The 4th is so nostalgic for most of us living in the United States. It usually starts with the town parade, then onto swimming, outdoor play, the most festive bbq and then fireworks!

We’re getting ready for 4th of July and I figured many of you charmers would be throwing your own parties, so I invited Erin, of White Fig Designs, here to give some tips

You’ve probably heard of the classic Rum and Coke or Vodka Tonics, but it’s not often you’ll hear about a Tequila Soda! It consists of tequila, tonic water (or club soda), and lime.

I love experimenting and creating my own recipes, but sometimes it’s nice to follow a popular recipe from someone who bakes for a living. It’s actually how I learned how to bake in

We couldn’t get enough of this Blood Orange Cheesecake recipe! I get extremely excited when blood oranges are in season. The color is so vibrant and I love experimenting with the flavor of

4th of July Spiked Jello Shots are a must at your 4th of July party! There are several ways to serve a jello shot, but we really love keeping it classy and layering the spiked

This decadent chocolate cherry cupcake recipe just made our list of favorites. I was thinking about the yummy flavor combination of cherry and chocolate, which I love and how I haven’t made one of my

So, you want to be extra patriotic this year and paint stars on your lawn for the 4th of July?! Look no further! We might have taken it to another level of good ole’ American

To keep the adult guests cool at our 4th of July party this year, we’re creating a fun, boozy snow cone station! It’s a little nostalgic twist on the classic snow cones we

Oh the 4th!! Good ole’ American BBQs, fireworks, parades and endless celebrations! The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, although Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas will always be my absolute faves,

It's hard to believe that summer is already coming to an end! Technically the first day of fall isn't until September 23rd, but come Tuesday, it's ALL about fall in our minds and

We’ve been using Pinterest now more than ever and the amount of gorgeous photos and inspiring ideas have made us Pinterest addicts! I’m always intrigued by our most popular pins every month and

  Happy 4th of July! So it wouldn’t be an American celebration without some spiked red, white & blue jello shots, right?! Haha! And since we adore our country, to be even more patriotic, we’ve made

Zabaglione is a traditional, light Italian dessert that’s great for summer entertaining. It uses 3 main ingredients (eggs, sugar, sherry, but shh we added a little vanilla to ours too) and is fairly

To celebrate one last time before the end of summer, last week I hosted a beach bonfire for Zan and two of our friends. Honestly, it was such a great experience we’re all wanting to

It’s almost America’s birthday week! We celebrate birthday “weeks” in our house, so I guess we’ll do the same for our good ol’ USA! She’s good to us, so we’ll be good to

In honor of wedding season and 4th of July next week, I'm sharing beautiful Americana wedding inspiration from a Santa Barbara wedding. It was designed by one of my favorite event designers, Lisa

I’ve been on a margarita kick lately! Must be the summer heat we had last week. This time when Zan got home from work, I made a watermelon margarita with fresh watermelon juice,

I'm a huge fan of Cook's Illustrated, so when they came out with their Comfort Food issue, I swooped it up in the grocery store, browsed each page and left with a cart

There's something about spicy popcorn on the 4th of July... probably just because it has the word pop in it ; ) Okay joking aside, as we gear up for a four day weekend,

Happy 4th of July week! I'm excited to share with you the most amazing 4th of July florals, created by the talented Samantha of Primary Petals. We call them Firecracker Flowers because

What better day to bring out the bright red lipstick than the 4th of July? Make-up artist Kelly Shew created the perfect simple black cat eye with the most incredible bold red lips

I saw these adorable toothpicks at Paper-Source and knew I could think of a few ways to use them! I thought it would be cute to make a dainty garland to hang on the front

Milkshakes and popcorn are so “American” so I put them together to make a unique and delicious all-American treat to celebrate the 4th of July! It’s a buttery vanilla milkshake, swirled with caramel

1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 I love the 4th of July. Interestingly enough, my fondest memories are of Midwest 4th of Julys. I grew up going to Ohio to visit family almost every summer and we spent many

Have you ever made fresh squeezed watermelon juice? It's a little more time consuming than just juicing an orange or lemon, but it tastes so refreshing and it's worth the extra steps :

Growing up, these Italian sodas were my favorite!! My mom and I would always stop by a little coffee shack on our road trips to Oregon. I remember ordering the blueberry Italian soda