Fried Eggs for April Fools

Every year I like to play a food April Fool joke on my son.  This year, I had a difficult time deciding what April Fools food joke to play.  So I called my best friend in New Jersey and consulted her.  My little guy calls her "Aunt Silly" because she to loves to joke around and and have fun too.  (You can check out her foodie blog here.) "Aunt Silly" and I immediately began to reminisce last years joke and the tantrum tears that the "meatloaf cupcakes" brought on...you can read that blog here. 

                                       So we both agreed, NO TEARS THIS YEAR!!

                                                           Photo courtesy of Babble.

Shortly after we spoke, she sent me an email linking to the Babble's Family Kitchen website...I immediately knew it was going to be something very creative and fun.  I was right, Faux Fried Eggs.  My  biggest concern was how I was going to get him to try them since he doesn't like fried eggs but loves yogurt.  So I told him "Aunt Silly" sent the recipe to me just for him (so glad I did not have to tell a mommy lie)...well that is all I had to say, he blew on the eggs and took a bite and just as I suspected he loved it and there were no tears!!

I hope this April Fools joke will bring as much fun to your family as it did to mine.

Mommy Cards = New Friends

One of the hardest things about moving to another state is meeting new people.  My “Little Guy” and I love to have parties and play dates.  So with that being said, we need to know a lot of people.

Over the past few months, I have found myself talking to many moms and wished I had a graceful yet simple way to give them our phone number.  (Without looking for a pen and paper, while keeping an eye on the kids or feeling like your in a bar making a pass and picking someone up…lol)

My Little Guy is in first grade has also asked how he can give his phone number to his friends so their mom can call me and plan a play date.   

So being a business oriented woman, I brain stormed and decide the best way to network is with a “mommy card”.  So after many hours of deciding what I wanted the “mommy card” to look like this is what I created…

So I am sure you are wondering the cost of these cute “mommy cards” well…I had left over solid white business cards from Staples (my favorite store) when I was a business owner and made the cards using Word.  The pictures were copied and pasted from a Google image search of “mom stick figure” and “boy stick figure”. I downloaded the Avery business template from here for free.  I love FREE!!

I hope you find these cards as cute as I do and here's to hoping many new friends will be made from the "mommy card".

Perfect Pear Table Centerpieces

My sister and her husband are the perfect PEAR! Love them both and now that has been said lets look at their creative wedding "Perfect Pear Table Centerpieces".

 

The pears were purchased...6 for $5 with coupon at Michael's.

The basket was purchased at Pottery Barn.

The hay was purchased at The Hay House.

The card stock is the same as in the previous wedding posts printed from home for FREE with a printer HP 2600n.  

The center "Addison" glass candle sticks were purchased at Pottery Barn. 

The candles were purchased at 100candles.com. 

Total cost with coupons was $90 per centerpiece. 

WOW, costly, maybe, but who can put a price on the "Perfect Pear".

Terrarium Table Wedding Favors

My sister is so creative...who would have thought to have a terrarium floral table at a wedding?! 

All I can say is...Absolute Gorgeousness!! 

I love, Love, LOVE the butterfly and leaf cut outs! I don't think, I would have the patience to cut those out! :)

The apothecary jars were about $7 each at Home Goods. 

Rose petals were purchased at Michael's. 

Floating candles were purchased at candles.com, 

Plants were $1 each from the local produce market. 

Ribbon and printable tags were from Michael's clearance with a 40-50% off coupon and a 20% off your entire purchase. (That was a WooHoo moment, lol!!)

Tags were made on Microsoft Word for FREE! 

I love FREE!!

By the way, Good Friday is the best day to shop for these items. 

So happy shopping, crafting and remember this is a party focal point for any occasion.

PRICELESS Wedding Wish Table Photo Boxes

My sisters wish table photo boxes were simple, elegant and timeless. The photo boxes were illuminated with battery operated tea light candles inside. Black and white pictures were inserted in the ivory painted windows boxes. Guest cards of pearl metallic card stock with miniature pens from Staples were on the table for people to leave a special guest wish messages. 

A Canon 7d was used to take the family picture with a remote and IPhoto helped to convert the photos to black and white for FREE.

Photos were 10 cents a piece at Costco.

Boxes were $2 with a 40% off coupon at AC Moore

Card stock was ten dollars for 100 sheets at The Papermill Cardstock Store.

Tea lights were $10 for 40 at Costco.

Total cost of project per box was under $3 a box!! Now that is what I call PRICELESS!!

Goodwill Hopping

I am so excited about these bunnies that I found at goodwill for only $12.50 a piece.  Now if you promise not to laugh, I will tell you how I bought them.  I have two Goodwills in my area.  This morning I went to Goodwill #1  (bought a $15 rocking chair that I will share in another post) then drove to Goodwill #2 then drove back to Goodwill #1 which is when I found these adorable bunnies.  They were only on the floor a few minutes and so many people complimented me on the great find in line and the parking lot.

Nothing like these cute bunnies to put me in the Springtime mood.  I absolutely love the fact that the bunnies are the same size of my little guy.  Can't wait to take his picture next year and see how much he has grown!!  The best part is that we have been planning to have an Easter party which I think these bunnies are going to make a great focal point. In the mean time, don't be afraid to hop from Goodwill to Goodwill, you never know what you may find.