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Throw a party on a budget with clever decoration ideas, DIY crafts, and party favors! Create an epic birthday party experience without breaking the bank.
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How to Throw an Epic Party on a Budget

Throw a party on a budget with clever decoration ideas, DIY crafts, and party favors! Create an epic birthday party experience without breaking the bank.

By JustineJune 11, 2025
DIY Party Decor My Creative Corner Parties

How to Throw an Epic Wicked Party

Stop the Wizard and save the animals during an epic Wicked party. Discover decoration ideas, food, and activities based on Glinda & Elphaba’s journey!

By JustineJune 10, 2025
Cake Decorating DIY Party Decor My Creative Corner

How to Throw an Epic Spiderman Birthday Party

Throw your child an epic Spiderman birthday party with activities and decorations based on the movie No Way Home.

By JustineJanuary 23, 2025
Cake Decorating DIY Party Decor My Creative Corner Parties

How to Throw an Epic Minecraft Birthday Party

Craft, build, & fight the Enderdragon, Creeper, and Wither at the ultimate Minecraft Birthday Party. Discover decoration ideas, food, drinks, & games!

By JustineOctober 24, 2022
How to make Enderdragon Piñata for Minecraft Birthday Party DIY
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How to Make Minecraft Birthday Party Crafts

How to Make Minecraft Birthday Party decorations. DIY & build the Enderdragon Piñata, Creeper or Wither Target, Crafting Table, Diamond Sword, blocks, & more!

By JustineOctober 24, 2022
Hannah McCoy Sims 4 Story
Creative Writing The Tale of Hannah McCoy (a Sims 4 Love Story)

Hannah McCoy – A Romantic Comedy of Errors: Chapter One

Chapter One of The Sims 4 Rom Com finds Hannah McCoy venturing into Brindleton Bay and facing two encounters that will change the course of her life forever.

By JustineAugust 6, 2022
Creative Writing The Tale of Hannah McCoy (a Sims 4 Love Story)

Hannah McCoy: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

My first foray into creative writing begins with the rom com Sims 4 story of Hannah McCoy, as she searches for love in all of the wrong places.

By JustineJuly 5, 2022
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A Love That Never Faltered (Following My Dreams)

From a young age, there was nothing I envisioned more than following my dreams and becoming a singer. But life took over and my passion didn’t just take a backseat, it wasn’t even on the road with me.

By JustineApril 30, 2022
DIY Party Decor My Creative Corner

How to Throw an Epic Secret Agent Birthday Party

Unfreeze time at the most epic Secret Agent Birthday Party. Kid spies will search for clues, dust for fingerprints, defuse the time bomb piñata, and more!

By JustineMarch 25, 2022
Shimmer and Shine Birthday Cake
Cake Decorating Dairy-Free Recipes DIY Party Decor Gluten-Free Recipes My Creative Corner

How to Make a Shimmer and Shine Birthday Cake

How to make a Shimmer and Shine Birthday Cake and Smash Cake for your child’s birthday! Gluten Free and Dairy Free cake and frosting recipes included!

By JustineDecember 7, 2021

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Welcome to my blog! I'm Justine and I'm a stay-at-home mom and eternal optimist from California living in New Zealand with my amazing chef husband, Gwithyen and our two kids. I created this blog in hopes of helping others by sharing my honest journey through motherhood as well as providing allergy friendly recipes for the whole family, family vacation tips, and ideas for DIY parties that your family will cherish forever.

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