Peanut Butter Brownies with Fudge Frosting are the perfect chewy blondies for chocolate peanut butter lovers! Moist peanut butter-rich dense brownie topped with a decadent chocolate fudge frosting to satisfy your sweet tooth. If one of your favorite flavor combinations is peanut ...
DIY Dryer Sheets
Remember the DIY Lavender Dryer Bags that Brittany shared last year? Well, she's upped her game with these re-useable Non-Toxic Essential Oil DIY Dryer Sheets! Removing toxins from our home with natural products where we can is good for everyone's health, right? This homemade idea is so ...
DIY Thrifted Rain Boots
If you're looking for a creative way to decorate your patio or porch, you'll love these DIY Thrifted Rain Boots! They can be used year round for porch decor by simply swapping out the flowers. Recyled Home Decor is a great way to create a new look!I've been known to spray paint all my door ...
Grapefruit Spritzer Summer Cocktail Recipe
This Grapefruit Spritzer will become your favorite summertime cocktail, making it perfect for my Celebrate Summer Series. I love Grapefruit Cocktails! I've listed a few more Grapefruit Summer Cocktails at the bottom of this post. Shauna is sharing the most beautiful summer drink with us! I think ...
Strawberry Wine Sipper with Mini-sicles
If I'm having an alcoholic drink, you can bet it's going to be a fru fru sweet cocktail or wine cooler. This Strawberry Wine Sipper with Mini-sicles will definitely serve as a dessert too! Like my Double Trouble Grapefruit Cocktail or my simple Mojito recipe, it's a great summer drink full of ...
Mexican Black Bean and Corn Salad
Summer is heating up, so I know you'll love this gorgeous Mexican Black Bean and Corn Salad! Summer Salads are always welcome in my home. The less cooking the better! With the fresh mango and avocado in this easy black bean and corn salad, I could just eat this with a bowl of chips and be the ...
Watermelon Pizza Dessert Recipe
Watermelon Pizza is made with thick sliced watermelon topped with whipped cream and your favorite fruits, then sliced into wedges. This makes a great summer treat for snacking or BBQs. Celebrate Summer 2017 is in full swing. Jess is sharing her Watermelon Pizza Dessert Recipe topped with ...
Monthly Planner Printable Summer Theme
This printable summer themed floral or beach monthly planner will really keep you on track during the summer season. This is when I just want to kick back and relax, but work still needs to happen, so having a pretty monthly planner will help keep me focused! Printable calendars of any kind, always ...
Small Patio Decorating Ideas – My Patio
These Small Patio Decorating Ideas are budget-friendly and will transform your backyard space into a beautiful place for entertaining or relaxing, Easy Patio Decorating Ideas can be affordable and functional! Find simple and easy decorating tips and ideas for your patio and deck. I love ...
Pomegranate Cocktail with Tequila
On a hot summer day, this Pomegranate Cocktail with Orange Bitters, Tequila, and Grenadine is the perfect summer cocktail. The tangy taste of pomegranate juice mixed with the orange bitters and sweetened up with grenadine screams summer... add a couple lemon slices, then topped with a mint leaf or ...
Bathroom Decorating Ideas – Simple Accessories
These Bathroom Decorating Ideas are budget-friendly and great for small or large bathrooms. My powder room ideas are getting a lot of attention lately, so it's the perfect time to share more ideas with you.As one of the Better Homes and Gardens Live Better bloggers, my challenge this month is ...
DIY Coasters – Patriotic Sewing Craft
I love these Patriotic Quilted DIY Coasters that Kristi is sharing to kick off my Celebrate Summer Series. This easy to follow step by step beginner sewing craft tutorial looks like something even I could tackle! Time to get out that sewing machine and whip up a few 4th of July DIY ...
Breakfast Strata Recipe with Rye Bread and Sausage
This Breakfast Strata recipe is a healthy breakfast idea, packed full of flavor and perfect for a weekend breakfast. It's a baked egg casserole with a base of rye bread, along with pork sausage, spinach, Swiss cheese, and red onion. Savory breakfast ideas like this and my Sausage Cheese ...
Herb Garden for Cats
This Herb Garden for Cats was designed with my cat Peaches in mind. This rare kitty of mine can be a real stinker when it comes to eating my flowers. She will eat any fresh flowers I bring into the house and if I don't have any, she will sneak out onto the porch to take a bite of whatever is in my ...
10 Great Uses for Cornstarch
Cornstarch is a great thickening agent used when making sauces and soups. But did you know it has many other possible uses as well? I bet you'll learn something new with these 10 Great Uses for Cornstarch!In fact, it can be used in a lot of simple homemade products to replace things you might ...
Mediterranean Bean Salad Recipe
You'll love this easy to make Mediterranean Bean Salad recipe with Cannellini beans, roasted peppers, olives, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and more. Summer means more healthy side dish salads! This Mediterranean Inspired Bean Salad or this Mexican Bean Salad will be perfect ...
Strawberry Pie Slab Recipe
Fresh Strawberry Pie with jello and a graham cracker crust is a summer favorite. This no-bake strawberry pie recipe made with jello is easy to make into a slab pie by simply making it in a baking pan instead! It's the season for Fresh Strawberry Pie! A few years ago, I remember searching "How ...
High School Graduation Party Ideas
These high school graduation party ideas will help you organize and throw a fun party for your high school boy or girl. Find simple tips to create special memories for your graduate at their graduation party! This is the year my son, my only child, will graduate from high school and I'm ...
Great Uses for Witch Hazel
Do you have a bottle of witch hazel sitting unused in a closet somewhere? You should put that bottle to use! Witch hazel is a natural astringent with a lot of great health and beauty applications! Take a look at these 10 Great Uses for Witch Hazel and see if witch hazel could be benefiting ...
Mango Chicken Salad with Cashews
Some salads like this Mango Chicken Salad with Cashews are salads I could eat every single day! Clean eating, healthy and delicious! This salad, like my Shrimp Avocado Salad, are easy to throw together with a few shortcuts if needed, making it a great last minute dinner idea. And if you're ...
Honey Roasted Carrots with Garlic
Eating your veggies just got more delicious! This Honey Roasted Carrots with Garlic recipe using whole carrots with garlic, sea salt, pepper, olive oil and then drizzled with honey will become your new favorite with a mixture of savory and sweet! Honey Roasted Carrots with Garlic ...
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits is a southern specialty! This easy gravy recipe is made with pork sausage and drippings along with milk and flour, making up a thick creamy gravy to serve over fresh biscuits.Every now and then, a weekend calls for Homemade Country Style Sausage Gravy and ...
French Toast Casserole with Berries
This Mixed Berry Baked French Toast Casserole Recipe for breakfast or brunch is a family favorite. Put it together the morning of or make-ahead the night before if wanted. So when Fred Meyer stores (Kroger) asked me to develop a recipe using one of their new Private Label Dash of That products ...
DIY Spring Decor Table Decor
This DIY Spring Decor was simple and perfect for my 10 Minute Decorating post this month!Each month, I join a group of home bloggers for a decorating challenge that is simple, fast and stylish! Home decor doesn't have to be fussy or overwhelming. DIY Spring DecorSometimes the home decor ...
How Often Should You Clean Things in your Home
With all that goes on in life, it can be easy to forget to clean some things in your home. And unfortunately, spring cleaning once a year isn't often enough to keep most things clean and free of dirt. If you've been wondering how often you should be cleaning things to keep them looking their best, ...
Roasted Chickpeas with Garlic & Sea Salt
These Roasted Chickpeas with Garlic and Sea salt are a great high-protein snack! Crunchy, full of flavor, and easy to make. Roasted Chickpeas have been on my list to make for a LONG time! I'm always looking for healthy snacks, especially high in protein, and fiber, but low in sugar! Like ...
Printable Birthday Cards
Everyone can use FREE Printable Birthday Cards probably at least once a month, am I right? Print up a few of these and never be stuck buying a birthday card at the last minute again! If you like these, then you'll probably like these Birthday Card printables with a printable matching envelope ...
10 Frugal Ways to Use Castile Soap
If you want to make natural homemade cleaners to save money or to be healthy, then you need a bottle of Castile soap! You will LOVE these frugal ways to use Castile Soap!There are so many homemade products you can make with just Castile soap and water! You can even find scented Castile ...
5 Reasons NOT to Clean with Vinegar
Nowadays, vinegar appears to be the king of homemade green cleaner recipes. And why not? It's antiseptic, non-toxic, created from renewable resources, biodegradable, easy to find, and inexpensive! That sounds like a pretty perfect cleaner! Except for that vinegar, like all things isn't 100% perfect. ...
Finished Basement Ideas – Teen Hangout
I've got great tips for Finished Basement Ideas! It's been a while since I've updated our Teen Hangout in our daylight basement and my tip is to keep it simple, inviting and accommodating for several teens. I also like using functional furniture that is simple to clean, stylish, inexpensive and can ...
Spray Painting Door Knobs
Spray painting door knobs is a great way to restore the old, worn out hardware on doors. It's an affordable and easy DIY project and I'll show you exactly how to do it yourself.If you've ever wondered "Can you paint brass door knobs", the answer is YES! Let me show you how I painted our ...
Front Porch Ideas for Spring
Spring is finally here and I have a few Spring Front Porch Ideas for you to shake off those winter blues. Decorating for spring and my front porch for each season is one of my favorite things. I keep it simple and have found a few shortcuts for quick curb appeal. This past Fall porch was one ...
Coconut Oil Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
We've been trying to cut a lot of sugar out of our diet, so I'm back to my Coconut Oil Chocolate! Except, this time, I bumped it up and made Coconut Oil Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. These are so much healthier than a snickers bar and taste just as good!After making these Coconut Oil ...
7 Awesome Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a medicine cabinet staple! Most people use it for disinfecting small wounds. But actually, everyone should be using it for much more than that! Due to its disinfecting and bleaching properties, hydrogen peroxide actually has several possible uses! Here are 7 Awesome Uses for ...
Plants for a Cottage Garden
I love the whole cottage look. From the romantic informal English garden to the picket fence, there is something so appealing about this style. In my opinion, here are my top 5 Plants for a Cottage Garden. These will give you that English Garden feel and look.I've always tried to duplicate the ...
DIY Daisy Wreath Tutorial
I was strolling through Michaels and suddenly decided I needed all the items to make a DIY Daisy Wreath! I'm usually not a silk artificial flower kind of gal, but there was just something about those daisies.I figured I could just slide the daisy stalks into a grapevine wreath to keep it simple ...
7up Biscuits Skillet Style Recipe
Everyone's heard of 7up Biscuits, right? But what about 7up Biscuits Skillet Style? Biscuits turn out fluffy inside with a crispy coating. Great with butter and jam, or slathered in sausage gravy. When my mother passed away last year, I brought all her cast iron pans home. She loved cooking ...
DIY Distressed Gold Leaf Terracotta Pots
These DIY Distressed Gold Leaf Terracotta Pots are so easy, so cute and so perfect for spring decorating. It's also the perfect easy DIY craft if you're looking for something creative to do for yourself or with the kids or even as a group project. Aged Terracotta pots just have a certain charm, so ...
Puff Pastry Braid Fruit Filled
A puff pastry braid makes a delicious and impressive sweet treat for brunch or dessert. If you ever want to feel like a French pastry chef, then make this Puff Pastry Braid recipe. Seriously, puff pastry is SO easy to work with, you'll be amazed at the things you can make with little ...
Fruit Salad Recipe with Sour Cream Dressing
With Easter and Summer coming up, this Fruit Salad Recipe is much needed! I am ready for fresh fruit, and fresh recipes! My key lime bars or my Shrimp Avocado Salad are calling my name too! This Watermelon Pizza will also be a must-make recipe!I guess being under a rainy cloud for ...
10 Plants to Keep Mosquitos Away
As much as we love summer, it does have annoying mosquitos. I am sharing 10 Plants to Keep Mosquitos Away! Help repel mosquitos by filling your garden with as many plants that keep mosquitos away and hopefully, you'll have a mosquito-free yard!10 Plants to Keep Mosquitos AwayMany of ...
How to Hang a Picture – The Easy Way
Learn how to hang a picture easily without frustration in just a few simple steps! These tips will help you hang frames and wall art that is level and secure. I know many of us have wondered How To Hang a Picture the easy way at one time or another while trying to decorate our homes. ...
Key Lime Bars with Lime Zest
I had a hankering for Lemon bars and thought why not shake it up and make Key Lime Bars? I had a bowl of limes just begging to be used and you know how I just can't leave a recipe alone. Key Lime Bars with Lime Zest Recipe Give me a dessert that makes me pucker, like my Strawberry ...
How to Make a Birdseed Wreath
I have always wanted to learn How to Make a Birdseed Wreath because I LOVE having lots of bird feeders and watching our backyard birds! Making homemade bird treats is easier than I thought!I have a bird feeder positioned right where I can see it outside my office window and several places around ...
Easter Printables for Spring Bouquets
I know spring is coming, regardless of the snow we've been getting, so these Spring and Easter Printables will brighten your day! Use them for decorating, crafting or any DIY project. Printables for Easter make celebrating so much easier. This Easter Bunny Wall art is cute too! Chloe is using her ...
Free Printable Vintage Botanical Banner
I have always loved the look of vintage botanical art and I thought maybe you do too! This Free Printable Vintage Botanical Banner is perfect for decorating for spring! It's a quick decorating project, that sorta matches the DIY Botanical Coasters I made. This banner project is one that is part of ...
Cherry Marble Cake Recipe
Cake mix hacks make the best recipes! This Cherry Marble Cake Recipe takes an ordinary cake mix and creates a custom flavor! The cherry pie filling in my pantry was calling my name! So I made this Cherry Marble Cake! If you've been around Today's Creative Life, then you know my love for cake ...
Grocery List Free Printable
I promised this Grocery List Free Printable when I shared my free printable menu planner the other day. They both have that stylish modern farmhouse look, which makes it nice for hanging on your fridge. Even if you never use it, it will look good and show your intentions. Right? Grocery List Free ...
