Friday, May 20th, 2016

Quinn Lord Interview

The actor is visiting Home & Family to talk about his Hallmark Channel Original Movie, “Date with Love,” which premieres Saturday at 9/8c. The movie is about a shy and awkward teen, played by Quinn, who gets the courage to ask his favorite actress to prom. Quinn even brings a clip of the movie for the audience to enjoy. He opens up about how much fun it was filming the “prom-posal” on video. Quinn has been staying very busy as an actor, aside from “Date with Love,” you can also catch him in Amazon’s drama, “The Main in the High Castle.”

Follow Quinn on Twitter @QuinnLord

Baby Bathing Suits

Debbie Matenopoulos is showing you the latest in baby swimsuit fashion. Debbie hosts a baby fashion show for Mark and Cristina featuring some of the hottest summer suits from Janie and Jack. A lot of these looks are also available in adult sizes, so that parents can match their babies.

Follow Debbie on Twitter @IAmDebbieM

Cristina’s Shake Shack

Cristina is in the kitchen ready to cure anybody’s sweet tooth by making a summertime favorite: milkshakes! She starts with a caramel corn milkshake that has real caramel poured on top and coats the cup, as well. She then makes a birthday cake milkshake for the birthday boy, Lawrence Zarian that features frosting and rainbow sprinkles. She recommends serving these milkshakes in smaller glasses so you can control your sugar portion. Everybody sings “Happy Birthday” to Lawrence after Cristina finishes making her milkshakes.

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Check out more delicious recipes at the Home & Family Pinterest Page

DIY Framed Lighted Heart

Dream Jobbing finalist Kristen Joy from Houston, Texas is in the Home & Family house demonstrating her DIY skills by making a framed lighted heart. She admits she didn’t even get into DIY projects until she was 21. With this particular DIY, you can use it as part of wall decor and as a lamp. Her tip is to use the package that your bulbs came in to trace out the holes in your foam core.

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Check out more fun DIY projects at the Home & Family Pinterest Page

Get more from Kristin at KristenJoy.com

Dorothy Hamill Interview

The Gold Medalist figure skater sits down with Mark and Cristina and opens up about her life after her skating career, including being diagnosed with stage 2 hormone receptor-costive breast cancer in 2007. After surviving her battle, she started educating herself more about breast cancer and created the campaign BeWiser, which provides various treatment information to those with questions. Today, her main focus is getting healthier and stronger and is slowing introducing skating back into her life, which she calls her therapy.

Get more information about BeWiser at BeWiserAboutBreastCancer.org

Hair Tips for Grey Hair

Lawrence Zarian teams up with celebrity hair stylist, Robby LaRiviere to show how to embrace the grey and rock it with confidence. Robby and Lawrence work their hair and wardrobe magic on two women with beautiful grey hair.

Follow Lawrence on Instagram @LawrenceZarian

Follow Robbie on Instagram @RobbyLaRIviere

Refresh Your Living Room

Design expert, Kelly Edwards is back to help give tips on how to create your room for entertainment. Her first tip is to go neutral when purchasing a big piece of furniture. If you don’t want to go with a big room makeover, you can just change up the pillows on the sofa. She also mentions that La-Z-Boy now offers customized furniture that is perfect for that summertime makeover. She also swears by the iClean stain resistant innovative technology provided by La-Z-Boy and even demonstrates how it works by spilling wine on the Home & Family white sofa.

Check out more furniture at La-Z-Boy.com

Get more from Kelly at KellyEdwardsInc.com

Shade Plants

Shirley Bovshow dives right in with tips on how to grow your own shade garden. She explains that a shade garden is made up of plants that need a low amount of sunlight to survive. She recommends designing your shade garden with different leaf colors, shapes and texture and to select plants that have similar watering needs.

Get more from Shirley at EdenMakers.com

DIY Pineapple Tablescape

Maria Provenzano is back and this time she is making a fun and festive pineapple tablescape, which she calls mother nature’s art work. She loves the tropical vibe that they bring to a table. Mark says that pineapple is his favorite fruit because it reminds him of the islands. Maria recommends adding height and depth to your tablescape to make it more interesting. If you are on a budget, don’t be afraid to use fake flowers and succulents to be paired up with the pineapples.

Get more from Maria at FromScratchwithMaria.com