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13 Brilliant Back to School Ideas!

I can’t believe my girls start school next week! In California we start pretty early, so this time next week they will both be sitting in class! To get in the mood for school starting I wanted to round up some brilliant back to school ideas for you, everything from 1st day of school pictures, organization tips, lunches and more! Let’s get started with mom’s favorite, kid’s least favorite, the 1st day of school pictures! I still remember my mom lining the 3 of us up for back to school pictures! 1//2//3//4 Next let’s talk school lunches! Waking up early… Read More

The Easiest and Most Delicious Peach Crumble

Baked sweet juicy yellow peaches topped with delicious crispy crumble, perfect for a quick and easy summer dessert. Hi everyone! My name is Andrea. I’m a registered dental hygienist and a food blogger over at Cooking with a Wallflower. This is my first time contributing to Ask Anna, and I’m so excited to share my recipes with you. I hope we’ll get to know each other pretty soon! One of my favorite summer fruits are peaches. White or yellow, it doesn’t matter. I love them both. There’s so much flavor in one fruit. It’s sweet, occasionally tart, and so very… Read More

How to Clean and Condition a Leather Purse

Even though I am not what I would call a “fashion person”, I have a weakness for purses. Well any bag really! And when it comes to purses I am pretty brand loyal and I love a high-quality leather purse. Since purses are a high-use, easy-to-get-messy items, knowing the proper way to maintain them is important. When you are investing in a quality leather purse, you need to know how to take care of it so today I’m showing you how to clean and condition a leather purse to extend its usefulness. I had an accident with one of my… Read More

Child’s Bedroom Artwork Display

You may recall my recent makeover in Malea’s bedroom, but after I was done with the makeover there was one wall that was bugging me because it was just too blank. Too much blank space gives me the heebee geebeez, is it just me, or are you like that too? Here’s the wall I’m talking about. See what I mean? It’s a huge, boring and sad wall. So I started thinking about what I could put there and then a light bulb went off in my mind. Malea LOVES to color, paint and draw so I thought making this wall… Read More

Fun, New Chevron Patterned Listerine Bottles

This post brought to you by Listerine. All opinions are 100% mine. You all know I like my home to be clean and organized but a little known fact about me is that I also like my mouth to be clean. Ever since I was a little girl my parents emphasized how important it was to have clean, healthy teeth. And every time I go to the dentist I soak up the praises my hygienist gives me on how nice my teeth are. Last time I was at the dentist she even called someone over to come look at my… Read More

How to Create a DIY Instagram Display Board

Hi! This is Lauren from Mom Home Guide. I am so happy to be posting here at Ask Anna! This summer I have been spending quality time with my husband and tween daughters seeing the sights in our local Princeton, NJ, area. We just got new smartphones and Instagram accounts, so we have been taking Instagram pics to document our travels! I thought it would be fun to to create a DIY display board for sharing our photos! Instagram display board materials: – (1) 12-inch x 12-inch wood board – Stencils – (1) Stencil sponge – Small amount of interior latex… Read More

Tutorial – How to turn a Can Light into a Pendant

As you know we are in the process of updating our kitchen and one of the things that needed to be changed was the can light above the kitchen sink. I love can lights but I feel like you need a statement light over the kitchen sink, especially when there’s a window there, like mine. I really wanted a farmhouse style light over my kitchen sink so I bought this one at Home Depot but I needed to get rid of the can light first. So today I’m giving you a very easy tutorial for how to turn a can… Read More

Printable Back to School Organizer Kit

Hi everyone! I’m Krista and I blog over at While He Was Napping. I’m super excited to be contributing to Ask Anna for the next year! This month, we’re pretty focused on Back to School around my house. Actually, more accurately Starting School. My oldest, Big J, just turned five last week and starts Kindergarten the middle of this month. My little guy is pretty excited to start school, but his momma is a little apprehensive (and maybe a tiny bit emotional, too). Life with three little boys and a busy husband can be pretty chaotic, so to try and… Read More