I've seen some of the cutest Valentine's Day cheese boards, so I decided to make own with a batch of naturally pink beet crackers shaped like hearts. Homemade crackers are surprisingly easy to make! Plus, as far as eating vegetables goes, this is probably my preferred method. I mean, I can add cheese, meats, honeys, jams and YUM! Making these beet crackers is a colorful way to dress up a[...]
The following post is sponsored by Tulip I love seeing that tie dye is one of the few things that never really went out of style. For many of us, especially DIYers, it never left! Enter the new Tulip Crazy Socks Kit, and you can actually reveal cute patterns on your socks with tie dye! I got to play around with the new Tulip Color kit to make my own neon tie dye grip socks, featuring p[...]
Hey gals! Valentine's Day may be a holiday for celebrate love, but the day before is all about celebrating your gal pals! To celebrate Galentine's Day this year, I made a set of printable pin cards you can use to make cards for your friends. Inspired by colorful 80s designs, these Galentine's Day cards are designed to work with specific pins. For example, you can purchase my girlboss pin[...]
Who's ready for Valentine's Day?! I'm keeping the party going with an easy Valentine's Day cake idea using everyone's favorite holiday candy. This conversation heart cake is covered head-to-do in the classic candies! Inspired by my friend Kristin's Lucky Charms cake, this is probably the easiest way to decorate a cake for Valentine's Day. Placing these conversation heart candies may be la[...]
The following post is sponsored by Aleene's It's sweater weather (even here in SoCal!) and my sweaters have been getting plenty of attention. Eventually, if they've had a little too much attention, it's great to utilize them for an upcycled sweater DIY like these no-sew mittens! I originally scored this casual teal sweater at a thrift store, and it was the perfect material for making a[...]
This post may seem unusual compared to my colorful DIYs and recipes, but it's something I'm very passionate about. In case you didn't know, my professional background is in content marketing and public relations. Over the past three years as a blogger and small business owner, I've also become the photographer and content creator you see here on the blog. As I merge both roles into my reb[...]
The following post is sponsored by JOANN By now, you've probably caught on to my love of Happy Planner. As I inch closer to our wedding date (eek!), I wanted to organize our wedding documents, track to-do lists and manage our budget. Using several journaling and budget accessories from JOANN, I started planning a wedding with Happy Planner! I keep a copy of my wedding contracts, corral[...]
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[...]