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The Royal Oak Halloween Home Map: How It Started and How to Use It
The Royal Oak Halloween Home Map. Check out the history, view the map and learn how to use it.
Oct 19, 2025


CASE STUDY: Recruitment Flyer Redesign
How I helped turn a generic recruiting flyer into something that actually speaks to why you'd want to join the department.
Jul 10, 2025


DIY Outdoor Candy Land Decorations
This year I decided to step it up a notch, and do a Candy Land theme in our front yard. Thankfully I have a husband who is extremely...
Dec 8, 2020


Our Christmas Cards - A Look Back
Every year for the past... 10+ years I have designed our Christmas card and envelope. As I’m writing this, I’m unsure if I’ve got photos...
Dec 8, 2020


Printable Kids Letter to Santa
Our daughter LOVES Christmas time. She knows what she wants from Santa and that doesn't change. COVID-19 has tried to put a damper on...
Nov 16, 2020


Kid Trax Police Chargers, Where it All Began
Last year I felt like my daughter was old enough to learn how to drive a power wheels (2.5 years old). I saw a police charger, with...
Aug 31, 2020


Jeep Hurricane Power Wheels
I ran across a post where someone was selling TWO cars. One was this Jeep Hurricane and the other was a Dune Racer. I was able to snag...
Aug 19, 2020


Old Firetruck Restore
At this time, I had already done one older firetruck, and two police chargers. The search was on for an EMS so we would have an entire...
Aug 12, 2020


My First “Power Wheel” Restore
A little, semi-classic fire truck, YES! Earlier this summer my neighbor approached me about a new hobby that we should do together......
Aug 11, 2020


Toddler Valentine's for Classmates
It's that time a year again, valentine's day! So now we have two children, Adalane (3 years) and Bryant (9 months). Adalane loves to...
Feb 10, 2020


Chili Contest 2020
This was our fifth year hosting our annual chili contest. Every year I learn something new and add to the contest.
Nov 12, 2019


Mom2Mom Seller Tips
Last weekend I participated in my first Mom2Mom (M2M) sale as a seller. I've been to several of these as the customer, but being on the...
Feb 26, 2019


Baby Spangler's Gender Reveal
When we found out we were pregnant, I KNEW I wanted to do a gender reveal party, but had some apprehensions, due to some early pregnancy...
Sep 13, 2016


Valentines Day Printable Cards
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, so I thought I shoud get ahead of the game this time, and create some new variations of the card...
Feb 7, 2016


Gold + Blush Save the Dates
I was so excited to hear that our good friends, Heather + Lou got engaged this summer. Their print materials will all match and have give...
Jan 8, 2016


Wine Themed Bridal Shower
Since the theme was "wine", I chose to design the invitations on an actual beverage coaster. The wine stain and event appears on the...
Jan 4, 2016


Art Deco Wedding Program
I was so excited when my hair dresser asked me to design some of her wedding materials, particularly because she was having an "Art...
Dec 21, 2015


Country Chic Wedding Invites
I paried the package with a navy envelope andd matching envelope liner. The navy envelope had white ink printed for the mailing address....
May 14, 2015


Nautical Wedding Invites
A subtle spin on the standard blue, grey and navy nautical style.
Feb 12, 2015


Grey + Blush Wedding Invitation Package
Most of my followers know me as someone who blogs about weddings and home projects. BUT if you look further than the blog posts, you'll...
Jan 24, 2015
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