Lily Girls Magazine
By Miranda Canady
This month Lily Girl’s Magazine is celebrating a half birthday – and you can too! This party is especially beneficial to anyone who has a birthday that falls around the holidays (no one likes getting joint Christmas/Birthday gifts!) or for the few that were born on the notorious Leap Day!
Curious to find out [...]
By Kerri Porter
Not too long ago, my friends and I decided to have a fondue night at my house. While I offered to have it at my place, I admittedly had never actually tried fondue before. Being that I am a chocolate lover (like most girls) I decided to try my hand at chocolate fondue. [...]
By Brieanna Canady
Write three letters to yourself – all in different color ink.
1) Write about everything you’re thankful for.
2) Write about your ambitions and hopes for the future.
3) Write about your fears and an active plan to conquer them.
Take these three letters and tear them into pieces. Tape them in random order on two journal [...]
By Jamie Wyckoff
For the June issue of Lily we were lucky enough to have guest blogger Jamie Wyckoff (of Julia’s Poppies Design) contribute a great DIY project. Check out her creation below and be sure to check out her site at www.juliaspoppies.com!
Here’s a simple little project to spruce up your summer outfits. I [...]
By Miranda Canady
I’ll admit it, I love watching cooking shows. Not necessarily Paula Deen or Rachel Ray (though both are great), but the shows that involve a challenge – shows like Iron Chef, Ultimate Recipe Showdown, and Ultimate Cake Off. And though it is highly unlikely that I would ever get a chance to compete [...]
By Brieanna Canady
Make a whole page based on a summer material such as sidewalk chalk, pressed flowers, sand, shells, and/or some left over pieces of a fun summer craft.
E-mail your sketchbook pages to me at diy@lilygirlsmag.com to be included in the “Sharing Circle” on the Facebook Fan Page!
Be sure to check out last month’s journal [...]
By Kerri Porter
A couple of weeks ago I was at a girl’s youth retreat at my church helping out. Upon arriving, I saw that the youth room had been transformed into a fun, girly hang out spot. It wasn’t the bright, colorful banner that hung on the wall behind the stage that caught my eye [...]
By Miranda Canady
Invitations
Send “secret” coded messages to your guests by writing in “invisible ink” or writing your invitations backwards (to be read in a mirror). You could even go the extra mile by printing your invitations on thick cardstock paper and cutting them into puzzle pieces! Mail your invitations in manila envelopes labeled TOP SECRET.
Be [...]
By Kerri Porter
Looking for a way to give back to your mom this Mother’s day? If you are out of ideas for homemade crafts or sick of giving gift cards, then why not try something a little different this year. What’s the one thing mother’s love to do? Cook for their families, especially their kids! [...]
By Kirsten Wilson
Looking for a yummy treat to make for yourself or a cheap gift to make for someone else? Look no further! Fudge is not only a delicious dessert, a perfect gift to wrap up and surprise someone with. Who says you can only have fudge around Christmas time? It is simple to [...]
