Cute and Crafty Mom

Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Bizy Work At Home Mom: Sally Miller is Holding a Window Design Contest - You Could Win a FREE Couture Dress!

The Bizy Work At Home Mom: Sally Miller is Holding a Window Design Contest - You Could Win a FREE Couture Dress!
I just got a newsletter from one of my favorite clients and she is holding a fabulous contest! Sally Miller is having her first of many contests. We need a fabulous 4th of July window display and we need your help!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Get $5 for Your Used Books at thredUP Kids Clothing Swap!

Limited Offer from thredUP Kids Clothing Swap - $5 for YOUR used books through June 14th!

What is it?

thredUP.com, where moms swap kids clothes, toys and now BOOKS online, just launched a Summer Book Swap!

Send a box of your used books to another mom who wants them (before June 14) and get a $5 swap credit! Credit can be used towards thousands of boxes full of pre-loved clothes, toys or books listed by other thredUP moms.

When you send a box of pre-loved books to another family, you’ll also receive a Summer Reading Package worth over $40! You’ll get $25 towards book rentals from BookSwim, 30% off an order at Chronicle Books with free shipping and 5 credits (worth $2.99 each) towards eBook rentals at eBookFling.

How does it work?

Sign-up for free and thredUP will send you complimentary empty USPS boxes (if you don’t want to wait, go grab them for free at your local post office).

Gather all the books your child no longer reads, and list them by the boxful on thredUP.

When another mom picks your box of books, thredUP lets you know. thredUP generates the shipping label and scheduldes home pick-up, so you can send books without leaving the house.

It’s even easier than Goodwill and you’ll send your family’s once loved books directly to another child who wants them.

The Best Part?

For every box you send on thredUP, you’ll earn additional ‘picks’ allowing you to select boxes of pre-loved kids clothes, toys or books listed by other moms across the country. Pay only $5 + shipping to pick one and have it delivered to your door!

Stop by thredUP today! FREE to join!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

An Unusual Birthday Cake Request But It Worked!

So this past Sunday was my son, Derik's, 8th birthday. Now for all my boys' birthdays I try to bake their cakes myself if I can because I feel like it means more. So I will ask a few weeks before their birthday what kind of cake they would like. I'll get the usual answers such as "chocolate", "vanilla", etc. And I will add decoration and themes to it.

So I asked Derik what kind of cake he would like and he said "Glazed Doughnut". Hmmm - really? Well, if that's what he wants that's what he gets. I knew I couldn't make a glazed doughnut that big - he wanted the raised, not the cake kind. So - my idea was to get two trays of glazed donuts and "pyramid" them and then get a nice big #8 candle to stick in the center of the top donut. Guess what? It worked! And - it saved a lot of mess because I didn't have to cut cake! This is how it turned out:

So it turned out to be one of the easiest birthday cakes ever - and he was just thrilled that he got the cake he wanted.

So now, this Sunday is my 2nd oldest son's 11th birthday. Luckily, Donovan simply requested a chocolate cake with a "fishing theme" so back to normal I guess. LOL

Tam

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Your Hippie Chick: $5.00 Totes Blowout at the Wedding Channel Store!

Your Hippie Chick: $5.00 Totes Blowout at the Wedding Channel Store!
This weekend only, shop an exclusive selection of $5.00 totes at the Wedding Channel Store!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Saving Big

I just launched my new blog - Saving Big!
We all want to save money, I don't care who you are. We want the best deals on clothes, food, entertainment, baby stuff, business needs. There is nothing shameful in trying to be thrifty and saving as much as you can.