Oh, Julia Ann
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Christmas Crafting: Easy DIY Snow Globe Ornaments from Cupcake Toppers

Christmas Crafting: Easy DIY Snow Globe Ornaments from Cupcake Toppers

I keep buying fancy cupcake toppers for cupcakes I never bake. You know the kind: three-dimensional, deeply intricate, and highly discounted at a store like Home Goods. There’s charming witches with string hair and holographic ghosts for Halloween, or honeycomb turkeys and pumpkins for Thanksgiving. And at Christmas, the options are practically endless: Santas and reindeer and nutcrackers and cute little ballerinas … Keep reading…

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Halloween as Sally and the Mayor | Easy DIY Nightmare Before Christmas Costumes

Halloween as Sally and the Mayor | Easy DIY Nightmare Before Christmas Costumes

I sense there’s something in the wind… Like countless others, I’ve loved The Nightmare Before Christmas for as long as I can remember. Only this year did I realize my bottle red hair would be a perfect fit for this costume! Lance and I decided to go as Sally and the Mayor of Halloweentown, and both costumes were incredibly inexpensive and simple … Keep reading…

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Let’s Get Growing! DIY Succulent Planting Party Idea

Let’s Get Growing! DIY Succulent Planting Party Idea

Thank you Brawny® Tear-A-Square® for sponsoring this post. Think of all the ways you can Put a Square There! I love the idea of private group craft classes. Spending time with friends? Making a new project? Learning a new skill? Sign me up! While they sound incredibly fun, the price and topics have kept me from joining one in the past. So … Keep reading…

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Nerd Love: Storage Solution for Vinyl Figures with Gordmans

Nerd Love: Storage Solution for Vinyl Figures with Gordmans

Thank you for sponsoring this post, Specialty Retailers, Inc. If home is where the heart is, our house ought to be full of ample nerd nonsense—and it is! From attending press screenings together and gabbing about theories after to our semi-annual “Viewing of the [Whatever Superhero Series We’re Currently Stuck On],” my husband and I have countless fond memories related to our … Keep reading…

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