Happy happy Friday, friends! How has everyone’s week been? We had a couple of rooms in our new place painted this week so things are still largely unsettled around here, but I’m looking forward to taking time over the weekend to unpack, roll out rugs, hang stuff on the walls and all that fun post-moving …
I remember my mom making funfetti cake precisely zero times as a kid. Don’t worry. We weren’t cake-deprived. She just made us really yummy cakes from scratch. The fact that she didn’t make anything funfetti doesn’t dampen my fond memories of this rainbow-speckled treat, however. In fact, the nostalgia is strong with this one, friends! …
Every once in a while a trend comes along with which I just fall totally in love. The palm leaf trend, my friends, is one of those. I love how it feels both really traditional, super modern and ever so positively tropical. I also adore that it can move seamlessly from home decor to fashion …
Sitting down to write this post has proven to be one of the most surreal experiences of my life. There’s a million different things I could say, an infinite number of ways I could drag this out, but frankly, my brain is going a zillion miles a minute so we are just going to cut …
Is it just me or does it seem like there is a virtual baby boom going on at the moment? Between blogger friends and “real life” friends, I swear at least 1/4 of the women I know are expecting little ones in the coming months. And with lots of babies, comes lots of showers to attend …
If you hang around these parts at all, it’s likely you have caught on to the fact that decoupage glue is one of my absolute favorite craft tools. There are typically no fewer than three or four bottles in my stash, because I find it just so easy and handy to work with for just …
This post was sponsored by Foodadz. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! It’s no big secret that I am a big fan of a summer picnic. I’ve made that pretty clear over the years. Sometimes though, picnics can feel like a lot of work! Preparing food, packing everything up, …
Good morning and happy Monday, everyone! I hope everyone had a really great weekend and that those of you here in the States celebrated the 4th of July in fine fashion. (Popsicles, fireworks, ice cream. Yes? Good.) It dawned on me over the weekend that somewhere along the weekend that I had unknowingly abandoned this …
Well, friends, it’s about that time! Time for me to check out for a few days and get to celebrating one of my favorite weekends of the year. For all of you here in the States, here’s wishing you a very happy 4th of July weekend! I hope there are many icy cold drinks and …
This post was sponsored by Skinnygirl® Cocktails. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! Every once in a while, I seriously blow my own mind. I know, I know. That’s probably completely uncouth of me to say, but it’s true. These blackberry raspberry sangria popsicles? Mind. Blown. Back when I …
Friends, you know I love grocery store flowers. They’re affordable, seasonal and readily available whenever you decide you need a few pretty blooms around the house or a need a hostess gift on the fly. That’s definitely why I keep trying to convince you that grocery store flowers are absolutely your best friend. (See evidence …
This post was sponsored by Valspar. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! If ever there were a project I was excited to tackle, this one was it, friends! Between cooking and crafting up cocktails, we use a crazy quantity of fresh herbs during the summer months so we always love to …