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DIY Bottle Brush Tree Wreath plus the easiest decorating tip

By Jessica On November 28, 2016 · 5 Comments · In DIY, Holiday
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateWithCommand #CollectiveBias Tis the season for decking the halls! This year, I put together a fun DIY Christmas tree wreath and wanted to share the easy tutorial. I knew I wanted to do a project with my older [...]
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Black Friday holiday shopping with Target

By Jessica On November 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Sponsored
This post is sponsored by Target. All opinions are my own. #MyKindofHoliday I love shopping on Black Friday and spent yesterday with my grandma. She is the best shopping companion. Patient, not irritable, organized and stays on track, exactly the traits I find important in a shopping buddy. I love shopping with her and we [...]
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Caramel cashew chocolate chip cookies plus a giveaway with PAM Cooking Spray

By Jessica On November 21, 2013 · 56 Comments · In Food, Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray. Update: The giveaway has ended. Terri was the random winner and has 48 hours to respond to my email. Congratulations Terri! For the holidays, I am always the one who takes the lead on sweet treats for our huge family. Whether [...]
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Holiday gift guide: For the woman who loves to accessorize

By Jessica On November 12, 2013 · 9 Comments · In Gift guide
I am so excited to begin our holiday gift guide series today with our picks for gifts for the woman in our lives who loves to accessorize! With classic items, statement pieces and ways to organize, this gift guide is filled with items we LOVE.
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Family Christmas

By Jessica On December 27, 2012 · 5 Comments · In baby, DIY, fancy host, fancy party tips, happy hosting
  We hosted 22 people for Christmas. The day was filled with fun, laughter, love, joy and way too much food! The food highlights for me were the mashed potato bar served in lowball martini glasses, dessert, dessert and more dessert, and the amazing homemade lasagna (The Pioneer Woman Cooks recipe). Read on for all [...]
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Holiday gift guide for little girls

By Jessica On December 10, 2012 · 2 Comments · In baby, Gift guide
Today I’m so excited to welcome Tiffany from The Tastefull Life to Live the fancy life! I’ve talked about some of Tiffany’s amazing and very inexpensive do-it-yourself home projects and her daughter’s CUTE-beyond-words circus first birthday. Tiffany is the mother to two beautiful girls so is the perfect person to swing by with a gift [...]
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Holiday gift guide for the hostess

By Jessica On December 3, 2012 · Add Comment · In Gift guide
It’s that time of year when the weekends quickly fill with holiday parties and your week nights are taken up by typical errands plus all of the holiday hoopla! Now is the perfect time to stock up on a few hostess gifts. If you don’t use them this season, I’m certain you’ll find opportunities in [...]
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Holiday gift guide for the wee ones in your life

By Jessica On November 23, 2012 · 1 Comment · In baby, Gift guide, Toddler
Today is the beginning of our holiday gift guide. I’m starting today with Bodhi’s picks for gifts for his little friends. These have been tested on our little toddler. He has all but numbers 2 and 4. He just loves number 2 when we play with it at our local library. 1. Melissa & Doug [...]
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{big blog world} — holiday printables and more

By Jessica On October 21, 2011 · Add Comment · In {big blog world}
Welcome to another edition of {big blog world}! I am always excited to share things I’ve found from around the blogosphere. Enjoy! All kinds of free printables including holiday ones from Salt and Paper. Salt and Paper also offers printables for nurseries and more for prices as low as $4 including some customized pieces. See left. [...]
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