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Cola Cake Recipe with Fizzy Icing!

Fizzy Cola Cake Recipe

Can I just say that you’re in for a treat today? You may or may not have noticed that I don’t post much food …

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A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

Adorable Mini Tacos – A Slowcooker Chicken Taco Meat Recipe

Last week I shared my recipe for the Creamy Lime Watermelon ‘Cake’ that we served at our Fiesta Baby Shower. The other …

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Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich. Plus Six Gooey Peanut Butter Recipes!

Did you know tomorrow is National Peanut Butter Day? Neither did I, but I’m excited to celebrate it! Since I cut out dairy …

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10+ Modern Fall Tablescape Ideas

Today, I’m sharing a round up of 10+ modern fall tablescape ideas for you to set a beautiful autumn table, thanksgiving …

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DIY home decorating ideas by colleen pastoor for the calgary home show

16 Affordable DIY Home Decorating Ideas

Sharing affordable DIY home decorating ideas from a giant pinboard I created for the Calgary Home Show! From ways to upcycle, how …

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Dark green bedroom feature with picture frame moulding wall at the calgary home show

DIY Room Decor Feature at The Calgary Home Show

Sharing the two DIY room decor features I designed at the Calgary Fall Home Show: a dark and moody green bedroom with moulding …

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Free Printable Fall bucket lists with ideas (image of printed bucket list template and hands ready to fill in the list

Free Fall Bucket List Printable Downloads

Download these free fall bucket list printables to squeeze every last bit of magic out of your fall season! Modern black and white …

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printable bucket list for summer

Free printable summer bucket list template

This free printable summer bucket list is a fun activity for your family to record all of the exciting activities you’re …

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shake your shamrocks hand lettered art in a frame, held in front of plants

Free Modern Saint Patrick’s Day Printable Decor

Download this free modern Saint Patrick’s day printable decor to get your home ready for Saint Paddy’s! With two hand …

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collage of kids birthday party images with text reads: 4 tips for kids birthday party decor on a budget

Affordable Kids Birthday Party Decor

Sharing my best tips to decorate affordable kids birthday parties at home (that still look modern and amazing!). With four kids, …

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DIY Cake Decorating Party with pastel balloons and white fringe garlands

DIY Cake Decorating Party for Kids

Plan your own DIY cake decorating party for kids with a free printable party planning checklist and decor ideas! My daughter loves …

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Checkered and blue kitchen makeover

Full Home Makeover – Tux House Before and After

Sharing a full home makeover of this 1945 post war era house into a charming AirBnB. Check out the full modern classic before and …

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Dark Green Bedroom with wood trim

2 Dark and Moody Bedrooms

Sharing 2 dark and moody bedrooms in our AirBnB rental home makeover! These rooms are cozy and welcoming with dark walls, light …

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25 awesome DIY personalized gift ideas using Cricut

26 Personalized Gift Ideas with Cricut

What’s better than a personalized gift for Christmas? I don’t know. So I’ve rounded up 26 personalized gift …

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Tablescape with cartoon buildings and word bubbles for superhero birthday party

Modern Superhero Birthday Party (Windsor’s 3rd Birthday Party!)

This modern superhero birthday party for our sons third birthday was such a fun theme to put a black and white twist to with comic …

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Spring home tour full of plants, white walls and warm wood tones

Fresh Spring Home Tour

Today I’m so excited to be joining with some incredibly talented bloggers in the Seasonal Simplicity Spring Home Tour …

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Holiday Baking with Kids- my tips to make it less stressful!

Holiday Baking with Kids (My Tips!)

Can I be really honest with you guys? Baking isn’t my favourite. I’m not bad at it. In fact my mom taught me well. …

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Fiesta til Siesta DIY tee

Fiesta! 2 Free svg files

2 Free fiesta themed SVG files for your cinco de mayo crafting! Fiesta til siesta and let’s taco bout it! Download and use …

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Chill Out! Summer Free Printable

It’s officially summertime around here and even though it seems like that should be a ‘break’, it’s …

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Hanging wood sign in heart shape with pink foil script that reads 'love'

DIY Love Wood Sign

Valentines Day is fast approaching (how did that happen!?). The other day my son informed me that we should have decorations for …

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Grey Cardigan with handlettered love design in rose gold foil

DIY Love Tees

It’s February! That means it’s officially time for all things Valentines Day! Bring on the love, baby ;) Today …

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Giant DIY Tassels for a Donut Party

It’s fiiinally time for my donut project! Today I’m sharing these DIY giant tassels fit for a donut party. …

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What a great idea! Decorating a grocery store bakery cake yourself- this ombre cake is gooorgeous and so easy!

Ombre Cake Makeover for Valentines Day (from a Grocery Store Cake!)

Psst! This post is part of a Canadian blogger Valentines Day blog hop! Scroll down to the bottom to get all the ideas! If you know …

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What a clever idea! Using a dropcloth to create a DIY giant chalkboard backdrop for birthday party decorations! Perfect for this modern winter wonderland!

Windsor’s Modern Rustic Winter Onederland

Another kiddo birthday party is coming your way- I just can’t get over how fast time seems to fly with little kids …

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20 Rad DIY gifts worth pulling out the powertools for. I love these suggestions! Ideas for everyone on my holiday gift list.

20 Rad DIY gifts worth bringing out the power tools for

*This post has been sponsored by Dremel in a holiday gift guide challenge, but all projects are chosen by me (full disclosure)* …

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DIY Kids Geometric Art from Finger Painting- this is such a fun way to involve kids artwork in home decor!

Geometric Art from Children’s Finger Painting

So I’m sure you’ve heard me chat on it… I’m such an advocate for children creating art – no matter …

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Vanilla Panna Cotta with Blueberry Sauce

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Blueberry Sauce

**While I’m busy welcoming a new baby into our home *woohoo!* I’m having some of my blogging friends step in and share …

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Delicous Celery Snacks with a Twist!

Celery Snacks (with a twist!)

**While I’m busy welcoming a new baby into our home *woohoo!* I’m having some of my blogging friends step in and share …

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Shooting in Manual for Bloggers

It has been a LONG time since I’ve posted a ‘blogging tips’ post. When Troi shared how to take better photos of …

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DIY Acorn Shadowbox- gorgeous natural decor!

DIY Acorn Shadowbox Art

**While I’m busy welcoming a new baby into our home *woohoo!* I’m having some of my blogging friends step in and share …

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