Great Italian Soda Recipe!

I finally found the best way to make an Italian Soda!!!  Jessica at Zakka Life shares the simplest and tastiest way on her blog, so check it out and make some for the family today!  The best part is that they are so inexpensive to make for any occasion!  Enjoy!

DIY: Eco-packaging

I stumbled across this the other day and simply fell in love with the idea!  Mandi at Here’s Looking At Me Kid shares a fabulous way to stay green and creative while shipping products or gifts through the mail.  The full how-to can be found here at A Beautiful Mess, but basically you just use a paper bag and stitch it closed.  The great thing is that you can decorate it as you wish!  It’s also a great way to save some cash.  I love this idea so much, I’m going to adopt it!  I actually have a similar idea that I’ve been actively using for about 8 years now.  I’ll post a DIY on that soon!  Thanks Mandi!

Images via A Beautiful Mess

flower & mint cubes

Just in time for Spring!  These flower and mint ice cubes are sure to freshen up any baby shower, bridal shower, birthday or any day for that matter.  I simply love the idea!

Images and instructions can be found at Brides.com

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Dog Treats

I just love anything homemade and I love when you can make things for your pets, too!  Like me, I’m sure your pets are an extremely important part of your family, so why not treat them to something special like this?!  Our little Tucker Bean is turning 1 year old on Saturday and I was thinking of inviting everyone and their canine friends to the dog park for a little get-together!  Wouldn’t these treats be great in little ‘doggie bags?’ We celebrated Frankie, Angel and Dimitri’s 1 year birthday last year with a shindig at our place, so we thought we’d mix it up this year.
You can find the complete recipe and instructions over at Shared Sugar.  My mom and I simply love that site, because they share all sorts of yummies for everyone!  When you get a moment, browse their site and see what you can bake up tonight!  Enjoy!

{Humpday Tutorial} DIY Candy Bar Wrappers

I just love this DIY Candy Bar Wrapper idea, because this would be a great way to celebrate any event!  For example, you could make your own candy wrappers for your wedding favors, bridal shower favors, baby shower favors, birthday favors, ect.  As you may already know, my niece was born yesterday, and I think this would be a fabulous way to celebrate her birth.  Perhaps I will make some wrappers with her name on them and hand them out to the family when I see them!  Sooo cute!

The full instructions and downloadable templates are found at the old Creature Comforts site here!  Let me know what you plan to do with these!

The Nursery Contest 2010

Would you be interested in winning a free session and mini-print package?

Well, Laura Werner, a Denver-based Photographer, is hosting The Nursery Contest to give you a chance to win!  If your baby is 5-12 months old and has a super cool nursery, then take your photos and submit them for a chance at this awesome prize!  Visit Vibrant Life Photography for complete details and good luck!

{Humpday Tutorial} Coffee Stencil

I stumbled across this adorable Coffee DIY Stencil at How About Orange and I think it would be a nice touch on Valentine’s morning, don’t you?!  Info on how to accomplish this is found here.  How About Orange also shares a link to Amazon where you can order coffee stencils if you’re not up to making your own!  This would probably wok well with hot chocolate too.  Fun!  Let me know if you have tried this or if you do try it.  Thanks!

{Giveaway} No.1

So, I’ve been wanting to do a Giveaway for sometime now and I thought to myself, “It’s the beginning of a new year and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching.  This is a great time!”  I think you all will really like this one too, because I sure do! It’s a Chickiedee Original one-of-a-kind Red and White Striped Bib with a soft white fleece back.  It’s super absorbent and great for Valentine’s Day, 4th of July, Christmas and more!

{Here’s how to enter}:

There are 2 ways to enter and you can do both if you’d like or just 1, but you have a max of 2 entries.

1.  Comment in this post telling why you’d like to have this adorable little bib and who you plan on giving it to for 1 entry.
2.  Tweet about this post and comment back here with your Twitter ID for 1 entry. (Our Twitter ID is @chickiedeebaby)

We will randomly select a winner on January 31 and announce the winner here on our Blog on February 1!  Remember to do each comment separately for 2 chances to win.  Once we select the winner, we will contact you for your shipping address and information, so remember to provide a valid email address (which remains hidden from the public).  Good luck!

{Humpday Tutorial} Felt Bows

So I just found this Felt Bow DIY Tutorial at Twig & Thistle and thought that it went along perfectly with the Magazine Page Bow Tutorial!  It’s just another way to be sustainable in your everyday life.  The best part about this one, is that you can reuse it!

You can also make it into a pined brooch like this one:

ENJOY!!!

Humpday Tutorial {Magazine Pages to Bows}

I stumbled across this today and instantly fell in love with it! How  About Orange shares an easy-to-follow tutorial on how to make these fabulous bows out of magazine pages!  Talk about upcycling for sure!  I love seeing how creative people can be, especially when they reuse materials to create something new and exciting.  You have to check out the full tutorial and make some today!

Check out more great projects here!