You may be wondering what happened to IDC since November?!! We are truly sorry for the delay.  Lauren is a full-time photographer and Jessica is a full-time marketing manager for an investment firm.  Our busy work schedules got somewhat in the way of generating posts, but good news—WE’RE BACK!

What’s next?  Glad you asked.

Jessica’s younger brother is getting married in June and we’ll be posting a few helpful hints for planning, ideas for decorating and even a few photos from the wedding since Lauren will be capturing the day’s festivities.

IDC will also be launching a new schedule for posts.

We are currently looking for products to cross-promote.  Do you have a product that you’d like us to promote on IDC? Send us an email at idocraftsinfo@gmail.com.

So, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for keeping up with us!!

The Best is Yet to Come,

Lauren & Jessica

1. Send out an invite. This may seem like overkill for family, but trust us it sets the mood for a fun party and makes people feel special when they receive even the smallest of gestures such as this.  We are sure about your family, but most of the time Evite works great (and its free)!
2. Plan the menu. Are you cooking for your entire family/friends?  If so, plan out ahead of time.  We try to buy non-perishable items as they are on sale in the grocery store ie chicken stock, stuffing mix, brown sugar, etc..
3. Don’t be afraid to ask someone to bring something. People love to feel included.  Don’t be afraid to ask your Aunt to bring her famous sweet potato casserole.   They will love that you think so highly of their dish.
4. Set a style and decorate. Take your home or setting for the Thanksgiving party/dinner to the next level by decorating in a new way.  We love the idea of putting a question on each place setting that the person has to share and answer after dinner.
5. Remember, perfection is not possible. No one is perfect, so if something seems out of place….ROCK IT OUT! It will not be the end of the world and more than likely, no one will notice the supposed “issue” but you.
6. Prepare as much as possible a head of time. This rule always helps with everything.  If you can prepare it before hand, do it.  Fix the food ahead of time, prepare the table the night before, make your last minute list of “buy” items a week before, call guest list for final counts  3 days before, etc…  If you prepare like this, your day of schedule will be enjoyable and not crazy.
7. Have fun. Remember the reason you are hosting the party.  It’s Thanksgiving.  Relax and have fun as you prepare and host your party for family and friends.

Hope these seven reminders help you as much as they help us!  What are you all doing for Thanksgiving this year?  We are preparing for our party next week and can’t wait to share photos:)

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I mean seriously? This is AWESOME:)  Happy Halloween!

Compared to the comic, this is pretty impressive and so creative!  Props to MAC make-up artists who put this together.

Enjoy:)

What are you dressing up as this year?

• Needs to be made well ( my purses go through the ringer some days..)
• Needs to go with Black or Brown
• Inside pockets of some sorts are usually a must for my keys or lip gloss
• and obviously, the purse has to be super cute:)

I found a super, cute purse on Etsy, Mojo Spa Style.

I love that yellow! Perfect for Fall, but could def be used in other seasons.

The inside is great with well sewn pockets.  The material is great as well.  You can tell it is made of good quality material.

Mofo Spa Style has a lot of other cute vintage-y style items in their etsy store that would be perfect for your October/Fall weather wardrobe.  Check them out today!

Stenciled cupcakes with black licorice jelly beans surrounding them.

Mummies! Using vanilla cupcakes, decorate using green jelly beans for eyes, red jelly beans for mouth, and a ribbon tip to layer the icing like the mummies dressings.

These may look like typical “pigs in a blanket”, but they certainly are Witches Fingers.  These yummy party treats will sure to be a hit!

Just can’t get enough! Have you tried any of these ideas?  We’d love to hear from you.  Email us at idocraftsinfo@gmail.com

With Halloween approaching fast, we wanted to share a few fun things throughout the month of October that will help you with your Halloween Bash!  Here’s the schedule of events for the blog this month starting next week:

Mondays:  Craft Tutorials

Tuesdays: Best of Pinterest

Wednesdays: Halloween Food Ideas

Thursdays: If submitted, our follower’s best ideas shared..if not, no post

Fridays:  Best of Etsy

All posts will be related to Halloween and all its scary counterparts-ha ha ha!!

“While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.  Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

‎”Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”

“Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

‎”If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.”

“If today was the last day of my life, would I want to be doing what I’m doing today?”

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

We will leave you with a video of Steve Jobs addressing a graduation commencement at Stanford University: