I’m not! Yes, you read that right, I feel completely unprepared for Easter. Sad but oh-so-true.

Easter is one of the holidays that has many interpretations on how to celebrate. Some people are very religious about Easter and some not. For some the highlight of their Easter is attending a sunrise service, others hide eggs and eat candy and some don’t celebrate it at all.

I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather, which doesn’t just put me behind work-wise…this means I haven’t gotten anything done for Easter!
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So, what is a girl to do? How to salvage Easter at the last minute? (Yes, I goof sometimes too!) Easy – think with my …read more

So it is just about that time…getting ready to mail out Valentines to loved ones or just that one special someone.

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Of course, Martha Stewart’s site has many ideas for Valentines – from easy to intricate.  All are beautiful, but I decided to peruse the batch and pick a few of my faves:

* Block Print Valentines – I thought these Valentine’s had nice visual impact with the bold colors and pretty designs – but the beauty of this is that you can personalize this any way you want to!
* Hearts and Blocks Valentines – These Valentines have a much simpler feel with muted tones and each one you make will be unique.
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I watched this Soapylove tutorial and was struck by a.) how easy it would be to make this gift and b.) all the cool things you could do with this. For ideas for a variety of recipients, keep reading…

I myself have some really cute silicone heart-shaped molds that I got ages ago, thinking that I would make some heart-shaped blueberry muffins for Alex or cupcakes or something yummy but now I’m thinking cupcakes in some and soap in others! I mean, heck – the Parsons table inspired soap blocks are cool but with Valentine’s Day just around the corner I envison hearts. But really, this tutorial just makes me realize how simple it would be to make any sort of melt and pour soap.

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