Favorite Things, Places, Parties & Projects
Seasonal Posts
Display Keepsakes
How to Create a Kid Keepsakes Gallery
Create a kid keepsakes wall gallery of handmade cards, pictures, crafts and other flat or dimensional artwork. Helpful tips and illustrative photographs explain how.
Decorate Planters
Craft Vintage Teacup Garden, Home & Party Decor
Get inspired by 9 projects that incorporate a vintage teacup! Craft lovely to whimsical gifts, or home, garden and party decor using antique china.
Celebrate Grads
DIY Photo Graduation Party Decorations & Momentos
Learn how to make personalized photo graduation party decorations, gifts and keepsakes in this 6-step tutorial.
Create a Buzz
Buzzworthy Bee Theme Ideas
Celebrate World Bee Day on May 20th with a variety of bee theme ideas; including crafts, decor, table settings, parties, food and beverages.
Vacation Posts
Take a Plunge
Kings Canyon Park: Sequoias & River Valley
Take a one-day visit to Kings Canyon National Park to see famous sequoias, dramatic vistas, hikes, and explore the deep river canyon.
Explore Nature
Galapagos Vacation Adventure, Part 2
Follow a Galapagos vacation with amazing wildlife encounters, including; blue-footed bobbies, fur seals, marine iguanas, and giant tortoise.
Embrace the Green
Ireland Vacation: 12 Day Itinerary in Emerald Isle
Begin a 12-day Ireland vacation, visiting Irish National Stud, medieval Kilkenny, Waterford’s crystal factory and Viking past, and recreated potato famine ship.
Go Greek
Santorini, Greece: Gem of the Aegean
Visit spectacular Santorini — legendary Atlantis — where whitewashed houses and blue-domed churches cling to cliffs high above the underwater caldera.
Tea Party Posts
Make Menu
Tea Party Menu: Finger Sandwiches & Savories
Sumptuous Alice in Wonderland theme tea party menu and buffet display of finger sandwiches and savories; including a DIY layered and iced sandwich cake.
Serve Scones
Wonderland Tea Party Menu: Scones & Desserts
Scrumptious, 3-course Alice in Wonderland tea party menu (Part 2) details iced teas and pink lemonade, scones, Eton Mess pudding, and decadent desserts.
Craft Fascinators
How to Make Whimsical Teacup Fascinators
Learn how to create the whimsical teacup fascinators worn by guests at an Alice in Wonderland theme party. See how you can win one!
Use Vintage
DIY Vintage China Tier Server Stand for Tea Party
See how quick, easy and inexpensive it is to make a vintage china tier server of your own plates and teacups, grandma’s pattern or resale store finds.