SafetyTat Review and Giveaway

Do you ever see something online or in the store and think, "I have got to get that!"?!?

Well, that is how I felt the first time I saw a review of SafetyTats! But being the busy mom that I am, I stored it in the back of my mind, but never really followed through! So, when I got an email from the SafteyTat people offering to send me their product to review and giveway, I was SUPER excited! Here is a little bit of information on SafeyTats:
"Quick Stick Write-on!" SafetyTats
-applied without water
-are shipped blank so customers can write in emergency contact information
-are vibrant and opaque, so they work equally well on all skin tones
-ultra-durable
-last up to two weeks
-stretchable, breathable microthin elastomer
-Medical grade adhesive

PLUS they are SUPER cute!

I decided to try my sample pack on Eli, since he is the most likely of my children to get lost!

I think my favorite thing about SafetyTats is that they last so long...you only need one per kid for your entire vacation. They stay on for up to two weeks or until you take them off! That means I don't have use a new one each day, just tat the kiddos up the first day and no more worries for the rest of the trip! How cool and convient is that! Plus they really are SUPER cute:)

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The people at SafetyTats have set up code just for my blog readers! Just enter ThoughtsofaSupermom {make sure to enter it just like that} when checking out and you will receive 10% off an order of $15 or more. Coupon good 3/12 through 3/26,2010.

They have also generously offered a sample pack of their Quick Stick Write-On! in your choice of Boy, Girl, or Multi design for me to giveaway to two of my readers!

So here is how to enter:

For your first entry leave a comment telling who you would want these for.

For another entry, go over to the SafetyTat website and tell which design you like the best.

For one extra entry, follow me and leave a comment telling me that you do.

For another entry, put my button on your blog and leave a comment telling me you did.

For one more entry, follow me on twitter and leave a comment telling that you do.

For three extra entries, blog about my giveaway linking back to this post, then leave three comments telling me you blogged.

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, March 17 at 12:00 pm CST. I will use random.org to select a winner and announce the winner on Thursday, March 18. Please make sure you have an email visible in your profile, or include your email address in your comment! Thanks for entering and good luck!

Got Bread?

I do!

 A friend passed on a starter of Amish Friendship Bread to me last week and this is what I ended up with:
I think you are technically supposed to divide the batter into two loaf pans.
But I used my Angel Food cake pan instead!
It turned out so yummy!

I obviously couldn't wait to take pictures before I cut into it and tasted it!

So now I have three of these:
that I have to pass on to someone else!
Have you ever made Amish Friendship Bread before?!?

Wordless Wednesday: Play Ball!

Ribbon and Pearls

I have seen a few SUPER cute necklaces lately that incorporate grograin ribbon and pearls. I really liked the look of them, but just couldn't let myself spend $20 or more for a necklace that I knew I could make for a lot less money. So that is exactly what I did:)
I purchased jewlery cording, a string of {faux} pearls, and some grograin ribbon at Hobby Lobby. I spent a total of $5 on all three items that I used in this project:)
I started out by cutting a generous length of ribbon and then attaching a starter pearl to the ribbon with a needle and the jewelery cording. Make sure to leave a pretty good length of extra ribbon on the end to use as the tie.
Then I alternated adding a pearl....
and making a loop of ribbon.
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There are a lot of different ways to do the ribbon, you can do a small loop, wrap the ribbon around a pearl, or even do two pearls in a row and then wrap the ribbon around both of them. It was basically trial and error to see what would work and what looked the best.
I kept alternating pearls and ribbon until the necklace was the lenght I wanted, then I tied off the last pearl and made sure it was attached securely {I had to sneak in a little hot glue to make sure that the cording didn't slip and let the two end pearls fall off}.
Then I made a matching bracelet using the leftover ribbon and pearls!
They are not perfect by any means, but I think they both turned out really cute and I got a necklace and bracelet set for only $5!

Not Me! Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
******************************** This has NOT been a tought week for Eli. He has NOT been {almost} hurt more than a few times this week. More than one of those times was NOT my fault! I did NOT almost knock him unconscious with the refrigerator door! It did NOT go a little like this:

Me: "Eli, let's get your juice cup."

Eli: "Jooo"

THUMP

I did NOT have an almost half hour battle with Henry over 7 butter beans! He did NOT refuse to eat them, and I did NOT refuse to let him get up from the table without at least trying to eat them. My children are always compliant and never refuse to eat yummy and healthy vegetables!

I did NOT decided to buy some cute Easter candy to try and fill my cookie jar up. I did NOT buy two bags of M&M's thinking that should be plenty for decorations and to snack on too. I did NOT realize that it is going to take way more than two bags to fill up my {apparently much larger than I thought it was} cookie jar!

I did NOT get a new lens for my camera this week! I am NOT SUPER excited about it, but that does NOT mean that I need a new camera bag to hold all my stuff! I have NOT found two bags HERE and HERE that I really like. Now I DON'T just have to talk myself into picking just one and buying it!