It's been 20 years since the kids of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 graduated high school, but the show is still a cult favorite among loyal fans. And who wouldn't love it? Between the crazy eye makeup and oversize hair, the show definitely captured a moment in beauty. We're celebrating this anniversary with a high school reunion of sorts and looking back at the iconic beauty hits and misses from the original series.
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling and her ediTORIal by Tori Spelling blog. This week, Tori debunks five new mommy myths.
As a momista-of-four, there were still things that surprised me about each pregnancy and each new babe. There’s just so much to learn as a new mom. Even if you were one of those moms who read What to Expect When You’re Expecting cover to cover three times, chances are that you still fed into a few misconceptions and old wives' tales. So today I’m debunking a few of the biggest myths that new mamas encounter. Check them out and let me know which ones you used to believe . . .
Related: Tori's mother of the year award
Myth No. 1: You can predict the sex of the baby (without your doctor).
Each time that I was preggers, I had people tell me that if I was carrying low the baby was going to be a boy and that if I was carrying high it was a girl. Well, according to WhatToExpect.com, the height of your bump has nothing to do with the baby’s gender. Dying to find out the baby’s sex? It’s called an ultrasound! Otherwise, just sit tight and enjoy the guessing game. There are so few surprises in life.
Myth No. 2: You can determine the sex of the baby with sexual positions.
Lots of new mamas believe that not only can they predict their baby’s sex, but that they can take certain steps during conception to determine it. Well, I hate to break it to you, ladies, but according to Parents.com, the missionary position is not going to guarantee a girl and doggy style is not going to make your little one a boy. But I can promise you one thing — boy or girl, this little one is still going to be the light of your life.
Keep reading for three more myths and why they're nothing more than myths.
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling and her ediTORIal by Tori Spelling blog. This week, Tori shares tips for organizing a craft closet.
I'm not going to lie to you; as a busy mom-of-four, spring-cleaning often takes a backseat to changing diapers, driving to afterschool sports, and cooking dinner. But this year is going to be different! I'm making it my mission this spring to tackle one room at a time and whip the house into perfectly organized shape.
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My first order of business is the craft closet. Crafting can get messy, but that doesn't mean that your supplies can't be kept neat and tidy. I'm pretty good about keeping my craft supplies neat, but there's always room for improvement. So, I've been doing a little research and I found a few creative ways to keep organized. Here are a few of my favorite innovative ideas that I wanted to share with all my fellow craftistas…
Use an egg carton to store your sewing kit:
Use a pillbox for beads, pins and eyelets:
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares mini appetizers for your baby shower.
When I think of April showers, rain is the last thing on my mind. We do get a little drizzle here and there in sunny Southern California, but as far as showers go, April tends to be the beginning of wedding and baby shower season. I love spring showers because the weather is just warm enough to throw a backyard brunch or afternoon shindig — full of superyummy hors d'oeuvres!
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If you’ve read my book CelebraTORI, then you know that I’m all about making everything mini. Taking a classic recipe and shrinking it down into appetizer size is an uber chic way to serve food for any occasion. Appetizers are especially important for showers, as they’ll most likely be sitting out for a long period of time while people rotate between the food table, cocktails and fussing over the expecting mama- or bride-to-be. For this reason, it's important to serve food that can sit out at room temperature yet still maintain its almost-too-cute-to-eat presentation. I also suggest serving foods you know people will like. A fancy shmancy salmon steak atop a bed of spinach may be classy, but who doesn’t love a couple of good, old-fashioned cocktail weenies (which also happen to be much kinder on your wallet)?
Now, in case you’re still stuck on what to make, I thought I'd give you a little #foodspiration and share some of my personal favorites. Here are nine Spring shower appetizers I always keep in my back pocket . . .
More great reads from Tori Spelling:
Tori's most memorable outfits ever
Tori's baby shower gift guide
How to make decorative tulle balls
Tori reveals her postbaby body
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares some inspiration she's found on Pinterest.
At the beginning of the month, I shared a little Pinspiration with 5 of my favorite things on Pinterest at the time. Well, since it’s officially spring (a season that I always look forward to), I wanted to share my newest pinspiration— more of my favorite things with a springified twist!
Related: See How Tori Created Her Kids' Craft Room
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares her son Liam's birthday party.
As I'm sure you all know by now, my little guy Liam isn't so little anymore. He's got a handsome new haircut and just turned 6. Last week we celebrated his birthday with a family outing to Chuck E. Cheese's, and a few days ago, Liam had his Star Wars birthday party with all of his classmates. Here are my pics and videos from Liam’s party . . .
More great reads from Tori Spelling:
Pinspiration: My Favorite Things For Spring
DIY Chic Easter Eggs
The McDermott's Do St. Paddy's Day
A Day in the Life of the McDermott Home
DIY Peg Dolls
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares fun recipes the kids can make on weekends.
As you know, I've got a house full of Mini Chefs and while I hope they don't put this mama out of the job completely, I figure I might as well keep them cooking as long as I can. So lately I've been on a mission to find fun and easy recipes that will get my little sweeties stirring, spreading, and sifting all weekend. Grab your aprons because I found some super delicious looking recipes that even your littlest ones can help make this weekend…
More great reads from ToriSpelling.com:
Liam's First Major Haircut!
A Day in the Life of the McDermott Family
My 5 Favorite Pins of the Moment
Green Eggs and Ham Two Ways
An Open Letter to Star Magazine
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares her final minutes before giving birth to baby Finn.
From the moment we got to the hospital in preparation of Finn’s big arrival, I was a nervous wreck. We had a scheduled C-section, and even though I'd been through this three times before, I was a mess. Superanxious, totally scared, dreading surgery, and thinking the worst.
Luckily, I had Dean and Mehran (my two husbands) with me, along with my amazing friend and doctor (Dr. J) and my wonderful nurse Mykel (who was also my nurse when I was a resident in the hospital for those long months during the pregnancy) who did a great job of calming this pregger down and assuring me that everything would be OK.
After an hour or so, it was finally time to head into the operating room and welcome Finn into this world. I'm so happy Mehran was there to catch this video message to Liam, Stella, and Hattie as Dean and I headed into surgery where we would finally meet our little man . . .
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares an adorable Valentine for class parties.
Today is your lucky day because one of my fave craftistas is back again with a super cute and timely Valentine’s Day craft! The one and only Jenny Dixon of Craft That Party has put together an adorable and super original V-Day craft for us that'll definitely make you want to get your DIY on. It's Jenny's "Call Me Maybe" Valentine. Take it away Jenny...
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Have you heard the song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen? The popular song inspired Rebekah of A Blissful Nest to create a fun Valentine's Day Party Collection and dessert table to match. I instantly fell in love with the teal/pink stripes and retro gold phone and knew I had to work this theme into our Valentines this year! Feeling inspired by the collection, I decided to make Valentines using chocolate "telephone numbers" as an edible, fun version of "here's my number" . . .
Keep reading for instructions for creating the "Call Me Maybe" Valentine.
