No-Grate DIY Liquid HE Detergent + Fabric Softener

No-Grate DIY Liquid HE Detergent + Fabric Softener

When I first started browsing pinterest & saw all the recipes for DIY soap, detergent, & fabric softener, my thought was “who does this kinda thing?”  I was very skeptical to be quite honest.  It just seemed to me that there was no way they could work as well.  Only uber “crunchy” people do this. [...]

Brrr… Extra Cold DIY Ice Packs

Brrr… Extra Cold DIY Ice Packs

When Rich needed ice packs a lot recently, I decided to finally try one of the DIY recipes I’d seen around the interweb {hehehe}.  He’d busted the traditional blue store bought one, and bags of crushed up ice just wasn’t doing the trick with as often as he needed them.  This concoction couldn’t be easier, [...]

Little Birdie | Color Palette

Little Birdie | Color Palette

While working on a logo design for a friend of mine, she sent me the cutest little birdie and wanted to use it as her color palette. Also, if you’re in the market for a truly unique baby gift, you have GOT to check her out | Stella & Luna Dragons Seriously, how cute are [...]

Friday Favorites | #11 | Special Mother’s Day Gift Edition

Friday Favorites | #11 | Special Mother’s Day Gift Edition

OH EM GEE! Has it really been a month since I’ve done one of these??? Wow time sure does fly when you’re having fun! I had my awesome nephew visiting last week, and have been working my booty off over at Maddox Photography, and LOVING every minute With Mother’s Day coming up how about some [...]

Impromptu Dessert | French Vanilla Cake + Mixed Berry Reduction

Impromptu Dessert | French Vanilla Cake + Mixed Berry Reduction

I’ve got my Doodlebug {nephew} here this week.  At 8:30 pm he sweetly asked “Niki, do you have any dessert?”  Well, buddy, Rich and I typically do not eat dessert.  So I went searching for something I could throw together for him.  In my pantry I found 4 different box cake mixes… woo hoo! Not [...]

Shrimp & Goat Cheese Pesto Pizza

Shrimp & Goat Cheese Pesto Pizza

I had some left over pizza dough {the good o’ dough boy tube variety LOL} and needed to use it before it went bad.  I browsed through my dinner board on pinterest {you really should follow all my boards wink wink} and spotted this one for a shrimp & goat cheese pizza.  Little “imfunsize niki” fact, [...]

Friday Favorites | #10

Friday Favorites | #10

I’m so sorry y’all! I’m a few weeks behind with my Friday Favorites blog post I’ve been quite the busy bee lately… websites, logos, boudoir sessions, newborn sessions, cutest kid photo contest, logo makeover contest… yep busy bee Favorite Image from Maddox Photography {hey that’s me! shameless promotion here, but honestly I’m head over heels [...]