An Epic Cake Smash

In less than a week, my precious little baby will turn 1! Like any Pinteresty mom, I’ve been patiently waiting to create an epic cake smash to commemorate the occasion. The outcome was a little less than epic, but the results were a truly adorable photo shoot. I started the cake smash idea with the…

#Phillips1stAnnualDayParty

Yesterday, my girlfriends and I gathered around to celebrate our friend Valisha and her husband Trel becoming homeowners! It’s been a while since we’ve gotten together and in honor of the #Phillips1stAnnualDayParty I decided to create some tasty snacks for the group. I debated what to create because knowing my friends, our quick gatherings turn…

National Cheesecake Day!

With so many national food days, it’s hard to keep up and avoid gaining 30 pounds. I was so excited to see that National Cheesecake Day is coming up this Saturday because I  love cheesecake! My favorite is turtle cheesecake, which I’ve loved ever since I had it at my friend Michelle’s birthday party decades…

DIY Tile Tray

It’s been a really draining week so while James and Journey are napping, I decided to do a quick DIY project. I love DIY projects. In my mind, I could be somewhere on HGTV, but I lack the focus to do long projects and they sometimes turn out as DIY disasters. When I want to relax,…

Nesting

With less than a week until my due date, I’m filled with so many emotions. It’s been a while since I have sat down to collect my thoughts, probably because they are all over the place. Excitement, anxiety and total fear are all present as I prepare mentally for Journey’s arrival. Having a child is…

DIY Nursery

In planning Baby Jones’ room, my desire to DIY has really kicked up a few notches. I started by thinking about materials I already had from other projects and thought about how I could incorporate them into something cute and unconventional from their original uses. My starting point (of course) was Pinterest. It may sound…