Canvas Wedding Gifts

One of my favorite people got married last month. She and I are ten years apart-I'm sorry to say that I am the older one, and she is the wiser one :) I wanted to find her and her husband something a little more personal for their gift...so I made them a personalized wedding canvas...

Five Morning Tips for Non-Morning Moms

I would LOVE to be that gal that gets up at 5:45, gets a workout in, showers, has the perfect waterfall braid and is ready to refinish a piece of furniture by 800 a.m.

Reading Now: The Good House by Ann Leary

This is a story of addiction. I loved the way Ms. Leary makes it easy for us to understand the slippery slope of alcoholism. The story centers around Hildy - a sixty-something real estate agent in her small New England town. The story takes us through her day to day life and interactions with various friends and their drama, business dealing throughout the town and her family life with her daughters. I would not say that it was "wickedly funny" as one review stated, but it is a good read none the less. I particularly liked the ending.

Matcha Tea

One of the things that has helped me survive the blah months of winter is matcha tea. I have met my matcha! Have you heard about matcha tea? I recently started drinking it only to notice that there are rumblings about it everywhere. Last week it was featured on The Dr. Oz Show. The claim was that matcha tea powder combined with ginger is a fat burning powerhouse.

Happy Valentine's Day 2013

 

Love is in the air :)

My Valentine Mantel

I love Valentine's Day! I also love decorating for it. Here is the mantel display I created this year - along with all of the sources so you can copy it.

The Goss Method for Mature Eyes

Have you heard of Wayne Goss? I have been following his make up tutorials for a few months and I love them. It's a little odd to watch a man apply makeup but I promise he knows his stuff! One of my favorites is this tutorial for "mature eyes" :) Yes I am over 30 - so that if that makes me mature so be it. I had never used eye brushes to apply eye makeup...but once you try it I think that you will agree that contouring is key!

Happy February

Do you Vine yet? I may have to get back on the Twitter bandwagon! You can find me here: missesbee

Valentine Tree Centerpiece

Hello Pinners! I had stepped away from my blog for almost a year. Since starting Pinterest, I have had an enormous uptick in hits on my Valentine's Day DIY's. Here is another one. I purchased these heart ornaments years ago at Hobby Lobby. I have seen the same ornaments this year at JoAnn Fabric - they are inexpensive - around $2.00 for 8. 

Turning Nine

 After a crazy summer moving into a new home and a new school, E. turned nine before our eyes. So many changes this fall. She started a new school and wanted to have both old and new friends over. Her new school suggests that every girl (or boy for a boys' party) gets invited to a birthday party. I love that policy.