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Feature Friday-Blog Swap with Less Cake {more frosting}

November 5, 2010 By Michelle Barneck 5 Comments

Hey all you “A Little Tipsy” readers! My name is Ellie G and I blog at Less Cake{more frosting}. Well, that’s not entirely true. My real name is Lara. I thought it would be real cute to blog under an alias. (Made after my initials “LG”)

I’ve realized that it’s less “cute” and more….
hmmmm……reason to explain myself.
But whatever. I always wanted a nick-name, and I’ve NEVER had one. So I gave one to myself.
(in high school I tried to make “Daisy” work for some reason. It was a mistake)

I am a SAHM of two little kiddos. And I pretend that I’m going to be famous one day. I adore my family, Diet Coke, Mickey Mouse, Mod Podge, sugar, and Kenny Rogers. I also would eat frosting without cake, completely. Yep. I have no shame.

I was so excited when Michelle asked me to do a little blog swap with her. Yipee! I had so much fun meeting her recently, and have been a fan of her blog for awhile now. This is super fun for me.

Michelle had a couple questions for me to answer so we could all get better acquainted

  • What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon?

This is a toughie. Because I take that word “favorite” so seriously. Like if I pick Mod Podge….then spray paint will be mad at me. Or if I pick glitter, then sticker letters will stop being my friends.
Okay.
Deep breath.
I recently got a Silhouette machine. We are in love. It’s true. I named her “Scarlett”.
{I’m so sorry Mod Podge}

  • What is your favorite accessory?

The true answer is: gigantic earrings. I have a ton of them. My Mom wouldn’t ever let me wear “dangle-ie” earrings. {No explanation has been offered on her part.} But as soon as I could, I started buying them BIG and EXTRA dangle-ie. And I still feel a little sneakee about it!!

  • What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Okay, I’m gonna just go ahead and say it.
Thanksgiving’s not my favorite.
I know! This is so majorly offensive to some people. (my husband has been known to question my American citizenship over this issue) I’m so sorry. I don’t love turkey. Stuffing. Nope. Football….not my thing. My greatest Thanksgiving ever? My family went to Walt Disney World for Thanksgiving. I was at EPCOT in the morning, and had Tony Romas for dinner. Ahhhh……that was delightful! Can we still be friends?

You can see that one of the main things we do over at Less Cake {more frosting} is share a little honesty. I have no shame in admitting that my kids eat Little Caesars for dinner WAAAYY too much.

But besides all that fun and frolic…..we like to share as many cool things as we can.

I have about 17,000 hobbies. And my blog is the best way to share all of them.

Monday is MANIC MONDAY. I’m a bad housekeeper, but a great organizer…so I usually try to share some little bit of my organizing how-to’s. (partly because “labels” and I are BFF’s forever)

Like this fun system that my kids use for getting chores done….and earning some rewards while they’re at it.

Sometimes we cook a little bit. I’m not a great cook. I am SKILLED at treats!! (and skilled at eating them) But sometimes I cook things that are healthy. Especially if it includes fresh Basil. Yum!

But most of the time we’re doing all things CREATIVE. (oh, and PS….I don’t like the word “crafts”. I don’t know what it is. But that word reminds me of a tacky project that you’re required to do at a church function. So we are “creative” over there. Not crafty.)

Recently I’ve fallen in love with freezer paper stenciling.

I love it when projects are super EASY and super CHEAP!

But I don’t mind tackling a big project either.
(this is my son’s bedroom re-do from this summer!)

Thanks so much, Michelle, for letting me take over for the day.

I’d love to have you stop over and visit me. The door’s always open, and there’s usually something fun to see.

I love to share all the quirky and awesome things that go on around here. But don’t ask me to share my frosting. I gotta draw the line somewhere!

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How can you not just fall in love with her? Seriously, she cracks me up and is so very creative. We were meant to be friends.

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BabyCenter Online Birth Class and Parenting Books Review & Giveaway

November 2, 2010 By Michelle Barneck 55 Comments

Even though I had my son just under three years ago I find myself needing to review. I feel like I have forgotten so much I need to know about labor practices and newborns. My son is pretty independent at this point and well if I don’t use it I lose it so all those tidbits of infant knowledge have seemed to slip through the cracks.

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That’s why I was happy to be contacted by BabyCenter (through MyBlogSpark) to test out their new BabyCenter Parenting Books (BabyCenterĀ® Pregnancy and BabyCenterĀ® Baby) and ā€œPreparing for Labor and Birthā€ Online Class. I have used their website in tracking milestones for my first child and was excited to try these new additions.



I took a childbirth refresher course at my hospital which was helpful so I was not sure I would find much new on BabyCenter’s Online Course. I browsed through and in a matter of seconds found a wealth of new information.

I especially liked the section on pain management where it had videos from experts and moms on breathing and massage techniques and how they best dealt with contractions. I resulted in C-section last time and am trying VBAC so these tidbits are important to me.

I also really liked the “Things to do before you’re due.” It helped me create my birth plan, remember things to pack in my hospital bag and think to install the car seat now.



I would totally recommend the
ā€œPreparing for Labor and Birthā€ Online Class to anyone, not just those who cannot leave the house due to bed rest, etc. I felt the information covered a vast array of areas and it was really nice to have it at my fingertips any time I got a few minutes.

As for the BabyCenter Parenting Books, I really like how the Pregnancy one breaks everything out in to weeks, not just months. I went through the 39th and 40th weeks and found it very comforting to find out that only 5% of babies are born on their due date and a whopping 75% are born later (p.206)! In some strange way that is comforting to me as I quickly approach my due date on Sunday. They even list coping strategies for those who go overdue. Seriously, I love how they think!

I can’t wait to dive in to the Baby book and figure out those all important basics all over again like how to clean an umbilical cord. Woot.

Now, you all know I am all about sharing. So who wants to

win a BabyCenter Prize Pack

including BabyCenter parenting books (BabyCenterĀ® Pregnancy and BabyCenterĀ® Baby), a package of Seventh Generation diapers, a gift card from BabyCenter partner, Shutterfly and a BabyCenter bib.

Win it for yourself or give it as a gift.

To enter: Give me your best piece of labor/newborn advice.

For extra entries (leave a separate comment for each one):

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Giveaway closes on Nov 7th, my due date!! Just in time to kick off baby week that starts Nov 8th. Be sure to tune in for tons of baby themed tutorials and giveaways!

The prize pack, information and additional prize pack to give away were all provided by BabyCenter through MyBlogSpark.

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Cereal Treat Sunday-Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treat

October 31, 2010 By Michelle Barneck 3 Comments

A little twist can make a big, big, difference! These are like no rice krispie treats you have ever tasted. So add a little spice to your life and give them a whirl!

Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 package (10 oz., about 40) regular marshmallows
  • 4 cups Rice Krispies
  • 2 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch
  • 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Candy corns optional

1. In microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on high stirring once a minute, until smooth. Stir in Pumpkin Pie spice.

2. Add Rice Krispies and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. Stir until well coated.

3. Using buttered spatula evenly press mixture into 13x9x2 pan coated with cooking spray. Cool.

4. Cut out with pumpkin cookie cutter and add candy corn faces if desired.

I think these are our favorite rice krispie treats yet! Our pan was half gone within the first two hours! Just leave the faces off and they would be great to have around for a Thanksgiving snack!

If you have a favorite cereal treat, please leave a link in the comments or send the recipe to me by email (tipsyblog@gmail.com) and maybe you will get featured.

Linking up:
Motivate me Monday
Market yourself Monday
Just Whipped Something Up
It’s So Very Creative
Fall Frenzy

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Feature Friday-Blog Swap with All Thingz Related

October 29, 2010 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

Howdy, A Little Tipsy readers! My name is Rebekah and I am half of the sister-in-law duo over at All Thingz Related! A big thank you to Michelle, for blog swapping with us today!

A little about myself:
  • I’m a Kentucky girl…lived here all my life. I {might} have a little bit of an accent.
  • I’ve been a SAHM for 10 years! I have a 10 yr old daughter, 7 yr old son, & a 3 yr old son.
  • I’m married to a preacher’s son šŸ˜‰
  • I’m an assistant Sunday School teacher to a group of 2, 3 & 4 yr olds!
  • I LOVE Dr. Pepper! It gets me through my day! I call it ā€œliquid sanityā€!
  • And of course, I LOVE to make things!

Spool of Thread Bookends using fruit cans

Simple Felt Roses on a ink-stamped, fabric covered, foam wreath

Magnetic Frame using Dollar Tree metal

Fall Pom-Pom Wreath made from coffee filters

Michelle wanted to know a few more things about me:

What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon?

I have a lot of favorites but you might be surprised to know that the item that I cannot live without are my little, old embroidery scissors! I found them at the thrift store for 50 cents! I use them for everything! They are super sharp and cut paper, material, plastics…And I’m the only one allowed to use them!!

If you could trade places with one person for the day with no restrictions who would it be and why?

Well, I love food almost as much as I love crafts. With that being said, I would be Rachael Ray for a day! She is on a show (can’t remember the name right now) where she travels the world, sampling all kinds of food! I would LOVE to be in her shoes for a day!

What is your costume for Halloween?

I am probably the only mother in the country who doesn’t dress up for Halloween. We don’t even take our children Trick or Treating, traditionally speaking. Instead, our church has a ā€œHarvest Partyā€, with games, prizes, food & candy. The kids still dress up, just not as witches, zombies or vampires. This year, my kids will be an Indian Princess, Flash the Super Hero & Scooby Doo! They have tons of fun and don’t know any different!

It’s been fun, here at A Little Tipsy! We invite you to hop over and visit us at All Thingz Related! We’d be glad to have you!

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