Stripes are a staple in my closet all year round. As we transition into warmer temps, I’m starting to pull out my striped tops and dresses. This particular dress is a fave for me because it works with tights as well as bare legs! It was foggy today so I covered my legs, but on a sunny day this works well with flip flops, wedges or even a bootie for some sassiness!Â
My dress is sold out, but I found a SUPER similar one linked below that is on sale for under $20 – so snag it before it’s gone! I’ve also thrown in some other striped options and accessories that are super cute and will give you my look for less!
It was a twinning moment – which you know I love! 😉 Sofia’s exact dress is still available – linked below – and it’s only $11.99!!!! I know!!!! Keep scrolling for the deets! Muah!
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Spring has sprung and it’s time for a new, fun, family friendly craft! Be always blooming with this fun activity that is easy and you may already have the materials on hand! Keep scrolling for materials, a quick step by step, and lots of cute pics! Enjoy! Muah!
What You Need:
- Paper cupcake liners in any color or pattern you like (or have on hand)
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue – liquid glue works best for this (not a glue stick)
- Glitter – any color you have on hand works
What To Do:
Step 1: Cut your leaves and stems out of green construction paper. If you want to add some grass, cut a long strip the length of the paper and about 2″ wide – then make 1.5″ cuts all along the strip like blades of grass.
Step 2: Glue the grass, stems and leaves to another piece of construction paper. We used white but you can use whatever color you like. I think blue would be fun as well, to look like the sky.
Step 3: Glue the paper cupcake liners at the top of the stems to make your flowers. I only had one color liner (polka dots) but the inside was silver, so we glued one of them inside out for variety. It’s always nice to use what you have on hand.
Step 4: Put glue in the center of each cupcake liner – aka – flower. You’ll need enough liquid glue to hold the glitter (see step 5).
Step 5: Cover the glue with glitter! This can be a little messy but it is pretty easy to clean up and looks super pretty! Putting newspaper down before this step can help control the mess. 🙂
Step 6: Lay flat to let dry – and enjoy your beautiful new Spring Flower artwork!
Any music fans out there? We are all about it in our family! We have regular dance parties in the living room, listen to music while we cook, do crafts, in the car, walking our dogs, and even while I write my blog posts (like right now)! 🙂 I have something fun to share that you will definitely enjoy – so keep reading for something free!
The recent discovery of WEYV has been wonderful! You can see me in the clip above, dancing in my room via WEYV, while I fold laundry. Music makes everything better! WEYV is an ad-free, subscription- based app where you can PICK the songs you want to listen to (or listen to stations if thats your jam), read magazines, and (coming soon) watch visual content.Â
There are some BIG wins for me with WEYV…
1. I can customize playlists for my family. My kids request very specific songs like, Jump in the line by Harry Belafonte (yes that is totally true), and I want to be able to play the songs they love whenever they ask! I’ve been making my own playlists using WEYV and it’s super easy! You can add songs or entire albums (I’ve done both) and when you look something up you get suggestions that you can add as well! You can take a look at my music playlists in the image below.Â
2. The content is safe. This is huge because I can’t trust the radio anymore. Commercials and songs use words that may be ok for adults but are not acceptable for my 2 and 4 year old (in my opinion). Instead of trying to navigate the radio for family friendly songs (that I want to listen to too) – AND avoid commercials – I plug in my phone and play my WEYV playlist of choice!Â
We have a lot of moments where I want music in the background. You can see Gabe playing a memory game with me below – and we’re listening to some family friendly tunes that we BOTH enjoy. No, I don’t want to listen to kid music all the time. Yes – there’s a ton of great family friendly music out there for you to discover! 🙂Â
Did I mention WEYV is also COPPA compliant??? So if you have kids that are under 18 and want to let them pick their own music – you can make that happen while having some peace of mind!Â
3. WEYV also has a charitable aspect that makes me especially happy. I try to set a good example for my kids – and part of that is being on the lookout for companies that care. You can see by their actions that they believe in giving back – and it is an easy way for YOU to give back – by listening to music! They contribute 0.5% of net revenue to deserving charities – so listening to music helps you AND others! Listen to music on your own or with those you love, and know that WEYV is not only giving you the tunes, but is giving back! Just sayin….
4. As mentioned above, WEYV doesn’t just have music – it has magazines ready for you to enjoy at the ready! You can also multi-task and listen to your playlists (or stations) while you kick back and read some articles all on the WEYV app! Talk about a dream for your daily commute, on vacation by the pool, on an airplane, in the tub for a calm moment, or even at the gym when getting your cardio on! It’s totally seamless – and you don’t need to jump from app to app for the things you want to listen to and read! This happens to be one of my FAVE features of WEYV – and is a must try!
5. There is a social aspect that I really like! With WEYV you can share stations, music, and more with friends and family. I’ve added my parents and husband so they can add music, see my playlists, and enjoy the social aspects of WEYV. This is especially helpful because my parents visit us a lot (see above) and even babysit – so my playlists are perfect for them to put on when the kids want to listen to music. Yay for mommy approved content!
6. Offline Access is a big win! You can see in my playlist image that I actually put together an offline mix in my WEYV App. There are definitely times when this is needed – and it’s not just for the music! You can download magazines in advance as well! Great for travel and commute time if you ask me! My old commute included being on an underground train without any signal…if only I had WEYV back then! Oh well…I’m happy to have it now!
You may have noticed in several of my other posts that my kids love to dance! Sofia is partial to ballet – which is SO much fun! The music is lovely and the outfits are adorable! We’ve had a lot of fun ballet mommy and me moments, and they are all special to me. I used WEYV to create a “Sofia Ballet Music” playlist so that we can dance and play whenever and wherever we want! I want as many of these special moments and memories as possible, and having the music ready to go makes it just that much easier.
In the image above, you can see me ready to go on a walk with my dogs (this was literally an hour ago). Clearly it was chilly – since you can see me all bundled up! I went on a perfect night stroll with my sweet girls while listening to my favorite songs via WEYV. It was like having a little soundtrack for that moment of my life. That may sound silly, but I don’t get a lot of alone time, so that little stroll with music of MY choice was wonderful!Â
For those of you who are into working out (like this mommy) – you can also find some great workout jams! I made a workout playlist for running, and I’m going to make a lifting playlist and a cool down playlist next. In the little video above you can see me relaxing post workout for a moment enjoying some tunes using WEYV. I didn’t include the music in the clip – so this is your chance to imagine your fave post workout jam in your head. Ha! BTW – the cat ears were necessary since i had a serious case of workout hair! 😉Â
Bottom line, I’m enjoying WEYV a lot and I hope you give it a try! I share what I like – and I like this! You can see my recent activity above – including the #momlife playlist that I’m totally into! Not to mention the Sport Illustrated Kids magazine that I read to Gabe! It was such a perfect bonding moment as we snuggled up, read and listened to music together!
Be ahead of the game and cutting edge – try something new that you can share with family and friends – and know that they have so much more coming soon! Oh hey – did I mention that WEYV is giving my readers something special just for being awesome music lovers???Â
You can try WEYV for 2 months free (no credit card required) by using this special code: MAKEWEYVS18
Yay for special codes that give you free stuff! You can get the app by clicking HERE or HERE! Rock on and let me know what you think after you give it a go! I know you’ll love it! Muah!