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Your Favorites: My Top 10 Posts from 2016

Jan 012017

It’s always fun to take a little time at the start of the year to reflect on the one previous. Part of that process for me is to take a look at all the posts from the last year to see what you really found useful.

Top 10 Posts of 2016 from Views From the 'Ville - recipes, DIY projects, home makeover ideas & more

My goal each time I write something is to hopefully provide you with an actionable idea or project. A recipe you can make for your family, a DIY project you can recreate, or an activity that your family can enjoy together. I love when you take the time to leave me comments so I know exactly which of these you’re loving. Continue reading »

Update Your Kids Bathroom Decor with Easy DIY Dinosaur Jars

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Sep 182015

This shop and my ideas for kids bathroom decor has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CraftedExperience #CollectiveBias

Bubbles is already getting to where she has an opinion about how things look and are designed. She tells me frequently what she considers “to be fashion” whether it’s with her clothes (or my clothes) or the decor of her room.

DIY Dinosaur Topped Jars make really cute kids bathroom decor. Fill them up with adhesive bandages, hair accessories, jewelry, cotton swabs - whatever your kids (or you!) use regularly

A couple of weeks ago she told me she wanted to have her bathroom be “more fashion”. As it’s mostly been used as a guest bathroom she was right in that it wasn’t really designed with kid appeal. After some discussion she decided she’d like to see more purple. Continue reading »

Easy Disney Descendants DIY Painted Jars Are Villainous Fun

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Aug 212015

This shop and my Descendants DIY jars has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions and love for villains are mine alone. #Disney #VillainDescendants #CollectiveBias

I’ve always had a little bit of a soft side when it comes to Disney Villains. Is it a matter of choice, or are they a product of their circumstances? I mean, it’s hard to hear the backstory of Maleficent and not feel at least a smidge of sympathy for her.

Disney Descendants DIY Painted Jar with Mal's icon. Great to store your Descendants doll accessories in!

When I started to see commercials for Disney’s Descendants I knew I wanted to watch the premiere on The Disney Channel. Fortunately my little Disney “mini me” Bubbles was happy to oblige and we sat down to watch it together. I wasn’t disappointed – it was great! Continue reading »

This Cute Owl Diaper Cake Tutorial is so Easy!

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Aug 042015

Abby’s shower is only a few days away and the planning is coming together! There are some surprises heading her way and I’m excited for her big day.

Owl Diaper Cake Tutorial - This sweet owl diaper cake makes a cute baby shower centerpiece. A bib, receiving blanket, some diapers, two binkies, and a knit bootie are all the supplies you need. The mustache print is perfect for a boy!

Last year Abby made a diaper cake for a friend’s baby shower and she loved it. Knowing that she liked diaper cakes, and knowing that she loves owls, I decided to make a cute Owl Diaper Cake for her. Thanks to Kohl’s for providing the supplies for this owl diaper cake tutorial. Continue reading »

DIY Menu Board for Busy Families

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May 202015

This shop and my DIY menu board have been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #V8EnergyBoost #CollectiveBias

The past few days have been a little hectic. Between visitors, work, the rainy weather, groundskeeping, cooking, cleaning, and scheduling a family night out to the movies, my head has been spinning just a tiny bit. I don’t know that we are any “busier” now than when Bubbles was a baby, but it’s a different kind of busy that takes a little more planning.

The older Bubbles gets, the more hectic I know it will get, too. We’re already looking into some tumbling classes or a soccer league for her and those practices have to be accounted for in our daily ebb and flow. I can tell that to keep up, I’m going to need two things: a lot more energy and a better scheduling system. Continue reading »

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