I thought that it would be fun to do a subway art picture for Father’s Day, but instead of just words I did “Dad Sayings.” I had a fun time remembering a few of the things that my husband used to say to the kids! This would make a fun gift or just put it up for a little summer decor. It would look great in a double frame with a picture of you and your dad!
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Summer is almost here and I have a fun, cute idea for your car! How many of you feel like you spend more time in your car than in your home? I know that I used to feel that way when my kids were involved in sports, dance, music etc. It seemed like all I did was carpool! If this sounds like you, then you need this handy little kit to leave in your car and you will always be prepared!
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Here is a quick, easy, cute way to plant Gerbera Daisies! I got this 3-pack at Costco and all I did was paint 3 terracotta pots with black acrylic paint. I did not paint the rim, because I did not want to paint the inside of the pots. 
Spray paint will kill the plants if you paint inside the pot, and I am not sure what acrylic paint would do, but I did not want to take a chance!
I then just cut the three different vinyl words and applied them to the pots. Next I tied a raffia bow around the rim. I hot glued the back of the raffia and behind the bow so that the bow will not fall down every time the wind blows! Plant your flowers and that is all there is to it! I have this fun flower cart that I put them in, but they would look cute on your steps on your porch or down the middle of a table for some cute centerpieces, or grouped with a big planter pot! If you have not gotten your Mother’s Day gift, this would be a fun idea!
I love this instant touch of color on my patio!
I got almost all of my pots planted yesterday and today, I have planted 18 different pots and I will probably do one or two more! I love pots of flowers because they add a beautiful spot of color in your yard, but the best thing about planting pots is that you do not have to weed them!
This recipe is a great one to make for a Mother’s Day Breakfast or Brunch, even if you have to make it for yourself, you are totally worth it!
I got this recipe from a friend and fell in love with it. It is like melted caramel and once you try it, you may never want to go back to maple syrup! I make this every once in awhile when I really want to splurge for breakfast, and then again for dessert, because the leftovers make a great caramel sauce for ice cream!
Here is a really cute, fun, simple little gift idea!
It is great for teacher appreciation, a thank you gift for someone, just thinking about you, or heck, it would be great to just make one for yourself! :)
Remember the chocolate morsels that we wrapped here. Well this is another fun way to use those sweet babies.
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My sister brought this over to me a few days ago and I thought that it was so cute that I wanted to pass it on to you! Many of us are always looking for a little gift to say thank you or “I am thinking about you” and this gift is just perfect! This would also work for a teacher appreciation gift for any teacher!
We just had family pictures taken and I wanted to try the new photo blocks that look like a canvas print, and I absolutely loved the results! They are easy, inexpensive and fun to make! These would make great gifts for weddings, birthdays, new babies, Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Halloween, Easter, etc, etc., etc. :)
So who wants to make a photo block?
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I found these fun letters at the Wood Connection before my trip to Arizona. I like that they say “Spring” , so that I can keep them out until May! My daughter and I got together and painted these letters yesterday. (do you like the mess, big chill cup and all) We used the easy paint technique here, that I used for the “Family” letters so I am not going to give a tutorial in this post.
I love these fun papers and the cute design in the letters! Especially the letter “i”. And of course I love the ribbons on some of the letters.
This picture has been enhanced, but I love the fun vibrant colors. I put these fun letters on my kitchen table and every time I walk by I feel like I have a early glimpse of spring right there in my kitchen! It makes me happy. We only use our kitchen table on Sunday when everyone comes over for dinner, so I do not have to move them every time we eat! :)
My daffodils are blooming, my tulips are all up and starting to bloom, my garden is starting to sprout…I think that spring is really going to come!
So what makes you happy for spring?
I am way excited about my new Easter printable! I was originally going to just tie it together with some cute ribbon and make it into a bunting for my fireplace, which would be really cute, but I decided to use each individual letter and put them in painted pots and look at what I came up with!
The Wood Connection has now come to Utah County and I am so excited! I have been going to the South Salt Lake Store for years and have loved it. I started going way back when I did a lot of tole painting, so that was a LOT of years ago! This store has tons of wood cutouts that you can take home and paint or decorate any way that you want to fit your own decor.
