Mason jars are certainly back in style for home decor use, but we also found some great ways to reuse those jars for gift giving as well. You can hand out small, thoughtful gifts to almost anyone in your life. We picked three different people who could use a pick me up and found these […]
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An Evening of Art Heists and Espionage at the HMNS
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston hosts lectures quite often, but we found one that looks especially intriguing. Former FBI special agent, Robert K. Wittman, will be letting attendees into his former world of espionage and the black market for fine arts. Wittman had an amazing career in his 20 years in law enforcement, with extensive knowledge […]
Centerpiece DIY Ideas
I’m sure you’ve seen marvelous centerpieces and beautifully decorated tables all over Pinterest, but you just don’t have the stuff on hand to recreate the fancy bits. We found some great ideas for centerpieces made with everyday household items from Buzzfeed and Student Beans! Love the smell of coffee? Just pour a handful of coffee […]
Tools that Make Creative School Lunches Easy!
Are you already tired of making the same school lunch each day? Have you seen creative lunches on Pinterest, but don’t know where to start? Lucky for us, making cool lunches can be easy with the right tools! 1. Bento Box– Start with a fun lunch box! The Bento Box allows you to provide several different kinds […]
ABC Wheel Game
Make mastering the alphabet a blast with this cute craft we adapted from Little Family Fun! Supplies: – colored construction paper – Scissors – Glue or glue sticks – Marker – Pencil – Small cup Use the pencil and your cup to make 52 circles on various colors of construction paper, then grab your scissors and cut the circles out. […]
7 Acre Wood
7 Acre Wood is an old fashioned style family fun park just a quick jot north of Houston in Conroe. Once you step outside of the city, the Wood provides a taste of the country life with a petting zoo, hay rides and horseshoes. Their petting zoo has friendly animals your kids will be delighted […]
Ways To Keep Your Family Healthy During Flu Season
With fall upon us the cold and flu season is here. Everywhere you turn someone is either coughing, sneezing, or has a running nose. It can be frightening; no one has time to feel bad, but its even worse getting a sick house! So here are a few ways to help prevent your family from getting […]
Nouveau Art Bar
Nestled amidst the party atmosphere of midtown in Houston, Nouveau Art Bar offers a reprieve from the loud partying of 20-somethings in the area. The bar is located across from a stunning graffiti installation that plays on the Sistine Chapel art, showing a bearded figure reaching out with a spray paint can, that covers the entire […]
Achieving Balance
Usually with our great design posts we dig up some interesting tutorials for jazzing up your home. But, today we wanted to give you the foundation for good design so that you can make each room look fabulous with the things you already own that we adapted from feshome. There are a few basic design […]
Healthy Snacks
My husband and I have been following the Whole 30 plan for several weeks now, which basically all foods are eliminated except unprocessed meats, veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, and eggs. (You can read more about our experience here). During this time, I’ve realized how much “not food” food our whole family was eating. Even […]