As I mentioned in my last post, me and my kiddos are excited to share what we’re going to BAKE, MAKE, DECORATE and also SHOP this holiday season. This week we’re in DECORATE Land and, true to my word, I’m letting the kids call the shots. And I gotta admit … it’s tough. Why? Is it because I’ve […Read More]
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Holiday 2012 Game Plan + GIVEAWAY!
Hey everyone! The Christmas season officially starts in t-minus 48 hours. Christmas is only a few weeks away. Holy cow. Time to get chopping. I’m sharing the quick and dirty version our Christmas game plan below for everyone who’s making the most of their holiday budgets this year. I’m also excited to announce that the THRIVE […Read More]
Halloween Refashion: The Candy Corn Ruffle Skirt
And it begins. My daughter’s convinced that she needs an extensive Halloween wardrobe. I’m convinced that it’s not gonna happen. Luckily for her I have a closet full of these ripped, stained and worn out gems. Toss in some thin elastic and scissors and I came up with this candy corn themed, ruffled skirt refashion […Read More]
Kids Halloween Count-Down Calendar
(Originally shared as a guest post on Ucreate Kids here.) Holy cow … Halloween is just around the corner. That means me and my six kiddos have been on the look out for everyday items to repurpose for Halloween. This weekend we hit the mother load … in the produce isle. Turns out with some […Read More]
Super Duper Cheap Back To School Clothes
Happy Back To School! For the first time in eleven long years, all six of my kiddos are in school—five in elementary and one in preschool! (Please pause for Party Rock Anthem) That means that I now have dedicated time to get back to spending some quality time over here at Thrive while my kids have a blast […Read More]
Kids Summer Break Sewing Project: Silly Pillows
Well, despite my hours of dedicated research on Pinterest, my kids still arrived at ‘bored’ last weekend. *Sigh* It’s only been a couple of weeks and apparently all the park trips, splash pads and kid crafts just aren’t cutting it anymore. And movies, coloring and playing outside were also nixed. Bummer. But those stacks and stacks […Read More]
Putting On My Big Girl Pants: My TV Anchoring Debut
A month ago I sat at the computer trying to decide weather or not to publish a new post on Thrive. It was short and sweet – just a quick note to say that Thrive was closing it’s doors and to thank everyone for their support during the last year and a half. This year […Read More]
I Was Here Today
I saw an all-call on Facebook this week from a fellow craft blogger who is fairly connected in social media circles. She was soliciting input for an article for a large media outlet and posed the following question: “Are the Mommy Wars over? Or are moms still judging moms?” Mommy Wars? I’d never heard that […Read More]