Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

The Two Savvy Sisters are wishing everyone a happy and fulfilling Thanksgiving!! We hope everyone has a fabulous Holiday weekend and I wanted to share some of our Thanksgiving treats!!



Yummy cupcakes we made for my son's preschool Thanksgiving show, we had to add our fall cupcake toppers of course!!





I saw this fabulous idea over at Fresh Chick Design Studio. I decided I would make some fun fall gifts for my son's teachers, a small gift to let them know we are so very thankful for them!!

We also made chocolate covered Oreo pops to place inside of the gifts. It was a very fun and MESSY craft!!








I also made a fun Give Thanks banner for my son's preschool show and for my older son's kindergarten feast!! I love the Holidays and the joy of doing fun crafts and baking with my boys!!



Happy Thanksgiving!!





Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving Feature~Whoot of Thanks Play-date

I am so excited to share this amazing Whoot of Thanks Play-date with you today! I just fell in love with this Whoot of Thanks Play-date hosted by The Savvy Mom's Guide...SO FABULOUS!! I have been waiting and waiting and waiting to post this fabulous play-date but had to wait for my week dedicated to all things Thanksgiving...I am so excited to finally get to share it with all of you!!


For the "Whoot of Thanks" Play Date theme, their inspirations came from a collaboration of fall, Thanksgiving, and Owls. They wanted to feature natural elements such as woods, moss and leaves to compliment this inspiration.



How adorable are these fabulous cupcakes, cake balls and owl cookie pops that coordinated with the colors and theme perfectly...so fun!!





It looks like the kiddos and mommies had a fabulous time!!
Make sure you visit The Savvy Mom's Guide for more Whoot of Thanks fun...LOVE it!!


































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Monday, November 22, 2010

Cupcake Recipe Of The Week~Mini Thanksgiving Cupcakes

Cupcake Recipe Of The Week~Mini Thanksgiving Cupcakes
Since this week is dedicated to all things Thanksgiving I am sharing these mini Thanksgiving Cupcakes!! I am going to make these for my son's preschool Thanksgiving show...so excited!!




Mini Thanksgiving Cupcakes

1 cup whole milk, room temperature
6 large egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 and 1/4 cups cake flour
1 and 3/4 cups sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 and 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened


Whisk the milk, egg whites, and extracts together in a small bowl.In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
 Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat the butter, one piece at a time, into the flour mixture, about 30 seconds. Continue to beat the mixture until it resembles moist crumbs, 1 to 3 minutes.
Beat in all but 1/2 cup of the milk mixture, then increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the batter until smooth, light, and fluffy, 1 to 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly beat in the remaining 1/2 cup of the milk mixture until the batter looks slightly curdled, about 15 seconds.

Preheat oven to 350 and mix all ingredients, bake for 20 to 25 minutes and let cool.

Divide the frosting into three bowls and tint each with desired food coloring tint.
Using your pastry bag and desired tip, pipe the frosting in a cone-shape on the cupcakes!!

Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon meringue powder
1 tablespoon milk
1 package powdered sugar


Happy baking, if anyone decides to bake these adorable cupcakes I would love to see pictures




 

Friday, November 19, 2010

Holiday Cards

Shutterfly is my favorite store for photo cards, calendars, and photobooks. I love giving photo calendars as gifts to family members. You would not believe how many compliments I have received on my calendar gifts.

Every Christmas I make photo calendars for our families...it is now a family tradition. Every one in my family loves all the photos and fun memories that are shared in the calenders. I love it because it cuts down on the amount of Christmas shopping I have to do!

I have I am so excited to share our Christmas card with all of our family and friends. I have to be honest, I have been thinking about our Christmas card since we had our family pictures taken over the summer. Shutterfly has so many options that it's hard to narrow down my favorites. Here are my top three favorite products from Shutterfly.


· photo Christmas cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery


Here are a few of my favorite Holiday cards, they have over 800 cards to choice from!!




Happy Holiday!!


Bloggers can get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly: http://bit.ly/sfly2010





Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Buzz On By Thursday Blog Hop

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!




Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!

If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:

Follow ALL of the Hostesses

If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!



  1. Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)
  2. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.


Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Nicole from The Two Savvy Sisters or Candice from Fashionably Organized for more information.















Monday, November 15, 2010

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!


Thank you to everyone who participated in the Lovable Labels giveaway!!
We are happy to announce the winner!
The winner of the Lovable Labels Holiday pack is:
Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line
YAY Congrats!!



Happy Monday!!


Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Buzz On By Thursday Blog Hop and Giveaway

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!





Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!

If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:

Follow ALL of the Hostesses

If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!


  1. Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)
  2. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

GIVEAWAY: This week Sara of Emmy's Closet has offered us a wonderful giveaway of your choice between a Turkey Clip OR Fall Pacifier Clip. How do you win this great prize? Well, simply leave one (or all of us) a comment. The more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.




This giveaway is for US residents only. All comments must be placed by Monday, November 15th 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.
Would you like even more chances to win this giveaway? Do one or all of the following below and leave comments on every hostesses post that you do the below.





- Follow Fashionably Organized (@FashOrganized), The Two Savvy Sisters (@Twosavvysisters), Emmy's Closet(@emmyscloset) and Sunny Bug (@Sunny_Bug) on Twitter.


-Post about Buzz on By Thursday on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)


-Post the Buzz on By Thursday button from Fashionably Organized,The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)



Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Nicole from The Two Savvy Sisters or Candice from Fashionably Organized for more information.








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Fabulous Customers~Baby Shower

 I am so excited that Paula from Jc's Loft shared her fabulous baby shower, she styled her baby shower with some of our custom printables and everything turned out fabulous!

 How adorable are these vases...I love them!!



These cake balls look fabulous!!



I love the anchor theme...so creative and fun



Paula, what a fabulous baby shower, thank you for sharing with us!


Make sure you visit Paula over at Jc's Loft she just posted an amazing pinwheel party tutorial...LOVE it!!










Monday, November 8, 2010

Lovable Labels Giveaway!!

Lovable Labels Giveaway!!

Both my boys started school this year, Cayden started kindergarten and Cody started preschool!! So there is no joy in labeling everything with a sharpie for it to just come right off...not so fun!!

The best solution is Lovable Labels  it provides me with the resources to make sure nothing gets misplaced. When Laura(a mom of a child in daycare) had to label everything for her son, she noticed a need for labels that could withstand everything a child could do to it. Laura created a line of labels that include Regular and Slimline Stickers, Shoe Labels, Iron-ons and Bag Tags. They are not only bright, fun and colorful but also met the high standards that parents have come to expect. The Regular and Slimline labels are microwave and dishwasher safe, the Iron-on labels stay put in the washer and dryer, the Shoe Labels have an extra strength adhesive to ensure they won't come off and the Bag Tags are made of a durable and flexible plastic.



My son Cayden was sent a Back To School Pack of labels.
Back To School Pack includes:

•15 Regular Sticker Labels
•40 Slimline Sticker Labels
•72 Press n'Stick Clothing DOTS
•12 Shoe Labels
•2 Mini-Metal Tags (two 4” silver ball chains incld)
•12 Square Labels



 Here is one of the mini metal tags that I put on Cayden's back pack and lunch box.  They are perfect for so many things because they are waterproof and weatherproof!







LOVE the press n' Stick Clothing DOTS. The pack includes 72 of them in a variety of sizes so that I can stick them on shirts, pants, jackets, and more! Simply attach them to the garment tag or care label.
The regular stickers are also great for putting on things like sippy cups, water bottles, and school supplies. They are microwave safe, waterproof and UV resistant!


I would recommend these labels to any mom with kids in daycare or school. Visit Lovable Labels to view all of their products. Be sure to purchase a Holiday Gift Pack before they are gone!

Looking for a unique and useful personalized gift idea? The Holly Jolly Gift Pack was designed with the essentials in mind. Wrapped in a pretty red foil package, the recipient will receive 15 Multi-Purpose Stickers, 40 Slimline Labels, 12 Shoe Labels, 24 Press N' Stick Clothing DOTS (6 Large, 6 Medium and 12 Small) and 2 Mini-Metal Tags. Everything you need to cover the basics and more!



Buy It!
You can purchase the Holiday Gift Pack for $24.99, these packs are are a great deal!!

Win It!
Lovable Labels has generously supplied us with a “Holiday Gift Pack” for one lucky winner!

To enter, visit Lovable Labels and tell me what product is your favorite.This is required and must be done before the extra entries count!

EXTRA ENTRIES!

You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.

1. Follow my blog via google friend.
2.Follow The Two Savvy Sisters on Facebook
3. Become a fan of Lovable Labels on Facebook. Tell them The Two Savvy Sisters sent you so that they can verify.
4. For THREE extra entries, blog about this giveaway and link it back to this post and Lovable Labels.
5. Follow The Two Savvy Sisters AND Lovable Labels on twitter.

Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on November 14th when I will draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond!

Open to US And Canada.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Winter Holiday Photoshoot

"Winter Holiday" Photoshoot!


I am so excited to share with all the fabulous Winter Photoshoot! Pam from Party Starters did an amazing job organizing this fabulous winter photo shoot including the The Two Savvy Sisters Holiday banner and other wonderful items from Celebration TODAY... The superchick way! , Scrumptious Swirls , Shindig and more!















I enjoyed designing this Holiday banner for this wonderful photoshoot!!
A big Thank you to Pamela Smerker from Party Starters: Project coordinator, Party Stylist



Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Buzz On By Thursday Blog Hop

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!




The Two Savvy Sisters





Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!
If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:

Follow ALL of the Hostesses

If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!
If you are already a follower let us know so you can be entered in the blog spotlight.
Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)

Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.
    Thanks for BEEING a part of Buzz on by Thursday have fun!!!