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Glittery Homemade Silly Putty Tutorial + Other Disney Princess Easter Basket Ideas

Mar 152015

This Disney Princess shop and homemade silly putty tutorial has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DisneyEaster #CollectiveBias

The older Bubbles gets, the more fun the holidays are. Her excitement and anticipation are infectious and make me look forward to all the activities and festivities even more. It was no surprise to me that with the sighting of Easter goodies in stores, that she has started to ask about when the Easter Bunny will be coming.

Disney Princess Glittery Homemade Silly Putty Tutorial #DisneyEaster

Putting together a basket for her is one of my favorite parts of the season. Last year I made her a DIY tutu skirt basket and added a homemade playdough carrot. She had such fun with that aspect of it that I decided I wanted to do something similar this year. Continue reading »

Disney On Ice Presents Princesses & Heroes in Louisville!

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Sep 142014

When I was a little girl, I was beyond excited when friends of our family – Rod and Wendy – asked me to go on a weekend vacation with them. Much to my surprise, part of the weekend festivities was attending a Disney On Ice show. I still can remember sitting in my seat with my program on my lap, anxiously waiting the start of the program.

Disney On Ice Princesses and Heroes

I have been wanting to take Bubbles to see one of these shows for awhile now. With as much as she loves Disney, I have no doubt that she’ll love Disney On Ice. My theory is supported by the fact that every time the commercials are on TV she jumps up and down and asks if we can go. Continue reading »

Creating Princess Fashion with Play-Doh Disney Princess Design-a-Dress Boutique

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Nov 292013

I received a Play-Doh Disney Princess Design-a-Dress Boutique set in order to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received and all thoughts and words are my own.

We have been having a lot of fun with Play-Doh lately. She has especially loved taking her toy dogs and dinosaurs and having them walk through and make tracks. It was a creative way to play, but I knew they made a variety of Play-Doh kits that would give her even more options.

Play-Doh Disney Princess Design-a-Dress Boutique Set

At first I was just looking for something that cut simple shapes or maybe had a little rolling pin and stamps. But then I came across the Play-Doh Disney Princess Design-a-Dress Boutique set. Bubbles has been talking recently about pretty dresses and shoes and jewelry, so I thought this would be right up her alley. Continue reading »

Disney/Pixar’s “BRAVE” Hits The Bullseye! In Theaters Today!

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Jun 222012

Disney/Pixar's "BRAVE" - Change Your Fate

Disney/Pixar’s BRAVE opens in theaters today! Are any of you planning to see it today?

A few days ago, my family and I had the opportunity to see a screening of it last week and I think you’re going to love it. I won’t share my “official” review until next week so those of you that like to see movies opening weekend don’t run the risk of any spoiler. But I thought I’d share a little overview, some new clips, and photos to get you ready to see it! Continue reading »

Pin Me! Pinterest Thursday – Crafts and DIY Projects

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Jan 262012

Matter of Cents and I are excited to bring you another week of Pin Me! Pinterest Thursdays.

This week I asked those of you who are following me on Facebook for your theme suggestions, as this week is Reader’s Choice. I’ll be saving the other suggestions for some future posts, but I selected the “Crafts/DIY” option for this week. Here are a few of my faves.

Wedding Invitation Ornament
This one is actually one of my own crafts; I made it for my brother and new sis-in-law.

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