Packaged

I am sure you all have seen this really cute housewarming idea on Pinterest:

Basically, it is a glass jar full of cleaning supplies and is really, really cute.  (See the full post at Coordinately Yours.)

Well, today my sister had a baby shower and I had already gotten her a bigger gift, but I wanted to do a little something for her special day. So I decided to take the idea above and make it baby related.

Here are the goodies for my jar:

I got the jar at Walmart for $7.50 and to make it “custom,” I got out my cricut and whipped up a little label for the new baby.  (For the record, the baby isn’t named Craig…it is a girl!)

I used the wipes as the center and then I just filled in around it with the other goodies. It couldn’t have been any easier.

The final product!

Actually, everything I bought couldn’t fit, so below is what I just kept to give her later. (The band-aids are a gift for Finley. She loves Mickey. However, I have no idea where they are now. I am obviously very organized.)

I think this could be so cute and easy to do with an entire baby bath set – shampoo, towels, lotions, etc. I have a feeling you will be seeing more of this from me!

My Next Must Have Pair of Shoes

Have you ever seen a more fashionable pair of cupcakes?

via Cupcakes Take the Cake from the cookbook Cupcake, Cookies and Pie, Oh My!

Menu Monday

I made a menu this week so I thought I would share.

Sunday:

Chicken Sausage, Orzo Pasta Salad and Brussell Sprouts 

For you Tulsan’s, you MUST go to Siegi’s and get their spicy chicken bratwurst. It is seriously the best, assuming you like spicy. You can pick it up in their market and then stay for lunch or dinner. Get the spaetzel and their pretzel. You will thank me.

If you are not from Tulsa, I am sure any chicken sausage would do. :)

Monday:

Baked Pesto Chicken and Roasted Broccoli

photo via Kalyn’s Kitchen

I haven’t eaten this yet, but it was beyond super easy (and fast) to put together. I am tired, so this is already a winner in my book.

Tuesday:

Leftover Crockpot Salsa Chicken (I froze it, so hopefully it is as good reheated!)

Wednesday:

Chicken Cashew Lettuce Wraps

Photo via She Wears Many Hats

Thursday:

I have a Habitat event, so dinner out.

Friday:

Let’s be honest, probably dinner out again.

Share your favorite recipes with me!

Weekly Faves

What is wrong with my blog motivation??? I mean, I can totally watch four hours of DVR’d shows a night, but I can’t take it a step further and watch tv and put out a blog post.  Oh well, I guess that is the beauty of blogging! I can pick and choose.

Here are my faves for this week:

This easy breakfast casserole from The Healthy Branscoms. I could totally go for this for breakfast or dinner.

(Also, typing this STARVING and I want it right now.)

Kara’s Party Idea’s featured two really cute parties this week. I am loving this Night at the Movies party.

And for those of us who are even close to 30, you have to love this Saved by the Bell Party.

The details are absolutely hilarious.

I want this cake batter dip. Like right now (did I mention I was hungry?) See the easy recipe on Lee, Me and the Girls. The best part is that the whole recipe only calls for three ingredients. Any “chef” could figure that one out.

I think bunting is so cute and, seriously, would go perfect with the cake batter dip above. Go download these free printable and invitations from Living Locurto! Then invite me to your cute party!

I love this headboard that Sixth Street Design Studio posted this week. I almost feel like I need to redo a room to get something with this fun fabric. Hmm…

I love an easy recipe. It couldn’t get any easier than this one from Simply Creative Insanity. You take Oreo Cakesters, roll them in sprinkles and serve for a custom look. Sold.

And that’s all she wrote. Xo!

Baby Gifts

Today Amy posted some really cute pictures of my sister and I had to share. She is due in about 6 weeks and she just looks adorable!

I haven’t really bought too much stuff for Baby #2, but my coworker is now selling bows and I bought Finely and the new baby (yet to be named, ahem) a matching bow set:

You can view her shop here.  Also, Finley’s bow is named after her. How cute is that??

(Sorry, Allison, you are finding out about this gift on my blog!!)

In other niece and nephew news, I found out I am going to have another nephew this summer. Tommy’s sister is having a boy! By the end of the summer we will have three nephews and three nieces.

Not niece or nephew related, but still on the theme of babies, my friend Iris is having another boy in just a few days. We went to dinner on Saturday and I got her a little gift for the baby that I found to be hilarious. Her husband and Tommy used to lift weights on a regular basis (before Tommy developed his neck and back issues) and Matt is still very into sports, so I thought this was very fitting:

It’s a rattle. Isn’t that hilarious???  You can get it at Perpetualkid.com or if you are in Tulsa, I bought this at the Snow Goose.

Let me know your most clever/fun/unique baby and kid gift ideas! As you can see, I have lots on my to buy for list!

Weekly Faves

Favorite funny:

For some reason I remember my uncles and cousins doing this to me all the time, so I had a silent laugh. via FailBlog

Favorite Cake Ball Display:

I mean – isn’t this seriously so cute? I love the look! There are many other ideas for displaying cake pops at The Party Dress and are definitely worth checking out if you have any upcoming party! This one is via Sweet Lauren Cakes.

Best of Cooking:

For those of you who are on pinterest, you probably mark all kinds of recipes, but it is hard to determine what is a hit and what is a miss. Heather recently posted on some of her favorites (and not so favorite) recipes from Pinterest. Read it here.

Favorite Celebrity Blog Post:

So we have all heard of Blue Ivy. Check out pictures of Beyonce’s delivery room.

Check out the full photos at Elements of Style.

Favorite Easy Wall Décor:

My friend Daisi did a post on her easy kitchen décor! So cute and easy. Check it out here.

Favorite Invite Printables:

Loving these cute chevron invites from The TomKat Studio. Pretty sure they are free – so even better!

Favorite Valentine’s Day Printables:

Love these cute printables from Party Box Designs!

A dramatic transformation

Okay so maybe it isn’t all that dramatic, but I am seriously super excited about my new purchase. 

My bedroom has had a piece of furniture in it that I have had since I was probably seven:

It is a nice piece and we are using it in our guest bedroom now, but Tommy and I were sharing it, so we needed more space. Also, my wall in my bedroom is really long, so it could accommodate something larger.

We have an amazing woodworker that is a family friend that did tons of work in our old house (refacing our cabinets, building new cabinets, crown molding, etc.) and I called him up to see if he could create us something new for our bedroom.

We designed it together and I couldn’t be more happy with the outcome. I love it!

There is still a shelf we need to install and clean up the cords, but I do really love it. It is so nice to have space for my clothes (and Tommy’s)!

So, what do you guys think – hardware or no hardware?  I could go either way...