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Last-Minute Summer Activities Can you believe it’s already August or should I say it almost September?! Summer is my favorite season, and I never want it to end. Next thing you know, the kids will be back in class, and you’ll have the house to yourself again. But before that happens, why not send summer off […]

Last-minute summer activities

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 How to make a modern extra large frame for your engineered prints. I’m so totally in love with these extra large engineered prints.  I know I keep using them in each wedding I do, I can’t help it the brides see my blog and then want to do them.  Can you blame them?  They are […]

How to make a modern extra large frame for your engineered prints or posters.

Favorite Summer Recipes There are two things I enjoy very much in this world, summer and food. The warm nights call for some fun easy dinners with some extra summer flare. I love trying new recipes, especially the ones that don’t require a ton of effort when I’d rather be outside playing with my kids! Here are a few of my favorite summer dinner recipes. What says summer better than the fruit of the tropics? This Hawaiian BBQ Chicken is to die for. With pineapple, teriyaki sauce and veggies, it brings the taste of summer right into your backyard! As someone who thoroughly enjoys the Hawaiian Islands this chicken brings me right back to my vacations. The preparation is quick and easy. Whether on your grill, in a camp fire or in the oven this is the perfect dinner to bring you to your own little paradise. *Cue sunhat and beach chair* Something I quickly learned in my travels is that there is no better seafood than island seafood. It’s just so fresh! It is hard to find great fish being so far away from the coast, but Garlic Lemon Mahi Mahi is nothing short of delicious. The best part of this dish is it’s one pan, low mess and about 20 min. start to finish. Delicious and simple. Throw some steamed veggies in the mix, and you’re going to be feeling like a super chef. Go conquer that dinner! Summer would not be complete without good old BBQ ribs. I know it’s a big favorite in my family. There is never a Fourth of July party without “Poppy’s Ribs”, and although I can’t divulge the family secrets of his ribs… mostly because he didn’t tell anyone LOL…I can give you an amazingly delicious alternative. These moist, fall-off-the-bone, Low and Slow Ribs are a summertime must! I know what you’re thinking. Root Beer flavored sandwiches, gross! But don’t let the name fool you, these Pulled Pork Sandwiches are as tasty as ever. The Root Beer really adds a sweet flavor to the pork, combined with your favorite BBQ sauce and you’ll never do pulled pork the same again. The best part is, no oven needed! What’s worse than being outside in the heat just to come into a kitchen heatwave created by your hardworking oven? Not much, I can tell you that! When the heat won’t quit, let the slowcooker do the work for you. It’s summer after all, and you deserve a vacation too!

  Favorite Summer Recipes There are two things I enjoy very much in this world, summer and food. The warm nights call for some fun easy dinner recipes with some extra summer flare. I love trying new recipes, especially the ones that don’t require a ton of effort when I’d rather be outside playing with […]

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It’s wedding season and I’ve never been more busy with weddings than I have been this year.  I think one of the most simple and by far the coolest wedding was this modern industrial wedding. I loved how monochromatic it was. It was so fun to sit down with the bride and her mom and […]

modern industrial wedding

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Who does’t want to go to a tropical island for a vacation?  I mean when I think of happy places that’s where my mind takes me.  So when a friends daughter was getting married in Hawaii and I was asked to help decorate a Tropical wedding shower for her I jumped at the chance.  Let […]

Tropical wedding shower

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I think I have a huge problem with collecting cookbooks.  I mean that’s what I’m going to call it a collection not a hording addiction LOL.  I do love a good cookbook and I read them cover to cover like a book.  I have purchased a few new fun fabulous summer cookbooks, they are disguised […]

Fabulous summer cookbooks

IKEA hack, Anthropology plates, DIY gold plates, thanksgiving entertaining, dinner parties, table setting, gold lace plates, how to make these anthro knockoffs, studio 5,

Last Thanks giving I made over my darling glass  plates form Ikea.  These plates are 1.99 and when I was finished with them they looked almost like the gold lace plate I fell in love with from Anthropology.   Let me show you how I turned this IKEA hack for Anthropology gold lace plates into a […]

IKEA hack, Anthropology gold lace plate

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I love my hubby, he does so much for our family and I so want to spoil him for Fathers day, but what do I give a guy who means the whole world to me and my kids?  I’ve come up with some unique gifts for Fathers day, so the struggle is over! Your welcome. […]

Top 5, Unique gifts for Fathers Day

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