Red, White & Blue Dessert Recipe Ideas for July 4th

Stars Stripes Food for the 4th of July

Enjoy this round up with 12 of my favorite patriotic treats to help make your July 4th celebration extra sweet! An amazing American Flag cake by Amanda from I Am Baker. Sparkly Marshmallow Pops by me. Patriotic Candy Apples by Cheryl at TidyMom.

Michaels Creative Crew Blogger Event

michaels crafts

A few weeks ago, I talked about my trip as part of the Michael’s Creative Crew. I was honored to be one of 10 creative bloggers invited to visit the Michael’s Headquarters. I can’t really put this amazing trip into words, so I’m showing you a lot of photos!

4th of July Marshmallow Pops

Forth of July - Marshmallow Pops

These are marshmallow pops with a glamorous story. They are actually somewhat famous. What do you bring when attending a Fourth of July party hosted by woman with a New York Times best selling cookbook? Yes, you guessed it. Glimmering goodies.

I Heart Faces – Whimsical Photo Challenge

Whimsical - I Heart Faces

Our photo challenge this week at I Heart Faces is “Whimsical”. I took this photo on a trip to Sonoma recently with my college girlfriends. We were tasting wonderful wine at Chateau St. Jean and enjoying the beautiful weather. This is not the best photo ever, heck most of it is out of focus, but [...]

American Flag Marshmallows

American Flag Marshmallows

Making treats for the 4th of July can be easy and fun with edible markers and marshmallows.

4 Tips to Finding Balance This Summer

Summer Girl

We’ve been staying up late, making forts with sheets and swimming. No fancy vacations this year, just visiting family and learning to tie shoes. (A BIG accomplishment around here!) But I still have to make time to work. There are many things that have to get done.