Easy Easter Snack Idea {Goldfish Carrots}

It's Miss J's turn to bring snack for her preschool again.  She and I wanted to jazz up snack time a little....she loves bringing a "fancy snack" to school.

I don't know how fancy these snacks are, but they sure turned out cute!

Rather than load them up on sugar (which I'm sure they will get enough of this weekend for Easter!), I wanted something less sugary.  

I saw a great idea on No Fuss Fabulous.....

Can you ever beat goldfish?  What three year old doesn't love 'em?

How to make goldfish "carrots"

• Take a disposable decorating bag (the kind you put frosting in), and fill it about halfway with goldfish.

• Gather the top and tie with green ribbon.

• Done!

Totally cute, right?  

And, they take all of 5 minutes to make!

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Nursery Reveal: Part 2

I showed you my crib transformation in Part 1 of my nursery reveal.

Ready for Part 2?

I had a dresser that was in great shape. The only problem was that it was the same icky honey oak color as my crib. 

It had to go!

I started with this:

After a lot of primer, spray paint, and polyacrylic, this is what I have now!

I replaced these knobs:

With these beeeeeeeee-utiful amethyst colored crystal knobs:

So girlie.  I love it!

Now all that is left is to show you the rest of the room!

"How to Spray Paint furniture" can be found HERE!

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Sports Birthday + {FREE Printables!}

My little man is 2!

He had a GREAT birthday party!  Lots of his little friends were there, and he seemed to be really happy the whole time.

Highlights of the party

FOOD

The Cake!

Drinks

GAMES!

Bowling

Basketball

Tee Ball

and of course....

PRIZES!

GUEST FAVORS

And now, would you like the FREE PRINTABLES for all of this??

I designed this myself in Photoshop, so please use it for personal use only!

Game Signs:

Basketball (click here)

Bowling (click here)

 Tee Ball (click here)

Guest Favor Tags (click here)

Food Labels 

(page 1) 

(page 2)

(page 3)

(page 4-popcorn)

Prize Bag Labels (click here)





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Empire City Studios - Welcome!

There is a new sponsor at  A Little of This, a Little of That!

Do you remember in this post that I showed you the awesome wall decal for Mr. A's big boy room?

Well, I ordered it from Empire City Studios on Etsy.

MY experience with them was fabulous! 

Fast shipping, and they totally customized the size of the decal for me.  They were QUICK to answer my questions by e-mail - that is a big deal to me!

Here are some other fun things from their shop!

I can never resist damask!

Love the idea of defining your kiddos name!

I always love cherry blossom trees; very springy!

All of their products are customizable, and they will work with you on any custom order you want. 

They have 26 colors of vinyl to choose from!

Welcome Empire Studios!

{Word Whipped} Winner!

WOW!  

There were 364 entries for this fab "Keep Calm and Carry On" sign!

and the winner is.....

Little Bird who said-

Congrats!

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered!  What a fun giveaway!

Nursery Reveal: Part 1

We are expecting our third baby in July! 

When we found out it was a GIRL I was very excited!

I've been busy painting, sewing, and decorating for the last few months. The nursery is FINALLY finished!

I thought I would share it with you in stages....just to make you wonder what it looks like all together :)

I started with our crib.  I LOVE the lines of our crib, and the shape, and the fact that it doesn't have a drop down side.....but the color had to GO!

This is what I started with.

Close up:

Again, I love our crib, and it has sentimental value (having been used by my two previous little ones), but I have never been crazy about the color.

So, I decided to go for it, and paint it!

I took six cans of Kilz Primer, six cans of Krylon spray paint, a few coats of a polyacrylic sealant.

(don't worry, I used a really good spray paint respirator to keep those fumes away!)

Here is the result:

Close Up:

And yes, I made the bedding myself.  A true labor of love!

I am so happy with how it turned out!

Before and After:

A full "HOW TO SPRAY PAINT FURNITURE" post can be found HERE

Nursery Reveal Part 2 is here!

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{Word Whipped}

I found the CUTEST shop on Etsy!  It's called Word Whipped!

Holly is a super talented lady who creates fun stuff like SOLID wood hand painted and vinyl signs, subway art, and super cute custom art!

Here are some of the FUN things you can find in her shop!

Isn't this "Family Rules" sign great?!  Lovin' it!

 I also really like this "Family Sign".  Totally customizable for your family!

My FAVORITE thing she has right now has to be the Keep Calm and Carry On sign!  

This one is extra big: 11" wide and 22" tall!

Wouldn't you love one for yourself??

One LUCKY READER will win a LARGE "Keep Calm and Carry On" sign in the COLOR of their choice from Word Whipped!  

Here's how to enter:

Mandatory Entry: head over to Word Whipped and pick out your favorite sign. Then leave a comment on this post telling me the name of the sign.

Additional Entries

• Become a follower of A Little of This, a Little of That (or tell me if you already are!)
• follow Word Whipped on Facebook
• Show Word Whipped some love and heart the shop on Etsy

 

 

**leave a separate comment for EACH entry and your email address in your comment** 

 

Giveaway ends Saturday, April 9th.  Winner chosen by random.org