Pennies and Pics

For my sister-in law's baby shower I wanted to make her a Hospital Survival Kit without spending a lot of money...here is what I came up with: (The most expensive thing I bought was the $6 bucket @Michaels without coupon). All the goodies So I scoured my bathroom and pantry to find unused items I already had to add to the kit. Sleep Sheets sleep aid (free with instant rebate from Walgreens) for DAD, NOT MOM Loofa (in a shower gift pack I bought after Christmas) Revlon nail file (used coupon got it for a few cents) Hand sanitizer ($1) Secret deodorant (used coupon almost free) Free samples Treseme shampoo/conditioner)  Free samples Body soap Mouthwash (used coupon almost free) Disposable razor (from value pack) Chapstick Body lotion  Hair ties/head band (from value pack) Free sample face wash Gum ($1) Granola bars/snacks (from my pantry) Victoria's Secret beach bag (free with earlier purchase I made, I have tons of bags, so I kept it in the package for ...

I have always wanted to learn how to make a diaper cake for a baby shower. I decided to go to YouTube to find a good instructional video to get started. This is the one I watched that helped me learn how.. Diaper Cake Tutorial Here are some pictures of how I made mine. I used ribbon from Michaels dollar bin and got the ladybug plush animal/rattle from Kohl's (that was the most expensive thing I bought). You could just top it off with a bow if you wanted. I used all the diapers I had left over that my daughter never used. It was a bit more difficult because the cake wasn't level (some newborn diapers mixed with size 2 were an issue). So I recommend using the same size and brand for the whole cake if you can. Also double sided tape didn't really hold up the ribbon around the cake. I wish I could find my hot glue gun...so I improvised and used cute baby clothes pins (mini ones left over from a game I had at my shower) to hold them up. Good luck and have fun! The bottom ...

I wanted to create a gift for all the mothers at my work and didn't want to purchase individual gifts. I have about 15 moms at my job so I used the idea of a candy "bar" and came up with this: Supplies Mason Jars Printable Tags Variety of Candy Colored paper Printer Scissors Double Sided Tape Directions I bought candy that I could create fun names for: Hot Tamales-Hot Momma Peppermint Patties-Mint 2 B A Mom Gummies-Life is Sweet Hershey Gold- Heart of Gold Starburst-Star Mom (The possibilities are endless of what names you could come up with...these are just some suggestions) Place each candy in separate mason jars, then print tags from this link: Chalk Style Printable Labels You can print them using sticker printer paper or if you don't have any, I just used double sided tape to stick to the front of the jars. Then you could finish off the jars with a ribbon tied to the neck if you wanted..