Last week, I shared my son's book themed first birthday party! As I promised, I'm going to share how I made these awesome book cakes! Let's be honest, these cakes came out way better than I thought they would. This was my first time attempting to make any kind of "shaped cake" and since a … Continue reading How To Make Book Cakes
My baby is ONE! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It was an exciting year full of firsts and I was excited to celebrate. Even though Emmett will not remember his 1st birthday or his party, I wanted it to be special and for him to have the pictures to look … Continue reading Book Themed 1st Birthday Party
Spring is here! I wanted to show you a quick little makeover I did with my spring wreath. Last fall, I showed you how I turned my spring wreath into a fall wreath. This spring, I was getting a little tired of my wreath, so I went to the dollar tree to see if they … Continue reading DIY Spring Wreath Makeover
Most of you already know how much I love fresh flowers! A few weeks ago, I created three medium sized arrangements for a church event and thought I'd share the process with you. 🙂 I had a $30 budget for 3 arrangements. I purchased most of the flowers at Trader Joes and bought the beautiful … Continue reading Easy DIY Floral Arrangements
This Easter, I wanted to find an alternative to the pre-packaged egg dying kits found at the store. I did some searching online and there are so many great ideas out there, from natural dyes, to painting, to marbling. The one idea that really caught my attention was silk dyeing eggs. I didn't even know … Continue reading DIY Silk Tie Dyed Easter Eggs
The celebration of a baptism is a beautiful thing. It symbolizes a public commitment to follow Jesus, our old self dying with Christ, being raised with Christ, and entering into God's family. A few weeks ago, I got to see a family friend get baptized on a cold winter day in a hot tub. It … Continue reading Baptism Cake
Hi friends! Today I want to share some steps to create a floral painting for your home. A few weeks ago, I did some practice paintings for a wine and paint party that a friend asked me to teach. The party was a blast and the paintings came out so lovely. I thought I'd break … Continue reading Step by Step Floral Painting
There's nothing like a warm, homemade, chocolate chip cookie. But what do you do if you don't want to make a whole batch of cookies and you want one...now! I love, love, love, this recipe because I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand, and it only takes a minute in the microwave … Continue reading 1 Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie
Some of you know that I've been working on putting together my home office space. I shared a Dry-Erase Calendar I made last week, and this week I'm sharing some cute little animal magnets I made. I like the idea of having an ever changing inspiration board, where I can put up images, quotes, to-do … Continue reading DIY Animal Magnets
I'm currently working on decorating my new office space in my basement. I've been pinning images, and making lists of what kinds of things I need (more like want) in my space. I really wanted a nice calendar, that was not only functional, but aesthetically pleasing too. I found some really cute and trendy ones … Continue reading DIY Dry Erase Calendar
The Cheerful Space 