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Christmas Cheer

December 22, 2015 By Katrina

Christmas Cheer

Buddy the Elf had the right idea: The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. I’m signing off for the holidays to spend time with family, bake cookies and sing carols as loudly as we can for as long as we can until we’re filled with as much Christmas cheer…

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: cheer, Christmas, Christmas card, Elf, family, holidays, kids, life, photography, toddlers

Photo 50/52: Magic in the air

December 23, 2014 By Katrina

Photo 50/52: Magic in the air

Christmas is nearly here, and we’re feeling lots of love and happy. Hope you are, too. Beany: Scouting out Christmas decorations in downtown Salem. Everything is magic to her right now. Bear: Cozied up again in his trusty bear suit. That sweet sideways smile is making my heart all melty. XO, Katrina This post is…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: babies, Baby bliss, baby photography, Christmas, family, holidays, kid photography, kids, life, mom life, motherhood, photography, photos, salem, The 52 Project, toddler

Wrapping Week 2014: Magic wands

December 12, 2014 By Katrina

Wrapping Week 2014: Magic wands

It seems like every year for Wrapping Week, I plan and buy supplies for four ideas and then end up making the last one pretty last minute, pieced together from the scraps and bits left behind by the first four presents of the week. Some years it works out better than others, but I think…

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Filed Under: DIY, Top DIY Tagged With: Christmas, crafts, DIY, fairy wand, gift wrap, gifts, holiday, holidays, magic wand, paper, scrapbook, wand, wrapping, wrapping ideas, wrapping paper

Wrapping Week 2014: Finger paint Frosty!

December 10, 2014 By Katrina

Wrapping Week 2014: Finger paint Frosty!

Holidays have always been a big deal in our house, but now that we have a 3-year-old who’s hitting her holiday-loving stride, it only feels fitting to kick things up a notch. This year for Halloween, we visited a pumpkin patch, where Beany picked out a teeny tiny pumpkin she named Spookley. After a decorative…

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: birthday, Christmas, crafts, DIY, family, finger paint, fingerpaint, Frosty, Frosty the Snowman, gift, holiday, holidays, kid-friendly, kids, snowman, toddler, wrapping, wrapping ideas, wrapping paper

Wrapping Week 2014: Paper and yarn

December 8, 2014 By Katrina

Wrapping Week 2014: Paper and yarn

I’ve talked before about my high school days as a Mod Podge-wielding miscreant. Just kidding, just kidding! I was super well behaved, but I did slap Mod Podge on just about anything that didn’t move. Anyway, my friends and I did tons of scrapbooking back then — like the hard copy, paper-and-sticker-embellishments kind — and…

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Christmas, DIY, DIY wrapping paper, gift, gifts, handmade, holiday, holidays, homemade, wrapping, wrapping ideas, wrapping paper

Wrapping Week 2014: Vintage-inspired photo tags

December 8, 2014 By Katrina

Wrapping Week 2014: Vintage-inspired photo tags

I know I should probably save my favorite wrapping idea of the week for the end, but I love this one so much I had to share it first. Paper, pretty ribbon and a few photos. That’s all you need! So I call these tags “vintage inspired,” but honestly, they’re pretty much Taylor Swift inspired…

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Christmas, craft, crafting, DIY, gift ideas, gift wrap, handmade, holiday, holidays, homemade, vintage tags, wrapping paper, wrapping paper ideas

Photo 44/52: Family resemblance

November 11, 2014 By Katrina

Photo 44/52: Family resemblance

Even as felines, it’s pretty uncanny. That wide-eyed stare must be genetic. XO, Katrina This post is part of The 52 Project: One photo of Beany and Bear every week of the year.

Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: babies, baby photography, costumes, family, Halloween, holidays, kid photography, kids, motherhood, parenting, photography, photos, The 52 Project, toddlers

Halloween kitty costume DIY!

October 26, 2014 By Katrina

Halloween kitty costume DIY!

XO, Katrina

Filed Under: Baby bliss, DIY, Life Tagged With: costume, costumes, DIY, easy, Halloween, holiday, holidays, homemade, kids, kitty costume, toddlers, trick-or-treat, tutorial

Salty, sweet, gone: Chocolate-pistachio sables

November 22, 2013 By Katrina

Salty, sweet, gone: Chocolate-pistachio sables

If the recipe list on my blog is any indication, I’m a pretty big fan of cookies. They’re my favorite dessert (aside from ice cream) and my go-to baked good for pretty much any occasion. Dinner with friends? Cookies. Housewarming party? Cookies. Something to take to work? Cookies. I’m staying home the entire day with…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: baking, Bon Appetit, chocolate, chocolate pistachio sables, Christmas, cookies, dessert, food, fresh from the oven, holidays, pistachio, sables

Eat like a monkey: Ginger(monkey)bread

October 10, 2013 By Katrina

Eat like a monkey: Ginger(monkey)bread

The first time I ate monkey bread was for breakfast at a school friend’s sleepover when I was 12 years old. I remember watching, fascinated, as her mom cut Pillsbury Grands biscuits into six pieces each, rolled the dough into balls and then dunked them into a bath of butter and cinnamon sugar before layering…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fresh from the oven, Muffins/Cakes/Custards Tagged With: baking, breakfast, brunch, Christmas, cinnamon, dessert, food, fresh from the oven, ginger bread, gingerbread, holidays, monkey bread, recipes, Thanksgiving

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