Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Friday, May 9, 2014
Summer Mason Jars
Summer is almost here...
and mason jars are in!
Pick up a personalized jar of candy for your child's favorite teacher at the end of this school year!
Having a wedding, baby shower....????
Use some mason jars to decorate!
What you can put inside to make it look cute on the tabel:
Flowers
Candles
Gemstones
Sand & Sea Shells
Candy
A single cupcake
etc....
What you can do to decorate the outside:
Hang them from tree with a candle inside
Spray paint the outside with pastel colors
Add ribbons, bows, or more of CutesyCut
personalized labels!
More mason jar uses for the hot summer:
Fill with some ice cream,
sorbert,
root beer floats,
frozen yogurt,
sweet tea,
lemonade
etc...
The options are unlimited!!
View the images below to get some more ideas for yourself this summer!!
Be sure to share what you came up with!!
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| Go to: CutesyCutLabels |
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Don't FORGET MOM!
Mother's Day is this SUNDAY, May 11th! Don't forget to do something special for Mom this weekend! I have compiled a few easy ideas to surprise MOM with! They aren't very expensive and will delight her to no end!
#1: THE OLD STANDBY
Face it, women love flowers! Stop by your local grocery store or hardware store and grab Mom a bouquet of fresh flowers or a potted plant for her house or garden! Include a sweet card and you have a colorful and thoughtful gift straight from the heart!
#2 MOVIE BOX
Stop by the Dollar Store and grab a fun bucket, basket or container and fill it with goodies for Mom to have a Movie date! Include her favorite candy, soda, and a $25 gift card to a nearby Cinema!
#3 FANCY DANCY
If you know your Mom LOVES to get her hair done or have her nails done grab her a gift card from her favorite salon or nail shop! Slip the gift card into a thougthful greeting card and you have one really useful and special gift for Mom!
FILL US IN: What do you get your Mom for Mother's Day???
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Painted Pear Studio
There is a shop on etsy that really speaks to my heart. The way the shop is set up is eclectic yet very comforting! Meet Jaime from the Painted Pear Studio! She is a mom, crafter and has a heart as big as Massachusetts.
Her shop features homemade soaps, fun and colorful paper flowers and some really unique cork placemats and fun goodies for the home.
Her shop features homemade soaps, fun and colorful paper flowers and some really unique cork placemats and fun goodies for the home.
I spoke with Jaime about her lovely shop:
How did you get your start on etsy.com?
Jaime:
It was back in 2009, so I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I wish I would've done it sooner! It was definitely to escape my reality as a Business Consultant, and Etsy just threw fuel into the fire of my passion to be an entrepreneur and work with my hands. Ever since I was little, I've always been interested in arts and crafts (I later majored in Art in college!). In the early 90s, I went to craft shows with my mom who sold her handpainted items. My first sales on Etsy (in my other shop) included my hand printed cork place mats. Eventually a part of me wanted to sell the soap I made, so I started doing that. Paper flowers came into play when I started looking for a niche based on a medium I loved-- paper! With so many things going on in one shop, I had to focus and make it all more cohesive, but that isn't a bad thing. It mixes things up because there's always something different to do. One day I might spend my whole 'work day' making soaps either for a customer or for my own use, and another 'work day' is making a bouquet of paper flowers (they make great teacher gifts!).
Not only is Jaime a crafter but she's a mom helping to bring some
income into her busy household!
Jaime:
Today, 5 years after I opened my Esy shop, I have 4 children and am a WAHM with our small business. I quit my 'daytime job' with the Business Consulting, and I consider my Etsy shop as a part time job to supplement our income. I'm a one-woman show in my Etsy shop, spending 20+ hours a week running every aspect of it, and my monthly goal is the equivalent of my kids' school tuition and little extras like my kids' swim lessons or those extra expenditures like birthday gifts and vacations. My mom always tells me she wishes e-commerce existed back when we were selling at craft shows!
Stop by Painted Pear Studio for great gifts for Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation, Birthday gifts and lovely items to dress up your own home! Try the lime soap, it's FANTASTIC! (link below)
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Floral Easter Cake
Believe it or not this cake is easy to make!
**Make an 8 inch round cake by the instructions on the box, bake and let cool!**
For decorations you need 2 icing tips! First of all to make the basket weave pattern you need a tip.
It looks like this and is a Wilton #48.
Start icing the cake around the sides to look like what you see when you look at a brick wall. Each row of bricks or basket weave start at the center of the row before. The lines down help you to line up your rows! Practice first, then go for it!
Once you have the sides done the top is EXTREMELY EASY! All the flowers on top of this cake were purchased! Visit your local Hobby Lobby or Michaels and get PRE-MADE Wilton flowers!
They come in packages like this:
Lay out the flowers on top of the cake as you desire and then use your green icing and tip #352 to fill in all the blank spaces with leaves!
VOILA! Perfect cake for Easter or any SPRING occasion!
Monday, April 7, 2014
Easter Baskets on a Dollar
Having 3 kids is expensive especially when holidays roll around, check out this simple guide to make this Easter's basket fun, colorful and inexpensive!
HIT THE DOLLAR SECTION:
Stores like Dollar Tree, Target's Dollar aisle and Dollar General have some great options for Easter baskets that every kid will love! Grab a few of these items listed below!
Bubbles
Ring Pops
Fruit Snacks
Hot Wheels Cars
Sidewalk Chalk
Plush toy
Coloring books
Puzzles
Plastic jewelry
Socks
Water Bottles
Plastic eggs to fill with spare change, gum or candy
**Dollar Tree even has baskets you can use again and again!
How cute is this for just $1HIT THE CONSIGNMENT SHOP:
Places like Kid to Kid or Once Upon a Child have great bargains on clothes anytime of the year but stop in there for a cute Easter dress, dress shirt or pair of sandals for the kiddos. Chances are they won't wear a fluffy Easter dress more than once, so grab one cheap!
GRAB A NEW MOVIE:
One thing our Easter Bunny likes to splurge on is a new DVD for the kids! Hours of entertainment and fun for the adults too! Add one of these favorites to your kids basket this year!
FROZEN
CARS 2
TINKERBELL's PIRATE FAIRY
DESPICABLE ME 2
HAVE A GOOD IDEA TO FILL AN EASTER BASKET?
COMMENT BELOW AND LET US KNOW!
Friday, March 14, 2014
Top-O-The-Mornin' Cake
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1 package white cake mix (regular size)
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| 2 packages (3 ounces each) lime gelatin |
| 1 cup boiling water |
1/2 cup cold water
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| TOPPING: |
| 1 cup cold milk |
| 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix |
| 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed |
Green sprinkles
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Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water and set aside.
With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes about 2 in. apart into cooled cake. Slowly pour gelatin over cake. Cover and refrigerate.
In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cake.
Decorate with sprinkles. Cover and refrigerate until serving.Yield: 12-15 servings.
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