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Basic Grey Baby & Child | Giveaway

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Happy Monday everyone!! I have a couple of fun giveaways this week, I'm so excited!!  This first is one that I am thrilled to share with you.  Many of you may be aware of Basic Grey the amazing design company that sells stylish paper products, scrapbooking & craft supplies.  Did you know that they sell even more than that? They have a Basic Grey Baby & Child Shop that is just to die for!!

They sent me one of their swaddling cloth sets for me to check out and I just fell in love. I've been a fan of the 100% cotton muslins blankets that are so popular right now with Moms. They are just the perfect baby blanket.  They are the right size for swaddling and not too heavy so the baby doesn't sweat like crazy.  They are perfect for the baby on the go, easy to travel with a doubles as a great clean-up cloth if needed.  I just love them.

Until now, the patterns for these cotton muslin blankets have been pretty simple with basic animals and simple stripes primarily.  Basic Grey has taken the swaddling blanket to the next stylish level!!

Isn't the design just lovely? Here is the second blanket in the set…

I just love the stylish pattern for each of the sets.  These would be the BEST baby shower gifts ever!! Check out the fun detail…

Here are some more great Basic Grey Baby products…

 

   

They have these amazing storage bins that are perfect for organizing your child's room that I just LOVE.  They also have fun iron-on ties and lace collars to dress up your stylish little baby's onesie.

 

And they have the cutest little games to play with your inquisitive toddler or preschooler…

 

Basic Grey would like to giveaway one swaddling set for one of you guys… my favorite WhipperBerry friends!! All you have to do is follow the steps within the Rafflecopter widget. If you are using an iPad the widget may not appear, so you may need to use a computer instead, sorry!!

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I have another fun giveaway later this week that I know you are going to LOVE too!!  To find out who won last weeks Kaboo Bags giveaway, head on over to the post to see if you are one of the two lucky winners!!

Six Fabulous Gifts for Mother’s Day… or ANYDAY

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With Mother's Day fast approaching I thought I would share some items that I've had for a while that I would LOVE to receive as a gift for Mothers Day or anytime of year. Some of these items I've had for years, some of them I was introduced to at SNAP! a few weeks ago.  Needless to say I've fallen in love with all of them! To visit any of the sites just click on the images and it will take you right there.

Also, I don't know if you remember my So Good, So Sweet post with the story of the magical day at the beach with my kiddos… But I would LOVE for you to take a minute to vote for my story. When you do, you are entered to win 1 of 5 fabulous prizes, including… Chef Services, House Cleaning, a Flip Video Camera, or a $500 gift card!! Just click on that little VOTE NOW button right below and you will be entered to WIN!!!

Gift Card Candy Lei | Gift Gloss

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Spring has sprung, the flowers have started to bloom, the sun is warming up and we are entering the spring gift giving season.  Mother's Day, Graduation, Teacher Appreciation, Weddings all start to fill our calendars.  With our calendars filling up, we now have a need for easy and fabulous gifts! I don't know about you, but over the years I have found that I LOVE getting a gift card.  That way I can get exactly what I want, plus it's an excuse to go shopping!!  The problem… they are kind of boring when you gift them.  With the help of my favorite GiftGloss you can give a boring gift card with a little pizzazz!!

 

If you aren't familiar with GiftGloss it is a fabulous way to create stunning gifts for your friends and family.  GiftGloss® is a unique gift wrap material, developed by the FoofQueens®, that allows you to create snazzy gifts in minutes. Whether you’re wrapping a birthday treat, wedding gift or plate of yummy cookies, GiftGloss instantly turns your gift into a show-stopping celebration! It's a fabulous slide n' tie sleeve that all you have to do is slide your item into and then tie it off on both ends and voila, you have a fun gift. 

For the candy leis I picked some fun candy and tied off the end of the gloss with what ever material you would like. I used baker's twine, but you could use anything. Then dropped in a few candies at a time tying it off every few inches to create the lei effect.

 

Then drop your gift card into your desired spot and tie it off just like the candy…

Once you have the desired length, tie the two ends together and you have a fun gift card candy lei…

Now what mom or teacher wouldn't love this fabulous sweet treat? I embellished mine with a fun cupcake liner flower that I made with my i-top button maker. Here is how I made it…

I used two small cupcake liners, two large cupcake liners and one i-top brad. I trimmed the edge of one of the small cupcake liners to fit the brad and secured it in place by folding it down.

   

Load into the i-top. Take the second small cupcake liner and place on top of the loaded brad top and then place the bottom of the brad inside the i-top and click it into place.

   

 

Take your two large cupcake liners and arrange them how you like by manipulating the center of the liner to create the desired effect.  Take the brad that you just created and push through the center to create the flower.

 

You can then take your flower brad and poke it through the gift gloss and secure it to embellish your gift card candy lei.

How fun is that? Now you can be excited to give a gift card, rather than sheepishly handing them a boring flat envelope thanks to the FoofQueens and GiftGloss!!

The FoofQueen are offering you guys a fabulous deal so that you can create some of these for your spring gift giving needs…

As a special offering for our readers, enjoy 20% of your entire cart when you use Code Whipperberry at the check out~ Expires May 20th, 2012

Thanks FoofQueens, you guys are WONDERFUL!!

Mirror Memo Board | Teacher Appreciation Week

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Can you believe the traditional school year is coming close to the end.  You know what that means… It's time for Teacher Appreciation week!!

The other day I was hosting a get together at my house and for hours I was busy playing hostess.  When everyone headed home I finally had a chance to take a look at myself in the mirror and almost SCREAMED!  My hair had gone totally NUTS!  I yelled at my husband and asked how long my hair had looked like that… to my chagrin he lovingly said, "the whole time… I thought you were trying something new."  Ahhhhhhh! I was mortified.

Although the experience was not one of my favorites, it got me thinking.  I'm sure that teachers have the same problem.  They are busy working in front of their class for hours at a time and do not time to run to the bathroom to just double check to make sure they haven't morphed into a bag lady.  It would be a perfect teacher appreciation gift to give your teacher a small mirror to add to his or her classroom for those quick little hair and makeup checks throughout the day. Then I thought it would be good if it could serve a dual purpose.  That's how I came up with the idea for the mirror memo board.  Here's how I made it…

I started with a thrifted mirror that I spray painted white and then distressed a bit.

I found some great washi tape at Target that coordinated with some fun clips that were perfect for dressing up the mirror. I framed the boarder of the mirror with the tape and then with another tape pattern I created another boarder on the frame.  It looked great!

With my Silhouette CAMEO I cut "Mrs. Johnson, You make life beautiful!" out of a lovely green vinyl and applied it to the mirror.  I used Courier New and Sign Painter as my fonts for the saying.  Then I glued the coordinating clips to the bottom of the frame with E600 and that was it.  It truly can't get easier than that!!

For good measure I added the cutest apple Post-it Note pad holder to the mix.  All I did was again, used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut the same green vinyl to add Mrs. Johnson's name to the apple.  A perfect addition to any teachers desk!

Here is another Teacher Appreciation Idea from last year that I just loved…

It's a super cute pencil bouquet that our teachers just loved.  You know you can NEVER have too many fun pencils, especially if you have a classroom full of kiddos who are constantly needing new ones.