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Italian Soda Valentine with International Delights

1 · Feb 13, 2013 · 7 Comments

Italian Soda Valentine with International Delights // Every year for Valentine's Day my family has a special tradition… We have a fun Valentine's Day dinner together with all the pink, red and heart fixin's. Some of the items on the menu heart shaped pizza, heart shaped jell-o and for a special drink we have Italian Sodas with some type of red or pink soda. With all the heart shaped fun, my kiddos favorite is the Italian soda. If you don't know what an Italian soda is, it's basically some type of flavored soda as the base and then you add a shot of cream to make it extra special. I thought I could take it a step further and create a fun little gift that we can give out as Valentine's to our friends and family this year. With the help of International Delight's handy little creamer cups it worked like a charm!

Italian Soda with International Delight 

It is jus the cutest little Valentine and something original that everyone will just adore. Here is what you will need…

Italian Soda Supplies with International Delight 

Supplies

  • Red or pink soda of your choice
  • International Delight creamer cups,  in original or vanilla 
  • A fun straw
  • Baker's twine
  • A standard hole punch
  • scissors & paper cutter
  • Printable bottle label 
  • Double sided tape
  • Plain printer paper

Instructions

Print the label that I created for this project on plain printer paper. 

Cut the labels out and secure to the bottle with double sided tape.

Carefully punch a hole in the tab of the creamer cup and set aside. 

Italian Soda 

Cut baker's twine long enough to wrap around the bottle twice, roughly 24 inches.  Wrap the bottle with the bakers twine twice and tie into a basic knot. Tie the straw on next and secure with a bow with long ends. Thread the creamer cup onto the ends of the baker's twine bow and secure with a knot. Voila, you have the cutest Valentine and your kiddos and friends will love it.

International Delight Italian Soda 

Now, you can create you Italian Soda two ways… Pour your chilled soda into a glass and add the creamer or, take a few drinks out of the bottle and then carefully add the creamer to the bottle of soda. Be careful with the second method because the soda will bubble up with the addition of the creamer. Stir or swirl the soda to mix and enjoy!

This Valentine’s Day, share the love with recipes and homemade gift ideas! Don’t miss the International Delight Valentine’s Day Twitter Giveaway. Enter by following International Delight on Twitter and by tweeting your favorite ID flavor  with the hashtag #IDLove. Winners will be contacted on February 15th and will receive ID Valentine’s Day Sampler Packages!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.

Grown-Up Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese

0 · Feb 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese Microwave Bowls // This is cliche to say the least… I love mac & cheese. It truly has been one of those meals that with it's first bite always transports me back to childhood. Last year Kraft introduced the new line of Homestyle Mac & Cheese microwave bowls to the market and last month they just introduced two new flavors… Cheddar Broccoli & Southwest Tortilla.

Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese Microwave Bowls

Kraft sent over several of their Homestyle Mac & Cheese bowls for my family to try and we were pleasantly surprised. I grew up with a Mom who always made homemade mac & cheese, which I loved. But, in my child's mind when she pulled out the little blue box I thought it was something special. Just one of those little treats that Mom kept up here sleeve.  Little did I know, it was when she was hurried and didn't have time for a homemade meal that she pulled out that little blue box. I didn't care, I loved it, and it made me feel special when she would make it for me. 

Fast forward to today… Our kiddos in this generation are well acquainted with the little blue box,  and it's new little brother the little blue microwave bowl. My kiddos don't eat it too often, but It's always there in a pinch and it always makes them happy when I pull it out of the pantry. I have to confess, I've even busted out the little blue microwave bowl on occasion for myself when in the hunt for a quick meal. The funny thing as I've grown-up, I've found myself adding little things here and there to my mac & cheese to bring it up to my adult taste. I don't have to worry about that anymore with the convenient Homestyle Mac & Cheese microwave bowls. The flavors are fun…

The NEW Flavors of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

Sharp Cheddar, Cheddar Broccoli, White Cheddar, Southwest Tortilla & Hearty Four Cheese

They are super easy & convenient to make, and the portions are hearty. 

Broccoli and cheddar Macaroni & Cheese

I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical about the portions. When I opened the container and saw the uncooked noodles, I thought I may need to make a sandwich to go along with the mac & cheese. Boy was I wrong! I enjoyed the entire bowl and was stuffed! This would be a perfect pantry item to keep around for your bigger kiddos, take to work to keep in your desk for those days when you just can't make it out to lunch or hide them and save them for yourself! 

Hannah enjoying her NEW Kraft Mac and Cheese

My Hannah enjoyed kicking back, watching some TV and trying the new Cheddar Broccoli this weekend. It was a hit!  What's your favorite go to meal? Is Mac & Cheese one of your guilty pleasures? What's your favorite flavor? 

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Friday Flair Link Party // Glitter Heart Edition

0 · Feb 8, 2013 · 23 Comments

Friday Flair Link Party // Hello all! Have you missed me this week? (yea, I know… not really, you probably didn't know that I was gone.) If you've been following my Instagram feed, you would know that I'm in Chicago for the Chicago Auto Show. I've been here as a guest of Nissan North America for their Social Media Preview and I've been having a grand time. No, I'm not going to all of a sudden become a car blogger, but I do have a love and appreciation for cars. It was fun to see the glitzy launch of the new Toyota Tundra this morning, the Kia Cadenza and Forte. I really loved the Nissan Nismo line… a girl can dream, right? The whole trip has started a new thought process for me… How involved are we in the decision making process when it comes to buying our cars? What's most important to us has Moms? You know, the ones who spend hour upon hour driving the kiddos around. Are cars just something to get us from point A to point B or are they more important? New vs. used? Is style more important than function? Purchase vs. Leasing? There are so many things to think about when making a vehicle purchase for your family. Believe it or not, the car makers are listening. They want to know what's most important to you. They even have a special women's day at the Chicago Auto Show on Tuesday, February 12th. They will be having special activities that day just for those of us ladies. If you are close to Chicago, this is a fun activity to attend, the whole family will love it! The show open on Saturday the 9th and runs throught the 18th.

Now, on to our inspiration photo for this week's Friday Flair. I found this fun cake topper idea for Valentine's Day from The Paper Pony…

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img source // glitter cake topper from the paper pony

Isn't that cute? I would love to have that on my Valentine's Day table for my family this year. Visit Raya and see how she made this fun topper. Now let's move onto the party so we can see what you've been up to these last couple of weeks! Last weeks Friday Flair was prempted by my ULTIMATE Getaway Giveaway.  I hope you all had a chance to enter, the giveaway is still running so… you still have time if you haven't entered yet!


Let's get the link party started…



The Inspiration Board

0 · Feb 5, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Inspiration Board // Have you seen the new kid on the block… The Inspiration Board created by Jamielyn Nye from I Heart Nap Time? 

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This is a super fun and stylish way to organize your ideas, keep track of projects you want to work on, share and receive inspiration, so MANY things that you can do with The Inspiration Board. Plus, it's fun to dress up your boards and and your own special flair.  Here are three boards that I created yesterday. Each one has it's own distinct style and I LOVE it!!

Project ideas on The Inspiration Board

This one is a project idea board that I created with a few projects that I would like to make sometime. You have all kinds of stylish backgrounds to choose from for your board. You can add numbers, graphic images and text to make a fun board just like you did when you where a teenager back in the day. You know you did!!! This way it's digital, doesn't take up any wall space and you can to share it easily with all your friends!

Chocolate Cake Inspiration Board

Here is another board that has a dramatically different look and feel, with the dark background and the simple text. I love to collect photos of images that I can use as inspiration when I am styling and photographing the food post that I create. It's a great way to get the creative juices flowing and the Inspiration Board is going to fit in nicely!

Valentine Inspiration Board

This was the first board that I created, it's just a fun Valentine's Day inspiration board. Check out the washi tape design elements… too fun!  Want to learn how to make your very own Inspiration board? Here is a quick video to teach you how to do it.

So, are you INSPIRED yet? Jamielyn is hosting a fabulous launch party that started yesterday, head on over to I Heart Nap Time and check out how you can enter to win $1500 worth of prizes!! 

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AND… You can join Jamielyn and myself for a Twitter party TONIGHT at 9 o'clock (eastern) we will be chatting with the Mom it Forward crew and several other panelist like Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o, Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous, Stephanie from Somewhat Simple and a few more. Come share how you like to be inspired!! Jamielyn will be giving away an iPad mini, so you won't want to miss this one!!

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Head on over to The Inspiration Board to start creating your very own boards, you are going to fall in LOVE!!

Valentine Vignette with DecoArt // Giveaway

0 · Feb 3, 2013 · 102 Comments

DecoArt Giveaway // Who's ready for another giveaway? This one completes the trifecta… The fun started on Friday with our ULTIMATE Getaway Giveaway, then on Saturday we had a fun weekend Silhouette Portrait Giveaway and now it's time to bulk up your paint supplies for Valentine's Day with DecoArt! But before we get to the giveaway, I want to share with you my Valentine Vignette that I created with some DecoArt paint that I just LOVE!!

Valentine Vignette with DecoArt

I, of course started the vignette with my Winter White Wreath that I will be transforming throughout the year. For Valentine's Day, I just added a simple felt heart in the center of the wreath and left it at that, because I wanted my paint projects to be the stars of the show this time. The two colors I decided to use this time were the DecoArt Americana, Red Alert and the Metallics Champagne Gold. I started with a piece of Birch wood that I scavenged out of  my neighbors trash. Shhhhh, it's not weird at all!! I carved an iconic heart into the wood and then highlighted the carving with the two paint colors and then painted the top of the stump and added some stripes.

 

Heart carving with DecoArt

I just adore the rustic, yet elegant simplicity of this element. Next, I created a sign using some design elements from Rhonna Designs Insta Kiss digital kit that may be one of my favorite signs to date…

 

Together is our favortie place to be sign with DecoArt

I actually have a separate tutorial for how I made this sign coming up soon and I have an extra special, top secret technique that I used to make the letters really stand out, so stay tuned! I also used the Red Alert paint to dress up this decorative frame that I found at Hobby Lobby and added a bit gray chevron fabric to tie everything together.

 

Painted frame with DecoArt

I tossed in a few found objects that I just love, my Westinghouse fan that I purchased at a garage sale for $2 and my Anthropologie beach radio that was NOT $2 but I love it non the less. All in all, I thought the whole vignette turned out lovely, thanks to DecoArt! 

 

DecoArt Valentine Vignette

So… who's ready for some DecoArt fun of their own for Valentine's Day? I have a fun little gift box up for grabs… All you have to do is follow the directions on the Rafflecopter box below and you may just be in luck! 

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Hello... my name is Heather and I'm the creator of WhipperBerry a creative lifestyle blog packed full of great recipes and creative ideas for your home and family. I find I am happiest when I'm living a creative life and I love to share what I've been up to along the way... Come explore, my hope is that you'll leave inspired!

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