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FREE Easter Backgrounds and Phone Wallpapers by Love & Specs

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FREE Easter Backgrounds and Phone Wallpapers

Our free Easter backgrounds and phone wallpapers are finally here, and this sweet little set of designs is filled with all the bunnies, pretty pastels, dressed up eggs and spring florals you can handle, so come download your favorite!

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Pomegranate Paloma Spritz: The Perfect New Year’s Eve Cocktail!

Whether you’re having a cozy night in or celebrating with friends, come learn how to make Chris’ Pomegranate Paloma Spritz. The perfect New Year’s Eve cocktail!

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Cute, Free Holiday & Winter Phone Wallpapers for the 2022 Season!

Our cute, fun and totally free 2022 holiday, winter and Christmas phone wallpapers and backgrounds are here! Come download and share your favorite!

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How to Make Soap: A DIY Gift Idea

We’re showing you how to make a beautiful, moisturizing soap the easy way for a festive, thoughtful homemade gift this holiday season! Cool DIY gifts for the win!

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DIY Chocolate Spoons for Coffee or Hot Chocolate

Need an easy, fun and tasty DIY holiday gift idea that anyone would love? Look no further than these delicious DIY chocolate and salted caramel stirring spoons for coffee or hot chocolate. Mouth. Watering!

Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfits for a Baby Girl featured by top US lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfits for a Baby Girl

We rounded up all of our favorite sweet, cuddly Valentine’s Day outfit ideas for your baby girl, including heart print baby and family pajamas and all the pink, purple and red color combos you can handle!

Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfits for a Baby Boy featured by top US lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfits for a Baby Boy

We rounded up all of our favorite sweet, cuddly Valentine’s Day outfits for your baby boy, including heart print baby and family pajamas galore!

The best Amazon Holiday Gifts & Stocking Stuffers featured by top US lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Highly Rated & Loved Amazon Holiday Gifts & Stocking Stuffers

If you need a genius last-minute gift idea for anyone in your life, come check out my rundown of highly rated & loved gifts & stocking stuffers on Amazon that will arrive in time for Christmas!

Cute Christmas Pajamas for Baby and Family featured by top US lifestyle blogger, Love and Specs

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Soft, Snuggly, Cute Christmas Pajamas for Baby and Family

Come see and shop all of the cute, soft, snuggly Christmas pajamas for baby and family that we’re loving this year, before they sell out! Because who doesn’t love a fun, festive family pajama moment?!

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Our Baby Registry Must Haves & Checklist

Baby Emmet is here and now that we’re over a month into newborn life, we’re sharing our complete baby registry checklist and must-haves full of items from Target, Amazon and more that we’ve been loving and using every day since we brought baby home from the hospital.

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Easy 4th of July Entertaining, Decorations and Food Ideas for Fuss-Free Holiday Fun!

4th of July may look a little bit different in our household this year thanks to baby boy’s impending arrival, but we’re still celebrating our favorite summer holiday by sharing this year’s festive 4th of July decorations and food spread for easy entertaining!

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Celebrating Virgin River Season 3 on Netflix With a HUGE List of the Best Books That are Like the Virgin River Books!

Virgin River Season 3 is hitting Netflix in all its small town romance glory on July 9th, so to celebrate I’m hitting you with our Summer Book Club post, full of all of the many book series that are like the Virgin River books that I’ve loved since the show hit the small screen in 2019. It’s a romance revival, people!

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Happy holidays from our crazy little fam to yours! The joy and excitement radiating off our two (not so) little tornadoes this month has been nothing short of amazing. I could have never in my wildest dreams imagined just how fun and hilarious this season of life would be. 🥰
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Charm for days! The Arcadia Cottage is officially ready for her next lucky family. Come take a look inside the house that feels like magic!✨#arcadiaaz #phoenixrealestate
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I'm just collecting Valentines left and right these days 💘🥰 Love these cuties of mine today and every day. Here's to the silliest, but arguably the most frivolously fun holiday there is!
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On the blog today, step inside Tilly’s magical nursery that includes two very special pieces we absolutely love from @davincibabyusa. 

One thing that’s surprised me about motherhood is how attached I’d grow to my babies’ nurseries. I underestimated not only how much time I’d spend in these spaces, but how many special memories they’d hold. When Emmet grew into his big boy room & we started to reimagine his nursery for Tilly, I thought there was no way I could ever replicate the magic. Now that it’s complete, I love Tilly’s space even more than I could have ever dreamed!

Tilly’s nursery is a blend of high & low, old & new. Cherished family treasures from my childhood & fresh additions like the charming DaVinci “Beau” crib & “Charlie” dresser, that will set the stage for countless special memories we make for years to come. DaVinci’s commitment to quality and affordability ensures that their products not only last, but also offer maximum style and function without breaking the bank, which made choosing them for Tilly’s two nursery essentials - the crib & dresser - a no-brainer. In a tiny nursery, form meets function is where the real magic happens. ✨ #davincibaby #davincibabystyle #babygirl #babyroom #babyroomdecor
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Step inside Tilly’s magical nursery that includes two very special pieces we absolutely love from @davincibabyusa. ✨

Tilly’s nursery is a blend of high & low, old & new. Cherished family treasures from my childhood & fresh additions like the charming DaVinci “Beau” crib & “Charlie” dresser, that will set the stage for the countless special memories for years to come. In a tiny nursery I’ve realized that form meets function is my sweet spot, so this time I knew I was looking for a mix of pieces that were cheerful, safe, stylish, timeless & durable enough to grow alongside Tilly. 

After having a DaVinci crib for Emmet that’s as beautiful and versatile today as it was the day he was born 2.5 years ago, I knew exactly where to look for the two most important essentials for Tilly’s nursery. DaVinci’s commitment to quality and affordability ensures that their products not only last, but also offer maximum style and function without breaking the bank.

You can find all the decor sources and design details for everything you see in Tilly’s nursery (including those magical art pieces) at the link in my bio! #davincibaby #davincibabystyle #nursery #babyroom #babygirl #babyroomdecor
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I still can’t believe she’s here and she’s all ours @olcartier ! Theophilia “Tilly” James, may you have your mom’s spunk & your dad’s level head. That should keep you sticking to only the good kinda trouble 😉 Let this be your sign that the baby-in-a-bucket photos are absolutely equal parts ridiculous & adorable & 100% worth the effort it takes to drag everyone out of the house 1 week postpartum 🥰 @taq.photography.llc I love you to the moon for always filling these first months with so much joy! #newbornphotography #babygirl #babyphotography #momlife #cottagestyle

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