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Christmas Card Organization

It’s that time of year again, when it’s actually fun to check the mailbox because each day it’s filled with Christmas cards from friends and family! But at the end of the month, after all the decorations have been taken down, what do you do with all those cards? Today I thought I’d share with you a few ideas I found online, for Christmas card organization. #1 Card binder Sisters Stuff This card binder is a quick and easy way to store each year’s Christmas cards. Fill up a page protector with all the cards and then store the binder… Read More

The BEST Zuppa Toscana Recipe (An Olive Garden Soup Knockoff)

Happy Holidays! We all know when the Holidays approach so does cooler weather, shorter days, and the need for warm, delicious meals for comfort and warmth. Keeping that in mind, I thought I’d share with you my secret recipe for The BEST Zuppa Toscana Recipe (an Olive Garden soup knockoff) and it seriously tastes BETTER than the soup you buy in their restaurant. Better yet, I’ve even included my recipe for Parmesan bread sticks so you can create your own Italian inspired dinner at home! The BEST Zuppa Toscana Recipe Ingredients 1 pound Italian Sausage (you can use mild or hot Italian… Read More

How to wash Cami Tank Tops

Hello Ask Anna Readers!   I’m Hannah from We Lived Happily Ever After & The Happily Ever After Etsy Shop.   Come by my blog and say hi for some fun & easy sewing projects, crafts, recipes, and everything DIY!   I am so excited to be sharing the following tip with you on Anna’s Website today. I just love all her clever ideas! She is constantly inspiring me! I wanted to share with you my method for preserving those delicate tank-top straps. I don’t know about you, but mine were always getting twisted completely off from the spin cycle in my washer machine. This really frustrated me because I love my camisoles! I… Read More

How to Travel with Kids

The number one key to traveling with kids is preparation. We recently traveled across the country with our 3 1/2 year old and during the long hours of flying, I was grateful I had planned ahead. So today I’ve put together a little list, and a few ideas for how to travel with kids! The first thing I did, when preparing for our trip, was get on Pinterest and find any, and all, good ideas for traveling with kids. Among my favorites were coloring and sticker books, stringing Cherrios, and a snack and play travel tray with a flat surface… Read More

Burlap Christmas Tree Tutorial {Ballard Designs Knock-off}

I was flipping through my Ballard Designs catalog when I saw these cute burlap Christmas trees. I’m not usually very crafty but I thought, “I could totally make those!” These trees are $49 each {crazy!} and there was no way I was going to spend that much on something I knew I could make for a few dollars! So I headed to the craft store and purchased some burlap, a package of wooden dowels, a wooden base and some silver poofs for on top of the tree. Step 1: Cut the burlap into strips. I started out cutting them into… Read More

How to get Paint off Clothes

If you are anything like me, when you get focused on a project you don’t think about stopping to change your clothes first. I’ll admit I have painted in all kinds of things I shouldn’t: my nice jeans, cute dresses, I could go on and on! I’m usually really careful and don’t get paint on my clothes but every once in awhile something ends up looking like this… Yep, that’s my super nice Guess jacket. I actually wasn’t even painting in this, what happened was I walked past some wet paint in our house. I wasn’t even being “bad” and… Read More