A Celebration of Love and Family – A Bridal Shower

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This summer I co-hosted a bridal shower for my truly fantastic future sister-in-law with my mom and two other bridesmaids. You probably already know excited how I get about hosting events, but when paired up with my uber-creative mom and two other creative ladies, the sky was the limit on how we could shower this extra-special [...]

KidsArt & *GIVEAWAY!!*

Kids Art

{This giveaway is  now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Melissa!!}  “Of course your can draw, you were just never taught!” That’s how KidsArt Redondo Beach owner Anjale Perrault responded when I told her that I can’t draw. Well maybe it’s just me, but I always assumed that being able to draw or paint was a [...]

Backyard Campout Birthday Party!

Backyard Campout Birthday Party

Five years ago today, my husband and I welcomed our very first child. A healthy 8lbs. 8oz. beautiful little girl named Ella. Words truly can not express the amount of love and pure joy I have as her mother. On this day each year, I get overwhelmed with emotions remebering every minute of this day she [...]

Creating Books to Explain Life Changes to Children

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Trying to explain to your small child that you will be moving to a new home or that they will soon be a big brother/sister is not always simple. Sometimes this is because your child is not yet verbal or other times it may be because the topic at hand is complicated. This article shares [...]

Fresh Kid-Proof Strawberry At-Home Facial

Strawberries

  My daughter definitely inherited the pampering and girly traits from me. What can I say, she got it from her momma! Recently she and I had a lot of fun painting each other’s nails and then a little light in my pretty little head popped on… let’s make our own facial mask and turn our [...]

Storing Your Family Photos and Creating Beautiful Baby Books

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I absolutely love taking pictures and was determined to make a really special baby book for each of my children. I knew I wanted to remember every moment in my babies’ first year of life and I wanted to use pictures as the main element of telling the story. I carefully kept track of important [...]

DIY Patriotic Decor

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It’s not too late to create festive and beautiful decor for your 4th of July celebration this week! Since I didn’t have the chance to decorate my house for the holiday, I decided to give my guests a patriotic first impression! To do this, I created a wreath that shouts “USA” to adorn my front [...]

Table Design For Eating Al Fresco!

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Now that it is staying lighter later and the nights are warmer we have started eating dinner “al fresco.” Dining in the fresh air while enjoying good food and wine with friends is so fun and relaxing! Creating the perfect outdoor atmosphere for dining al fresco begins with table decor. I love to use soft, [...]

{DIY} Summer Bucket List

Summer Bucket List

I can’t help but think that Disney’s Phineas and Ferb theme song best sums this post up: “There’s 104 days of summer vacation And school comes along just to end it So the annual problem for our generation Is finding a good way to spend it Like maybe… “ Summer starts this week in our [...]

Join P2P’s Book Club: Two Steamy Reads to Kick Off Summer!

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Move over Oprah, the Pier to Peer girls are starting a book club! Yup, so many of you expressed interest in being part of a book club, we thought it would be a shame not to start one with all of you! Join us in reading each month’s book pick and then come back to [...]