pennyhart lm

My name is Kristi and I am a writer and designer. I write about decorating, LEGO, toys, DIY, playing, food, playing with food, and other family, work and fun stuff, here on Squidoo. I am also a blogger on Brick-Star.com and MommyOnTheMoney.com. Follow me on Facebook or follow me on Pinterest! I spent 10 years as a wedding and event floral designer and decorator in Los Angeles, most notably designing the flowers for "Weird" Al Yankovich's wedding, which wasn't so weird. Weirder was designing a wedding in Bel Air themed with the woman's doll collection! I left Los Angeles when I was hired as a LEGOLAND Master Model Builder, in San Diego. For nearly a decade, I was a professional LEGO Model Builder and design team leader at LEGOLAND California and their design studios. I appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, and TLC's Ultimate Cake Off. I blogged about my experiences, on a blog called Brick Star and loved it so much that I still post there! Now I post mostly LEGO deals and pictures. I am a wife and stay-at-home mom to our son. I write my blog Mommy on the Money about my experiences making and saving money while buying just about everything I want. I enjoy spending time with my family and my pets, eating and cooking healthy food, theme parks, the outdoors, gardening, art, traveling, shopping, walking, hiking and writing about those experiences. I love sinking my teeth into a business or working on a big project. I am a vegetarian, 99% of the time and I rescue and protect animals. When I do something, I strive to be the best at it, or at least do it pretty well. I try to capture the essence of everything I do to gain true life experiences and I obsessively research everything so every day I can do better than I did yesterday and every day is the best day, yet! I love the Squidoo platform because it allows me to share what I learned and what I know. I hope you enjoy what I love and do! Kristi DeMaria

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Visiting LEGOLAND Florida with a Toddler

My little guy was 15 months old when he visited LEGOLAND Florida this spring. There is PLENTY to do for toddlers, despite negative reviews. We spent a few days there and had a blast! It was so easy to get back and forth to the hotel for naps and it...

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  Building & Construction Toys

  How to Build a LEGO Dollhouse

  9 years ago

  All you need is some LEGO and a little inspiration to build your own LEGO dollhouse. House instructions are available online for purchase and for free. Plenty of LEGO dollhouse sets are available and you can buy multiples of one set and mix with...