Month: March 2019

Suction Cup Bowl and plastic spoons only $2!
Posted in Apartment Living, Baby Life, Dollar Tree Finds

Dollar Tree Finds: Baby Stuff

Posted on by Amber
Only $3 for all of these incredible baby supplies!
Only $3 for all of these incredible baby supplies!
  • Suction Cup Bowl
  • Disposable Placemats
  • Baby Feeding Supplies
    12 Plastic Baby Spoons

Our lil‘ Shock is 6 months old and old enough for food! I was thrilled to find some useful baby supplies at Dollar Tree! I purchased this bowl, 12 spoons, and the disposable placemats all for $3 total.

  1. The disposable mats seem like they’d be really handy for when we go out to eat and need something to put our guy’s food onto.
  2. 12 baby spoons will mean I don’t have to stress about having enough spoons for our lil‘ guy.
  3. The bowl suctions to the table so that its harder to push off their tray or the table.

I will get a lot of use out of my $3 worth of baby supplies!

Any other cool baby products you’d recommend for a 6 month old?

    Easter Apothecary Jars
    Posted in Apartment Living, Crafts, Seasonal Decor

    Apothecary Jars: 12 Months of Decor-April

    Posted on by Amber

    Easter is on its way and I thought I’d share what I put in my easy apartment-friendly apothecary jars for April. Check it out!

    • Easter Grass- Green, yellow, pink: Dollar Tree
    • Plastic Carrots with pixie-stick-like candy inside: Dollar Tree
    • Junior Mint Eggs: Dollar Tree
    • Mike and Ikes- Easter Edition: Dollar Tree or Cadbury shiny eggs: Walmart
    • Plastic Carrot Candy
      plastic carrot candy- Dollar Tree
    • Jr. Mint Eggs
      Jr. Mint Eggs and yellow plastic grass- Dollar Tree
    • Shiny Cadbury Eggs
      Shiny Cadbury Eggs- Walmart
    Easter Apothecary Jars
    Easter and Spring Apothecary Jars
    Spring Apothecary Jars
    Spring Apothecary Jars

    Don’t have apothecary jars? Consider filling Mason jars for a similar effect. Want to make apothecary jars similar to mine?

    Did you like the look of the Mike and Ikes in the picture above or the shiny Cadbury eggs? Honestly, I was imagining glimmeringly shiny eggs, so the pastel, mildly shiny Cadbury eggs I discovered disappointed me. Ah well! They still tasted as delicious as they always do, so I will enjoy eating them when Easter is over.

    Check out what I put in my jars last month for St. Patricks Day.

    St. Patrick's Day Wreath
    Posted in Apartment Living, Crafts

    12 Months of Holiday Wreaths: St. Patricks Day

    Posted on by Amber

    I love decorating for seasons and holidays. I also love not having to store a ton of decor since I live in an apartment. Pulling out large bins of decorations can be cumbersome so I’ve been exploring ways to keep decor simple.

    So behold! This minimalist wreath is simple, fun, and perfect for St. Patricks Day!

    Supplies Needed

    • leprechaun hat
      leprechaun hat
    • gold coins
      gold coins
    • Wreath- $10 at Hobby Lobby in the floral department
    • Coins- $1 Dollar Tree
    • Leprechaun Hat ripped from the top of a green headband-$1 Dollar Tree.
    • Toothpicks- $1 for two canisters- Dollar Tree
    • Low Temp Glue gun and mini glue sticks
    • Green sharpie
    • green toothpicks
      Color the bottom half of 12 toothpicks green with a sharpie
    • coloring toothpicks green
      The green
      toothpicks
    • Glue 10 toothpicks to 10 gold coins (green side down) using a hot glue gun.
    • toothpicks and hat
      Break two of the toothpicks in half so that they have a flatter surface to adhere to the hat.
    • leprechaun hat and toothpicks
      Glue the leprechaun hat to the toothpicks and the extra felt where the hat used to be connected to a headband.
    • St. Patrick's Day Wreath
      Stick the gold coins throughout the wreath (I used about 10 coins total) and the hat near the bottom.
    • St. Patrick's Day Wreath
      Hang it on a shelf, your door, or put it around a vase on your kitchen table.

    Make the Valentines version of this wreath.

    I love St. Patrick’s Day decorations, but it got me thinking . . . I don’t really celebrate this holiday. What do you do for St. Patrick’s Day?