It seems like someone we know is always getting married. Whether you’re a loyal member of the bride tribe or the blushing bride-to-be, honoring the big day consists of a lot more than just the wedding ceremony. From the bachelorette party to the bridal shower, planning memorable pre-marriage celebrations doesn’t have to be stressful! See our bridal celebration ideas below.
If you’re looking to plan an epic bachelorette party, why not an adults-only trip to Disney?? Kristy celebrated her sister-in-law’s upcoming nuptials with a weekend in the happiest place on Earth and had a blast! She recommends going without kids to Disney at least once in your life, because the experience is so different when you don’t have to worry about the little ones.
Make sure you grab matching magical tees, fun coordinating mouse ears, and, if you really want to get crazy, princess-themed outfits for going out at night!! We all know the bride is royalty, so what better occasion to show off your queenship.
After all of that celebrating, you’re probably going to want a little help recovery. These bachelorette party survival kits make the perfect gift for all the gals! Your bride and bridal party will be as good as new in no time with these essentials.
For a bridal shower, you’re going to want to gift something practical but something the bride wouldn’t necessarily buy for herself. How about this: a mini wine fridge with a customized wine subscription! Who wouldn’t want delicious wines delivered right to their door, especially with all that stress of wedding planning?! Don’t forget your “Miss to Mrs.” banner in case anyone forgot who all those gifts are for.
A “bride” silk robe is a must. Whether she wants to wear it on her wedding day or lounging around her house while she dreams of being the future Mrs., this is one bridal tradition you don’t want to forgo.
Games are a bridal shower must! This ring game is a fun way to get everyone involved and share a few laughs over some healthy competition.
These party favors are perfect for your bridal shower guests! Kiss the miss goodbye with Hershey’s Kisses and champagne lip balm. Pucker up!!
Want more bridal inspiration? Head to our Amazon storefront and get to planning!
It seems like someone we know is always getting married. Whether you’re a loyal member of the bride tribe or the blushing bride-to-be, honoring the big day consists of a lot more than just the wedding ceremony. From the bachelorette party to the bridal shower, planning memorable pre-marriage celebrations doesn’t have to be stressful! See our bridal celebration ideas below.
If you’re looking to plan an epic bachelorette party, why not an adults-only trip to Disney?? Kristy celebrated her sister-in-law’s upcoming nuptials with a weekend in the happiest place on Earth and had a blast! She recommends going without kids to Disney at least once in your life, because the experience is so different when you don’t have to worry about the little ones.
Make sure you grab matching magical tees, fun coordinating mouse ears, and, if you really want to get crazy, princess-themed outfits for going out at night!! We all know the bride is royalty, so what better occasion to show off your queenship.
After all of that celebrating, you’re probably going to want a little help recovery. These bachelorette party survival kits make the perfect gift for all the gals! Your bride and bridal party will be as good as new in no time with these essentials.
For a bridal shower, you’re going to want to gift something practical but something the bride wouldn’t necessarily buy for herself. How about this: a mini wine fridge with a customized wine subscription! Who wouldn’t want delicious wines delivered right to their door, especially with all that stress of wedding planning?! Don’t forget your “Miss to Mrs.” banner in case anyone forgot who all those gifts are for.
A “bride” silk robe is a must. Whether she wants to wear it on her wedding day or lounging around her house while she dreams of being the future Mrs., this is one bridal tradition you don’t want to forgo.
Games are a bridal shower must! This ring game is a fun way to get everyone involved and share a few laughs over some healthy competition.
These party favors are perfect for your bridal shower guests! Kiss the miss goodbye with Hershey’s Kisses and champagne lip balm. Pucker up!!
Want more bridal inspiration? Head to our Amazon storefront and get to planning!
If there’s one thing we know how to do at Frugal and Thriving, it’s shopping a really good sale. Our job is to be on top of the hottest and latest deals from all across the internet, and we’re rounding them up and putting them all in one place for you! See this week’s best sales from some of our favorite retailers below.
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4th of July is right around the corner!! Whether you’re celebrating quietly at home or with a backyard BBQ and fireworks, bring a little patriotic pride to your kitchen with these red, white, and blue treats!! See our Americana dessert roundup below.
Jello Shots
These patriotic Jello treats can be made kid-friendly for all the little ones to enjoy or they can be turned into an adult version to get the party started!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box of strawberry Jello
- 1 box of blue Jello
- 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 2 packets of Knox gelatine
DIRECTIONS:
- Follow directions on jello boxes starting with the blue – 1 cup boiling water, add jello to dissolve then add 1 cup of cold water and pour into cups – let settle in fridge for 4 hours
- The white – dissolve two Knox gelatin packets into 2 cups of boiling water – then add can of condensed milk and stir – add to settled blue gelatin and refrigerate for another 4 hours
- Repeat the same process with the red jello – dissolve jello in 1 cup of boiling water and then add 1 cup of cold water and add to your settled jello cups (refrigerate for another 4 hours)
- Top with whipped cream and enjoy!!
* For an adult version of these Jello shots, add blue curacao to blue Jello and rum or vodka to the red Jello mix!!
Cupcake Cones
These red, white, and blue cupcake cones are a festive treat for the whole family!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box waffle cones
- 1 box white cake mix (will need eggs, oil, and water or milk)
- Red, white, and blue decorating icings
- Maraschino cherries
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Mix cake mix in a bowl according to instructions on box (*pro tip: for a richer, fluffier cake, sub milk for water, use melted stick of butter instead of oil, and use 3 eggs)
- Place waffle cones in cupcake holders in a baking pan
- Fill cones halfway with cake mix
- Bake at 350° for 16 minutes
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Top cones with red, white, and blue icing
- Finish with a maraschino cherry and enjoy!
Sugar Cookie Flag Cake
This sugar cookie flag cake is perfect for parties and 4th of July BBQs!
INGREDIENTS:
- Pillsbury pre-cut sugar cookie dough
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- 8oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
- Place sugar cookie dough on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil
- Cook dough according to instructions on packaging
- Remove from oven and let cool
- To make cream cheese icing, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl
- Spread icing over baked sugar cookie dough
- Wash and dry strawberries and blueberries, cutting strawberries into slices
- Top cookie cake with blueberries and strawberries to look like flag
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
Deviled Strawberries
These deviled strawberries are a fruity sweet treat for summer!
INGREDIENTS:
- Strawberries
- Vanilla icing
- Blue food coloring
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles
DIRECTIONS:
- Wash strawberries and pat dry
- Cut off strawberry tops and hollow out
- Add a few drops of blue food coloring to vanilla icing and stir (add more for darker blue color)
- Spoon icing into hollowed out strawberries until filled to top
- Top with sprinkles and enjoy!
Thanks for reading! Which of these red, white, and blue treats will you be trying? Let us know in the comments below xo.
4th of July is right around the corner!! Whether you’re celebrating quietly at home or with a backyard BBQ and fireworks, bring a little patriotic pride to your kitchen with these red, white, and blue treats!! See our Americana dessert roundup below.
Jello Shots
These patriotic Jello treats can be made kid-friendly for all the little ones to enjoy or they can be turned into an adult version to get the party started!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box of strawberry Jello
- 1 box of blue Jello
- 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 2 packets of Knox gelatine
DIRECTIONS:
- Follow directions on jello boxes starting with the blue – 1 cup boiling water, add jello to dissolve then add 1 cup of cold water and pour into cups – let settle in fridge for 4 hours
- The white – dissolve two Knox gelatin packets into 2 cups of boiling water – then add can of condensed milk and stir – add to settled blue gelatin and refrigerate for another 4 hours
- Repeat the same process with the red jello – dissolve jello in 1 cup of boiling water and then add 1 cup of cold water and add to your settled jello cups (refrigerate for another 4 hours)
- Top with whipped cream and enjoy!!
* For an adult version of these Jello shots, add blue curacao to blue Jello and rum or vodka to the red Jello mix!!
Cupcake Cones
These red, white, and blue cupcake cones are a festive treat for the whole family!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box waffle cones
- 1 box white cake mix (will need eggs, oil, and water or milk)
- Red, white, and blue decorating icings
- Maraschino cherries
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Mix cake mix in a bowl according to instructions on box (*pro tip: for a richer, fluffier cake, sub milk for water, use melted stick of butter instead of oil, and use 3 eggs)
- Place waffle cones in cupcake holders in a baking pan
- Fill cones halfway with cake mix
- Bake at 350° for 16 minutes
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Top cones with red, white, and blue icing
- Finish with a maraschino cherry and enjoy!
Sugar Cookie Flag Cake
This sugar cookie flag cake is perfect for parties and 4th of July BBQs!
INGREDIENTS:
- Pillsbury pre-cut sugar cookie dough
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- 8oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
- Place sugar cookie dough on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil
- Cook dough according to instructions on packaging
- Remove from oven and let cool
- To make cream cheese icing, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl
- Spread icing over baked sugar cookie dough
- Wash and dry strawberries and blueberries, cutting strawberries into slices
- Top cookie cake with blueberries and strawberries to look like flag
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
Deviled Strawberries
These deviled strawberries are a fruity sweet treat for summer!
INGREDIENTS:
- Strawberries
- Vanilla icing
- Blue food coloring
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles
DIRECTIONS:
- Wash strawberries and pat dry
- Cut off strawberry tops and hollow out
- Add a few drops of blue food coloring to vanilla icing and stir (add more for darker blue color)
- Spoon icing into hollowed out strawberries until filled to top
- Top with sprinkles and enjoy!
Thanks for reading! Which of these red, white, and blue treats will you be trying? Let us know in the comments below xo.
4th of July is right around the corner!! Whether you’re celebrating quietly at home or with a backyard BBQ and fireworks, bring a little patriotic pride to your kitchen with these red, white, and blue treats!! See our Americana dessert roundup below.
Jello Shots
These patriotic Jello treats can be made kid-friendly for all the little ones to enjoy or they can be turned into an adult version to get the party started!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box of strawberry Jello
- 1 box of blue Jello
- 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 2 packets of Knox gelatine
DIRECTIONS:
- Follow directions on jello boxes starting with the blue – 1 cup boiling water, add jello to dissolve then add 1 cup of cold water and pour into cups – let settle in fridge for 4 hours
- The white – dissolve two Knox gelatin packets into 2 cups of boiling water – then add can of condensed milk and stir – add to settled blue gelatin and refrigerate for another 4 hours
- Repeat the same process with the red jello – dissolve jello in 1 cup of boiling water and then add 1 cup of cold water and add to your settled jello cups (refrigerate for another 4 hours)
- Top with whipped cream and enjoy!!
* For an adult version of these Jello shots, add blue curacao to blue Jello and rum or vodka to the red Jello mix!!
Cupcake Cones
These red, white, and blue cupcake cones are a festive treat for the whole family!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box waffle cones
- 1 box white cake mix (will need eggs, oil, and water or milk)
- Red, white, and blue decorating icings
- Maraschino cherries
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Mix cake mix in a bowl according to instructions on box (*pro tip: for a richer, fluffier cake, sub milk for water, use melted stick of butter instead of oil, and use 3 eggs)
- Place waffle cones in cupcake holders in a baking pan
- Fill cones halfway with cake mix
- Bake at 350° for 16 minutes
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Top cones with red, white, and blue icing
- Finish with a maraschino cherry and enjoy!
Sugar Cookie Flag Cake
This sugar cookie flag cake is perfect for parties and 4th of July BBQs!
INGREDIENTS:
- Pillsbury pre-cut sugar cookie dough
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- 8oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
- Place sugar cookie dough on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil
- Cook dough according to instructions on packaging
- Remove from oven and let cool
- To make cream cheese icing, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl
- Spread icing over baked sugar cookie dough
- Wash and dry strawberries and blueberries, cutting strawberries into slices
- Top cookie cake with blueberries and strawberries to look like flag
- Cut into pieces and enjoy!
Deviled Strawberries
These deviled strawberries are a fruity sweet treat for summer!
INGREDIENTS:
- Strawberries
- Vanilla icing
- Blue food coloring
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles
DIRECTIONS:
- Wash strawberries and pat dry
- Cut off strawberry tops and hollow out
- Add a few drops of blue food coloring to vanilla icing and stir (add more for darker blue color)
- Spoon icing into hollowed out strawberries until filled to top
- Top with sprinkles and enjoy!
Thanks for reading! Which of these red, white, and blue treats will you be trying? Let us know in the comments below xo.
4th of July is this weekend (Sunday, to be exact) and we are gearing up to celebrate our country’s birthday with lots of America-themed items. Put on your cutest red, white, and blue outfit and deck the halls with patriotic decor that will have you seeing stars (and stripes), then cue the fireworks because your holiday is sure to be a blast with our style guide below.
The Outfits
Whether you prefer a subtle show of patriotic pride or you want to go all-out Americana, these accessories and apparel can be mixed and matched to help you find the freedom of individuality and independent expression.
Earrings | Star Necklace | Bracelet | Nail Wraps | Women’s Star Pocket Tank Top | Women’s Flag Dress | Anklets | Women’s Striped Shorts Set | Women’s Converse | Women’s Flag Flip Flops | Women’s Thong Sandals | Boys’ Button Up Set | Girls’ Romper | Matching Family Set | Boys’ Tank Top Set | Girls’ Striped Dress
Old Navy has 4th of July attire for the entire family – including fur babies!! – starting at only $8.
The Decorations
From everyday home decor to party products and games and treats, these red, white, and blue items will help you accessorize your home in true American fashion.
Patriotic Gnomes | Card Game | Patriotic Decoration Set | Lanterns | Dot Throw Pillow | Striped Stars Throw Pillow | Balloons | American Flag Lantern Lights | American Flag Cooler | Decorative Tiered Tray | Welcome Wreath | Patriotic Wooden Signs | Freedom Berries
4th of July is this weekend (Sunday, to be exact) and we are gearing up to celebrate our country’s birthday with lots of America-themed items. Put on your cutest red, white, and blue outfit and deck the halls with patriotic decor that will have you seeing stars (and stripes), then cue the fireworks because your holiday is sure to be a blast with our style guide below.
The Outfits
Whether you prefer a subtle show of patriotic pride or you want to go all-out Americana, these accessories and apparel can be mixed and matched to help you find the freedom of individuality and independent expression.
Earrings | Star Necklace | Bracelet | Nail Wraps | Women’s Star Pocket Tank Top | Women’s Flag Dress | Anklets | Women’s Striped Shorts Set | Women’s Converse | Women’s Flag Flip Flops | Women’s Thong Sandals | Boys’ Button Up Set | Girls’ Romper | Matching Family Set | Boys’ Tank Top Set | Girls’ Striped Dress
Old Navy has 4th of July attire for the entire family – including fur babies!! – starting at only $8.
The Decorations
From everyday home decor to party products and games and treats, these red, white, and blue items will help you accessorize your home in true American fashion.
Patriotic Gnomes | Card Game | Patriotic Decoration Set | Lanterns | Dot Throw Pillow | Striped Stars Throw Pillow | Balloons | American Flag Lantern Lights | American Flag Cooler | Decorative Tiered Tray | Welcome Wreath | Patriotic Wooden Signs | Freedom Berries
With 4th of July coming up this weekend, we wanted to gather up some fun ways for you to show your patriotic pride. If that’s by way of home decor, apparel and accessories, or throwing a stars and stripes soirée, we’ve got something red, white, and blue here for you!
Photo Booth Props | Welcome Wreath | Snack Gift Box | Cloth Napkins | Party Pack | Cheryl’s Cookies Tower | Earrings | Toddler T-shirt | Adult T-shirt | Tank Top | Throw Blanket | Throw Pillow | Garden Gnomes | Welcome Flag
With 4th of July coming up this weekend, we wanted to gather up some fun ways for you to show your patriotic pride. If that’s by way of home decor, apparel and accessories, or throwing a stars and stripes soirée, we’ve got something red, white, and blue here for you!
Photo Booth Props | Welcome Wreath | Snack Gift Box | Cloth Napkins | Party Pack | Cheryl’s Cookies Tower | Earrings | Toddler T-shirt | Adult T-shirt | Tank Top | Throw Blanket | Throw Pillow | Garden Gnomes | Welcome Flag
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