Steamboat Springs Colorado

February 17, 2016

We just returned from a lovely winter getaway in the rolling mountains of Northwest Colorado in a cute ski town called Steamboat Springs. We stayed at the Trailhead Lodge, a Wyndham Vacation Rental property right near the base of Steamboat Springs Ski Resort.

Trailhead Lodge is such a picturesque mountain getaway destination with so many great amenities. Wyndham Vacation Rentals is the world’s largest manager of vacation rental properties, and they provide access to over 105,000 vacation rental properties in more than 550 unique destinations worldwide. They market and manage each unit on behalf of the owner, and have several ski destination vacation rentals in the U.S. in places like: Whistler, British Columbia; Park City, Utah; and several in Colorado like Aspen, Breckenridge, Beaver, Keystone, and of course Steamboat Springs.

Winter Destination Vacations are quickly becoming my favorite kind of vacation, and staying in a Vacation Rental for a Winter Destination is the way to go, I am totally sold! I feel like when you are on a summer vacation or a warm weather destination, you aren’t spending a lot of time in your hotel room or lodging. But, a winter weather destination is the type of vacation that you will want to come “home” to a familiar place where you can cozy up by a nice warm fire, and enjoy that time recoup from the activities and weather from the day, and rejuvenate. Having the amenities of a hotel, but the conveniences of a Vacation Rental is the way to go on a Winter Vacation Destination.

Here are 7 Reasons why you’ll want to Book a Wyndham Vacation Rental on your next Winter Vacation:

The Space! We had a very spacious three bedroom condo that we absolutely loved! There was so much room to sprawl out, and my husband and I had our room, two of my kids had a two twin bedroom, and my oldest loved having his own king-sized bedroom! Each room had their own full bathroom, Large mounted TV (the kids loved that!). And, the spacious living room area had a fireplace to cozy up to after a long day of outdoor activities.

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DIY // Five Minute XOXO Valentine’s Day Art for the Home

February 11, 2016

Adding a little homemade detail to your Valentine’s Day decor doesn’t have to be difficult or intimidating. This Valentine’s Day Art takes less than 5 minutes, and is a great way to add some Valentine festivities to your Home Decor.

Placing extra touches of love around your home creates some excitement and helps to share the love. As long as you can cross your X’s and circle your O’s than you can create this DIY work of art! It is simple to make, and you can get creative as you want with the color combos, I loved this color combo from the Acrylic Paint Set form the Hand Made Modern Brand from Target.

You will need to gather some supplies:-

Acrylic Paint – This color combo is from the Handmade Modern Brand from Target
Paint brushes
Art Paper
Frame with Matting

Step One
Decide on your colors and what order you want them to go.

Step Two
Place the Art Paper under the mat, and secure it with tape. Keep the spacing in mind so that you have enough room.

Step Three
Paint your X’s and O’s

Step Four
Allow to dry and place in a frame.
Set up in your home, and share the love!

This would be great hung on a wall in a big huge frame, or set aside some tabletop Valentine’s Day decorations. You really can make it to any size you wish to fit your needs!

Well, there you have it! As easy as painting some X’s and O’s, but makes a big statement!

I love adding a few touches of holiday decor around the house to help get me into the Holiday Spirit, and this DIY is so simple, anyone could be an artist!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

All photos by me.

Minted // How to throw a Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Party

My little first grader Norah just LOVES anything to do with a party. So, we decided to invite her classmates over for a little Valentine’s heart cookie decorating party. She was in heaven helping me plan out all the details. When I throw a party, I used to hand make every last detail, which was fun for me, but so time consuming. This time, I wised up, and order some cute Valentine’s party decor from Minted.

Minted has a great selection of party decor by theme. The Valentine’s selection is really cute, and we went with the Ombre Love party decor. You can customize your party package, and change the signs according to what you need for your party. It was so easy to customize her party, with custom signs, banners, garland, straws, place cards, stickers, flags, table confetti. So many cute details! It was so nice to be able to have most of the party ready to go and delivered from Minted from their party decor line, even the plates, straws, and napkins came in the party pack we ordered! This made it so convenient and easy!

I thought it would be easiest to set up a place for each girl with their own frosting and sprinkles to avoid sharing any germs, since kids at their age tend to lick the knife. I made it easy, and ordered some heart shaped Valentine sugar cookies from Harmons Grocery, and made the buttercream frosting. I bought various Valentines sprinkles, and some Valentine candy to decorate the cookies. The girls had a good time decorating their cookies, and eating them! For the girls who wanted to bring them home, we placed them in the bags that came with the party favors from Minted.

I made a garland with the circle garlands from Minted, and used some Hello Maypole felt balls to string up some felt ball garlands on my mantle. I just used some bakers twine and a fine point needle and string the felt balls to the size I needed.

I found these cute Valentine Bingo cards at Target, and instead of the pieces, we used little heart candies for the bingo pieces. The girls loved playing the bingo game, and we gave out a few Valentine themed prizes for the lucky winners!

It is so much fun that my little lady enjoys party planning just as much as her mama! It was so fun to plan, and work on this little party with my girl, and even more fun to watch her enjoy it with all of her friends.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

All photos by me.

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