Author name: Laurie

Sometimes life with 4 busy little boys gets in the way of blogging, and this time life has completely swamped me with stuff {mostly good stuff!} so I’ve sadly been away from my blog for a while.   But there is NO way I’d miss this very special birthday party for Jen of Four Marrs and […]

These baked chocolate donuts are quite possibly the best thing that has come out of my oven… ever.  They are so decadent and incredibly adorable too, right?  And who doesn’t like to eat adorable food?   This little heart shaped cutie paired with a cup of hot coffee is a match made in heaven if you

Happy Friday {again!}   Two posts in one day… someone pinch me!! 🙂 Burlap, buttons, twine, a fancy little owl {thank you, Pick Your Plum}, fabric, muslin, stamps, mini clothespins, and pretty scalloped scrapbook paper… I mixed them all together on a straw wreath to create my Mixed Media Autumn Wreath! Here’s a close-up of that

If you follow Gallamore West on Facebook, then you probably already know that we are combining my son’s birthday with an early Thanksgiving celebration this Sunday because his birthday is tomorrow {we’re going to Legoland!} and he is having his tonsils removed on Monday.  And Thanksgiving is the best meal of the year, so none

From a night in Wonderlandia with The Hostess with the Mostess to a morning at Queen Bee Market, it was a weekend of fun where blog land came to life {and I loved every second of it}. From the moment I stepped in Queen Bee Market, my eyes couldn’t decide where to look first.  It

I dressed up my plain burlap wreath for Jake’s Vintage Red Scooter Party {I’m still in shock that his party was featured on Hostess with the Mostess AND Kara’s Party Ideas… wahoo!!} I love how this wreath turned out, in fact it’s still on the front door even though Jake’s party was over a month

When Sam turned 5, he was soooo into Buzz Lightyear and had to have a Buzz Lightyear/Space party!  It was before Toy Story 3 was coming out so the stores weren’t exploding with Toy Story stuff.  In fact, I couldn’t find a single thing, but that’s okay because I like to stay away from character

Oh yeah, it’s ON!  29 days to go… Yesterday the boys were talking about summer and swimming all day every day at “the pool house” {which is the house we’re moving to and no, we won’t really be in the pool THAT much… I hope}.  But we’re sooooo excited for summer vacation.   Me= ready to

With such adorable little toesies on my boys, I just had to do a Valentine’s Day craft with painted feet. Seriously, I cannot stop admiring that chubby little 3 month old cupid foot! I asked my crafty friend Alison {who is the Queen of painted feet crafts} how she would do a cupid. The one