I've been doing the curly girl method for a little over a year now. Shortly after discovering the curly girl method I discovered the DevaCut, which is a dry curl cut that you can get from people who were trained through the DevaCurl program. Dry curl cuts are basically cutting hair when it is dry instead of when it is wet. Instead of trying to make layers that are perfectly even as you would do on someone with straight hair, dry curl cuts create layers based on your natural curl pattern.Most Read more [...]

There are affiliate links in this post.A lot of hobbies come with a lot of expenses. Cross stitch can be rather affordable! Floss is often around $50 per skein even for the name brand stuff. When I started out, I went through Vipon and got a coupon code to buy a big cross stitch beginners kit that had 50 skeins (plus a few pieces of aida cloth, needles and a few other supplies) for about $8! So I'd advise checking Vipon to see if they have a coupon code for that still. However, even if they don't, Read more [...]

This month I had the honor of co-hosting a baby shower for some of my best friends who are expecting their first sweet baby! One of the things I was in charge of was decorations, and I had so much fun running with our woodland whimsy theme! With the help of a Cricut machine and combining some ideas from Pinterest, I put together these little woodland creature centerpieces, and they were a huge hit. Best of all, they're made with diapers that the expecting parents can use for baby!DIY Woodland Read more [...]

My three-year-old daughter was at my parent's house last weekend and she wanted to do a craft project. With only a few supplies, she was able to come up with a pretty cute Easter Bunny craft that my daughter adored. It was so quick and easy that when my daughter came home from my parents' house, she and I made another bunny so that the first bunny had a friend.I'll share with you how we did it, so you can make this craft with your child(ren) too!Supplies you will need: ~ A cardboard Read more [...]

Thank you to KidStuff PR for sending me these Eggmazing Egg Decorators! As always, all opinions are my own.When it comes to holidays, I LOVE them, and I really love decorating for them. After Christmas, Easter is my favorite holiday. After a long winter in Minnesota, it's always our welcome into spring with fun family events and of course, Easter egg coloring and hunts! We usually color eggs at least a few different times for Easter, but with two kids under six it can get so messy. Sometimes Read more [...]