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skip the candy! fun easter basket ideas

skip the candy! fun easter basket ideas

Soon the Easter Bunny will be delivering overflowing baskets of candy and colored eggs to children of all ages. While an occasional sweet treat isn’t awful, there are so many other fun things to fill those baskets! I love putting together Easter baskets for the girls. There are SO many great ideas out there and [...]

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st. patrick’s day craft: handprint leprechaun

st. patrick’s day craft: handprint leprechaun

What could be luckier than a leprechaun’s hat?   A cute little leprechaun made from your child’s sweet hand print!
I feel like the girls are getting bigger everyday and I am always desperately looking for ways to capture these moments as they pass so fast.  I LOVE, LOVE crafts involving their sweet little hand prints.  We [...]

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get your irish on charm city style

get your irish on charm city style

Some families have a creed, maybe something meaningful in Latin, passed down from generation to generation. My family has more of a slogan, you learn it young and use it often…Where there’s a Quinn, there’s a sin. The most recent generations of the Quinn clan, both in the US and in Europe have coined a [...]

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coffee and pinterest: valentine’s day ideas

coffee and pinterest: valentine’s day ideas

Is Valentine’s Day one of those days you spend weeks gearing up for? Or are you like me — you spend a few weeks letting things percolate in the back of your head and then panic the weekend before? If you’re a p & p person (percolate and panic), chances are you thrive on adrenaline, [...]

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let’s go to the hop!

let’s go to the hop!

I love that my daughters love to plan a party as much as I do. A few days after their cowgirl birthday party last year, they told me that they had already decided on the theme for this year’s party. I, of course, was thrilled. This meant I had a whole year to collect items, [...]

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coffee and pinterest: ravens and purple pride

coffee and pinterest: ravens and purple pride

The TODAY show was here. Every seven-year-old spray painted their hair 50 shades of amethyst yesterday for a sea of pep rallies. The whole city is euphorically, well, PURPLE. So, in the spirit of cheering on Baltimore’s favorite football team in the biggest game of the year, we’re sharing some fun super bowl finds.

Our friends [...]

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diy valentines: crayon hearts

diy valentines: crayon hearts

When the girls decided that they wanted to make homemade Valentines for all of their school friends, I was beyond excited. We scoured the Internet looking at all the cute ideas out there, but nothing jumped out at them or me. I wanted something they could be really hands on with, something they made, and [...]

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family craft: valentine’s day tree with felt heart ornaments {full of love!}

family craft: valentine’s day tree with felt heart ornaments {full of love!}

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we all have hearts on our minds. When I think of hearts, I think of love and when I think of love, there is nothing that represents that better than my family. So, this year, I had my crew help me make Felt Heart Pocket ornaments so we [...]

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we are modern family

Who, us? We’re putting (cool) back in to the crazy, upside down world of modern parenting. All about raising fun, fashionable, active little thinkers with a strong cuppa coffee on the side.

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Takes the Cake. You may know Mary Alice from her reality tv days or from her work at Charm City Cakes, but around this little slice of internet, we adore her for her wit. We love a mom with the two must-have senses for parenthood: common sense and a sense of humor.

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