Great Italian Soda Recipe!

I finally found the best way to make an Italian Soda!!!  Jessica at Zakka Life shares the simplest and tastiest way on her blog, so check it out and make some for the family today!  The best part is that they are so inexpensive to make for any occasion!  Enjoy!

DIY Ribbon Holder

I’ve been looking for an organized way to maintain my large ribbon collection!  I think this is such a cute way to create you own custom craft station!

DIY Sun Jars

I can’t even begin to tell you how cool these are, so see here for yourself!

Kusudama Paper Flowers

These are too cool!  They are so clean and crisp looking… find the complete how-to at Folding Trees: Part 1 and Part 2

Recycled paper flowers | From Maya*Made

Here is another fun and easy way to transform that scrap paper into something fabulous!  You can get the complete how-to over at maya*made.

DIY: Eco-packaging

I stumbled across this the other day and simply fell in love with the idea!  Mandi at Here’s Looking At Me Kid shares a fabulous way to stay green and creative while shipping products or gifts through the mail.  The full how-to can be found here at A Beautiful Mess, but basically you just use a paper bag and stitch it closed.  The great thing is that you can decorate it as you wish!  It’s also a great way to save some cash.  I love this idea so much, I’m going to adopt it!  I actually have a similar idea that I’ve been actively using for about 8 years now.  I’ll post a DIY on that soon!  Thanks Mandi!

Images via A Beautiful Mess

birdies and cupcakes

What could be a sweeter combination than birdies and cupcakes?!  Here are a few ideas that I found across the web, just in time for Spring…

Yellow Owl and Bird Cupcakes by Naomi

Find the how-to for these Baby Bluebird Cupcakes at Annies Eats

The how-to for these Bird’s Nest Cupcakes can be found at Country Home

Bird Cupcake Toppers from Rachel at Cupcakes Take the Cake

Bakerella created these Twitter Mascot Cupcakes

Blue Birds by Beautiful Cakes

flower & mint cubes

Just in time for Spring!  These flower and mint ice cubes are sure to freshen up any baby shower, bridal shower, birthday or any day for that matter.  I simply love the idea!

Images and instructions can be found at Brides.com

DIY St. Patrick’s Day Carnations

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, what are you and the kids going to do to celebrate?  Here’s a suggestion!  When I was little I always loved to color my own carnations with food coloring.  It was so fun to watch the transformation and they last for a long time!  It’s a quick and easy DIY to do with the kids.  Here’s the how-to at MarthaStewart.com.

Limeade Recipes

Here are some refreshing LIMEADE recipes for Spring and Summer… Enjoy!

Sparkling Limeade from Martha Stewart

Sweet-Tart Limeade from Martha Stewart

Limeade with Mint from Martha Stewart

Watermelon Limeade from Martha Stewart

Cucumber Limeade from Martha Stewart

Kiwi Honeydew Limeade from Martha Stewart