Holy of a Deal!

Yes, Yes....ANOTHER movie! Sally, this is for you!
So if you aren't part of Disney's Movie Rewards head on over here and register or log in for an amazing deal....ready?
Enter code 786936294507 in the orange box on the ride side of the page to print your $10 off the Toy Story blue ray combo pack!
Then enter code 786936294521 for the $10 off Toy Story 2!

The best place to get these movies will be Toys R Us for $16.99 a movie.

DEAL SCENARIO:
Toy Story = $16.99
Toy Story 2 = $16.99
Total = $33.98
Use your two $10 off coupons total becomes $13.98!
And get this...each dvd pack comes with a movie ticket worth 8.50 to see Toy Story 3 in June!!!!
Holy Awesome!

Korker hair bow tutorial!

I am pretty awful at tutorials. I always forget to take the pictures during the project....so I am quite pleased with this tutorial on korker hair bows. I'm sure most everyone knows how to go about
this, but for those of you who where wondering, this is for you!

And to start off....I don't have a picture of the items you'll need. Go me! Way to start off this tutorial. :) So you will need:

ribbon (mine was 3/8" grosgrain)
dowels
clothes pins
bow wire
glue gun
Any type of hair clip - alligator, french

Pin the ribbon to the top of the dowel and wrap it around to the bottom.

Now place your finish dowels onto a cookie sheet and place in a preheated 245 degree oven or 25-30 minutes. Once done let them cool.

Lay them out and tie the bow wire in the middle. Knot it a couple of times.

Then take another coordinating ribbon (make sure its thicker that the ribbon you used on the korkers) and tie a knot in the middle, but not too tight!

Glue the knot to the front of the bow.



Glue your clip down on the back of the bow and overlap the end pieces over the clip. You will need to eyeball it and trim the ends. Also, if you use a french clip make sure you take out the center boingy :) piece before gluing the ribbon down!




Tah Dah! I kept the ribbons longer on this bow, because my daughter has long hair and it look really cute in a pony with the ribbons hanging down. To make the poofier looking bows, I cut the ribbons in quarters once they come out of the oven and I used about 4 dowels of ribbon. Hope this all makes sense!
Now go out and get you some ribbon and have fun making cute bows!

$5.00 off New Moon!

This is the month for movies...I tell ya! For all you Twihards out there....
to make Saturday even MORE exciting, head on over here for a $5.00 off coupon for

It's St. Patrick's Day....I forgot!

If you just woke up this morning and realized it's St. Patrick's Day and you have dittaly (is that even a word?) planned for the kiddos....don't fret. There are super simple things for you to do to get to hear those words, "You are the coolest mom ever!" today. Not that my kids say that to me. Maybe on a every three months plan. Hey, I'll take it.

You can print off some rainbows and write clues on the back of them and have them search
for their pot of gold once they get home from school.



For dinner we are having chicken wraps using spinach tortillas! Thanks to Sally for mentioning spinach noodles at the bus stop today! I never would have thunk it :)
Also green salad and grapes and for a drink some lime sherbet with 7 up poured on top....yum!



or get some of these and hide them around the house and have them go on a
St. Patrick's Day gold rolo hunt to see how many of them they can find.

Don't forget to check out my label under St. Patrick's Day for other ideas!

Happy Pinching Day!

Princess and the Frog

I don't know about your kids, but mine have been on a countdown for this...



And because I really like you (fellow reader of this post right at the moment) I am sharing this info with you.... go here for a $10.00 off....yes $10.00 coupon. This is for the blue ray combo pack! Which is on sale at Target for $19.99!
Blue Rays do come with a regular DVD as well.....BONUS!

Burlap Bunny

*Ahhhhhhhhh! Thanks so much Kari for featuring me on your blog! I'm so excited!
Visit her over here at Ucreate!*


OH HAPPY DAY! My hubby brought home his"work" camera so I could get pics of some of the projects I've been working on...so here goes project number 1

Burlap Bunny

I had SOOO much burlap left over from the sale at Hobby Lobby so this is what I figured I could do with it. And I love the way it turned out! Would you like to know how I did it? Sorry there's no tutorial....I didn't have a working camera :(

First I cut a square of burlap the size I wanted my bunny. Then I filled a plastic bag with rice and placed it in the middle. Next I gather the burlap around the rice bag and tied it with the ribbon and jute. So with all the access burlap on top I carefully cute the middle portion out and trimmed the rest to look like ears. I just love the way they kinda flop! Next came the painting. I did the simple face by hand and filled in the ears with the pink. It is kind of hard to paint on burlap. You will have to go over it until it looks great for you. After the paint was dry I used my makeup brush and put blush on the cheeks and my last step was burning the edges of the ears. That was a bit scary....make sure you are paying close, close attention so your bunny doesn't go up in flames! :) I plan on making a couple more to put around the house.

I got a yard of burlap at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 and used very little for this bunny. If you already have paint, some cute ribbon and rice...this is SOOOO inexpensive!

Happy Burlaping! :)

On the Menu Monday

So I watched an episode on Oprah last week about the food industry and it TOTALLY FREAKED me out. I mean, I thought about going vegan for approximately 1.3 seconds. For those of you who are vegetarian or vegan, I truly am impressed. Knowing that there is no way I can go that route, I am hoping to be a little more aware of what I am feeding my family and myself. For example, switching our "oh so yummy, super fabulous, fluffy, heavenly" Grandma Sycamore bread for whole grain bread. (remember, it needs to say whole grain as the first ingredient for it to be the "good for you" whole grain. Also, I recently tried over the weekend egg whites.....holy yummy! And only 30 calories! I have also placed a big bowl of fruit right in the center of the counter where the kids always sit to color, eat, etc. And you know what? In the middle of coloring they will stop and say, "mom can I have an orange?" Oh happy me. It's not, "can we have three oreos with milk?" So you see, simple changes will make a difference in the long run. Hence the reasoning for my On the Menu Monday recipes. Hopefully you will enjoy....

Turkey Burgers



1 lb ground turkey
1/2 c. dried bread crumbs (whole wheat)
3 Tbs minced onions
2 Tbs ketchup
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp paprika
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 tsp liquid red pepper seasoning (optional)
black pepper to taste
hamburger buns

Mix all ingredients together and pan fry or broil, 5 minutes on each side. And serve with desired toppings!

Sweet Potato Fries



Canola cooking spray
2 sweet potatoes
salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Scrub the potatoes and then cut into matchstick pieces (yes, leave the skin on) Place on a aluminum foil lined cookie sheet that has been spray with the Canola. Spray the potatoes with a little bit of the cooking spray and season with the salt and pepper. Cook for 20 minutes then turn the heat up to 380 degrees and bake an additional 10 minutes.

(images courtesy of Google :)

Yummy St. Patrick's day snacks!

With St. Patrick's just around the corner, I searched for some fun yummy treats to whip up for your family...

Rainbow Cupcakes....recipe here!

Make these cute shamrock pretzels...just head to this post to grab the recipe.

And finally, how stinkin CUTE is this pot of jello?

Check out this post from last year to see what I did for the kiddos...never mind the garb about the girls night and the dentist :)

Oh and sorry for the lack of project posts...my lovely almost three year old threw, yes threw, my camera against the wall and now the lens won't open. Therefore, I can't take pictures of my stuff I've been working on. :(