Articles By: Shannon Schmid

Shannon traded in her sensible NYC TV producer shoes (they were best for taking the subway), for a pair of Texas Cowboy boots! She is the proud & neurotic mom of a preschooler, & married her best friend. He's at fault for making this Yankee a Texan! You can find Shannon on Twitter, Facebook, and G+.

Mommy Link Up Wednesday!

Mommy Link Up Wednesday!
Thanks for sharing all your cool ideas last week on the Mommy Club Link Up. As always I am featuring 3 of my favorite links that linked up. Submit your links old and new below and be featured both on this page as well as on Pinterest, Facebook and on Crystal & Co! Happy linking! Make your own Cars...
October 16th, 2012 | General | Read More

Check your Headlights & $500 Shopping Spree Giveaway! #GoDaddyCares

Check your Headlights & $500 Shopping Spree Giveaway! #GoDaddyCares
When was the last time you checked your headlights? No ladies… I don’t mean your car’s headlights. I mean yours! It’s October – breast cancer awareness month. And now that 1 in every 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, it’s more...
October 10th, 2012 | General | Read More

Mommy Club Link Up Wednesday!

Mommy Club Link Up Wednesday!
Welcome to this week’s Wednesday Mommy Club Link Up! As always, I am highlighting 3 posts that linked up last week that I think shouldn’t be missed! One will help you make a not so scary Halloween decoration, another will help you make an unusual and beautiful dessert, and the third will help...
October 9th, 2012 | General | Read More

Vintage School Desk Makeover!

Vintage School Desk Makeover!
If you follow our Facebook page you heard a month ago about a wonderful consignment sale find – a vintage school desk! It brought floods of school memories for me, and it was a perfect size for my preschooler. But it was peeling and drab. It needed a makeover. Many of you wonderful friends and...
October 8th, 2012 | Crafting, Featured, General | Read More

Ft. Worth Holiday Gift Market

Ft. Worth Holiday Gift Market
For the last few years I have had the pleasure of enjoying the yearly Holiday Gift market  tradition in Fort Worth Texas – Christmas in Cowtown! I know what you’re thinking. Christmas already? But it’s not even Halloween yet! We still have Thanksgiving to go! Yes, yes that’s...
October 5th, 2012 | General, To Do in DFW | Read More

Mommy Club Link Up – October!

Mommy Club Link Up – October!
You guys have me feeling all October-festive! Pumpkins and fall crafts abound – and I want more! Thanks for sharing all your cool ideas last week. As always I am featuring 3 of my favorite links that linked up. Submit your links old and new below and be featured both on this page as well as on...
October 2nd, 2012 | General | Read More

Hallmark Swag Giveaway!

Hallmark Swag Giveaway!
You guys already KNOW, that I just love Hallmark! I love poking around my neighborhood Hallmark to see what neat new products they have, and to pick out cards that I know will mean something special to the people I send them too! Well Hallmark, always full of surprises – recently brought their...
October 1st, 2012 | General, Reviews/Giveaways | Read More

First FALL Mommy Link Up!

First FALL Mommy Link Up!
It’s time for the Wednesday Link Up Party! It was tough to pick just 3 links to feature this week,  from the 130+ of you that linked up last week! But I know you will enjoy them! check them out below! Then, you will be able to sign up your own blog post! Remember if you are reading this blog through...
September 25th, 2012 | General | Read More

Halloween Craft: Make your own Gel Spiders!

Halloween Craft: Make your own Gel Spiders!
It’s the Fall! Kids are back to school, and although the Texas heat isn’t showing it- Halloween is right around the corner! Want a fun Halloween craft to get you in the mood? How about making your own self stick- gel spiders? These spiders are super easy to make and can be stuck to mirrors...
September 25th, 2012 | General, Video Blogs | Read More

Last Mommy Club Link Up of the Summer!

Last Mommy Club Link Up of the Summer!
Fall is almost here! and I could tell it was on lot’s of your minds by all the Fall crafts and recipes you all posted! I thought I’d highlight a few of them below, before opening up this weeks link up! Remember, by adding your link below you show up not just on Milk and Cuddles but also Crystal...
September 18th, 2012 | General | Read More