I was attempting to get this post out sooner to give teacher gift ideas, but I still think this would be a great gift for 'teacher mommy' if any dads out there want to give their wife a Valentine's Day surprise from the kids! The kids all loved making these! We got buckets, plants & dirt from Home Depot. Raffia was left over from Christmas wrapping. I wrote on the front with a paint marker & used a chalkboard sticker with chalk marker on the back to label the name of each plant.

Boys loved it too!

These were easy to make! We got some glue dots to attach Legos (we had plenty of extra ones hidden in the living room rug) & printed out some cute sayings on red card stock. Each child wrote their names on the back. So fun!

It already feels like spring here in Texas & I was inspired by the wonderful weather to create some floral arrangements for The Teal Door, so off to Hobby Lobby I went...

I loved arranging all of these beautiful flowers in vases from estate sales, Hobby Lobby & Ikea.

This is an antique bread pan that I picked up at an antique sale last weekend.

Picked up these mason jars 80% off at Hobby Lobby & hot glued some burlap ribbon on them to add a little extra color and texture.

What a great centerpiece! Love this pop of yellow!

Hope a few of these inspire you to try a few arrangements for your own home! You can also follow us on Facebook to get notifications of future blogs!

Happy planting! ~T

This is my friend Christen. She's preparing to head out on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic & I wanted to send her off in style. We had a short planning time & I wanted to keep it simple so that the focus was on her having a relaxing time with her friends in our home. The night before the party, my sweet little baby had a rough night (and therefore so did mommy). I had to rush her into the doctor the morning of the party for meds because she had an ear infection. She was feeling much better by party time. All this to say, the decor may look like it took hours but it was really quick & simple & we got it done on no sleep! The party was so fun & amazing!

Instead of a "message in a bottle" we had a "message in a bag" station where guests wrote memories or words of encouragement that she could read once she was on the mission trip. I used cut up scrap booking paper from Hobby Lobby & red twine leftover from Christmas.
Hopefully I created a memory that my friend will carry with her for years to come...that's the reason I truly love entertaining!

Antique suitcase filled with fun treasures helped set the perfect backdrop to the party.

I purchased these cross ornaments after Christmas for around 35 cents each to give guests as a reminder to pray for our friend on her mission trip.

Mini chocolate cupcakes with heart shaped maps for guests to enjoy.

Plenty of kid friendly drinks & comfy shoes for yours truly!

Delicious!

This is a quick and easy DIY project that takes less than 30 minutes & adds wonderful texture & elegance to any space.
Materials:
-one bag of moss
-wooden letter
-rope
-glue gun & glue sticks
I purchased all of my supplies at Michael's Craft Store for around $12-15.

I found an old piece of cardboard my kids had colored on & put it down because the moss makes a pretty big mess.

I applied the glue directly to the moss and pressed it onto the wooden letter. I did the entire face of the letter first. I then applied thin strips of glue to the sides of the letter and pressed the thinner strips of moss around the edges about an inch at a time.

Cut some rope and hang it up! I hung it between two curtains where there's always that odd blank space & it really draws your eye to the entire wall now!

Happy crafting!
-Tara