Sunday, September 23, 2012

Gender Reveal Invitations

Gender Reveals are everywhere now!  I can't believe all of the cute ideas people are coming up with to announce their new baby.  Gender Reveal parties are way to celebrate the announcement of their baby's gender and wow are there cute ideas for invitations.  

Here is where you can find cute gender reveal invitations:

"Little Peanut on the Way
 Pink or Blue what do you say?"
From Etsy Juneberry Lane


"What will it Bee???"
From Etsy Libby Lane Press

Bowties or Bows Gender Party Reveal
From Zazzle.com

"Someone is joining the family, can you guess WHOOO?"
From Etsy Simply Sprinked


"Waddle it be? A HE or a SHE?
Let's take a peek and see!"
Gender reveal invites from Etsy  Kristin Z Kreations


"A pea in a pod, what a bundle of joy
a gift from Heaven 
Is it a girl or a boy?"
From Etsy Simply Sprinked

"Twinkle twinkle little star, how we wonder what you are..."
DistInkDesigns


Dress in Pink or Blue to show what you guess the baby's gender will be.
HowdyPrints

Mustache incorporated in the inviations
From Etsy Le Partie Sugar


These are just a fraction of the cute gender reveal party invitations.  There are so many great ideas!  If you want to share some of the pictures from your gender reveal let me know!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Wholesale Tutus, Rompers, Pettiskirts and more!

Frills and Deals is cute wholesale boutique that has caught my eye. First of all, anything with the word "wholesale" is going to be a great price, but seeing the prices at Frills and Deals I'm just really excited!  Here are some of their great prices!

I absolutely love Barefoot Sandals or Toe Blooms.  At Frills and Deals, Baby Barefoot Sandals are only $3.50 and they have darling patterns from polka dots to zebra.  



I am all about lace and ruffles for me, and also for little girls.  These leggings have both at Frills and Deals with awesome prices you can find at $5.99! These are great for back to school with a cute skirt or dress.  When I see these leggings at other stores they usually are between $15-$20.  

Look how cute this orange romper is, this is a perfect color for fall and Halloween just right around the corner.  How much are these at Frills and Deals you might ask.... $9.00!


Come check out more of great deals on your favorite girly items for wholesale prices at Frills and Deals.  Go to their Facebook as well to keep updated on great prices and products!


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

$75 Shabby Apple Gift Card Giveaway

I am so excited to share this $75 Shabby Apple Giveaway! Shabby Apple is an online dress boutique where you can find beautifully designed pieces to fit your style from modern and chic, to classic and bold. With fall and winter holidays right around the corner, come to Shabby Apple to find your dress to wear for pictures, parties, church, or even everyday use.  
Did you also know that Shabby Apple has a maternity, post-maternity, and shabby baby line? Their The options are endless, enter now for a chance to win a $75 Gift Card to Shabby Apple for your favorite outfit! 


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With modest, vintage inspired dresses you can find all kinds of dress to fit your style

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

20 DIY Baby Shower Gifts

Monthly Onesie Gifts: How cute are these! You can find these cute iron on month stickers on Etsy.  Just prewash the onesies in advance and put on the stickers! So easy and way cute.  You can even make your own if you want to get really creative. 

Quick Change: Buy or make some of these drawstring bags for a "quick change" for this mother to be.  Each bag will have everything for a diaper change including: one diaper, ziplock bag of wipes, disposable changing pad, bag for disposal (could even be where the wipes were), and a small bottle of hand sanitizer.  What a great idea!


Closet Clothes Organizer: How about some of these cute closet organizers for a baby shower.  You can buy cheap door signs and make them beautiful so this new mother can organize the baby's closet.


DIY No-sew Pacifier Clips: Pacifier clips can be so easy and cute to make.  All you need is suspender mitten clips, glue gun, velcro tape, 12-inch long ribbon (love these cute ribbons she found), and beads, lace, or anything else to make it cute :)

DIY Nursing Cover: So many cute fabrics and so many cute designs a nursing cover can be so easy. 


Baby Mobile: Mobiles for a baby room can be so expensive.  With paper you can cut/punch out shapes and put them on fishing wire.  You can add other cute things from lace, beads, pearls, and more.

DIY Alphabet Name Plack: There are many cute ways to make this.  This blogger bought an alphabet stencil and spray painted it white and then put fabric behind the letters to make them different colors.  You can also use a stencil to stencil on the letters.



Burp Cloth:  Burp cloths are essential for every new baby.  You can even add cute initials or names on the cloths as well.
Applique Onesie Gift: There are so many cute designs you can put on onesies for boys and girls.  From cupcakes, birds, and sheep for girl onesies and basketball, sports, and cars for a little boy.

DIY Quiet Book: There are so many great tutorials online for creating a quiet book.  The quiet books are great and you can bring them anywhere.  You can make pages from colors, animals, shapes, and more!

Baby Shower Cupcake: I love all of the cute designs you can make from baby essential items with burp cloths, onesies, bibs, blankets.  Baby shower cupcakes are a great gift for a shower.


Washcloth Puppets: Made from terry cloth, you can make fun animals or people for a gift is a great idea.

Baby Wipe Cases:  Look how cute this baby wipe is! You can choose any kind of fabric and cute designs like lace and flowers in this wipe case below.

Receiving blanket and hats:  How cute is this customized blanket.  They cute out each letter and put it on this cute blanket that you can make or buy.

Baby Onesie Bouquet: Cute and easy way to put together cheap items from socks or wash cloths.  You can put a bouquet in a vase or flower pot.
DIY Baby Shoes:  These shoes are so cute, especially with a ruffle.  This pattern is a great step-to-step guide of how to make these.

Stroller Bag Carrier: I love this idea for making a stroller bag carrier.  Way useful and helpful for a mom on the go!

Baby Shower Gift in a Jar:  Here is a concept that I haven't seen around but I came up with.  A baby shower gift in a jar which creates a beautiful display of the gifts you are giving for a baby shower.

Baby Headbands: Headbands can be a cheap and cute gift or can even be a cute 'bow' ontop of a present.
Growth Chart:  I love this idea for a growth chart, you can make it out of wood or fabric like this baby growth chart below.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Cafe Bella Rue Dinner and Gelato

Last week, my husband and I and two friends tried out a new restaurant called Cafe Bella Rue.  It's in South Jordan, UT on SoDa Row, which I have been to many times, but have not been to this amazing European Bistro.  We enjoyed it so much that we can't wait to go back this next week.


Right when you walk in, you will love the inviting environment, welcoming service, beautiful decor, and great variety of food. The restaurant had so many great options from pizzas and calzones, sandwiches, soups, salads, and more. The service we had was so nice and helpful which added to our great experience!

We started off with Italian Soda which were seriously the best I have ever had.  They were so delicious and huge, I couldn't get enough of it! They also had amazing looking smoothies that I want to try the next time I go.

For an appetizer, we tried their sweet potato fries were delicious.  I kept on eating them throughout my whole meal, even when I was completely full because it was so good and it had a great sauce!

Here is their "Specials" board which had so many great deals.  The prices (even without specials) are a reasonable price for this delicious and big portioned meal especially with my husband being a big eater.  

You can't really tell how big this salad is that Alexa ordered, but it is pretty darn big.  This is definitely what I'm going to get next time I go.  There were over 10 different salads to choose from, tough choice. 

Here I am in Cafe Bella Rue, it's a happening place that everyone wants to come back to and experience other foods.  Inside and out of this restaurant is kid friendly.  Their menu has specials for free kid Wednesday and outside you can find swing sets, a large grass area, and a water play area for kids... and adults that are kids at heart. 

 Look at this satisfied customer about to devour his meal. This was the Ferrari sandwich (with pancetta, gouda cheese, chipotle sauce) which is one of their top sellers.  I had to have a bite of his, and it was so good!!! Definitely a good choice for me in the future, we hear people come back to this European Bistro particularly for this special sandwich. 

Oh my gosh, after we ate we had incredible gelatos and sorbet.  There had to be over 40 different flavors.  My friends liked the Apple Pie and Stawberry Gelatos, I'm so glad I got the Pineapple Sorbet.

As you can see they had a huge variety of gelato:

Apple Pie, Biscotti, Blueberry, Butterfinger w/ chocolate, Caffe Latte, Caramel Sea Salt, Cherry Mania, Chocolate Cheesecake, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Classico, Chocolate Hazelnut, Coconut, Cookies & Cream, Creme Caramel, Disaronno Amaaretto w/ Italian Cherry, Dulce de Leche, Gianduia w/ Heath Bar, Hazelnut, Milk Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, Mocha, Panna Cotta, Peanut Butter, Pistachio Italiano, Pure Pistachio, Raspberry Cheesecake, Reeses and Cream, Strawberry w/ Fruit, Tiramisu', Toasted Almond, Triple Chocolate, Vaniglia Gialla, Vanilla Madagascar Yellow, Vanilla Tahiti, Wild Cherry Cheesecake, + about twenty more not even including their sorbets.  

After we got our gelatos/sorbets, we walked around the town and there was so much going on.  Right outside the restaurant, there was a band setting up to perform and many families and friends sitting on blankets to watch the free concert. 

 What a fun, cute town! There is so much to do and the town is very modern by the design of the buildings.

 This next week they have a 5th Annual Fizz Fest at SoDa Row with food, music, fun, and more.  There is always something happening in this town, so grab a gelato and some dinner at Cafe Bella Rue and enjoy the town.  
The pizzas were so incredible, we love how Mondays from 4pm till close you can get their pizzas from $7.99 and fountain drinks from 50 cents!   I got the Mediterranean pizza which was was so delicious, it had a thin  crust which was cooked perfect.

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