Spaghetti Nests Fancy Up Dinner
The hardest part about being the family chef is trying to get excited about dinner. Because really, after you've made spaghetti every Monday night for as long as you can remember, it's impossible to get hyped up for a boiling
The Best Kept Plating Secret: Scrapbook Paper
I'll never be the kind of bride to register for wedding china. It's just not my thing. All of the plates and servers in my cupboard are white ceramic. Boring? Sure, if you leave it alone. But white serving ware
Create a Kid-Height Snack Bar
Everyone knows that the nosh table is the hottest spot at any party. Nosh n. A snack or light meal. intr.v. (noshed, nosh·ing, nosh·es) To eat a snack or light meal. Well, OK. Maybe it's the bar. But if your party attendees aren't the drinking
Cadbury Cream Eggs, Homemade!
Cadbury Cream Eggs were always the highlight of my Easter basket growing up. They still are, really. Even now that I'm grown up and don't need an Easter basket, I still make an excuse to pick a few Cadbury eggs
Paint Chip Easter Egg Garland
Don't you love it when projects are so simple?
Stop fumbling with plastic spoons trying to triple-dip stripes onto your Easter egg. You can get the same colorful pattern, in a convenient 2-dimensional form, without any dye stains thanks to this paint chip Easter egg garland.
The idea came from Modern Parents Messy Kids.
All you really need to do is buddy up to the paint guy at your local home store and grab a punch of paint chips. Go rainbow, go monochrome. Whatever! You could even extend this to a birthday party or any other occasion by cutting out different shapes from your paint swatches.
Color-coordinating party decorations has never been easier.
Ready to get started? Grab your chips and some craft supplies and let's get going.
(Oh, you'll also want to print out our free Egg Garland Template, below)