I love cleverly crafted candles and experimenting with new methods of making them as gifts for my friends! So while I was thinking of fun additions to my Galentine’s gift boxes last year, it was the perfect time to try putting pretty gold foil accents into my candle crafting and thus these gorgeous Crescent Moon Candles came to be!
Read MoreMoonie DIY Galentine's Day Gift Boxes
While Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, the people I love most to craft for this time of the year are my best gal pals! So for inviting all my favorite ladies to my Anime Karaoke Birthday Party last year, I used it as the perfect excuse to showered them with DIY gifts and costume accessories while also asking them to dress up for my birthday in these custom Sailor Scout Galentine's Day Gift Boxes!
Read More50 Cheap and Unique Groomsman Gifts Under $30
Just like our lovely Bridesmaids need to be appreciated, our wonderful Groomsmen also deserve your thanks with a special gift of their own on your wedding day! After all, they are responsible for getting that groom down the aisle! So, to compliment our post for 50 Bridesmaid Gifts Under $25, we have a new big bad post of Groomsman Gifts, all under $30!
Read MoreCookies and Cocoa Holiday Brunch
Tis the season for holiday parties! While this year, I can’t host my people in my home and will instead be delivering cookies and gifts to my friends and family, it's the perfect time to showcase one of my favorite parties I’ve been waiting on since last year, the Cookie Box and Cocoa Bar Holiday Brunch I threw to begin the holiday season!
Read MoreHow to Plan and Bake Holiday Cookie Boxes for Christmas Gifts
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve always loved baking cookies during the holiday season to give to my friends and family! Every year I bake dozens upon dozens, pack them up in tins and boxes, and mailing or delivering them to all my most special people. But when you are looking to bake hundreds of cookies in just a single season, you have to go in with a game plan to bake in bulk and to actually get it all done! From snickerdoodles to sugar cookies, I’m going over the basics of how I plan out my cookie recipes and baking schedule, along with my favorite ways to package my own sweet holiday treats!
Read MoreDesigning a DIY Coffee & Cocoa Bar
If there is something that screams holiday cheer and keeps you warm on cold December days, it has to be a delicious cup of cocoa or a holiday coffee concoction from your favorite barista! So when I was deciding what to serve at my first Cookies & Cocoa Holiday Brunch, I knew that the first holiday bar in my home would be my seasonal favorite for winter mornings, a decked out Coffee and Cocoa Bar!
Read MoreChristmas Gifts for Men for under $35
Christmas Season is upon us which means its time for Christmas Shopping! If you are looking for some unique but inexpensive gifts for you husband, brother, father, or any guy in your life, look no further! All the items below are unique, useful, and manly. And at under $35 each, they are the perfect choice for heartfelt and inexpensive Christmas gifts!
Read MoreChristmas Tree Decorating 101: The Guide to Trimming Trees for the Holiday Season
If there’s something I love about the holidays that I don’t get to indulge in the rest of the year, it has to be designing and decorating Christmas Trees to give my house all sorts of holiday cheer! I’ve always had a tree of some shape or size to decorate every season, so upon decorating for the first Cookies & Cocoa Bar Holiday Brunch in our new home, it was time to find the perfect tree to deck the halls and begin creating our collection of decorations for our new home. But when my husband imprudently agreed to let me buy multiple trees for our house, I used it as an opportunity to create this guide on how to decorate these festive firs with your own creative sleigh style!
Read More25 Baby Shower Gifts Under $25
Baby Showers are always a fun celebration to buy gifts for; there’s nothing better than helping your best friends and family prepare for the first or newest little one in their life. While there are so many fun and unique options for baby gifts out there, I wanted to make a list of affordable choices that are one of a kind gifts that any new mother will love. In that spirit, I have created a collection of beautiful baby shower gift options from my favorite online storefront for handmade items, Etsy, with all these super cute presents available for under $25!
Read MoreDIY Personalized HTV Baby Hats
One of my favorite pictures I see of newborns are ones of them in adorable personalized hats for their hospital pictures, so when I was crafting a clothesline of baby wardrobe items I knew there was one thing that I had to include! For those that need some cute little customized caps too, I’ve shown you how for these Personalized Baby Hats!
Read MoreCutie Pi HTV Baby Onesie
When it comes to easy and adorable HTV Projects, baby clothes have to be one of my favorites! So when I was designing decals for a clothing themed baby gift for one of my out of town friends, it was the perfect time to add to my collection of onesies from the past but with a fun nerdy twist, and thus this Cutie Pi Onesie was born!
Read MoreAnime Karaoke Birthday Party
While October is usually the time to go all out on creating costumes, I use my birthday as my favorite time for creating one of a kind outfits for unique themes that I love most! This year, I went with one perfect for helping me build my own closet of costumes while celebrating one of my favorite TV styles, Anime!
Read MoreDIY HTV Sassy Baby Socks
I love all the adorable clothes you can craft for babies, so anytime one of my friends is expecting they are sure to receive something homemade from me to welcome their newest addition. So when some of my best friends were expecting their first child, I went all out on designing a whole wardrobe of tiny clothing and accessories, starting with these sets of sassy baby socks!
Read MoreDIY Seasonal & Holiday HTV Baby Bibs
Tis the season for Bibs of all designs! When our dear friends were expecting their first little girl, I knew I wanted to make a Laundry Hamper Clothesline Baby Gift that had the clothing sets grow with the baby, but also include some seasonal fun too! Enter these HTV Seasonal Holiday Baby Bibs, a collection of dapper DIY bibs to wear as the baby grows, themed from spring to winter with lots of holidays in between!
Read MoreFun and Unique Etsy Save the Dates Under $1.50
Save the Dates are the first piece of wedding stationary that your guests receive and I love them as a fun and casual way to show your style as a couple before formal invitations go out. But with so many things to buy and DIY for your wedding, it’s always best to try to keep your budget in mind, especially as you begin your wedding planning journey. So in the spirit of savings and stationery, I’ve collected my favorite Save the Dates that won’t break the bank, because all of these beauties are under $1.50 each!
Read More