Our contributor, Renee, makes the most beautiful wreaths for every celebration! She is sharing her tips on how to make your own Valentine's Day wreath!
Confession: I LOVE to decorate for the holidays. My husband is thankful that we don’t...
You paid a significant amount of money to enter the amusement park. The place does not allow outside food. You know all-too-well that the park opens just late enough that by the time you get on a few rides,...
Welcome back to our Sunday Meal Planning Series. With all of the PGA and Super Bowl events (read: unhealthy eating) this weekend, we thought we would share our favorite salad recipes to round out your dinners in the coming...
It's the Super Bowl. It's in Phoenix. Your cold brew, chicken wings and cheesy apps are calling your name, as is your comfy sofa ready for you to settle in for the game with your husband. WAIT! Remember?? We have...
Arizona’s Super Bowl XLIX is right around the corner and die-hard football fans are already in search of the best game day recipes. Executive Chef Beau MacMillan of Arizona’s own Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, shares his two favorite recipes, Lobster...
Is your tree overflowing with lemons? We are revisiting a post from 2012 with five unique ideas for what to do with all that citrus!
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Every year from December to April, we are gifted with an endless supply of lemons...
It's been a whirlwind hasn't it? The crazy busy holiday season has finally come to an end and now your home looks BARE!
When I look at my home after the holidays I am met with mixed emotions. On one...
Genius idea, worth re-visiting!
If I just had more hours in the day, I would craft and play in the local hobby store all the time! But I don't, so I have to choose my favorite crafts and incorporate...
While the holidays come every year, it still manages to sneak up on us quickly, leaving little time to create efficiencies in this happy madness.
This will be our fourth Christmas as parents and we are fortunate enough to have very thoughtful family members...
Not sure of a plan for the the influx of games, dolls, blocks, and anything Frozen-themed coming your way this holiday season?
Give your future self an advantage by getting the playroom ready BEFORE the toys arrive! Here are...
In this week's Sunday Meal Planning Series we are featuring two EASY weekday recipes (1 Italian and 1 Mexican) to help round out your week. With this series we hope to help you find a few great meals that you can...
When I was little, I used to love making jewelry, headbands, and those lanyard bracelet things. This year my bohemian insides really took over… I find myself shoeless, mismatched and natural more often than not! I still love a...
The season of holiday parties - so fun, and yet so busy because 9 times out of 10 you will be asked to bring an appetizer. Below are links for fabulous party appetizers that will leave your hostess begging...
The first things that come to mind when I think of fall are leaves, cool crisp weather, and autumn colors - but then I look outside and remember that I live in Arizona. So how am I to make myself...
Nothing shows the true thoughts of a person better than a good word association game. You know, like when I say a word, and you say the first thing that comes to mind.
For example, what do you think of...
In this week's Sunday Meal Planning Series we are featuring a quick solution for a weekday dinner. With this series we hope to help you find a few great meals that you can cook for your family. Be sure to...
As the weather cools off in Arizona, the oven starts warming up. This is the time of year to crack open your favorite recipe books and begin the fall festivities with a little baking!
Below, I am posting three of...
Hello again, editor Sara here. We had too many good Halloween posts from our archives to let a Throwback Thursday go with just one - here's another great post from last year, courtesy of Jenn!
Halloween is around the corner...
Hi ladies! It's Sara, managing editor here at SMB. We didn't want you to miss this perfect Halloween Week gem from our archives, courtesy of Beth. Here are three easy Halloween crafts for you to do with your little ones...
It’s October, and while it may not feel like it here in Phoenix, the holiday season is upon us.
(I know, I can’t believe it either!)
Before we dive head-first into the demands of the holiday season by putting on our decorating-baking-DIYing-celebrating-crafting-photo-taking...
Raise your hand if you feel bad throwing away the countless wine bottles you go through in a week? Ok, maybe everyone doesn't go through countless wine bottles, but you go through a few right? (...crickets...) Fine. Well, you,...
I loved the smooth feel of the fluid kinetic sand that is supposed to more soothing and mess-free than regular sand, but looking at the prices online they run at about $15 for only 12 ounces of the stuff!...
We've been back at school for a month now... and if your's anything like me, the school work is starting to pile up! So we're bringing back a great post from the SMB Archives to help you conquer the...
School has started and fall is in the air. For me, this means harvest time and my daughter's birthday. Nothing makes me more excited than planning for her birthday. Her birthday parties have ranged from a princess party to a unicorn party. Yes,...
I know it still feels like summer out there, but the truth is, the holiday season is approaching fast and we have little time to prepare for all the usual "to-do's" that come with it! This is a DIY...
Good ol' Snail Mail.
I may very well be its #1 fan. The dare I say, old-fashioned way of sending sentiments? No, just the contrary, in my eyes, as I will never tire of sending nor receiving the hand-written note...
We’ve all been there.
Driving in our air-conditioned cars, coming from or going to our air-conditioned homes, and we see someone on a street corner, holding a sign asking for help.
One part of me is cautious, being a female...
Every time I visit my parents in Newport Beach, I swing by Greenleaf Chopshop for one of my all time favorite salads. Since I don't always have the luxury of being in Southern California, I decided to make my...
Confession: I have an over abundance of Sterilite plastic containers. They are great for organizing and inexpensive.
They get the job done.
Now, bringing the containers inside my home? That's a different story.
They lack the warmth and detail furniture provides, so...
Like every other craft-loving-DIYing-Pinterest-obsessed-mother, I deal with my post-Christmas withdrawal symptoms by throwing myself fully into the next holiday on my radar: Valentines Day! And, as result, I usually spend the majority of January trolling through Pinterest trying to find uber...
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Your Survival Guide to Spring Sports
Spring is officially in Sunny Arizona, which means it's time for kids to dust off their cleats, grab their gloves, and hit the fields...
