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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!

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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Charming, Cottage Style Valentine’s Day Home Decor Ideas You’ll Love All Year Round

I’m sharing my annual roundup of all the charming, cottage style, pastel and heart-print Valentine’s Day-inspired home decor and gift ideas I’m loving and lusting that will brighten up your abode all year round!

Cute Backgrounds & Wallpapers, Holiday Favorites, Lifestyle

Cute, Free Valentine’s Day Phone Wallpapers & Desktop Backgrounds for a Season of Love!

I am beyond excited to share our very first cute, fun and totally free Valentine’s Day phone wallpaper and desktop background set with you guys so you can spend the season of love enjoying all the hearts, kisses, flowers, pink, purple and puppy love your heart can handle!

Mulled Wine by popular Phoenix life and style blog, Love and Specs: image of a woman holding a mulled wine gift basket filled with mulled wine, cinnamon sticks, cloves, oranges, and a bottle of honey.

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Easy Last-Minute Christmas Gift: DIY Mulled Wine Gift Basket

Searching for easy last-minute Christmas gift ideas that are as fun and festive as they are affordable? Look no further than our super cute for DIY mulled wine gift basket that’s filled with tasty goodies your friend, neighbor or co-worker would love!

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Cute, Free Holiday & Winter Phone Wallpapers to End 2020 With Some Cheer!

Our cute, fun and totally free 2020 holiday, winter and Christmas phone wallpapers and backgrounds are here and all of the holiday/winter hits are included, like garland, pine boughs, bows, ornaments, Christmas trees, cozy mugs and presents galore! Come download and share your favorite now!

Sparkling Ice Drinks by popular Phoenix lifestyle blog, Love and Specs: image of two gift baskets filled with Sparkling Ice drinks, cookies, drink mix in a mason jar, and pine sprigs with dried oranges.

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DIY Spiced Sparkling Ice Holiday Mocktail Gift Basket

We’re getting a head start on the holiday season by sharing an adorable DIY spiced sparkling holiday mocktail gift basket for friends or neighbors that’s as easy to whip up as it is fun to make!

Entertaining, Holiday Favorites, Home, Home Decor

Fun 4th of July Inspired Red White and Blue Decorations to Love This Year!

Summer is officially here, and that means we have our mind on one of our favorite, festive holidays of the year that just so happens to be just a week and a half away – 4th of July! Our Independence Day celebrations may look a little bit more intimate this year, but that didn’t stop us from rounding up all of our favorite red, white and blue 4th of July inspired decorations from around the web that are perfect for small celebrations and general summer fun of all kinds, even if it’s just a backyard BBQ for two!

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14 Game-Changing Products I’ve Fallen in Love With at Home That Make Genius Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

After hunkering down at home over the last month and a half or so, I’ve made some revelations, friends. Home revelations, garment revelations, cleaning revelations, life revelations & it’s made what’s essential, what’s useful, what works and what just downright makes our lives at home easier and more comfortable so much more clear, so I thought it would be really fun to take a different approach to Mother’s Day gifting & use what I’ve discovered to guide my Mother’s Day gift ideas! Gone are the tchotchkes of old & in are the unique things that make mom’s life easier or better in some meaningful or useful way! I’m going into detail about why each product has been such a game-changer in my life at home over the last month or so in hopes that something in there speaks to the mom in your life or… even just to you. Because treating yourself is always appropriate.

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Instagram post 17847720710728989 Oh, hey, wow! Who remembers feed posts?! 🙋‍♀️🤔🧐 Just thought it would be fun to give the lazy/crazy office cattle dog a permanent spot on the grid & take one more opportunity to send up a big praise be that this space doesn’t look like it did in the 3rd pic anymore because… storage! If I had to live under a mountain of office stuff for another day may have lost my mind. To see more of our office storage install/IKEA cabinet hack, just head to that link in my bio.
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Instagram post 17950725814721672 My little love bug 🥰 I have a long-standing love affair with all things Valentine’s Day & am basically in full bliss during the time between New Year’s day & V-Day when everything’s covered in heart prints & all the pink, purple & red color combos galore, so Emmet didn’t even stand a chance at avoiding V-Day jammies. Not even a little bit sorry, Em! Living for these heart jammies + that little baby belly! I haven’t taken the deep dive into V-Day decor & style that I usually do because diaper duty is keeping me pretty busy, but I DID round up all of my favorite Valentine’s Day pajamas/outfits for babies over on the blog because SWOON! They’re just too cute. Head to the link in my bio if you, too are into making your baby a heart-covered snuggle bug 😍
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Instagram post 17909912687201481 Still my favorite holiday house in Arcadia! Though I do seem to have a lot of “favorites” this time of year. 😆 There’s just so much holiday cuteness to be seen! But I think maybe this adorable family sold this house this past year & moved back East, and if so I’ll really miss seeing their decs. They were so beautiful! The neighborhood is starting to come alive with holiday decs this weekend & it’s definitely making me want to do another Arcadia Holiday Home Tour on the blog, especially since we’re not doing many decs of our own this year because that cute little maniac Elvis would delight in destroying a fun Christmas dec… especially a tree. Though admittedly, my track record of being able to actually get blog posts up since Emmet’s arrival isn’t great. Not enough hands, ya know?! 🎄
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Instagram post 17909881217036722 #ad Major parent hot tip! Check out @walmart and stock up on essential items, like @pampersus Swaddlers™ Diapers & Pampers® Baby Wipes™! I don’t think I could truly wrap my head around what an important part of our lives great diapers and wipes would become until Emmet got here. Now not only have we become devotees of Pampers® Swaddlers™ & Pampers® Baby Wipes™ after our labor & delivery nurses recommended them in the hospital (which is the kind of advice that’s worth its weight in gold when you’re new to this whole parenting gig), but we can stock up because diapers & wipes are by far our most used & purchased items right now. #babylife am I right?! 

It’s so easy to order online & have items delivered straight to your door - convenience unmatched. Since baby E arrived, delivery has been a total lifesaver for us because we’re about as stretched for time as it gets & anything that makes stocking up at Walmart on the stuff we need more streamlined is a huge win and leaves me more time for everything I can do instead! Check out my stories for more!
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Instagram post 17876857586544091 Our guest/kiddo bathroom is FINALLY done! And oh man does it make me happy. I’m not sure Emmet fully appreciates what a huge upgrade his bathroom got, but he’ll get there. All of the before & after pics, design details & decor sources are included in the blog post at the link in my bio & in my Stories. That @adexusatiles from @craftsmancourtceramics is obviously my favorite part of this remodel & its even better than I pictured in my head. Win! 🛀
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Instagram post 17918923891937199 Little man when he was at his littlest. 🧸Thanks for fitting our little pookins in @taq.photography.llc for the dreamiest newborn session when he was brand new. Your baby whispering abilities know no bounds! Emmet in a bear suit is the thing I never knew I needed in my life & now this is living rent free in my heart forever. 💗

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