Growing up as a child in America, the majority of my favorite treats came out of plastic packaging. We were all being fed Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Oreos and more on a regular basis -- but at that point, they weren't nearly as full of modified starch and corn syrup (or we...
I'm not too sure what made me come up with that name...but as I was editing the photos for this post (which I apologize for being not the best ever), I realized that I should probably have some sort of nice, endearing name for my make up kit. But I don't. I never even...
First off, a big congratulations to Barbara who won the Hodson Mill giveaway! Thanks so much to everyone who entered and I'd love to let you all win. But hopefully I'll be back with some new awesome giveaway before long. 😉 Every year, it feels like stores and the...
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. First off, I'd like to say congratulations to Valerie Taylor Mabrey who was selected as the winner for the Down By the River kid's music giveaway! Normally, I don't do things like this -- but since it's Thanksgiving this week and I'm feeling a...
Several years ago, I got one of the most wonderful Christmas gifts ever from my in-laws. If you saw the title of this post, you've probably already guessed what it was -- a KitchenAid Pro mixer. And if you've got one yourself, or ever seen one of the Pro or Artisan...
Looking for a colorful, exciting day planner that will brighten the darkest of days? Keep track of your weekly You Capture assignments! Enter to win one of two Prinz Apfel pocket calendars! We had an interesting challenge this week from Beth...and that was "circles."...
About four years ago, I decided that I wanted nothing more than a really nice pasta machine for my birthday. Yes, I am one of those practical gift kinda girls. While I love the romantic stuff and things that sparkle, I also fully appreciate a gadget that I can...
I have been looking for a camera bag for a few years now...basically ever since I got my camera and lenses from Stefan. First I was using his old camera bag, but it was a bit too big and just not very practical since it always seemed to be falling off my shoulder and...
We all have cookbooks that we just love and adore, right? They're often the cookbooks we use the most, because the recipes inside just taste great every time. The cookbook is so trustworthy that you can try something new on your friends and know that it's going to...
Last week, I had the pleasure of learning about a cute little sort of self-sufficiency novel which is not only meant to help you learn about life on a homestead, but also be entertaining. It's not The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency (nor does it attempt to be)....
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