It’s late. You’ve got a movie on. Or Pandora. And you’re frantically happily wrapping gifts and stashing them away for Christmas. And then you reach the end of the roll. And if you’re using cheapie wrapping paper like me, that means you’re face to face with not a solid cardboard tube, but a 12”-18” roll […Read More]
Shop Local and Let’s All Stay Off The Fiscal Cliff, okay? See ya at DownEast.
Holy cow everyone. We’ve got a week. Just. One. Week. You ready? Have you been recycling old shirts, chopping up boxes and turning cake pans into stars? Have you found awesome deals on line and scored some great deals? I hope so. But if you’re like me and still have a few items on your […Read More]
Sandy Hook Elementary Day of Remembrance …
If you’d like to join us in donating to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary, donation links are listed below. United Way of Western Connecticut Newtown Parent Connection Donate craft supplies, money or cards for creative kits for the Drawn Together initiative. Emilie Parker Fund (former Utah family) HERE Additional ways to help HERE
Kids Christmas Refrigerator Advent
(This is part 3 of Thrive’s DECORATE series. Click here for the previous posts of our Christmas tree – Gangnam Style and tree skirt from a girls dress.) How many of you grew up with Christmas advent calendars? I did. This was mine. My mom made this when I was little and it is […Read More]
Make a Tree Skirt out of a Girls Dress in 10 minutes flat!
Do you remember this little Easter dress that I refashioned for Christmas last year? Well baby girls has grown a lot this year and it’s too short now. I set her dress aside in the donate pile until my older daughter freaked out. “Mom! You’re not recycling this??!” And I love that she wanted to recycle this. Plus the kids […Read More]
Christmas Tree Decorating – Gangnam Style
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]
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]