Avery's first official outfit.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
3m-18m Monster Bunz
Adorable Monster Bunz customs I made for a client.
I love making these so let me know if you are interested in a pair.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
The reason for my absence
Many of you knew I was pregnant and due in early May. Well my pregnancy did not go well.
My friend Monika over at Aias.ca set up a page for us.
Since it's hard for me to tell the story over and over you can see what is written on the page:
http://www.youcaring.com/other/help-for-baby-avery-and-family/138852
I won't be posting much while this is going on.
My friend Monika over at Aias.ca set up a page for us.
Since it's hard for me to tell the story over and over you can see what is written on the page:
http://www.youcaring.com/other/help-for-baby-avery-and-family/138852
I won't be posting much while this is going on.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thanksgiving Guest Post from Kendra Thornton
Welcome to the
Thornton Thanksgiving!
At this time of year, the air is chilly, leaves are falling,
and families are starting to make plans for the holidays! Although I love all
the holidays, Thanksgiving is probably one of my favorites because it's all about
having an attitude of gratitude! This year all of our family's relatives will
be here at the Thornton household. I'm so excited!
In order to get ready for our special dinner, I've been
going on Pinterest
to get great appetizer and dessert ideas so I can spend time preparing great
dishes with my children. As they continue maturing, it seems like they've
developed an interest in helping their Mom out when she's in the kitchen.
Although I'm always grateful for their help and want to spend as much time with
them as I can, I have to remember to keep their food tasks as simple as
possible. If it gets complex, it gets messy. For this reason, I want to find
recipes that can be made easily! And making them has to be fun, too!
In my opinion, traditional Thanksgiving meals are always
amazing. Personally, there are certain foods that I always prepare such as
turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and my personal favorite-mashed potatoes and
gravy. Although these staples are wonderful, however, I'm going to experiment
with some new dishes this year. While I was doing research online, I found an article
on Gogobot featuring the dishes that various luxury hotels are going to
prepare for their guests for Thanksgiving!
To keep my family's dinner fresh and alive this year, I'm
going to remake some dishes. Hopefully my family will appreciate my efforts at
spicing up our beloved traditions. Recently, I read an article stating that the
Waldorf Astoria of Orlando will be making a great pumpkin soup with lobster as
an appetizer for their Thanksgiving dinner. Since my family loves soup, I'm definitely
going to give this recipe a try.
When I reflect on all the blessings and joy that I have in
my life, I am constantly reminded of the fact that I have numerous things to be
grateful for. And that's why I'm excited about one of my family's most treasured
traditions of going around the table and mentioning several things that we feel
grateful for. My kids and I are going to create Thanksgiving
thankful craft tonight that will help us get our minds thinking of what to
share on Thursday!
Maybe your family can adopt this great tradition during your
own Thanksgiving dinner! No matter what you do this year, I hope your holiday
is filled with great food and even greater memories!
Kendra Thonrton can be found on Twitter at
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
I took the 30 challenge from Beautiful Live Skin Care System.
I was contacted to review the Beautiful Live Skin Care System by Trusted Health Care Products. I had great luck with their OraMD product I reviewed so I was excited to try their all natural skin care system.
I love how the bottles come customized with my name on it. Having an uncommon name it's always cool to see it on a product.
I felt the easiest way to do this challenge was to keep a log of my 30 days.
Day 1 - Admittedly it's odd to put oil on your face. I like the smell. Not too overpowering.
I started with 3 drops on each half of my face and I probably didn't need that much. I ended up blotting some off my face after 5 minutes. A few hours later my face felt smooth and soft.
Day 4 - I think I've hit the "detox" stage where my skin is stating to break out slightly. I hope this stage doesn't last too long. I have noticed that in general my skin is less dry than it has been.
Day 7 - I started using a little less of the oil each time. My skin is still soft and smooth and I'm having less of a detox reaction. Hoping my skin clears up soon.
Day 10 - Skin looks to be healing up.
Day 17 - I think my skin suffered a bit of a set back this week due to the stomach flu. The only thing that is worse than the stomach flu is the stomach flu while pregnant. The skin on my facce is generally softer and I'm hoping that I have less breakouts.
Day 22: I'm having another small breakout but I think this one has more to do with entering my second trimester than it does the care system. My forehead (which is normally one of my dry zones) hasn't been flaking at all.
Day 30: I finished my 30 day challenge and here are my overall thoughts on the Beautiful Live Skin Care System:
I gave this product quite a challenge. I started it at 9 weeks pregnant and I am now 13 weeks pregnant. My skin has been awful this pregnancy.I've noticed much less flaking and dryness in my skin as a whole. I'm still having some breakouts but they are more controlled and I'm pretty sure that has more to do with the pregnancy than anything else.
I do love how soft my skin feels after I put the product on. I also noticed a healthy glow when I apply the product. Since I put it on one side at a time I can really see the difference. My skin feels healthier and I haven't needed to apply moisturizer because the skin care system has left my skin so healthy.
I'm really happy with how this product has worked. I love the way it smells and the general health of my skin. It's a great product.
You can check out www.trustedhealthproducts.com for more information or like them on Facebook. Everyone that likes the page gets $5 off their first order.
“The manufacturer is willing to offer my readers one FREE bottle. They said they would love to have our readers try out Beautiful A.M. Moisturizer (for women) or You’re the Man A.M. Moisturizer (for men) and agreed to send one bottle FREE if our readers would pay a minimal shipping and handling charge. This is a one-time only offer! They also agreed to include 2 eye-opening reports – The Poisons You Put On Your Face Everyday and Why Your Skin Care Products Have Never Worked: The Truth Revealed .” That’s a total value of over $40.00. Click here to get your FREE Bottle and FREE reports now!”
They even have a men’s line of this skin care system – You’re the Man
I felt the easiest way to do this challenge was to keep a log of my 30 days.
Day 1 - Admittedly it's odd to put oil on your face. I like the smell. Not too overpowering.
I started with 3 drops on each half of my face and I probably didn't need that much. I ended up blotting some off my face after 5 minutes. A few hours later my face felt smooth and soft.
Day 4 - I think I've hit the "detox" stage where my skin is stating to break out slightly. I hope this stage doesn't last too long. I have noticed that in general my skin is less dry than it has been.
Day 7 - I started using a little less of the oil each time. My skin is still soft and smooth and I'm having less of a detox reaction. Hoping my skin clears up soon.
Day 10 - Skin looks to be healing up.
Day 17 - I think my skin suffered a bit of a set back this week due to the stomach flu. The only thing that is worse than the stomach flu is the stomach flu while pregnant. The skin on my facce is generally softer and I'm hoping that I have less breakouts.
Day 22: I'm having another small breakout but I think this one has more to do with entering my second trimester than it does the care system. My forehead (which is normally one of my dry zones) hasn't been flaking at all.
Day 30: I finished my 30 day challenge and here are my overall thoughts on the Beautiful Live Skin Care System:
I gave this product quite a challenge. I started it at 9 weeks pregnant and I am now 13 weeks pregnant. My skin has been awful this pregnancy.I've noticed much less flaking and dryness in my skin as a whole. I'm still having some breakouts but they are more controlled and I'm pretty sure that has more to do with the pregnancy than anything else.
I do love how soft my skin feels after I put the product on. I also noticed a healthy glow when I apply the product. Since I put it on one side at a time I can really see the difference. My skin feels healthier and I haven't needed to apply moisturizer because the skin care system has left my skin so healthy.
I'm really happy with how this product has worked. I love the way it smells and the general health of my skin. It's a great product.
You can check out www.trustedhealthproducts.com for more information or like them on Facebook. Everyone that likes the page gets $5 off their first order.
“The manufacturer is willing to offer my readers one FREE bottle. They said they would love to have our readers try out Beautiful A.M. Moisturizer (for women) or You’re the Man A.M. Moisturizer (for men) and agreed to send one bottle FREE if our readers would pay a minimal shipping and handling charge. This is a one-time only offer! They also agreed to include 2 eye-opening reports – The Poisons You Put On Your Face Everyday and Why Your Skin Care Products Have Never Worked: The Truth Revealed .” That’s a total value of over $40.00. Click here to get your FREE Bottle and FREE reports now!”
They even have a men’s line of this skin care system – You’re the Man
Friday, August 2, 2013
OraMD Review - Cleaner teeth the natural way
A couple weeks ago I was contacted by OraMD to try their all natural toothpaste. We all know how much I like free, but I also love natural products so I was happy to give it a go.
"Please be advised that OraMD may taste overwhelmingly stout over the first half dozen uses or so and you will experience a very strong, minty taste. You may want to start out using just a drop or two! This strong “burn” is actually the anti-inflammatory properties killing bacteria and does take about a week to get used to but the “burn” will decrease in time."
This was the information I was given upon receiving the product. I'm a big fan of mint so I didn't think it would be a problem. Oh boy, it was strong. But I was expecting that so it wasn't bad.
The issue I had was more with texture. I'm so used to using a paste that just a few drops on my toothbrush felt strange to me.
My teeth felt really clean after brushing so I wanted to find a solution. I decided to take some baking powder and add a little water and some OraMD to make a paste. This worked perfectly because now I had combined the cleaning power with whitening power as well.
Overall I'm really happy. My teeth feel cleaner for longer. The product can also be used straight as a breath freshener. While it may seem a bit expensive for a bottle it will last you a long time. Plus it cleans your teeth without all those added chemicals.
You can check out www.trustedhealthproducts.com for more information or like them on Facebook.
The manufacturer is willing to offer my readers one FREE bottle. They said they would love to have our readers try out OraMD and agreed to send one bottle FREE if our readers would pay a minimal shipping and handling charge. They also agreed to include 2 eye-opening reports called 1) “The 6 Hidden Dangers In Toothpaste” and 2) “Why The FDA Requires A Warning Label On Your Toothpaste.” That’s a total value of over $40.00. Click here to get your FREE bottle and FREE reports now.”
"Please be advised that OraMD may taste overwhelmingly stout over the first half dozen uses or so and you will experience a very strong, minty taste. You may want to start out using just a drop or two! This strong “burn” is actually the anti-inflammatory properties killing bacteria and does take about a week to get used to but the “burn” will decrease in time."
This was the information I was given upon receiving the product. I'm a big fan of mint so I didn't think it would be a problem. Oh boy, it was strong. But I was expecting that so it wasn't bad.
The issue I had was more with texture. I'm so used to using a paste that just a few drops on my toothbrush felt strange to me.
My teeth felt really clean after brushing so I wanted to find a solution. I decided to take some baking powder and add a little water and some OraMD to make a paste. This worked perfectly because now I had combined the cleaning power with whitening power as well.
Overall I'm really happy. My teeth feel cleaner for longer. The product can also be used straight as a breath freshener. While it may seem a bit expensive for a bottle it will last you a long time. Plus it cleans your teeth without all those added chemicals.
You can check out www.trustedhealthproducts.com for more information or like them on Facebook.
The manufacturer is willing to offer my readers one FREE bottle. They said they would love to have our readers try out OraMD and agreed to send one bottle FREE if our readers would pay a minimal shipping and handling charge. They also agreed to include 2 eye-opening reports called 1) “The 6 Hidden Dangers In Toothpaste” and 2) “Why The FDA Requires A Warning Label On Your Toothpaste.” That’s a total value of over $40.00. Click here to get your FREE bottle and FREE reports now.”
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