Happy Friday, friends! I hope you’ve had a great week. I’m planning to fill you in on a few baby-related updates on Monday, but in the meantime can we take a quick moment to marvel over the fact that I’m 36 weeks pregnant today? How on earth that happened so quickly I will never know. …
Posts from: October 2015
This post was sponsored by Valspar. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! A few weeks back I shared some of the nursery ideas that have been percolating in my brain since I first found out we were expecting, and since then I’ve been working to bring the room to life. We’re officially in the …
Here in Upstate New York our reputation for loving a good day at the apple farm pretty much precedes us and you can definitely count me among the masses who consider an annual trek to the orchard a requirement. Today I am seriously tickled (yes, I just said tickled) to share this really lovely apple …
This post was sponsored by Seattle Chocolates. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that so generously allow The Sweetest Occasion to keep on keepin’ on! In the spirit of my love for fun and easy holiday crafts, today we’re making a Halloween candy inspired chocolate truffle party garland! This started as a quick, off the cuff …
As I’m preparing to welcome our new little one in a few weeks, I’ve asked some of my best blogging buds to drop by here and there. Today please welcome Sara from Tell Love and Party! Hey guys! Sara from Tell Love and Party here with some colorful jack o’ lantern treat bags. Who says Halloween …
This easy caramel apple sangria recipe is a perfect fall cocktail that’s so simple to make and a perennial crowd favorite. It’s one of my most popular recipes to date!
Recently I have gotten a lot of questions both here on the blog and over on Instagram inquiring about my nails so today I thought I would fill you in on my super easy DIY manicure secret! As a bit of background, you should know a couple of things. One. I am a train wreck …
Good morning, and happy Monday, friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. With loads of friends and family in town for our baby shower, mine was a complete and total whirlwind. Our house is now pretty much covered end to end with super cute baby paraphernalia and I’m honestly exhausted this morning as we …
Once upon a time, I discovered myself shocked as can be to learn we were expecting a little one. Fast forward (as in, super warp speed fast forward) several months and tomorrow is the day of my baby shower! It’s such a surreal feeling because some days, other than the fact that stairs have become increasingly …
We’re revisiting an oldie but a goodie today with my absolute favorite Halloween printables of all time! Created just for The Sweetest Occasion readers by the super talented and incredibly sweet Jamie of A Pair of Pears, these cute little things are all you need to channel your inner goblin. We’re talking about the most adorable …
I will be the first to admit that there are a million different variations of this project floating around out there, but that’s also kind of why I love these little ghosts. We made a version of these every year with my mom when we were kids, sometimes out of cheesecloth and kitchen twine like …
Friends, I do believe I overdid it yesterday. After shooting all day I had to practically drag myself into bed at 8:30 last night, and today I have just not been able to bounce back. I had a standard OB appointment this morning (where everything was looking really great), and since then I have just …