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Ideas for Dinner: Spring Festival Sample Menu

Looking for ideas for dinner that are seasonally appropriate and indeed special for spring? This is a five course sample menu fit for a king! The operative idea here is new veggies, lots of colors, light, crisp, cool, and fresh!! YUM!! Also, you might find it wonderfully enjoyable and downright relaxing to take the meal […]

May Dining Table Décor: A Floral Extravaganza!

Celebrating seasons is about more than the look of the dining table. With that said, however, carefully thought out table designs can affect the moods of guests and help them to access emotions related to the season. In addition, table settings can help to show the care and effort that went into the holiday’s preparation, […]

Craft Ideas for Spring: Tissue Paper Flowers!

  Looking for craft ideas for spring? Nothing announces this particular season like flowers, and these beauties… where to start?! Tissue paper flowers are easy to make and lovely to look at. They also have many decorative uses, exercise our creativity, tap into the amazing natural color palette of the season, and reconnect many of […]

Craft Ideas For Spring: DIY Party Hats!

 “Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s party!” ~ Robin Williams Looking for craft ideas for spring? Look no further! And what says a party like party hats?  Their coordinated whimsy invites children of all ages to celebrate! When I decided that hats were a must for this year’s spring fling, I set out to buy […]

Luminous Icy Crystal Winter Tablescape!

 “Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” ~Pietro Aretino Celebrating winter can be amazingly uplifting. From a seasonal standpoint, this can be a tough time of year for many as it is often quite cold, and the limited sunlight can affect one’s moods. A winter holiday allows families to support one […]

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Anxious for more graceful flakes of snow? Why not make them yourself?! This simple, enjoyable, and lovely craft can not only be a fun and bonding family activity, but it can also provide gorgeous seasonally appropriate decorations and embellishments! 

Celebrate Winter with Heartwarming Seasonal Children’s Books

Feeling a touch of winter blues? Children’s literature often expresses moving, honest, and heartfelt messages. Whether or not young ones are about, reading these seasonal tales can help reattune all of us to the beauty, wonder, and magic of the snowy season…

Sparkling Winter Votive Holders!

If you guessed that I am planning a deliciously icy winter celebration, you are right! I saw very similar votive holders for sale from an expensive retailer, and I thought… I can make these myself! Easy and lovely… here are the details…