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I love this gorgeous spring wreath! The moss and tulips together make such a perfect welcome for spring and a perfect welcome on the front door!
I like the fresh Spring colors that it brings to my door! It was so easy to make this spring wreath, too! I didn’t take pictures while I made it because I made it at about midnight and the pictures would have been NO good, but I will tell you how I did it! [Read more…]
As a mom, getting a few minutes alone in the bathtub truly is a treat. That is why I wanted to make bath salts that felt like I was literally bathing in one of my favorite treats, cotton candy!
These fizzy bath salts add color and personality to your bath, while making you feel like you just walked right into a candy store.
Here is what you will need to make your own… [Read more…]
This time of year is a favorite for a lot of people. It is the time of year that stores carry Easter candy! Personally, I don’t discriminate between candy during any time of the year and enjoy Easter candy just as much as I enjoy Valentine’s Day candy, Halloween candy, or Christmas candy. I love candy! That is why I wanted this month’s bath bombs to smell just like that, cotton candy! This cotton candy Easter egg bath bomb recipe is really fun, festive, and will have your bath smelling like you just stepped foot into a candy store.
To make your own, you will need… [Read more…]
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Who else is excited for Memorial Day weekend? I hope you all have plans of spending time with friends and family. When you are spending the weekend traveling and enjoying time with people you love, the last thing you want to worry about is if you are comfortable in what you are wearing. That is why I am OBSESSED with loose fitting dresses any day, but especially on the weekends. This dress from Cents of Style has been on repeat lately. It is the best!
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As much as I love enjoying the warm spring weather, it can also be a really hard time of year for me and my family. We all suffer from seasonal allergies that almost make it worth just staying inside instead of enjoying the outdoors. We have found a few things that have really helped us this season and we have still been able to enjoy a lot of things outside. There are some really great outdoor malls that I definitely don’t want to miss out on just because of seasonal allergies. When I did my last photo shoot, we went to one of the outdoor malls. The last thing I want is to have to deal with allergies when I am trying to look my best for pictures.
The photoshoot ended up being a total success, even with the four year old in tow. The weather worked with us (which is very rare for Idaho) and my allergies didn’t bother me too much to be able to work it for the camera. [Read more…]
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I have a confession to make. I love black. As much as I love color, I am a true black loving girl. When I was in beauty school, the dress code was all black all of the time. I would hear girls complain about having to wear black everyday, but I didn’t mind at all. I felt like I was totally in my element. When I was put in the honor program, I got to wear black and white. I love black and white together almost as much as I love black by itself. What I am getting to is that I have always been a fan of black and no matter what time of year it is, I will be wearing black! I think there are definitely appropriate and inappropriate ways to wear black in different seasons. I want to teach you how to wear black in the spring.
This post was sponsored by Payless Shoe Source. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Photography by: Stayc Smart Photography
As much as I love a practical outfit, I love a good dressy outfit such as much. Before I became a mom, I would dress up for no occasion at all. I love dressing up! Although I am not dressing up for no reason anymore, I still like to have plenty of dressy options available. I think the fact that I don’t get dressed up as often makes the times when I am able to get dressed up even more special!
One thing that I love about dressing up is the opportunity to bring new textures to an outfit. Wearing lace isn’t something that I do day to day. I always seem to get it caught on things when I wear it often. When I wear lace, I like to have it on something that I wear for special occasions, like this skirt. I’m pretty much head over heels for this skirt and can’t wait to pair it with many tops this season. [Read more…]
This post is sponsored by Payless Shoe Source. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Photography by Stayc Smart Photography.
You know when you are walking through the grocery store and you see a mom pushing a shopping cart and she is wearing stiletto heels, her outfit looks slightly uncomfortable, and she looks like it took her hours to get ready? Or the mom who you also see in the same store who is wearing her pajamas at 3 pm? I admit I have been both of those moms at the grocery store. When I first became a mom, I had a hard time really defining my style. I wanted to dress a little more maturely than I had before, but I didn’t want to dress like a soccer mom or a frumpy mom. After a lot of trial and error, I came up with the perfect outfit equation for myself.
I can’t even express to you how therapeutic the warmer temperatures have been lately. Although spring in Idaho is really unpredictable and rarely “warm”, just knowing that the sun is out and the temperatures are a little warmer makes my spirits happy! I like to transition my wardrobe this time of year by mixing and matching items from different seasons. It isn’t even close to being warm enough to wear anything besides pants yet, so pairing jeans with sandals is a good compromise for me.
There is nothing that makes me feel more like a stylish mom on the go than wearing a dress with sneakers. I love that the dress makes me feel a little more polished, but I have the ease to move around in tennis shoes.
There are a few things that I have learned about wearing a dress with tennis shoes that will help you look like it all goes together. [Read more…]
