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  • DIY Wrist Bouquet

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LongLastingScent #CollectiveBias

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    I had to post today to BRAG about the wonderful weekend we had here in New York City. The weather was just gorgeous, I mean ditch the jacket gorgeous. This was also laundry weekend for me, so I decided to get it out of the way really early on Saturday. I got up while the rest of the city slept in and went to Walmart to get detergent and fabric softener. Feeling inspired by all the flowers blooming around the city, I decided to try Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™  in Field Flowers fragrance that I found in the fabric softener aisle at Walmart.  I love wearing white t-shirts and nothing makes me feel more dressed up in them than a lovely floral scent. I was excited to try  Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ as the in-wash scent booster has five times longer lasting fragrance. Yes my friends, five times. That means a five times more dressed up white t-shirt. #LongLastingScent

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    While I impatiently waited for my white t-shirts to dry, I decided to make a quick DIY wrist bouquet to wear with my white t-shirt to really dress it up. To make my wrist bouquet, I used:

    1. Fresh flowers
    2. Glue
    3. Ribbon
    4. Foliage

     

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    Instructions:

    1. Measure ribbon on your wrist to size.
    2. Cut the size that’s comfortable after tying it.
    3. Assemble flowers in a design that you like.
    4. Add a small amount of glue to the back of the flowers (I used a hot gun) and press into ribbon until dried.
    5. Repeat until all flowers and foliage is added.
    6. Leave to dry.

    Voila! You’re done.

     

    DIY WRIST BOUQUET

    Tie your bouquets around on your wrists and wear with your white t-shirt for a fun way to dress up a simple t-shirt.

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    The best part about having fresh flowers on your wrists is that whenever your hands are close to your face you enjoy the amazing fragrance of your flowers.

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    The combination of the fragrances from my wrist bouquet and the Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ put me the very best mood. If you’re not a wild field flower like me, you can try the Lavender scent.

     

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    If you want to try out dressing up your white t-shirts with Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™,  you can find samples on select Suavitel® liquid fabric conditioners at Walmart.

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    Find out more about Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ here!

     

    Photo credit: My 4 1/2 year old daughter The Princess Fairy

  • DIY Iron Man Hair Bow

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AvengersUnite #CollectiveBias

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    Tomorrow is an extra special TGIF because MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron movie is going to be released in theaters. My husband has been talking about the new Avengers movie forever and he’s so excited that his excitement is working it’s way over to The Princess Fairy. The Princess Fairy wasn’t always a big Avengers fan as a girly-girl but lately daddy’s influence is changing that.

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    I didn’t realize that until I took her with me to Walmart and she all but lost her cool when she spotted all of the MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron toys on display. She was excited to see the different character figurines and the cool toys. She’s particularly a fan of Iron Man and after some mild begging (because I am a soft mom) I gave in and got her the MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron Iron Man Arc FX Armor that she just had to have. As we were about to head to the cashier she spotted MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron Doritos, one of daddy’s favorite snacks and insisted we get it for daddy to munch on.
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    It’s no secret that The Princess Fairy is very girly, so I wanted to use this as an opportunity to show her that she can be herself while having fun with superheroes. I decided to make her a DIY Iron Man inspired Hair Bow. She can show off her style and femininity all while having fun with superheroes. If you have a little girly-girl who loves superheroes, this DIY will be perfect for your little lady because girls are heroes too. #AvengersUnite
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    To make DIY Iron Man Bow you will need the following:
    1. Scissors
    2. Ribbons
    3. Decals
    4. Glue Gun
    5. Barrette

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    Instructions:

    Cut 4 pieces of burgandy ribbon.

    1st piece: 10 inches

    2nd piece: 8 inches

    3rd piece: 6 inches

    4th piece: 3 inches

     

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    Cut 1 piece of gold ribbon inches 12 inches.

    Fold ribbon in half by bending the sides into the middle.

    Add a small amount of glue to the middle.

    Press firmly with finger.

     

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    Repeat for all pieces.

    Then glue them unto each other from largest to smallest.

    Add a diamond decal in the middle to symbolize Iron Man’s power to shoot lasers.

    Then glue bow to barrette.

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    It’s so easy, I made it in less than 15 minutes.

    She loved it!

     

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    Now, she can enjoy feeling like an Avenger! #AvengersUnite

     

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    Show me a girl who doesn’t want to have special powers in her hair especially her curls.

     

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    She wore her DIY Iron Man bow with an eyelet white spring dress and a denim jacket.

     

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    This is such an adorable bow, you can make this bow for any girl in your life from toddlers to teenagers. #AvengersUnite

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    Also, to celebrate the release of MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron Walmart have a new mobile app: Super Heroes Assemble  available in the iTunes and Google Play stores. Super Heroes Assemble, turns your phone into a portal to exclusive MARVEL Avengers: Age of Ultron content. You’ll be able to keep up to date with all of the latest movie and behind-the-scenes action. Plus, scan Avengers displays at Walmart and Walmart.com to become your favorite Avenger, explore a Hulkbuster training facility in a cool 360 degree interactive space and to bring Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron characters to life with augmented reality.

     

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    You know I had to try out the app right? I downloaded it and used it to scan our specially marked Avengers Doritos bag. You can also scan in store signage from Kellogg’s, Hasboro, Dr. Pepper or Marvel to reveal secret content! I’m going to be heading back to Walmart because starting today 4/30 whenever you scan any 12 packs of Dr. Peppers Avengers or the in-store signage you’ll unlock a digital comic book. Mr. Rattles loves comic books so we are excited that Dr. Pepper is doing this. So don’t forget to download the Google Play app and the iTunes store app. #AvengersUnite

     

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    Do you have a girly Avengers fan in your family?

  • Our Happy Family Love My Veggies

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     Thank you Happy Family® for sponsoring this post and making eating veggies  fun.

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    Growing up in the Caribbean, we ate lots of veggies. My Grandma, Sylvie grew most of our vegetables in her garden. It wasn’t a big deal, it was a simple and healthy lifestyle that everyone around us lived. Of course, like all picky kids I didn’t always love my veggies. I can remember my Grandma Sylvie coming in from the garden with a pumpkin or a bunch of green bananas and thinking to myself “Not, tonight!” Well, I miss those days, I wish I could raise my kids the same way. I wish I could pick veggies right out the garden like my Grandma did but city life doesn’t allow that.

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    It’s one of things I’m trading to raising my kids in an amazing place like New York City. I’m far from perfect when it comes to making healthy choices.  However, from the minute I found out I was pregnant with my children, I wanted to ensure that I give my kids the healthiest start possible. That’s why I chose to exclusively breastfeed them. When The Princess Fairy started on solids, I would spend my Sunday evenings in the kitchen dancing to reggae music and puréeing organic veggies as she rocked along in her high chair. I didn’t trust anyone to feed my baby girl!

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    She loves veggies as a result of that start but like all moms I was a little different by the time my second child came around. Don’t get me wrong, his health was just as important and I wasn’t willing to feed him anything but the best but this time I was okay with someone else feeding him. While hanging out in Brooklyn last summer I discovered the Happy Family® truck. I was happy to learn that their food have non-GMO ingredients, no trans-fats, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors, no synthetic food coloring and all products are sold in packaging made without the use of BPA. Plus, they feature Enlightened Nutrition, adding thoughtful ingredients —like Salba®, the super chia, as well as plant-based DHA and choline for brain growth and eye health—whenever possible.

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    I took the free samples and skipped along to Target to stock up my cabinets and since then The Super Knight has been drumming to the beat of Happy Family® .

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    A few weeks ago, the kids were invited to a photoshoot for the launch of Happy Family®’s new Love My Veggies products. Love My Veggies organic pouches contain one full serving of vegetables and provide essential nutrients including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron and Magnesium to help nourish toddlers’ growing bodies.

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    We were excited to hang out with Happy Family® as it’s a brand that a brand our family loves and trusts.

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    The new Happy Family®Love My Veggies feature thoughtful organic vegetable and fruit combinations to help parents increase vegetable consumption in their toddler’s diet.

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    Love My Veggies pouches are available in three great-tasting varieties. The Super Knight’s favorite is banana, beet, squash & blueberry but they are also available in carrot, banana, mango & sweet potato and spinach, apple, sweet potato & kiwi.

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    You can find Happy Family® at Target, it is one of the 31 innovative wellness brands included in the Made to Matter—Handpicked by Target™ collection, which offers an assortment of great products made with simple, recognizable ingredients. I love that Target is doing this and making these quality products available to families like ours.

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    GIVEAWAY

    Let’s celebrate the launch of Happy Family® Love My Veggies with a GIVEAWAY! 

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    Happy Family® Snack Happy Kit includes ($50 Value):

    • 1 Happy Family recyclable tote
    • 2 Happy Yogis
    • 3 Happy Munchies:  1 rice cakes
    • 1 cheddar carrot corn snack
    • 1 Crisps
    • 2 Happy Tot Super Nutrition Shakes – 1 chocolate, 1 vanilla
    • 2 Best Friends
    • Happy Tot/Tot Plus (include 1 Greek)
    • 2 Happy Tot Morning
    • 3 Happy Tot Love My Veggies
    • 3 Happy Squeeze
    • 1 Happy Family lunchbag/cooler
    • Allergy  Reference Chart2 coupons
    • 1 Dirty Dozen/Clean  Fifteen wallet card
    • 1 Salba card

    This giveaway ends on April 8, 2015

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    The awesome photography in this post was by Photographer,Tara Donne.

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Happy Family® Brands.

     

     

     

     

    Does your Happy Family Love My Veggies?