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Flavored Butter for Thanksgiving on Charlotte Parent
It’s time to get into Thanksgiving mode! The house full of relatives, the smell of pumpkin pie, and post turkey naps are just around the corner. Add something extra to the table this year with not so much effort. Today, Charlotte Parent featured Effortless Girl and how to make homemade flavored butters! Butter makes recipes delicious. I’m talking about the…
Healthy Halloween Treats – Effortless Girl on Charlotte Parent.Com
Ah Halloween, the night for kids and adults to dress up in costumes and run around the neighborhood getting buckets of free candy. Halloween is the dream holiday for every sweet tooth and a nightmare for some parents. Negotiating with children (or rationalizing with yourself) about how much candy to eat in one sitting can be brutal with so many…
Halloween for Less on Rising!
We had an Effortless Girl Halloween Party this morning on WCCB Rising. Everything from costumes to food to decor was on the table (literally) and everything was less than $20! Julie and Derek wore costumes for kids or adults that are easy and in the $2 range…so check out the video below for all the details for an Effortless Girl…
Inexpensive Halloween Decor – Minute Mummy Candle Holders
A friend of mine posted an article to Facebook today that said Halloween is a $ 7 Billion industry – Billion with a B. Yikes….now that is scary. We’re spending that much money on Halloween? Halloween? (Sigh) Anyway for those of us that don’t line our costumes with solid gold and diamonds, Halloween can still be pretty great without spending…
Easy Pumpkin Carving – With Power Tools!
‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin. Pumpkin spice, pumpkin bread, pumpkin lattes … you get the idea, fall means pumpkins are everywhere. I love fall and pumpkins, so I’m okay with the overload. Jack-O’-Lanterns and fall displays are super fun for families to create and then watch the light glowing later. I’m not the world’s best artist, so I’m not down with intricately…
All Things Fall on Rising!
Happy Fall Y’all! Fall is my favorite season so I say that lots! This morning on Charlotte’s WCCB Rising we celebrated fall the Effortless Girl way. We covered everything from snacks to power tool pumpkins – all for less (of course!). Everything on the table was under $15 and parents can enlist the kids for some extra fun child labor.…
Get Ready for Christmas (for less) with Charlotte Parent!
This week The Effortless Girl Column on Charlotte Parent featured an easy Christmas gift. You’re probably thinking why now? Yep, it’s early, but why stress later when you can get a jump now? I’m one of those … those women (or men) that get extremely excited about Christmas. I love the meaning of the day, the goodwill, the celebratory vibe, the food, and…
Effortless Girl on Long Island Pulse!
Effortless Girl is in expansion mode. We’re featured today on Long Island Pulse! Beth Ann Clyde is a digital editor and loved Effortless Girl’s simple pumpkins that are decorative (and never, ever rot)! They’re great for fall and Thanksgiving decor and easy on the wallet. Check out Long Island Pulse for fun entertainment and lifestyle ideas and all things New England! Thanks Beth Ann…
Easy Autumn Apples – Effortless Girl on Charlotte Parent
Now that Labor Day weekend is over, it’s appropriate to say Happy Fall Y’all! I started writing a column for Charlotte Parent online. My first post was today! Charlotte Parent is a go-to guide for all things parenting from tips to things to do and a hefty sprinkling of parenting advice also. The website is all new and a definite…
The Perfect Tart
Everyone knows I’m a Maison Kayser groupie. And no, before your wheels start turning, I was not compensated to write this post. I was invited for a lesson on tart making with Maison Kayser USA’s executive pastry chef Nicolas Chevrieux. He’s the real deal, he separates the chefs from the cooks, men from the boys, the legits versus the posers –…
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