Blue Flowers for Landscaping, Decorating, Weddings, Outdoor Parties

I love decorating with flowers, especially live plants over cut flowers. One of the most popular decorating colors is blue, but trying to find flowers in that color is tricky. With advances in growing of flowers, we have access to more artificially tinted blue flowers. But if you're a naturalista like me, you want genuine, naturally colored flowers. Here's a guide to blue blossoms and flowers in shades of blue. Use this for landscaping, home interior decorating, wedding floral arrangements and more. Best Blue Flowers for Weddings and Spring Gardening

Free Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Printables, Latino-Inspired Party Decorations, Mexican Crafts

Cinco de Mayo--"fifth of May" in Spanish--celebrates the Mexican victory at the Battle of Pueblo. My Latino friends tell me Cinco de Mayo isn't as big in Mexico as in the U.S. And what do we Americans do with holidays? Party! Or in this case, fiesta. Here's are kid-friendly Cinco de Mayo games, crafts, lesson plans, cultural activities and food! When I was homeschooling, we decorated the house for different festivities and holidays. Here free printable Mexican crafts, Latino inspired art and Cinco de Mayo fiesta decorations! I tried to weed out the schmaltz and share the more artsy-cultural images.  Cinco de Mayo Fiesta With Latino-Inspired Games, Crafts, Food

Free Printable Vintage Easter Greeting Cards, Retro Nostalgic Clipart

I've been writing about printable crafts since I started freelancing. People love free stuff and printable things just tickle us silly. Early on, I discovered a site with printable vintage greeting cards and clipart-- Vintage Holiday Crafts. I found this little bunny clipart there. Isn't he darling? You can print nostalgic images for any holiday, but as we're in the Easter mode, I'll share the link to that page (I don't get paid anything for sending you there). Just be sure to abide by their site use rules when you print.   Free Printable Vintage Easter Greeting Cards, Retro Nostalgic Clipart

Save Green, Live Green, Spring Cleaning and Safety Checks

Living green has several components: cutting costs, making eco-friendly choices and improving quality of life. You can hit all three with these spring cleaning tips. Freshen your home, save money and possibly save lives with safety check-up/clean-ups. All it costs is a little elbow grease.  Save Green, Live Green, Spring Cleaning and Safety Checks 

Green, Kid-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tips for Vehicle Interiors

Ah, spring--Mother Nature blesses us with sun, rain and...mud! Winter snow and ice make car cleaning virtually impossible. Mix spring mud and post-winter debris and the vehicle interior is trashed. Here are five cheap, easy, green tips for spring cleaning the car interior. Get the entire family involved (since they're probably the ones who trashed the car.)Green, Kid-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tips for Vehicle Interiors

Disney's 'Frozen' Party Treat Recipes, Winter-Themed Snacks for Kids

If you see one movie this winter, make it "Frozen." It's an arctic adventure like Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Snow Queen." Disney's Frozen is a perfect theme for a winter birthday or just-because party. Here's a menu of Frozen-inspired snacks kids will love.Disney's 'Frozen' Party Treat Recipes, Winter-Themed Snacks for Kids

 

Cheap, Recycled Gift Craft for Children --Decorative Storage Jars

I empathize with work at home parents of little ones--too cold to play outside for long. How about a cheap, chilly day craft for housebound kids? Most everything you need comes from your recycle bin. It's an easy safe, DIY retro crafting technique called decoupage or Mod Page.   Cheap, Recycled Gift Craft for Children