Life at a "Swell's" pace

It's another Friday, which means another great post. I feel like there's more to share this week than just five things. So I've decided to add everything that's made this week amazing!

This Friday, I decided to link a few of my favorite Easter ideas I've been eyeballing on Pinterest. Some of these ideas are just amazing and I love how creative people are. If you aren't following me on Pinterest, I would LOVE to share pins with you. Follow me here!

1. These Flower Pretzel Bites

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2. These Easter Bunny Crayons

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3. This Carrot-Shaped Cheese Ball

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4. This Spring Bucket List

Because it was a great way to bring in the spring season in our Red Snail Classroom. You can get this Bucket List here.

5. This April Fool's Prank

Because I pulled it on Jeff and he actually fell for it.......for about 20 minutes. It was quite comical. I got the idea here and even made envelopes to make it seem real. I placed it in with the regular mail, so he had no clue it wasn't something that was actually mailed to him.

The idea for this came from Pretty Prudent.

6. Our Earth Hour Celebration

We celebrated Earth Hour on March 28 (last Saturday) and I live Tweeted during the entire hour that the west coast went dark. If you haven't heard about Earth Hour, or you're still contemplating on participating or not, check out some information here and here. We also baked some Earth cookies to celebrate the event when we were in the dark, lit sparklers, and did shadow puppets while the lights were out. We had a great time!

7. This Pac-Man Game

Along the April Fool's Day pranks, Google allowed you to turn your neighborhood into a Pac-Man game. It was awesome to play the streets of my own town and actually get a high score.

8. This Homemaker Box

Because I am part of the Brit Kit Co-Op and this was March's Brit Kit along with the Homemakers' book Brit Morin wrote. The box was packed full of everything you would need to make many DIY crafts. It was a great kit and the book is amazing! Find both of them here.

9. This Easter Painting

Because these are new in my shop and I am pretty excited about them. I plan on adding more paintings into the shop in the future. You can grab these burlap paintings here.

10. These New Listings at The Peppermint Bee

Cotton Candy Dangles.

Pearlescent Serenity Earrings (Downton Abbey Inspired)

I'd love for you to check out these two new listings and the burlap print paintings. While you're there, check out the Double Dot Earrings in black!

What happened this time last year?

It's another Friday and it's going to be a great weekend. Unfortunately, we had a bit of a hiccup on Tuesday afternoon. Jeff was on his way home and his work car took a dive. Not sure, as of right now what's wrong with it, but I think it's time to look for something new. We've had the Blazer for about eight years, so it's due for a new one. We've been looking into getting something for me and letting him have the Jeep Compass, but we'll soon see what's in store. We had to get it towed home and now it sits in the driveway just waiting for some TLC.

1. This Picture.

Because even though it was a mess up, it turned out pretty neat. I took it upon myself to create a heading for my Facebook page, for my blog. You can see it here. You can like the blog page on Facebook here, too!

2. This Coffee Quote.

Because it was my own quote I made on the Maxwell House Coffee website.

3. This Event.

This Saturday, March 27, we will be participating in Earth Hour. If you don't know what Earth Hour is, it's a great event that helps reduce the pull on the energy resources on the planet. You can find out more here. See how we celebrated before.

4. This Bookshelf Room.

Because one of these days I will have a room strictly for just books and reading. A small "library-type" room within my home. This one is a great space and gives me hope that it's actually doable. Be sure to catch up on all the books posted in the SNS Reading List Page too. This month's book is "I am Spock" by Leonard Nimoy

5. These New Listings At The Peppermint Bee Shop.

Gold Dust Silver Pendant ($15)

Silver Block Studs ($6)

Remember, Mother's Day is soon to come! These two items are on the shop now and can be shipped next business day (M-F). While you're there, check out the Digital Prints that are available in the shop for immediate download.