Saving Money on Your Wedding Cake
For many smaller budget weddings Ive done a medium sheet cake and in the left corner put just a small topper cake on pillars. Its pretty and the couple has a little top cake to cut. Its half the mess and serves the same purpose.
Upscale Baby Shower Food and Decoration Ideas?
Thanks for the Rubber Duck themes for a baby shower. Dont know if the person who asked will use your ideas but I will. Im having a shower for a niece in July and now I can go ahead and get things together. I submitted an article on baby showers not long ago...
Seeking Childbearing Advice?
The reason I asked about the clinic which did repeats,I saw on one of the talk shows about a clinic and I cant remember the name of it or where. Seems like it may have been on Dr. Phil. If anyone saw this and may have written it down or have it on tape please...
Restoring a Wedding Bouquet?
Why would you want to restore it? If this were my wedding bouquet Id buy a clear glass or plastic box to put it in and keep it forever, or better still a small MEMORY BOX with little momento, napkin, etc from my wedding. In my glass covered memory box I have...
1-2-3-4 CAKE
Bev, Sorry I DID leave out the eggs in the 1-2-3-4 cake recipe.It calls for 4 eggs. As for the butter it calls for 1 cup or 2 sticks my guess is maybe half of that package.I really dont know anything about it as far as weight. Im very sorry,but Im very flattered...
Make a Doll from a Dishcloth?
If Im not mistaking it takes 2 dishcloths and you fold them as you would a FAN laying one and tying off legs and a waist.Add the 2nd and tie off a head and hands,using yarn.
Soccer Senior Gifts?
Maybe a small photo album with soccerballs cut from craft foam pieces. Possibly take pictures from a game to put in it.
Music Themed Centerpieces and Favors?
Another cute idea would be to copy and shrink a copy of a favorite (or wedding) song. Burn the edges to make them look old and at the bottom of the page include a note of thanks with your names and wedding date. Roll this up in the little inexpensive wedding...
Bar Mitzvah and Graduation Gift Ideas?
How about having a family cookout in honor of both. Keep it simple and do a sheet cake saying Were proud of your accomplishments.Or give each a personalized Bible. Theyre less than $15 where I live at a Bible Bookstore.
Rubber Duck Baby Shower Centerpiece
I did some cute centerpieces for a baby shower using $1 small fishbowls. I cut out booties,ducks,etc from baby shower paper and decopaged them to the INSIDE so the design shown through.Paper gluestick dries clear.I filled them with candy and tied a couple of...
Decorating a Room With Rose Carpeting?
A friend of mine has rose carpeting in her living room and her pillows and accessories are the pretty Pine green. Go victorian with those colors.That is if your significant other doesnt mind.
Anniversary Party With a Luau Theme?
If you knew someone that actually knew how to roast a pig.Never been to one, but wouldnt that be a party that would be remembered for a long time to come?
Urgent Wedding Cake Decorating Ideas Needed!
A simple but elegant wedding cake Ive done MANY times,even an amature can do.Using decorator icing(which Ive posted here) icing the cake. Using a writing tip. squiggle Ss and Vs sort of attached to each other over the top and sides of the cake .They dont have...
Saving Money On Our Honeymoon?
Let me tell you a story about my nieces Honeymoon experience. She and her new hubby went to the airport to leave for the Bahamas. Her travel agent had failed to mention the fact that to fly the had to have an origional birth certificate and not a copy. And...
Problems Painting Over Wallpaper?
Today I helped a friend paper a bathroom in the most unique way Ive ever seen. Id prefer this over painting any day.Sounds to me like youve got wall problems anyway,and its going to cost a lot to be able to paint. It took 2 rolls to do this job--(Imagine doing...
Remembering Birthday Cards and Anniversaries
After our sister organized a family birthday calender with birthdays 4 of us began to send on a regular basis. One thing I did was like the other reader was to buy cards ahead and address them. In order to remember what day it is to be sent by, I write the...
Everyday is Mother's Day
Mothers Day depresses me when I see my children spend money on gifts that I know they really cant afford. A $1 card means more to me than anything .The sweetest card that I ever got on Mothers day said It takes someone special to be a single mom and the contents...
Reception Ideas: Lunch for 100 People?
I catered a wedding for an acquaintence and set my price at $250.00. Heres what I served: 200 Ham Biscuits, 96 mini croissants with Tuna salad and chicken salad,2 LARGE fruit trays with extra refill 2 LARGE Vegetable trays with refill ranch dip,dill dip ,fruit...
What to do with Medals, Ribbons, Trophies and Certificates?
I love Memory Boxes to hang on the wall with glass front. I have one with pictures,booties,graduation tassels wedding favors,which contain items from the most important facets of their lives. I also have one with momentos of my mother and father.They were parents...
A Critique of ThriftyFun?
Heck with American Singles!! The site is great. But I do agree with the lady before me. I have never made it to the end because Im new to compuers and it takes too long as it ties up my phone service. Is there any way there could be a main page that could allow...
