Kim Byers
The Celebration Shoppe
I’m still reeling from a fabulous Christmas with my family so when I sat down this morning and realized that Monday was here I of course immediately thought of next weekend. Just like every other Monday, right?! Well this coming weekend is a little bigger than most, because this Friday will be New Year’s Eve. …
I just want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and share with you my first gift of the holiday season {proud mom moment}. My kindergartner surprised me on Tuesday with a hand-painted tile. He explained it to be a hot plate, but I’ll never put anything hot near it (and my hubby better …
My boys schools celebrated Jesus’ birthday in the last few days before the Christmas break and I signed up to bring the cake for my youngest son’s class party. After I signed up then it hit me what a tall order it was going to be: it had to have meaning to the kids and I …
I love weekends when I just get to play in the kitchen and the craft room without any looming deadlines. This weekend was a bit of half-and-half, but I still managed to watch a few Christmas movies and make a few goodies with my boys. And for those of you with little ones like mine, …
We likely all spend little time mulling over what we leave out for the big guy on Christmas Eve. So this year with my little boys in tow and their blue eyes bright, we gave it some thought. After some debate we agreed on a woodland theme and started wandering the house looking for natural items that we could …
My darling friend Kelly at The Party Dress asked a few of us to participate in a holiday series on her blog this month. We could style a dessert table, a dinner table or a child’s table. Since my 2010 Christmas collections, Mod Candy Cane and BELIEVE, were already styled and in the shoppe, Kelly let me bend the rules a …
I love playing around with felt and I ran across two fabulous ideas on Liz Stanley’s blog say Yes! to hoboken. This first project is this set of hand-made ornaments from Dana at MADE. Monograms are the perfect “personal” gift and you don’t have to worry about your treasure being regifted… at least not easily. …
I’ve shared Brooke of the Cheeky Kitchen’s work before. Remember the end of summer picnic she and Jaimee at Sophistimom hosted. So lovely! She just inspires me! And this latest kid friendly treat does not disappoint. You simply must visit her blog to see yummy after yummy recipe and visit her on Babble’s The Family Kitchen for the how to’s …
I can honestly say that my boys inspire me constantly. I have a sketch pad of ideas on my desk at all times and it often travels around with me. The boys are always asking “What’s this mommy?” When I share my idea they often give me tips on improving it or get these large …
Not all garland has to be store-bought, and as a matter of fact it’s likely more fun if it’s not! This week while we were whipping up a few placesetting and craft ideas, my six-year old son grew a little restless. Imagine that! So we set him up with this simple craft. And the best part, we just used leftover candy that we had …
