration, holiday, homecoming, open house, party, poster, reunion, Sign, signazon, signazon.com, store

Ghostly Halloween Tree

September 20, 2012 By Johanna Leave a Comment

My girls have been asking to do a craft, and since I’m starting to Halloween décor everywhere, it’s getting me in the mood for some spooky crafting! I decided to take a page from the Easter crafts we did and just me it Halloween-ish. While the kiddos were at school, I found a gnarly branch in the front yard, spray painted it black and stuck it in a pot on the front porch. When the girls came home from school, I had our stuff ready: a box of tissues, yarn (you could always use ribbon- yarn is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Family, Holiday, Tutorial Tagged With: children, craft, decor, decorations, family, ghost, Halloween, kids, party, spooky, tree, tutorial

Back-to-School Fiesta!

September 6, 2012 By Johanna Leave a Comment

So last week, we had a party for the kids at our church. It was a Fiesta to celebrate the new school year and we had so much fun! My girls and I went into the the church gym the day before to get all the tables and chairs set up and then get it all decorated. It took 4 hours, but it looked so fun!! I purchased the tables covers, games, pinatas, bulk candy, and everything for our goody bags (bags, bookmarks, pencils, erasers, stickers) from Oriental Trading Company. I love them! They shipped … [Read more...]

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Baby Shower!

June 26, 2012 By Johanna Leave a Comment

So my friends and I had the honor of throwing our young friend a baby shower. This is the first baby for her and her husband and they are living far away from family, so we wanted to make sure that it was wonderful. Rose U set up her spacious back yard for the occasion and the weather was very obliging! Rose O brought her girls and between the 2 Roses and their girls, they did the decorations and the food. Their refreshments were fantastic! The Roses and their girls made a beautiful fruit … [Read more...]

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Dragon Birthday Cake!

May 29, 2012 By Johanna 3 Comments

Last year I made my oldest daughter a dragon cake, and this year, my youngest daughter wanted a dragon cake. I have used box mixes in the past, and they were fine, but this year I looked up a yellow cake recipe from Martha Stewart. It is still a bit crumby when I tried to ice it, but it was fine. Next time, I’ll try to find a different cake mix; one that doesn’t fall to crumbs when you cut it! I’m just not that skilled yet! I used a butter cream icing recipe from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Family, Food, Recipes, Tutorial Tagged With: Better Homes and Gardens, birthday, cake, cake recipe, child, children, Dragon, Family Fun Magazine, icing recipe, kids, Martha Stewart, party, recipe, tutorial

Spring Into Action… Guest Blogger

March 30, 2012 By Stefanie Leave a Comment

Spring is finally here and as I woke up this morning to bright sunshine, I breathed a sigh of relief and started getting excited about doing more activities outside and the fact summer is just round the corner. As Easter is nearly upon us, I wanted to share a great project I came up with that you could do with the children during Easter. Hold an Easter tea-party It may sound a little girly, but I can assure you it is a great way to get your children (whether you have boys or girls or both) … [Read more...]

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