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Delicious Dinner Ideas for Busy Moms on the Go

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of P.F. Chang’s Home Menu for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. With school in session this is SUCH a busy time of year! There are so many days where we are rushing around from one thing to another, and at the end of the day the last thing I want to do is make dinner! I know we’ve all been there. Usually on nights like that it’s bean burritos for dinner, in our house, because eating out can get pricey, and I’m not a fan of fast food because… Read More

DIY Decorated Candles {Gift idea} & a Giveaway

Both of my daughters are very creative and right now my youngest is into all things crafty. I am not a crafty person, by nature, so her constant desire to craft is pushing me to new limits. 🙂 Because she loves to make things for people all the time I thought it would be fun to let her make her own decorated candles, for all her grandmas, for Christmas. I found this tutorial online and it seemed easy enough to let her do. Here’s what you’ll need: Colorful markers White tissue paper Printer paper Scissors Wax paper HomeRight digital temperature… Read More

6 tips to make Holiday Entertaining Fun & Stress-free!

I love to entertain in our home and I especially love to entertain during the holidays. There’s something about the smells surrounding the holidays, the glow of candles and laughter filling our house that just makes holiday entertaining feel magical. I know entertaining doesn’t pump through everyone’s veins, like it does through mine, so I thought I’d share some of my best holiday entertaining tips to help your holiday hosting run smoothly this year. 🙂 #1 Plan ahead If you know you have a party coming up it’s best to do as much of the shopping and prep work as… Read More

Pumpkin Pecan Maple Granola

Granola filled with pumpkin puree, toasted pecans, sweet cranberries, and maple syrup. This pumpkin pecan maple granola is the most amazing breakfast and snack for fall. Hi! I’m Andrea from Cooking with a Wallflower, and I’m back this month to share with you a recipe that’s just perfect for fall. Can you believe that it’s almost Thanksgiving? The year flies by super fast, doesn’t it? I know I’m already trying to decide my Thanksgiving dinner menu so I can make a list of the things I need. Otherwise, I’ll end up forgetting one thing or another, and I really don’t… Read More

The Perfect, Soft and Chewy, Ginger Molasses Cookies

Every year when Fall comes around, when the days are cloudy and the nights are cool, I start craving my favorite Fall cookies. There’s just something about these soft and chewy ginger molasses cookies that makes Fall ever better! Not to mention they will make your house smell AMAZING! I can’t take credit for this perfect cookie recipe, I found it in my America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, but I promise you, if you like your ginger molasses cookies soft and chewy, this is the best recipe you’ll ever find. I try really hard to let them cook the additional… Read More

Beautiful Thanksgiving Centerpieces

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is decorating the table. I love a beautifully decorated table, I just wish I could pull it off all year long. 🙂 The only problem I have every year, is deciding how I want to decorate it because I always have so many ideas floating around in my head! Today I wanted to share some of my favorite, beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces, that I know will inspire your holiday table this year. Natural Fruit and Gourd Centerpiece DIY Pumpkin Vase White on White White Pumpkins Pumpkin Succulent Arrangement Rustic Chic … Read More

How to Save and Feature your Kids’ Artwork {Gift idea}

Do your kids bring home piles and piles of artwork? I feel like since day 1 of Pre-K our house has been flooded with artwork every week. You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m not one to keep piles and piles of papers, even when it’s my child’s school work, however I came up with, what I think is, a pretty cool idea for how to hold onto their artwork, and display it in your home. For the last 3 years I’ve been collecting Malea’s art projects, cute notes and other random things she made at school or at… Read More

Coffee Table Makeover – Goodbye 80’s

When I was making changes to our living room, one of the things you all suggested, was that I needed to get a larger coffee table, and most of you mentioned a square coffee table would look nice. As much as I was sad to move the one we made out of the living room, I definitely agreed that it was the wrong size/shape. I started looking around online for square coffee tables, because I knew this time I didn’t have time to build one, but they were all SO expensive. And then I went on Craigslist and found the… Read More