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Are you looking for how to create the perfect teen girl bedroom? Having two teen daughters gives me some insider information for room must-haves. These are ideas they both like, and incorporate into their rooms, even though they differ in their decorating tastes. No one fits into a one-style-fits all solution and teens want to feel like they are being listened to when it comes to how they want to decorate their rooms. Their room is a reflection of themselves and is an important place for them to display their personal style and to enjoy that space. 

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1. Cool and Cozy Seating

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2. Cozy Beds

Using a pallet for an easy diy headboard:

Diy closet into a bed nook:

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3. Throw Pillows, Layering and Faux Fur Rugs

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4. Wall Art

Use  chalkboard paint for creating spaces for her to express her creativity.

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5. Personality: Let Her Hobbies and Passions Shine Through and Put Them on Display

6. Floating shelves

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7. String Lights

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8. Floor Mirror

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Rachel

Hello happy beautiful spring! Find beautiful spring inspiration here to help nurture your soul today. I’ve been writing blog posts on a variety of spring topics and I am feeling so inspired with so much focus on spring- beautiful spring decor ideas, spring quotes, gorgeous children’s picture books on a variety of spring related topics, beautiful spring nail ideas. For more spring inspiration visit my Pinterest spring aesthetic board here. Check out the links to these posts at the bottom of this page.

Spring: A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.

“Flowers are the music of the ground. From the earth’s lips spoken without sound.”~Edwin Curran

“She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head, and whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.”~A.A Milne

“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.”~Laura Ingalls Wilder

“Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.”~Robert A. Heinlein

“ I must have flowers, always, always.”~Monet

“Spring: the music of open windows”~Teri Guillemets

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would greet it in a garden.”~Ruth Stout

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Bring touches of green to your home with beautiful, easy Diy St. Patrick’s Day decor ideas. ☘️

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Adding touches of green with fresh greenery through plants and a boxwood wreath for a St. Patrick’s Day mantle:

Brass candle holders, brass on the plant containers and gold wrapped chocolate coins add a festive flair.

Small decorative chalk boards can be switched out and changed with chalk markers for any type of holiday.

This is a beautiful and simple St. Patrick’s Day wreath. The boxwood wreath is still fresh and green from when I purchased it at Christmas. I sprayed it with Wilt Pruf which is fantastic for keeping fresh greens lasting for months. I wrapped a simple shamrock garland around it to add a. St. Patrick’s touch.

Adding candles makes decorating easy, with changing up the colours and candle holders. Or keep the candle holders and just switch out the colours for different decorating themes.

Description on the back of the bottle: Extreme moisture loss from plants causes severe wilting, shock or plant failure. It strikes: in winter when drying winds and frozen ground deprive plants of their natural moisture intake; when plant roots are disturbed during transplanting; during periods of drought; or when Christmas trees and greens are cut. Wilt-Pruf forms a clear, flexible film without interfering with growth. One application will last three to four months. Wilt Pruf can be purchased here.

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Find inspiration here for cute summer dresses to help keep you cool and comfortable on those beautiful hot summer days!

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I love make ahead appetizers! I love them because I’m not missing out on anything when the game or the party starts. Here you’ll find the best make ahead easy Super Bowl appetizers or appetizers for any event throughout the year. They’re the best because they not only taste delicious, but they’re easy to make and/or you can make them ahead of time(or at least the bulk of the recipe ahead of time).

Glazed Kielbasa Bites:

Once you cut the kielbasa and pineapple all you have to do is assemble the bites, mix up the glaze and bake. Easy peasy make ahead appetizer.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip:

This slow cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip is full of big flavours and extra easy when made in the crock pot! A win-win for a Super Bowl appetizer idea!

Bacon Crackers:

The salty-sweet-savory-spicy crunch of these bacon crackers will push all of your buttons and is another top Super Bowl appetizer!

Spinach Dip Bites:

These bites are perfectly warm and cheesy, with a just little bit of crisp and crunch.

Easy Taco Dip:

This Easy Taco Dip is a super simple dip that’s loaded with flavor and is a guaranteed hit. Made with a cream cheese and sour cream base and then topped off with classic taco toppings, everyone is going to love this easy dip!

Cranberry Sauce Meatballs:

Cranberry sauce isn’t just for turkey anymore! Combined with a few other ingredients, the Thanksgiving staple makes a perfect meatball topper.

Charcuterie Board on a budget:

I know so many people are hesitant to build a cheese board because of the cost and I’m here to show you it can be amazing without being super expensive. In fact, you can build a pretty impressive board for just around $25 that will feed and please 8 or more guests.

Easy Stuffed Mushrooms:

Sometimes you need an easy vegetarian appetizer recipe in your back pocket that looks fancy, but is so basic that you can prepare it in minutes. This no-meat Easy Stuffed Mushrooms recipe is fantastically simple to prepare and you may even have all of the ingredients in your refrigerator as we speak!

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This easy and moist banana bread recipe is always a favourite! Banana bread is one of those comfort foods that never gets old. If I have bananas that are getting too ripe and aren’t able to use them right away, I just put them in the freezer and use them when I can for this easy recipe. This is the best ever moist banana bread!

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Ingredients:

4 Tbsp butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2-3 ripe mashed bananas

3/4 cup chocolate chips(optional)

325 F oven for 60-70 minutes

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add beaten egg; beat until mixture is light and fluffy.

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

Mash ripe bananas with a fork. Combine alternately with the flour to creamed mixture. Pour into greased loaf pan.

Bake at 325 F for 60-70 minutes. Let cool before slicing. Enjoy!

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All Things Green and Gorgeous

Here are some fun green fashion looks for St. Patrick’s Day outfits; some classic and some more daring than others. Gotta get that green on for St. Patrick’s Day so you don’t get pinched!

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Fabulous Winter Outfits

Find lots of fashion style inspiration here for stunning winter looks. These winter outfit ideas are classy, chic and exude style and confidence.

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Winter white fashion is timeless and classic.

Love this outfit combination of gray and white that gives a very elegant look.

The soft pink of the coat and sunglasses adds an element of fun and freshness to this beautiful winter look.

Love this bold splash of color that really dresses up a casual outfit!

A beautiful, sophisticated winter look.

Comfortable, casual winter fashion with beautiful style.

The soft baby blue is so appealing!

Love the different textures with this outfit!

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How do you like to do your Friday night? Low key and relaxed? Here are some fun and easy Friday night dinner ideas for those wanting a cozy night at home and because who feels like putting a lot of energy into cooking another meal at the end of a busy week? Not me! Or is it a celebration for the start of the weekend and you’re looking forward to food that’s fun and out of the ordinary routine? Well I’ve got you covered here with ideas for both quick and easy and fun food ideas.

Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich: Sandwiched between fresh buns is perfectly seasoned, fall apart tender beef and gooey melty cheese. Then that’s dipped in a homemade au jus dip that will leave you craving more:

Hot Chicken Deal: This is an easy Friday night dinner idea if you don’t feel like cooking: pick up a hot chicken at your local grocery store and combine it with a salad of your choice, buns, potato wedges and iced tea.

Here is a fun and delicious meal idea: Epic Beef Nacho Supreme:

Another easy meal idea- chicken pot pie and a salad kit of your choice:

This meal idea is for when you don’t want to do anything except open a box and a bag- easy peasy.

A fun and delicious food idea that the whole family will love: BBQ chicken nachos.

This is fast comfort food that is easily put together:

From the savory barbecue sauce to the spice of the onion and topped off with sweet pineapple chunks and a dash of cilantro… Hawaiian BBQ Chicken pizza:

Balsalmic Spring Vegetable Salad: Love the flavour of Balsalmic vinegar combined with the flavour of these delicious vegetables:

Dad’s Friday Night Pasta dish: The prep time on this is twenty minutes, TOPS. And that is only if you are slow:

Chicken Tortellini soup: This is really just a basic chicken noodle soup recipe with the noodles replaced with cheese tortellini so it’s super easy to make:

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Winter doesn’t have to be drab. Here you’ll find fashion inspo for your winter outfits whether you’re looking for over 50 women’s fashion, winter streetstyle, or your winter casual style. There are certain fashion accessories that are timeless and classic that can spruce up your outfit this winter to take it from basic to fashionista.

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1. Stylish Gloves

2. A Beautiful Handbag

3.A Beautiful Sweater Scarf

4. Trendy Weather Proof Boots

5. Cozy Socks

6. Classic Knitted Hat

7. Stunning Sunglasses

8. Statement Earrings

Amazon has some GREAT winter fashion accessories. They’re a little hard to find (considering the site has thousands upon thousands of items to browse through, is this really that surprising?) but with a little persistence and clicking through the “customers also bought” items, you might just score a treasure or two. Lucky for you, I did the legwork. Check out the beautiful winter fashion accessories I sourced below – Happy Shopping.

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1.Pink Vagasi gloves

2.Belle Dame blue women’s gloves

3.Me Plus animal leopard print faux gloves

4.The Leather Emporium fur lined brown leather gloves

5.Pesaat cable knit women’s turban winter hat

6.La Carrie women’s faux fur hat Russian Cossack Pom Pom cap

7.Futrzane Russian faux fur white hat

8.Wander Agio women’s infinity scarf

9.Amazon Essentials women’s red & black blanket scarf

10.Dan to women’s pink winter snow boots

11.SiMYEER small crossbody bags

12.3 pairs winter wool cable knit crew knee high boot socks

13.YNIQUE brown purse

14.Stylegaga winter slouch knit socks

15.Dream Pairs mid calf winter snow boots

16.Dream Pairs knee high gray boots

17.SOJOS fashion pink round polarized sunglasses

18.SOJOS classic square polarized sunglasses

19.SOJOS small round polarized sunglasses

20.Michael Kors brown jet set travel large chain shoulder tote

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