Everyday Celebrating

Get ready for holiday cards: A giveaway!

First, the winners of the Scotch tape giveaway have been notified via email.  If you have been notified, please respond with your mailing address.  Thank you to everyone for entering!   I have another fabulous giveaway....

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It's almost time!  Time to send out holiday cards and Purple Lemon Designs is here to jazz up your presentation!

Kelly of Purple Lemon Designs creates beautiful stamps, cards and personalized stationary!  Her return address stamps are unique and she offers many designs from traditional to modern to funky.  I'm especially fond of this grinch style Christmas tree stamp.

I love this beautiful flourish tree as well!

Also, Kelly's stamps make a great holiday gift! Her stamps come adorably wrapped and ready for gift giving.  Below is the stamp I received from Kelly.  (Don't be alarmed..I blurred out my home address. LOL)

To learn more about Purple Lemon Designs, upcoming specials and new designs, like her Facebook page.

Kelly is helping us kick off holiday card season by giving away a holiday stamp (of the winner's choice) to one of my readers!  Entries will be accepted through Wednesday, November 24 at Midnight EST.

To enter:

1. Leave a comment below

2. Extra entries for liking the Everyday Celebrating Facebook page.  Let me know you liked the page with your username in the comments section.

Good luck!  :)

Review & Win! NEW Hershey's Chocolate DROPS

Who doesn't love Hershey's, right?  Well, Hershey's just expanded on their offerings and I want to tell you about them AND.. give away 30 bags!  Yep. THIRTY BAGS!  One bag for 30 of my readers!

I met Kristen of the Hershey's PR Team back at BlogHer in NYC.  What a great team they have and when she shared with me their new product and asked if I'd like to try them before they hit stores, well.. umm.. YES!

Next thing I know, these 2 bags of chocolatey goodness were on my doorstep. 

Introducing chocolate DROPS! Oh.. and a very pretty cat catching some sun on the floor. :)

These are bite sized drops of chocolate WITHOUT the crunchy shell you would expect.  They have a light, shiny covering that protects the drops - edible, of course. (It feels slippery almost but a good texture. I might add that these do NOT melt in your hands.)

I had 2 different drops to test. One was the tried and true Hershey's Milk Chocolate.  Fabulous!  I am a huge lover of a simple chocolate bar so these drops were right up my alley.  They taste just like a square of a Hershey's bar but in a drop form.  Glorious!   My only wish and I'm hoping they come out with these.. adding almonds.  One of my FAVE candy bars is Hershey's with almonds.

I also was given the Cookies and Cream drops to try.  Since I'm not a fan of Cookies and Cream in general, I passed those along to my husband to try and he actually preferred them over the milk chocolate.  Goes to show that there's something for everyone!

These drops would be GREAT in holiday candy dishes!  The protective coating keeps them fresh and they won't melt!   These are also good for family movie nights or something to add to popcorn or granola.  They would also make a great item to add to a college student care package... finals are coming up!

Hershey's would like to celebrate the launch of their new product by sharing drops with my readers!  I'm giving out THIRTY bags of drops.  One to 30 lucky readers! 

What YOU do....

COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.  Thank you for entering!

 

DIY: Ornaments

Isn't this ornament beautiful?  Can you believe it's EASY to make?

This ornament is just another fabulous project shared by Cathe Holden at Just Something I Made.  If you don't already follow her site, you should add it to your reader immediately.  Such talent and inspiration. I met Cathe at a blog conference back in February and about one sentence into the conversation, I said, "omg, YOU'RE Cathe Holden! I loved this project and that project and... "   And she was so fun to talk to and so genuine.

Anyway.... Cathe made this ornament using Pluffy clay, a stamp and spray paint. 

Mental note:  Must buy some Pluffy!

Wouldn't these make great gifts?  Especially for an ornament exchange!  Or make for a child's first Christmas?  Or would make great favors for a small holiday party! 

DIY: Halloween filler decor

Do you have a Halloween display but need something with height or need something to fill in the end spaces?  Make this easy urn with only 4 items.

The urn:  Originally beige.  Bought at Goodwill.  As you know, I buy these whenever I see them at Goodwill. Just add spray paint!  They are perfect for floral arrangements.

The sticks:  I bought these at Goodwill as well.  They were in a large bundle.  They've been in my garage for a LONG time and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them (until now.)  They were originally brown.  You don't even have to buy any - just use sticks you find in your area.

The Spanish Moss:  Dollar Tree!  Only used 1 package for 2 urns.

The Helper:  My son, Keaton.  

You can see where the sticks were brown.  Just drop some floral foam into the urns.  My son had a ball poking in each stick. Then I spray painted the whole thing black.  When dry, fill in the urn with spanish moss and you're done!

These would make perfect Thanksgiving pieces too.  Just paint GOLD or maybe cover the sticks or urn in gold leaf!  

Easy halloween candy presentation

 

A great way to serve individual portions of a favorite BLACK candy over at Room to Inspire.  Just wrap a few pieces in scrapbook paper and lay out on your favorite tray.  Embellish with creepy Halloween creatures to create interest.  Great for a children's party or to take around to people's offices for a worktime treat.

Cookie Cutters

As you saw in this post, my son is in a huge Star Wars phase.  And how excited was I to find out about these?

Star Wars cookies cutters from Williams-Sonoma.   I originally saw them on one of my favorite blogs, Wendolonia.  If you pack a lunch for a child and are looking for creative lunches or how to pack a bento box, bookmark this blog now.  Her blog is where I saw the Star Wars cookie cutters originally when she posted this:

How cute are those sandwiches??  Those cutters are definitely in our future!

And while I'm talking about super cute cookie cutters from Williams-Sonoma.. how about these?
Message in a cookie cutter!    Beautiful!

Halloween freebie: bag toppers

Wondering how to create super cute treats for your child's friends when you're not crafty?

Look no futher.

Go to seven thirty three.  She's offering these adorable bag toppers for FREE.

Just click on the bag topper, print, and cut out.   Fill up ziploc bags with treats and fold the toppers over.. finishing with a couple staples.

Perfect for large classes!

New cupcake fabulousness in the Nashville area!

 If you're in the Nashville area, you're in luck. If you're not, you're in for some inspiration!

 It's my pleasure to introduce you to Lesley of Biddy Bear Cupcakes.  Lesley creates amazing cupcakes and is based in Mt. Juliet.   Check out these!

And how about the cupcake bouquet?

And... I've saved my favorite for last.  The string monster cupcake! I love these!!!

If you live in the Nashville area, contact Lesley for all your cupcake needs.  You won't be disappointed!

Back to School Pencil Treats!

photo:  Creating Keepsakes

CUTE treat for back to school!  These are basically Rollos, covered in two colors of scrapbook paper with a Hershey's kiss on the end.
 

What you'll need:

• yellow cardstock (for the body of the pencil)
• pinking shears (to create the sharpened edges on the bottom)
• pink cardstock (for the eraser)
• circle cutter (for the top of the eraser)
• aluminum foil (for the metal band that holds the eraser)
• Rolos and Hershey's Kisses
• Adhesive (to stick the kiss to the rollos)

Cupcake in a jar!

I love this cute presentation!  Want to cheer up a friend?  Want a fun favor?   Want to send someone home with a smile?

Ta DA!

Cupcake in a jar!  Add a nice label and a fork and it's a party in a jar!  A nice addition to this would be a wooden fork from Garnish.  Isn't it cute?

Perfect for any occasion!  Change the color of sprinkles, labels and forks to match the occasion.
How cute would these be for tailgating?

  
Thanks to Brandy at Gluesticks for the great idea!