Happy Friday! I really debated whether or not to share this cake decorating idea for lips pull-apart cupcakes because I thought it wasn't my best work, but honestly, I'm tired of being so hard on myself. It's one of my goals this year to give myself a break. So here we are! With Valentine's Day coming up in less than a month, I wanted to share this easy cake decorating hack for using cupc[...]
By now, you may have seen tons of DIY articles about how to create a marbled look with nail polish. Truly, you can marble almost ANYTHING! Using this nail polish marbling technique, I taught a class at STORY at Macy's about marbling mugs. It's easy enough for even the most beginner DIYers make marbled objects with nail polish, so I thought I'd do a deeper dive into the technique with my t[...]
The following post is sponsored by Aleene's The next holiday we're celebrating is Valentine's Day, so I'm getting my outfit ready with a new pair of DIY Valentine's Day shoes with crystals or rhinestones! This easy sneaker update is perfect for spring and summer. Yes, spring will be here before you know it! With Aleene's Multi-Surface Glue, you can add any crystal design to your favori[...]
T-shirt photo by Dazey LA By now, you must be aware of the devastating bushfires in Australia. They've destroyed 12.4 MILLION acres and have killed approximately 500 MILLION animals and at least 25 people. It breaks my heart. Growing up in Southern California, I was no stranger to wildfires and saw some of the devastation first hand in my small town. As scary as it was or is, it's noth[...]
Today's post has been a long time in the making. Literally. I first made these cookie dough cream puffs almost a year ago and never shared them, so it was about time I share this fun take on a classic pâte à choux recipe! Despite an intimidating name and appearance, cream puffs are quite easy to make. It's nothing like making a cake or cookie, but boy is it worth the additional steps to[...]
The following post is sponsored by Rust-Oleum & JOANN We're six months from our wedding! You know what that means? It's time to start all of my DIY wedding projects! I'm kicking it off with my own version of a common wedding decor idea: an easy DIY calligraphy sign. You may have seen these calligraphy signs all over Etsy and wedding inspiration websites, but they are surprisingly e[...]
I'm sad to see the Christmas season end...my trees are still up because I'm in denial. They'll be coming down this week so that I can shift my thinking over to the next big holiday: Valentine's Day! Since you can never go wrong with gifting chocolate, I thought I'd share how to do this fun DIY chocolate box makeover with any traditional box of chocolates. Using paint and poster board, you[...]
Today we enter a new year, and there's A LOT of talk about social media influencers, content creators and bloggers. In fact, there's a lot of concern about the overall impact of social media on your health because of unrealistic standards set by social media. Whether it's from your real-life friends, celebrities, high-traffic influencers or content creators like myself, online content is[...]
One of the fun parts about getting older is receiving Christmas cards. I honestly really love this fact about the holidays and getting older, and I hope that next year, Andrew and I can send out our first holiday card. Of course, cards come with the dilemma of where to display and store them. That inspired me to make a holiday pegboard card holder inspired by string art! read more[...]
The following post is sponsored by JOANN Who's ready to make a mess?! I like to say that making messes is a big part of my job (it's also the most fun) and today's splatter painted gift wrap project is no exception! Using a few of my favorite colors of Plaid FolkArt paints from JOANN, I gave this roll of white paper a splatter painted makeover reminiscent of the 80s and 90s. As you wra[...]