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baby gift, breakfast cupcake, cupcake book, gift wrap, the Artist, the Mommy, the Shopper | August 31, 2012

Free Gift Wrap

Sometimes it all comes together.  This was one of those times a bunch of random things came together for something special:

1. I love it when people say to babies, “I love you so much I could just eat you!”  I think I first heard my friend Morgan say the phrase, it was so descriptive and I totally felt what she was saying.  In the book, Where the Wild Things Are, Max is upset and says to his Mom “I’ll eat you up!” I find this endearing as well.

2.  I found a cute board book at Babies R Us, fell in love with it and bought 5!  The words are perfect, colors are fantastic and the raised lines are fun for the little ones to touch.  The title is You Are My Cupcake by Joyce Wan and all 5 of my copies have been sitting in my linen closet waiting for babies to be born.

3. Our used book covers were stacking up in a drawer and I couldn’t let them go, I’m weirdly attached.  I’ve seen my friend Lauren use everything from newspaper to bingo sheets as gift wrap so I thought I could do the same with our book covers!

4.  Always check end caps at Target for clearance items.  I’ve found great deals like grosgrain ribbon bows for 88¢!  I picked up a handful, they’re sitting in my bow bag waiting for celebrations.

5.  My friend Courtney just had her 3rd baby!  So I wanted to bring her some CRAVE breakfast cupcakes (my favorite ones from this post) and a gift to leave as a surprise at her doorstep.

And this is how all these things came together as something special ready for drop-off:

A super-cute baby book, a new use for old book covers, grosgrain bows on clearance and delicious breakfast for the Mom of a newborn.

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Cake For Breakfast

breakfast cupcake, crave, the Mommy, the Shopper | August 30, 2012

Cake For Breakfast

I've always said a muffin is like a cupcake without icing.  It's like eating cake for breakfast and I guess that's why I love baked goods for my first meal.  Two years ago when I received an e-mail from CRAVE Cupcakes in Houston declaring their breakfast cupcakes, I got it and I wanted to rush to Continue Reading

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Travel Edition: La Jolla, CA

friend, girls trip, La Jolla, the Tourist, Travel | August 27, 2012

Travel Edition: La Jolla, CA

****Email Subscribers, this post was getting a lot of spam.  I had to take it down and re-publish to hopefully stop the spam.  I apologize, you're getting it twice! Thank you, TITYN**** You might give some serious thought to getting away to La Jolla, California.  Everything about it adds up to a Continue Reading

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Mama’s Got a Brand New Chair

butterfly chair, living room, the Designer | August 23, 2012

Mama’s Got a Brand New Chair

The gift my family gave to me for Mother's Day was delivered this week!  I had been looking for a chair for our living room for over 3 years and always hesitated to make a big purchase but when it was given to me, I finally felt free to make it happen.  Here's how it all went Continue Reading

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Celebrate Good Times

give away, the Night Owl | August 21, 2012

Celebrate Good Times

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Come on!  It's a celebration!  Check out the new design of tell it to your neighbor!  Last week I said I was always looking for an excuse to order a cake.  And the new look of this blog isn't really an excuse to order a cake, but I think it's a Continue Reading

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Hi neighbors! Here are several Mother’s Day gift Hi neighbors! Here are several Mother’s Day gift ideas, some need to be ordered today, some soon and some last minute at the store. Swipe left and tap the picture to then tap shop for more info.👆 Or scroll down to do the same.👇
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As you might be able to tell from the heart shadow As you might be able to tell from the heart shadows, I took this photo in February for a @liketoknow.it post. I had just bought new kicks for our new treadmill, I loved them and wanted to tell you all about them because they’re black and white, TORTOISE shell and light pink! 🤍🖤🤎💗 Turns out these shoes had another thing coming! So many glorious spring walks outside. 😃🌳 Joseph and I took a 4 mile walk yesterday and we hadn’t done that since before kids! 🙌 During this time, are you, too taking more or longer walks than you have in a decade?! If so, do you need new shoes for these great walks? Because I noticed these are currently on SALE with free shipping and 60-day free returns. 👌 Long live the long walks, definitely a bright side!!! 👏 For a link to my sneakers, use the #liketkit app with a screenshot of my photo or go to my my bio 👉 @tellittoyourneighbor. http://liketk.it/2NRS0 #LTKsalealert #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKfit @nikewomen @nike #nike #longwalks #kotd #kickstagram #justdoit #fitness #nikefit #tortoiseshell #nikejoyride #titynhealth
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