If you've never thought to exfoliate your lips before, now's the time! When it comes to lip care, we pay a whole lot more attention to hydrating our lips - i.e., with lip balm, chapstick, etc. But get this: exfoliating your lips is just as important for maintaining healthy, smooth, rosy lips. And . . . Read the Post
Easy Craft for the Whole Family: DIY Painted Rocks
Are you ready for another adorable and easy Arts & Crafts project that the whole family will love? (You too, mama!) These easy DIY painted rocks are fun to collect, make, and decorate the house with! Plus, the kiddos will have a blast making them! In our family, we're all about finding fun . . . Read the Post
Ikea RÅSKOG Cart Hack: DIY New Baby Changing Station
Whether you're a first-time parent, or a veteran mom or dad, you'll know that making life easier with a new baby is the name of the game. Thanks to my own mom, and a little DIY ingenuity, I came up with the cutest parent-saving hack: the new baby changing station, and it involves everyone's . . . Read the Post
The Best Gift Wrapping Tips; Plus, A Trick to Repurpose Leftover Flowers
Looking for a beautiful and fresh way to wrap your gifts this season? We're sharing plenty of gift wrapping tips and ideas to master gift wrapping like a pro, including how to repurpose leftover flowers (i.e., with beautiful dried flowers, that we'll teach you how to make) for the prettiest gift . . . Read the Post
The Cutest DIY Kids Easter Basket Station
Easter is right around the corner, and I have the sweetest activity to do with the kids: a DIY kids Easter basket station! (Plus, ideas for what to fill your little ones' Easter baskets with.) In case you missed it, a few weeks back we threw a "Some Bunny Loves You" Kids Indoor Picnic Easter . . . Read the Post
Easy Kid-Friendly DIY No-Sew Car Blanket
This car blanket post is sponsored by Esurance. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help to make Glitter, Inc. possible! This winter is shaping up to be the season of road trips for our little family. This past weekend, we traveled to Orlando for . . . Read the Post
How to Make 3-Ingredient Glitter Slime
DIY glitter slime. It's everywhere. It's the DIY that keeps on giving. I can remember making homemade play doh and slime as a kid with my mom, and getting to do all of these simple and fun projects all over again with my own little girl, it's way too much fun. Right now, at least in our house, this . . . Read the Post
How to Make Floral Ice Cubes
I am so excited about today's post. What makes these beautiful DIY floral ice cubes so wonderful, is their simplicity. And the flowers. If it were up to me, I'd cover the world in flowers. (I mean, have you seen our parties?) Focus, Lexi. Today's DIY; it's all about flowers. Floral ice cubes. . . . Read the Post
How to Make A New Mom Survival Basket
This post has been sponsored by American Greetings. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help to make Glitter, Inc. possible! We're nearing the seventh month in pregnancy number two over here (I know! Where did the time go?) and of course, I've got baby . . . Read the Post
How to Make a Real Flower Crown
Ohhhh, today's post is a good one! I like flowers, guys. A lot. You may remember that I teamed up with a fabulous florist, Marsha of MEWS Designs, and my amazing photographer, Annie of Annie Watts Photography, to create a couple of fun DIY flower projects to share with you all! (You might . . . Read the Post
Decorating With Hanging Flower Vases
Spring has fully sprung, and with it, the rain; so I'm bringing Spring indoors with plenty of fresh flowers. I've fallen for pretty little hanging flower vases, especially because of the unexpected touch of design they add - and I think you will too. Whether they're hung by string or twine or . . . Read the Post
How to Make a Beautiful Spring Floral Arrangement
I am incredibly excited about today's post. Several weeks back I teamed up with Marsha of MEWS Designs and my amazing photographer, Annie of Annie Watts Photography, to create a couple of fun DIY flower projects to share with you all! And first up, we're showing you how to make a simple DIY Spring . . . Read the Post
How to Make a DIY Puppet Theatre (Learning Colors, Numbers, and Letters too!)
Thank you to Elmer's®, Sharpie®, and X-ACTO® brands for sponsoring this post! All thoughts and opinions are my own. Remember when we were kids and we used those Elmer’s foam tri-fold poster boards for science fair projects? Do you have kids? Are you even the slightest bit crafty? Well have I got . . . Read the Post
Salted Pretzel Snickers Vanilla Caramel Corn + the Cutest DIY Game Day Mason Jars
Growing up, my mom always celebrated football days with great food and drinks. Now that we're a family of our own, I'm carrying on the tradition here in North Carolina. Finger foods and snacks you can easily scoop up handfuls of are top priority on game day, and this year, salted pretzel Snickers . . . Read the Post
DIY Farmhouse New Year’s Eve Wood Sign
Okay, okay, remember that time I said I wasn't going to post for a week? Umm, yesterday. You know, for the sake of the holidays and giving myself a break and all of that jazz. Yeah well, I lied. I got too excited and totally forgot about this adorable DIY farmhouse New Year's Eve wood sign. You . . . Read the Post
4 Simple (and Beautiful) Ways to Wrap Gifts
This post has been sponsored by Hallmark. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you so much for supporting the sponsors who help make Glitter, Inc. possible! Whether you're wrapping gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, or some combination of the holidays, you probably have a pretty . . . Read the Post
How to Make DIY Marbled Pumpkins
Guys, I've discovered something magical, and I might never stop marbling ALL of the things. These DIY marbled pumpkin pumpkins are beautiful and unbelievably simple to make. And isn't marble so on-trend right now? The whole project takes maybe two steps and the best part is: you have everything you . . . Read the Post
Our Halloween Front Porch for Fall
I'm a huge fan of Halloween and Thanksgiving and Fall, and now that we're settled into our house, I knew I wanted to give our front porch a fun little fall makeover. Truth is, I can't stop buying pumpkins. Every road stop sale I see, I'm out of my car and scouring pumpkins. Scarlett is just as . . . Read the Post
How to Make DIY Milk Glass
In the past few months I've started a bit of a milk glass collection. I can't get enough of the clean white vases and jars with that cool retro feel. Fun fact: Milk glass originated in Venice in the 16th century and has been gaining in popularity ever since. Blame all of the amazing vintage fairs . . . Read the Post
How to Make the Cutest Teacher Appreciation Gift
This year, on Scarlett's very first day of preschool, I knew I wanted to share a little something special with her teachers. I saw something similar - using EOS Lip Balms - floating around on Facebook, and I thought, "Hey, I can make that!" These sweet little "apples" are perfect for a first day of . . . Read the Post
Little Love Notes
We've been spending the past week in Maine having the nicest time (though I wish time could slow down just a little bit!) I've already had plenty of lobster with no plans to slow down until we get back on a plane headed for North Carolina. It's also so nice to be back by the ocean. I forgot how much . . . Read the Post
Get Inspired: The DIY White Brick Fireplace
When we first walked into our new home I fell in love with so many little details: the open living room plan, the white kitchen with granite countertops, the oversized master shower and bathtub. What I didn't fall in love with? Some of the design choices and older characteristics of the home, like . . . Read the Post
How to Make Simple DIY Flower Arrangements
I am a grocery store flower junkie. {Plenty of evidence over on my instagram, facebook, twitter, and snapchat → glitterinclexi (lots of fun behind-the-scenes there).} I just can't help myself - those inexpensive bunches from the store get me every time. Most weeks I gravitate towards the 3 for $12 . . . Read the Post
How to Distress A Shabby Chic Coffee Table (the Easy Way!)
This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware. All thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Ace Hardware. Since moving to North Carolina, I've become quite obsessed with the shabby chic, restored vintage look. Maybe I've drank the sweet tea, but I just can't help myself; . . . Read the Post
