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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 10, 2021

Christmas Confetti

CHRISTMAS CONFETTI - a poem that keeps the focus on JESUS while also helping create some magic and whimsy! Get your printable now!

So there’s a poem out there now… That is fun and christmassy, and may make for a fun little Christmas craft with kids, or a great stocking stuffer for the people with whom you get… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 4, 2021

Foam Wreath Party

Christmas Craft party -- DIY Foam Wreaths!

Two Christmases ago, Wilson wanted to have a friend party where they could eat cookies and drink cocoa and make some sort of a Christmas craft! (Is he not MY CHILD!?!? hah!) So we did!… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 9, 2020

Party In A Box

PARTY IN A BOX

Have you ever heard of a party in a box? It’s the most brilliant idea ever! My friend (and new blogger!) Jenny came up with this idea. You know how when you find some fun… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 24, 2019

Winter Decorations

Winter Decorations // www.thehiveblog.com

I LOVE Christmas. So so much. Everything about it! Including the decorations 🙂 So once the new year rolls around every year, I have to force myself to take down all of the Christmas stuff… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 24, 2018

Merry and Bright and Slightly Insane

Merry and Bright and Slightly Insane // Taking Christmas Card Photos with Three Under Four

I think every parent who has ever had a hand in getting decent Christmas card photos of youngsters can commiserate in talking about the immense effort that goes into getting one (juuuust ONE!) decent picture… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 4, 2018

Merry Everything

Merry Everything with Long Tall Sally // #merryeverything

‘Tis the season for Merry EVERYTHING! Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. There are so many exciting things to get in on in the month of December… Some of our family… View Full Post

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Thank you so much for stopping by THE HIVE today! I hope you'll get comfortable and stay a little while!

Today I wanted to share one of my favorite photo h Today I wanted to share one of my favorite photo hacks!! You might already know this, but if you don’t… when you use the LIVE photo option, your photo is actually about a four second video! You can hit “edit” in the upper right corner of your photo, the use the circle on the bottom left and select your favorite frame from the video. Make that your key photo and you can edit that as your final photo! 

This little photo shoot to capture this awesome @chichiclothing dress took about two minutes and, because of the Live Photos, I ended up with about a hundred frames to choose from! (I did use a tripod and a Bluetooth remote in this shoot, too!) 

I like this option because I feel like your photo in the end is more candid and natural feeling! I use this hack with kids photos all the time! 

I just love it and I hope you do too!! 🤩🤩

*Thank you, @chichiclothing, for sharing your beautiful threads with me! Shop their gorgeous dresses via the link in their bio!*

#summerstyle #fallstyle #eyelet #chichigirl #iamchichi
✨ G I V E A W A Y ! ✨ I am so excited to team ✨ G I V E A W A Y ! ✨

I am so excited to team up with three fabulous local businesses (all of which happen to be owned by some of my sorority sisters, we later figured out 😂) for a super fun giveaway! One winner will take home the full prize, which is valued at $750!

@shopjolie_antiques, an online antique store with some of the COOLEST finds, is giving away two antique plates and a $250 gift card. @boxwoodshoppe, a gorgeous new garden shop at The Township, is giving away a beautiful plant and a $100 gift card. @parkwayperk, the cutest & newest coffee shop in Gluckstadt, is contributing a $50 gift card and two bags of coffee. And I, your favorite local charcuterie board enthusiast 😆, am giving away a wooden tray + set of three cheese knives + three mini latte bowls + a cool deck of charcuterie inspo cards.

To enter to win the whole bundle, 
- LIKE this photo
- FOLLOW 
… @boxwoodshoppe
… @shopjolie_antiques
… @parkwayperk
… @laurel_at_thehive
- TAG one friend per comment below. 
- BONUS ENTRY 1: SHARE to your story then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment.
- BONUS ENTRY 2: SAVE this post then come back and put ‘saved’ in a separate comment.

This giveaway is in no way associated with Instagram. It’s just us thanking you for loving on our small businesses! The winner will be chosen on Monday, 8/15, and notified from an account associated with this giveaway.

Thanks so much for playing! XO!
Such a FUN afternoon cheering on the @mbraves with Such a FUN afternoon cheering on the @mbraves with such a fun crew!!! Thank you @millerleed and @maryleehuntmiller for organizing! We had a blast!
. “Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free Ha .
“Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me”

These lyrics from the song Living Hope spoke to my heart this morning! What great HOPE there is in Jesus 💗
Thankful for a really sweet, full day! Breakfast w Thankful for a really sweet, full day! Breakfast with friends, a birthday party, hanging with neighbors, celebrating a precious life, visiting with extended family, and getting all the laundry put up 😆

I sure do love my people! (Even if the people I share a home with generate way too many dirty clothes 🤪)
A perfectly balanced meal! 🤩 #merrygoldfoodtra A perfectly balanced meal! 🤩

#merrygoldfoodtrays
🥰 G I V E A W A Y ! 🥰 If there is one thing 🥰 G I V E A W A Y ! 🥰

If there is one thing everyone in our family greatly appreciates, it’s a cozy blanket! We LOVE a good cuddle sesh with lots of good blankets! And I’m getting in all the cuddles with Demps this week while it’s just the two of us before he starts school next week! 

This awesome blanket from @madison.marketplace is one of the softest ones ever, and my friends there are sweet enough to let me give one to one of you!! This blanket comes in several colors, so the winner will get to pick her/his favorite! (Swipe to see the options!)

To enter to win these cozy snuggle covers, valued at $72, simply…
✨ LIKE this photo
✨ FOLLOW @madison.marketplace
✨ FOLLOW me, @laurel_at_thehive
✨ TAG one friend per comment
✨ bonus entry option 1: SAVE this photo then put ‘saved’ in a separate comment
✨ bonus entry option 2: SHARE this post to your stories then put ‘shared’ in a separate comment!

Wishing you a cozy start to fall with lots of cuddles with your favorite people! 🥰 Winner will be chosen Wednesday, 8/10, and notified from this account! Thank you all so much for playing! Xo!
Cinnamon rolls for first-day-of-school breakfast, Cinnamon rolls for first-day-of-school breakfast, as specifically requested by the kiddos! 

I had no idea the kids even really liked these cinnamon rolls — I personally love them so I make them for Christmas morning every year — but thanks to a small deck of conversation cards from a chick-fil-a kids meal, I found out that these are something my older two look forward to all year long! I truly had no idea! Sometimes I guess our kids (and really ALL if us in certain settings if we stop and think about it) are quicker to point out when they DON’T like something vs when they DO like something. So (1) I’m gonna try to help my kids point out more positives by consciously *trying* to model that myself, and (2) I am so thrilled to know about something I can make for my babies that just delights them! 

I guess the moral of the story here is to point out little positives whenever you think about it, and to actually use those chick-fil-a convo cards! Haha there are some really good questions in those!!

The link to this cinnamon roll recipe is in my stories as I type this, and will soon have a permanent home on thehiveblog.com! 🤩 

Happy first day of school to everyone who started back today!!
Three easy ways to fancify your pepperoni and sala Three easy ways to fancify your pepperoni and salami for your next #charcuterieboard!

Feel free to hit that save button for easy reference later! 🤩

#merrygoldfoodtrays
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