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Getting Readay for Valentine’s Day #FTD

February 12, 2017 By Anne

I love to decorate for the holidays. My two favorite are Halloween and Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day is so pretty and I love to use pink and red together. I don’t have a lot of Valentine’s Day decorations so I headed out to the store to pick up a few new items.

This pretty floral arrangement to set on my island.

Here are a few items placed throughout the house.

And my favorite space…. in the kitchen under our bulletin board.

FTD sent me the above Valentine’s Day arrangement to help me decorate for Valentine’s Day!

FTD, the premier floral and gifting company that delivers handcrafted artisan-designed arrangements. To many, a bouquet of flowers is a staple of Valentine’s Day. However, a bouquet isn’t just about the gift of something beautiful, it’s about the gift of something unique and detailed, crafted with great attention and care.

FTD knows that many little details go into the creation of a hand-made artisan good. Whether it’s a hand-made card, a repurposed picture frame, or a piece of home-décor, the work that goes into any creation is part of what makes it special.

Here they are close up!

I was sent a floral arrangement from FTD. My opinions are my own.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Scrapbooking and Crafts with Polaroid Giveaway

February 12, 2017 By Anne

Do you love to do your own Valentine’s Cards? My daughter loves to do Valentine crafts. We also just started scrapbooking. This Valentine’s Day, help your kiddos add their own personal flair to their cards with Polaroid‘s line of scrapbooking accessories.

The line includes a host of tools perfect for letting kids decorate cards for their buddies, siblings or even Mom and Dad, including:

Vibrant gel pen sets to share love notes in neon, glitter and metallic tones

Mini photo punchers to jazz up cards with hearts, smiley faces and other playful shapes!
Decorative edge scissors to take card edges from ordinary to extraordinary

Colorful border stickers that frame Polaroid prints with fun patterns to bring precious memories of loved ones to life!

I was sent this package to try out. I had a lot of fun making a scrap page for out trip to Orlando and a cute little Valentine Card.

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Anne

Cute Gifts for Girls from SmitCo. Review

February 12, 2017 By Marijean

My almost 9 year old little girl loves everything Emoji related. Her whole bedroom is Emoji themed. She also loves to do her nails and her hair. I was contacted by a company called SmitCo. which sells a variety of adorable gifts for little girls in all different themes. I was able to review an Emoji Nail Art Set with my daughter.

More Information About The Brand:
Quality, affordable gifts for girls ages 2 to 12. SmitCo has several different diaries with lock and keys and diary sets for girls in Emoji and Diva themes, as well as several different nail art sets to provide hours of fun.
A huge hit is the brand new Mermaid themed scrapbook kit as well as 3 unique princess dress up sets.
SmitCo products also include rose gold, gold or rhodium plated jewelry and sets, as well as very popular stretch sets for little girls – all packed in cute gift boxes.

My daughter was thrilled to try out the Nail Art set! She was also thrilled that is was Scratch & Sniff. Very cool indeed! The set comes with three different colored polishes (Pink, Purple and a Tealish blue), 20 scented nail patches, 1 sheet of scented nail stickers and an emoji nail file. She spent lots of time applying the nail stickers and trying out the colors. We have had this set for 2 weeks now and she has been using it very often. This is a great nail set for her age.

The gifts from SmitCo. would make great birthday gifts and even a great basket item for the upcoming Easter holiday! Any little girl in your life would love the gifts offered from SmitCo.!

Find all the great products here: https://www.smitcollc.com/

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*I received the Nail Art Set in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.

Marijean

My name is MJ. I have two wonderful children and work part time as well as volunteer at my children's school.

EasyPeasie Veggie Blends Review

February 11, 2017 By Heather Little

I have to admit, I have yet to meet a mom or a dad who says they just can’t get their kids to stop eating vegetables! For one reason or another, kids just don’t seem to gravitate towards brussels sprouts or cauliflower. Fortunately, my kids have always been pretty good about eating fruits and vegetables, but they don’t like a huge variety – usually the standard carrots, peas, green beans, and the occasional broccoli as long as it’s covered in cheese!

We all know fruits and vegetables are a key part of everyone’s diet. They provide essential minerals and vitamins, fiber, and other substances vital for good health. United States dietary guidelines recommend that kids eat 3 to 5 servings of vegetables per day. But with busy schedules and the ease of grab-and-go processed foods, it’s become really hard to ensure your kids get their daily dose of healthy vegetables…until now! Meet EasyPeasie Veggie Blends.

EasyPeasie Veggie Blends are custom blends of all natural vegetable powders, specially selected to maximize nutrition and minimize “veggie taste”! Cook with it, finish with it, or drink with it…it’s easy!

Use EasyPeasie to add pure vegetable nutrition to foods you and your kids already love. Applesauce, pancakes, oatmeal, spaghetti, pizza, smoothies, and more! Even adult can add EasyPeasie to coffee, tea, salads, or just eat it plain.

We tried the EasyPeasie carrots, peas, and sweet potato blend as well as the EasyPeasie Plus Green Blend that adds kale and spinach as well. Both come in cute little shaker bottles, perfect for little hands. My 8 year old loved trying both on her spaghetti and said she didn’t mind the taste at all. I added it to smoothies and on top of a salad and was really impressed by the lack of “veggie” taste.

EasyPeasie was created and is owned by two sisters and is based right here in Florida.

Like many of us, they were looking for a solution to the age-old question of how to get kids to eat their vegetables. Out of this necessity, EasyPeasie was born!

So if you are like most moms and dads who struggle to get in those full daily doses of veggies, check out EasyPeasie! Check out all their products, plus recipes and special offers, at www.easypeasie.com.

*I received the mentioned product in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own.

Heather Little

My name is Heather Little and my husband and I have two sweet girls and one crazy dog. We moved to Florida 6 years ago and have loved every minute of it! I enjoy crafting, good food, shopping, and of course travel!

Serve up some Old-Fashioned Caramel Cinnamon Rolls for your Valentine on Valentine’s Day!! #PremierProtein

February 11, 2017 By Marijean

Old-Fashioned Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

Makes 9 Buns

Ingredients

Rolls

2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (or 1 packet)

1 cup Premier Protein® Caramel Shake warmed in the microwave or on the stovetop to about (110° F), or warm to touch but not boiling

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, plus additional for greasing bowl and pan, melted

1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour plus additional for kneading and rolling out

1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Glaze

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 tablespoon Premier Protein® Caramel Shake

Directions

In medium bowl, sprinkle yeast over 1 cup warm Premier Protein® Caramel Shake and stir to combine. Let sit for 3 minutes. Then stir in 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, egg and mix until well until combined. Gradually add in flour, stirring after each addition. Once dough is no longer too sticky to handle, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 3 to 5 minutes to make moderately soft dough. Shape dough into a ball.

Place dough in lightly greased bowl; turn once. Cover and let rise in a warm place until size has doubled (about 1 hour). Punch dough down, cover and let rise again for 1 additional hour. Punch dough down. Grease an 8 x 8-inch glass or metal baking dish and set aside.

Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in separate bowl. On lightly floured surface roll dough into a 12 x 8-inch rectangle. Brush about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining butter evenly over the dough using a pastry brush. Sprinkle 2/3 of the cinnamon sugar mixture over.

Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut dough into 9 even 12-inch strips. Roll up each strip tightly, sealing the end by pressing it into the dough. Arrange rolls in prepared pan. Pour remaining butter over the buns, then sprinkle remaining cinnamon and sugar on top. Let rise, uncovered, 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake rolls for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. While cooling the rolls slightly, prepare glaze. Whisk together confectioners’ sugar and Premier Protein® Caramel Shake in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle rolls with glaze. Serve warm.