10 DIY Apothecary Jar Fillers For Spring My mother and I absolutely love decorating our homes for Spring. We also love using apothecary jars for quick and easy Spring decor to liven up our spaces. Take a peak at the apothecary jars below filled with all kinds of Spring-time goodies. 10 Apothecary Jar Filler Ideas Green moss with faux bird eggs Spring figurines Natural looking birds nests Faux birds sitting on top of moss or rocks Butterflies laying on-top of {Read More}
Decorate Your Kitchen Table With A Spring Flower Cake Centerpiece
April 8, 2013 By
Kitchen Table Spring Flower Cake Centerpiece Use the Spring flower cake below as a centerpiece on your kitchen table. Mary loves to decorate her home for Spring-time. She used the Spring flower cake (picture above) as the focal point of her kitchen table and added butterflies around her yellow napkins. She also added beautiful yellow-shaped honeycomb candles to the table as well. Related posts: Easy Fall Party Ideas Just For Mommy’s: Pumpkin Centerpiece Decorate Your {Read More}
Super Easy And Kid Friendly Zucchini Bites In Just A Few Minutes
April 4, 2013 By
Super Easy And Kid Friendly Zucchini Bites In Just A Few Minutes Zucchini Bites are super-quick and easy to make during the week for your family or your next party! I found a great zucchini recipe here , but wanted to change some of the ingredients and make it my own version. Zucchini Bites originally came from The Naptime Chef and then adapted to TheCuriousCountryCook.blogspot.com. I adapted the TheCuriousCountryCook’s recipe to make my own version below. My Adapted Version : 4 cups zucchini, {Read More}
Real Food: Easy Tutorial On How To Make Homemade Butter
April 2, 2013 By
Real Food: Easy Tutorial On How To Make Homemade Butter I am so excited to share with you my Real Food journey. I just started diving into Real Food blogs and discovering what it means to eat true organic, home-made meals like your grandmother used to cook. I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of slaving away hours in the kitchen, but something in me changed 5-days ago. I honestly cannot explain it because something {Read More}
How To Change The Look Of Your Pantry Door Knobs
April 2, 2013 By
How To Change The Look Of Your Pantry Door Knobs I don’t know about you, but I absolutely could not stand the builder-grade knobs on my pantry doors in my kitchen. It made my whole kitchen look cheap and ugly. I suffered through the “blah look” for over 6-years before finally deciding to change it. Well, I knew that I had a small budget for changing the look, so I began scouring Pottery Barn catalogs and stores for the perfect {Read More}
Using Bright Colors For Craft Studio & Sewing Room
March 29, 2013 By
Using Bright Colors For Craft Studio & Sewing Room I am in the process of reorganizing my craft studio / sewing room. I absolutely love bold and bright colors because they make me feel so happy when I’m working on crafts or sewing a project. Well, I couldn’t quite decide on the color scheme for the room, then I came across 2 flower tins and the tray (below) at Hobby Lobby on sale. Score!! The colors are so funky, {Read More}
How To Make A Spring Flower Cake – A Quick And Easy Tutorial
March 29, 2013 By
How To Make A Spring Flower Cake A Quick And Easy Tutorial You will feel like a real florist when you make this beautiful “faux” flower cake arrangement for Springtime. Just follow along the pictures below to make this quick and simple cake. What you need: Scissors to cut the faux flowers to the desired length you wish, faux flowers (we used yellow and white daisy’s), 4 round-shaped small, medium, large and x-tra large green floral foam pieces (you can find this at {Read More}
Easter Birds Nest Cookies Recipe
March 28, 2013 By
Easter Birds Nest Cookies 2 Ways Recipe: Makes about 24 nests What you need to get started: 12 oz package of chow mein noodles OR All Bran cereal (used here) 11 oz package of butterscotch morsels OR 1 bag of white chocolate (used here) 1 bag of Cadbury mini eggs OR jelly beans (used here) Let’s Start Cooking: Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper In a large glass bowl you will need to melt butterscotch or chocolate chips {Read More}
Perfecting Motherhood Article
March 27, 2013 By
Perfecting Motherhood What a blessing and true honor it is for MommyDecorates.com to share the heart-felt article below about perfecting motherhood for all of our readers. My sweet friend Brittany Price wrote the article, and I truly believe that most mommy readers (if not all) can relate to it. Thanks Brittany for sharing the truth about perfecting motherhood! Perfectly manicured hands, pre-baby body back and feeling good as I finish up my hour-long workout before my baby wakes up. I’m {Read More}
Ideas For Milk Jugs
March 26, 2013 By
Ideas For Milk Jugs Milk jugs are popping up everywhere, so why not create something cute with them for your home decor. Well, Mary decided to use her milk jugs as a vase for Spring flowers. Decorating Tip: Add clear marbles or tiny rocks to the bottom of the milk jugs to hold the flowers in place. Related posts: DIY Craft And Decorating Ideas With A Glass Dome Cloche Real Food: Making Homemade Almond Milk 10 DIY Apothecary {Read More}
