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The Accessories Make the Outfit, Right?
Valentines Day is a day of sweet memories for me. Of waking up as a child to a pink & red wrapped gift on my bed and special treats at the table. Memories of care packages filled with home baked...
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Mini Boden Inspired Heart Applique T-Shirt
I’m not usually a holiday dresser….no pumpkins for Halloween, no holiday sweaters for Christmas but for some reason the Valentine motif sends my heart a flutter. For each of these t-shirts I cut out...
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Hearts Made of Clay for Valentine’s Day
I have a confession to make. I don’t buy my husband anything for Valentine’s Day. Not even a card. And he doesn’t buy me anything either. Not even a card. Do you still like me? I promise there’s a...
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Painting Themed Birthday Party
There is so much about raising a boy that completely mystifies me, but a few basics that I’ve learned so far are that they have a very unique way of channeling creativity, they love to make messes and...
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American Girl Doll Sized Dollhouse
I should have been cleaning the bathrooms. Or meal planning. Or painting the rest of that room that is half done. Or trying to find out what exactly the mysterious odor is that lingers in my...
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Vintage Bedroom Reveal!
Vintage. A word which conjures up images of a bygone era. Simpler times and pieces of history we cling to in order to feel connected to the generations which have gone before us. Also a word which...
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A Little Ray of Sunshine
Hello Picket Fencers!! This is Angelina from JoJo and Eloise. I am so excited to be back here with you sharing another fun tutorial. I cannot believe that Spring is almost here, aren’t you excited!!...
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Super Science Party
When my daughter was 4 ½ her greatly anticipated Christmas gift was a pair of plastic safety goggles and a Mind Blowing Science kit. Fast-forward a year and a half and a few dozen Steve Spangler...
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How to Make an 8 Layer Surprise Cake
Thank you so much for all of your kind words yesterday about my daughter’s Super Science Party! I promised I’d be back today to show you just how I managed to make her 8 Layer Surprise Cake and I...
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Living in the moment….
Lately I’ve been contemplating what it means to live in the moment. As the mother of a young adult and a newly minted teenager, I see the days going by in a blur. I find myself clinging to...
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How to make a Mod Podge Leaf Necklace
Hello everyone it’s me!! Angelina from JoJo and Eloise. Every month I look forward to my visits with you here, at The Picket Fence. Are you as excited as me, that SUMMER is here? I am beyond excited...
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A Father’s Love
I knew my husband would be an amazing Dad from the moment I met him. Of course, I didn’t tell him that right away. I’m pretty sure that would fall into the creepy...
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It’s “wicked awesome” ~ Ice Cream Chipwich
I’ve lived on the west coast for the last seven years and it’s taken me about that long to form a west coast orientation in my brain. I no longer envision the cliff walk overlooking mansions when...
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For Love of a Slipcover and Toddler Bed Guardrails
A couple of weekends ago I sat outside and watched little pieces of my heart walk off with total strangers. Sold off to the highest bidder and callously carted away with no regard for the ache I felt...
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Creativity, Imagination and kiwi crates
Do you remember when you were a kid and a box was delivered to your house? There was always that chance…that small chance…that there was something exciting inside. And then you glanced at the label...
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Ice Cream Birthday Party and Being 6…
Do you remember being 6 years old? Do you remember having a vivid imagination and talking to your stuffed animals and just hearing them “talk” back to you? Do you remember rotating out who got to...
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Summer treat…all natural fruit popsicle ideas!
Hello Picket Fencers this is Angelina from JoJo and Eloise. I am so excited to be here again sharing some Summer Fun with you. Summer was always my favorite time of year when I was a kid, as I am sure...
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Hosting a Detective Birthday Party Picnic
One of my favorite things about having an 8 year old is how her interests and tastes have begun to influence mine. She’s reading cool classic Nancy Drew books (which I never read as a kid),...
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Feathered Owl Pumpkin ~ It’s a Hoot!
Pessimists, Debbie Downers, Naysayers, Glass half-empty-ists, Party Poopers…. We’ve all been there right? Working away on a project that you are absolutely POSITIVE will turn out so adorable and then...
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Take Five: DIY Poppers for Valentines Day
I miss those days. When they came home with a list of classmates and we headed to the store to carefully pick out the perfect pack of Valentines for their classes. We’ve had Hello Kitty, and...
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