E is for Easter: Easter Basket Cupcakes Hooray! Â It’s Easter time! Â Easter is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Â Spring weather is returning, flowers are starting to peek out from the earth, fancy little girl hats and dresses are out in the stores, bunnies and chicks, colorful eggs and candy are everywhere. Â Did Continue reading
S is for St. Patrick’s Day: Crochet Shamrock Garland Although I have been a knitter for many years, crochet has been a mystery to me. Â My grandmother crocheted beautiful afghans and baby blankets. Â I have always regretted that I didn’t have her teach me before she passed away. Â I do have her jar of crochet Continue reading
S is for St. Patrick’s Day: Teacher Gift with Printable Tag I often find myself thinking about how lucky we are to have such great teachers taking care of our kids at our daycare/preschool. Â As a mom, it gives me such comfort to know that my children are safe and well cared for while I Continue reading
B is for Baking: Irish Soda Bread Quite awhile ago now I was lucky enough to spend several years living in Boston while working on my Master’s degree.  I made wonderful friends and fell in love with the amazing city.  Of course, Boston is known for its large Irish population so it is no surprise that I made Continue reading
V is for Valentine’s Day: 8 Fun and Easy Valentine Projects Hello, friends! It’s February – have your days been filled with hearts and flowers this month? Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE a good holiday and that I usually go completely over the top with my decorations and celebration plans. Valentine’s Continue reading
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