This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support.
I have a new toy in my kitchen! Many of you may have already had one for years, but I recently purchased a Food Saver after waffling about getting one for a long time! I have been having so much fun with this thing!
1 Comment
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support.
I stopped by Dollar Tree today because I needed to pick up some watercolor sets for a watercolor activity our women's group is doing. So, of course I walked around the rest of the store to see what treasures I could find. I found a few! Here are my favs:
I fell in love with these diminutive little clip frames. They are perfect to hold a wallet sized photo that you don't want to hide in your wallet! Look at my cute grandson in his baseball uniform!
They have other super cute frames as well. These magnetic house shaped ones are nice. $1.25 for picture frames is a great price. Check out all of their frames here.
Any of my grandkids would love these wooden toys to paint and to play with. Dollar Tree has airplanes, boats, cars, and I think this helicopter is so cool!
Speaking of toys, did you know that Dollar Tree carries Colorforms? I used to love those as a kid. They are a great way to keep kids occupied on long drives, too. The store carries many varieties, including Disney and a Battleship Game!
You can also find these cute Disney-Pixar figures. I like these because they make cute Christmas Tree ornaments for kids. I made a video about doin that a couple of years ago. You can see ithere. I can imagine Rex with a wreath around his neck and Bo-Peep with one on her hook! Woody could have miniature lights draped around his arms and around his hat. Can you picture it? So much fun and the kids would love them. They look super cute on a Christmas Tree.
When it comes to crafting supplies, I feel like Dollar Tree has stepped up their game quite a bit. They have wooden figures and plaques that are terrific. I am debating getting one of these owls to paint for my craft room. But, they have other shapes as well. Not to mention arrows and hearts, etc.
They carry metal craft supplies as well! Some you can order as few as 4 of them online. If you don't want a bulk order of 24 items or more, be sure to watch your order details! For some items, if you only want one, two or a few, it is better to go inside a store. But also, if you do order online, you can pick up at a store for free!
It is always great to find some indoor activities to do for yourself and the kids during the hot summer months here in Phoenix. I love that Dollar Tree helps us do just that at an inexpensive price!
This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support!
We hope you all had a wonderful Easter! But, remember, Easter came a little late this year. Don't get caught by surprise because Mother's Day falls on May 8th this year! That seems very early, but the 8th is the second Sunday of May.
I'm always on the lookout for good Mother's Day gifts because my 99 year old mother is the best mother of them all. Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more difficult to find her the perfect gift. What does a 99 year old need or want that she doesn't A-buy for herself or B-not know that she even wants it. Plus, she lives at my sister's house and her room is already pretty full of stuff!
I don't know if I have found the perfect gift for her yet, but in my search, I have found some amazing gifts that I would definitely love to receive! (hint, hint) Ha ha! Anyway, I thought I would share them with you in the hopes that if you are on the lookout for good Mother's Day Gifts, this list may help you out.
This puzzle table would be perfect for my mom because she loves doing jigsaw puzzles! Unfortunately, she already has one. I think it is the coolest thing for puzzle lovers. You can use the little drawers to sort the colors or pieces that you are pretty sure go together. You can store it under the couch when you aren't working on it. It comes with a cove to protect the work you have already done from the dust bunnies!
If your mom is a gardener, I love the idea of this harvest apron. Yesterday I was picking peas and holding up the bottom of my shirt to collect them in. Sometimes they fall out the side, plus that gives me only one hand to work with since I have to hold up the bottom of my shirt. The great thing is that this particular apron comes as a 2 pack, so you could keep one or give away 2 to your favorite moms. My mom doesn't do much gardening now, but I know plenty of moms and grandmas who do. You could sew up this apron pretty easily as well if you would rather make it yourself!
Along the same lines as the harvest apron, there is this adorable apron for gathering eggs! More and more people are becoming micro farmers and chickens are in people's backyards even in the city. If this describes your mom, this apron would be a cute and unexpected gift!
I have actually been considering a nice water bottle for my mother. Older people can easily forget to drink and become dehydrated. I like the encouraging goal setting theme of this water bottle and the easy flip up top.
If you do go with the water bottle idea, here is an adorable sticker to decorate it with! (Obviously on the opposite side from the measuring lines.) StickerBStudio on Etsy makes amazing waterproof stickers for water bottles and phones! I've never outgrown my love of stickers. They are a great way to personalize a gift! Bronwyn's stickers are made in the USA by her in Round Rock, TX! The prices are perfect. If you are on a limited budget, one of these stickers slipped into a card would be a sweet gesture as well!
This is the perfect sweatshirt for a young, awesome mom. DiamondTeeDesign has a ton of great choices of Tee Shirts and Sweat Shirts that would work for your mom or grandma! You'll want to check them all out. A tee for my mom might not be a bad idea.
This sign would be a touching gift for a mom or a grandma! You can get it made with up to 27 names! I am currently counting on my fingers and toes to figure out how many grandkids my mom has, but the 27 might work for her. This beautiful plaque is made by Haunt&Home, an Etsy shop.
This necklace from Lymgifts is just so beautiful. It doesn't hold enough names for my mom, but it does for me! You can get it with 2, 3, 4 or 5 rings intertwined. I love it!
So, those are my favorites so far. Do you have any suggestions for my 99 year old mom? If so, please let me know pronto! Thanks! Here are some past posts that may also give you some idea!
This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Thanks for your support!
Originally posted by 3 Winks Design March 24, 2017
I was recently rereading this post from 5 years ago and I found the messages so timely for today! I decided to repost it in advance of Women's History Month so that you can take advantage of some of the wise quotes and ideas contained herein. (If I do say so myself!) If you are interested in more Women's History resources, be sure to check out our informative Women's History Coloring Pages in our Etsy Shop!
Wow! It is Women's Month, so we thought that today for Friday Faves we would offer up who our favorite Women throughout history are. What a difficult decision this has been! Every time I thought about it, I discovered another woman who deserved my consideration. Some that I thought of right away as a possible choice, after I studied more about them, left me feeling disillusioned at times and confused. I had to remind myself that no one is perfect and although we put people on a pedestal, they are human, after all, with human weaknesses, but they are still capable of doing wonderful things. And, no matter how wonderful a person is, they will always have detractors. Look at Jesus! He had a bunch of detractors and he WAS perfect! So, I finally came to a decision! But, before I tell you our choices, think about it yourself.
Who is your favorite influential woman throughout history?
|
Creators of Hot Cocoa Bombs! (copyrighted)
Author
Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
April 2024
|