Sunday, August 7, 2011

Marvelous Mess #25 and Features!!

AH!! I'm running behind today!! Thanks so much for linking up......I'll get right to my favorites:

A DIY Birdbath from Art For Little Hands. Love the sea glass and the simplicity of the project....I don't doubt the birds will love it too!!

A Braided Updo by Raising 4 Princesses. Isn't this gorgeous?!?! I only wish I could put my hair up like that. I love short hair but you just can't create these kinds of updo's with it. 

Cocoa Butter Coffee Lotion from One Mom's World. Um, awesomely delicious?? Make's me hungry. My skin, that is. ;-) Right. 

and the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week............

Family Saftey Meeting from Mommy Minded. Love this idea from the emergency fire drills, tornado drills, a safe meeting place in emergencies, to smoke alarm battery checks. It was an inspiring read and a great reminder to have your whole family on the same page about safety. Added at the end of the post was a great idea to include personal body safety. It's so important to talk to your children about body safety.....from the basics of "Don't talk to strangers" to all the things an adult (that you know or don't know) should never do. There is a great movie called The Safe Side that you can find on Amazon. I found it at our local library and it makes learning about personal safety fun and important all at the same side......it's not intended to "scare" but to arm your children with the tools they need to keep themselves better protected. Please take the time to read up on how to talk to your children about how to keep themselves safe. Include it as part of your family safety meeting and make it a regular topic of discussion. If you are looking for more information on how to keep your children safe, the
Polly Klass Foundation offers free kits to anyone living in the US.
Also, this site has some great articles:
LIFE 123

So, please take the time to go over these important facts with your kids and help empower them and you to be safe!!

Whew. Big (but important) topic.

Okay, switching gears....
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Rock and Donut Hedgehogs

Don't forget to link up to my Marvelous Mess Party.....I will be picking one project to feature on my sidebar for a week!!
We made some Rock Hedgehogs and some Donut Hedgehogs at the craft time I host at our local library. Pretty cute, huh? These guys are super simple and I *would* show you how to do with a great picture tutorial.....except my camera isn't working right now. So, I'm going to have to tell you. But, I have a feeling you'll manage.....this isn't rocket science. :-) But, it is a lot of fun for kiddos.
Here is how to make the rock ones:
rock
brown rice
tacky glue
 white rice
peppercorns

~Take your rock and glue on two white rice eyes and a peppercorn nose. I found if you broke the peppercorn in half it was easier to glue.
~Paint the back and sides of the rock with glue and then dip that area into the brown rice.
Let it dry and you've got an adorable hedgehog friend.
One tip (from the lady with OCD): make sure you use a larger rock for little kiddos....something with a width bigger than a toliet paper tube.

Because of the camera, I didn't get to take a picture of the Donut Hogs before they were all eaten but I did borrow this picture from Pharma Blog:


Now, for the Donut Hedgehogs (mine are a slight variation on Pharma's....a little bit easier too):
What you need:
Canned Chocolate Frosting
Yellow or Chocolate Munchkins
Chocolate Sprinkles
Rainbow Sprinkles
~Take your munchkin and using either the rainbow OR chocolate sprinkles add two sprinkle eyes and a sprinkle nose. I had white eyes and a red nose....some kiddos had blue, yellow, you name it.
~Spread frosting on the back and sides of the munchkin and then dunk it into the sprinkles to make the quills. I made mine like the Hedgehog above, with chocolate....but, once the kids saw that there were rainbow sprinkles....well, we had a lot of rainbow hedgehogs. It was pretty darn cute. :-)

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

MoGro and a Contest!!

 
 Have you heard of MoGro?? I'm not surprised if you haven't....you see.....it's a brand new online investment company that is about to launch!! I guarantee you that very soon you'll be hearing LOTS about Mogro. Here is why I think that:

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Right now, as Mogro is getting ready to launch their site, they are offering the chance to sign up for their waiting list. So, head on over there and sign up....I have a feeling this service will be truly valuable for those of us who want to invest in our future in an affordable way. 

Mogro is ALSO offering my readers the opportunity to WIN A $25 Amazon Gift card!! They will be hosting a random drawing to those who sign up for MoGro within the first 5 days of this post (by August 8th). 

To Enter this Contest (one entry only):
Sign up for Mogro and send them an email at Hello@MoGro.com with "Marvelously Messy" as the subject and the phrase "I want MoGro" and your name included in the post.
Good Luck to you all!! 

This post was sponsored by MoGro.com all opinions in it are my own and written by me.