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New on Executive Homemaker 2007-11-28 15:05:00 Executive Homemaker is excited to announce the newest Mom-prenuer product and first BOOK, 'Little Moments that Matter'.This book started out as a Christmas gift for Wendy's parents and has since found it's way into the hands of friends, strangers, the press and even the book experts.Wendy is also a fellow blogger, check out her blog 'Our Moments Matter'. Where she discusses publicity tips for authors, inspiration and a few random musings - Join the adventure!Little Moments That Matter is such an inspirational book! Executive Homemaker is excited to welcome Wendy as it's newest Mom-prenuer.If you have a product you'd like us to help you sell, e-mail [laurie at Executive Homemaker dot com]. Read more:Executive
24 Quick, Easy, Cheap Gift Ideas 2007-11-28 15:00:00 Here are 24 quick, easy, cheap Christmas gift Ideas for friends, neighbors, bus drivers, and teachers. Simply attach one of these cute sayings or poems to the item to make a more thoughtful gift!The Christmas OrangeCheese and a cheese grater: "Cheesen’s Greetings To A Really “GRATE” Neighbor!"Christmas Towel: May the “Absorbing” Spirit of Christmas “Blot” Out Your Troubles, “Soak” Up Your Sorrows. And “Wipe” Away Your Difficulties. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!CandleHere’s an early Christmas greetingFor your family to shareLet it brighten up your seasonAnd spread gladness thru the air.You can start a new traditionEvery night till Christmas dayTo burn the Christmas candleWhile the family doth play.You can bake, draw, or read storiesSing songs or just play gamesAnd by the season finishOnly memories remain.It is hoped that you‘ll enjoyA special season full of fun.And that love will burn more brightlyWhen your holiday is gone.2 liter of Sprite: "May your holiday be merry and "s Read more:Cheap
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Christmas Tree Advent Calendar 2007-11-27 10:46:00 Christmas Tree AdventCalendar
(with ornaments on)Make this great wooden tree advent calendar. An advent is a way of marking the days until Christmas, start on December 1st.Print out the file and you will find 25 poems and stories for each of the symbols of Christmas associated with the wood Advent Tree. All ready to cut out and attach!Directions: Every day until Christmas, starting December 1st put a piece on the Tree. You don’t have to go in any particular order. Find the card that goes with that piece and read it. On the bottom of the cards are some ideas you can do each day.Christmas Day Will Soon Be Here!Christmas days will soon be hereAnd I can hardly wait;I’ve made this little Christmas TREETo help you celebrate!Each day choose one thingTo help you remember.That happy, happy Christmas dayThe 25th of December.Please put this tree where all can seeThe symbols of the season.And when you reach the very last pieceIt will be Christmas Day!Christmas Tree Advent Calendar (with ornam Read more:Christmas
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New on Executive Homemaker 2007-11-25 12:26:00 I would like to welcome our newest Mom-prenuer to Executive
Homemaker... Victoria P. Zurcher Designs!Victoria makes hand painted goods custom designed for you! Creating these little works of art brings a smile to Victoria's face! Hopefully, anyone who receives any hip and stylish VPZ good will smile, too. I LOVE these hand painted door knobs! When I'm ready to decorate my guest room, I'm going to order the "Little Black Dress" for the dresser for sure. Seriously, too cute! She has some beautiful stationary to choose from. From Fill-in Thank You Notes to to these great Foldover cards.These ultra-cool magnets are the perfect stocking stuffer, teacher gift, hostess gift or any gifting occasion! Choose from individual designs or the sets of four coordinating magnets. Grandparents can't resist the custom photo magnets of their favorite little Grandkids.These are Victoria's lunchbox stationary sets. These fun metal lunchboxes are personalized to coordinate with the stationary design of
Submitted Tips by Abby 2007-11-24 08:13:00 I want to thank Abby over at A Feathered Nest for submitting all these great tips!Abby gives a quick tutorial on how to make these Embellished Onesies. You can make these as a gift or for your own little one. She gives you 3 ways to do it: Applique, Iron On, and Ribbon! Next, Abby gives an easy tutorial on how to make these great Farmer's Market Reversible Bags.Keep these bags in mind for the Christmas season. Wouldn't it be great to deliver your goodies in a festive bag like this! You could also make some smaller bags and use them as the "gift bag" for your presents. You could even tie on an ornament over one strap!If the first 2 tutorials weren't enough, Abby delights us with these cute Cafe Aprons made out of napkins. She took this napkin she bought from Target and gave it a different purpose by making it into an apron. Amazing!! This would also be such a great gift idea.I want to thank Abby for submitting these great tutorials! They are not only amazing ideas but easy too. You c
Submitted Tips! 2007-12-04 22:24:00 I want to thank Jill over at Creativity Musings and Such for submitting this fun tip on clothespins!Jill uses clothespins for lots of great uses such as, close bags of chips, cereal, bread, etc. they're the best thing for that. You can get a bag of 100 for only $2.Another use in her house is for creative play by her daughter. She swipes the clothespins constantly and takes them apart to invent things. She's made boats and all sorts of contraptionsBeckie over at Infarrantly Creative sent me this incredible tutorial on how to make crayons using glue sticks!! This is such a crazy creative idea. Are you tired of your toddler breaking crayons? Well here is a way for your wee one to still be creative with no more broken crayons. Impressive!Thank you Jill and Beckie so much for taking the time to submit these amazing tips!
Easy, Cheap, Useful Christmas Gifts 2007-12-02 09:02:00 Are you guys getting bored of this topic, yet? I could go on and on with sharing easy, cheap, yet useful Christmas
gift ideas.I made this 8x8 Christmas Album years ago. As elegant as it looks, it was soo easy!! All you need is a red 8x8 album, 3 pieces of textured scrapbook paper, a red ribbon, a charm, 3 red small buttons, and brown ink pad.Simply cut the 3 pieces of scrapbook paper and glue onto the album in a layered look, see above. Take the brown ink pad and wipe it over the entire album. (It doesn't matter what direction.) Tie on the bow and attach the charm with "o" rings or whatever you have available. Cut out holly leaves from the extra dark green paper.Glue on 3 red buttons to complete the holly.Include your favorite Christmas stories or print out some of these.Snuggle up by the fire this Christmas Season with a cup of hot Wassail.Hot Wassail2 cups tang1 (3 oz) pkg pre-sweetened lemonade mix1 1/2 cup sugar1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp ground cloves6 packages spiced ciderMix all dry Read more:Cheap
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12 Days of Christmas 2007-11-30 17:18:00 You can't have too many 12 Days of Christmas
ideas in your back pocket! You can use these ideas to do together as a family, mail one at a time or all together, do with your youth at church, as girlfriends for a friend who needs a lift, the possibles are endless!I already posted the 12 Days of Christmas for Grandparents. Here's the link to the Gift Tags for the 12 Days of Christmas for Grandparents.12 Days with a Nativity:You can use this 2 different ways:1. As a gift: Wrap the corresponding nativity piece with it's poem or story. 2. As an advent with your family: Add one piece to your nativity set a day and read the poem or story together. I've done all the work for you, simply Click here to print out all the poems and attach one to each Nativity character.12 Days of Christmas (ring and run) Here is a "ring and run" activity to do with the children. These items are inexpensive easy, and some times silly. Buy the items listed below, make their tags, and have the kids start dropping
MIL & Grandparent Gift Ideas 2007-11-29 11:36:00 I've been asked to post about some of the Christmas gifts I've made in the past for my Mother-In-Law and Grandparents. I really believe that Christmas gifts should come from the heart and be homemade, when possible. I also LOVE a poem or story to go with each gift. I feel like it sets the tone and makes the gift more meaningful. Here are the ones I can remember:12 Days of Christmas for Grandparents - I did this for all of the grandparents one year and it turned out amazing! I boxed it all up in one box and shipped it to each grandparent.There's a poem for each day that corresponds with the gifts. I've done all the work for you, and made each poem into a "tag" to attach to the front each wrapped gift.Feel free to tweak the poems to accommodate the gifts you want to give. Here's the intro poem:The 12 days of Christmas is the song that I singand in this sack 12 presents I bring.December the 13th is when you may start.Unwrap one a day with love from my heart.Having you as grandparents
Great Tip Award - Christmas DIY 2007-12-12 13:42:00 TipJunkie.com is proud to present the 'Great
Tip Award
' to some amazing women with serious talents! They're making our holiday's bright...Chanda who is a scrapbooking genius, says me, made this photo wreath! Isn't it beautiful! Wouldn't this also make a great gift for grandparents?This was super simple.Cut out black and white photos into squares and mount them on patterned scrapbook paper. Then punch holes at the top of each photo and tie them to the wreath with ribbon. Ta-dah!You can buy some of Chanda's layouts from Executive Homemaker. Let her catch up on your scapbooking for you! ;)Jess from Jump Up and Down made these adorable stockings out of white cotton velveteen. Aren't they Darling!! If I read it right, they're for sale.Lastly, if you haven't wrapped your gifts yet and want to learn how to tie a bow properly, Chelsea over at the Orange Booth hooked us all up with an easy tutorial. Yep, complete with pictures!Here is your here's your 'Great Tip Award'! Again, I wa Read more:Christmas
Submitted Tip - Flet Ornaments 2007-12-12 13:33:00 Amy over at the Caffinated Cropper (cute name) submitted this tip on making Felt Stars sewn together with embroidery floss. She even posted the pattern for you, it's all ready to print out. Read more:Ornaments
Today's Creative Blog 2007-12-11 22:27:00 Yesterday, I was featured on 'Today
's Creative Blog'. It is truly an honor to be among those amazing and creative women. If you don't already read her blog, you are seriously missing out! As my friend Katri would say, "It's eye candy!"Not only did she feature Tip Junkie but she also featured Executive Homemaker and my personal blog. That's so much more than I ever could have wanted.Thanks again Kim - You ROCK!
Homemade Christmas Traditions 2007-12-11 21:16:00 We have several homemade Christmas
traditions in our family that I've also made and given as gifts. I already posted this on my personal blog, but I thought you Ladies might enjoy it as well.Here's a few of them:Felt Nativity Hand Puppets: Several years ago I made these hand puppets at a Super Saturday craft day at my church. They were so easy!! We don't have enough people in our family to act out the Nativity - so this is our alternative.Laminated Finch Family Nativity: This is my favorite Christmas gift to make for friends with small kiddos. Print out the "Away in Manger" project in the The Best of Family Home Evening CD on card stock, cut, and laminate.Since I have a terrible voice, I made a CD of all the songs to go with it. I put wrote the corresponding songs and CD track # on the back of each one as well as a Velcro dot. My boys pick a Nativity character and we sing along with the CD. You can also print out all the words to the songs here.I've used this for so many things: Fa
New Christmas Traditions 2007-12-10 10:34:00 I've been really focusing on starting some fun but different family traditions this year during the Christmas
season. Here are some that I've been impressed with:Keri and her family have the tradition of Stocking Letters. They write notes to each other, including parents, and put them in each other's stockings. They are to write one letter a day and make sure that they end up writing at least one letter to each family member. You get to read them on Christmas morning.I think this is such a wonderful tradition because it's nice for siblings to focus on the positive things they like about each other.Dawn over at The Feathered Nest, made a Wish Bottle for her family tree. She repurposed an old spice bottle and decorated it.You hang your little Wish Bottle on your Christmas tree. Inside, rolled up, is a small piece of paper that you can jot down your wishes for Christmas just for that special someone to walk by and see! They can pull your wish list out, tuck it in their pocket and the
Submitted Tip by Debbie 2007-12-09 13:59:00 Debbie over at Studio Bee Creations submitted this great Gift Tubes tip. These turned out so amazing and I'm excited to feature them here on Tip Junkie.com.How to Make?These Gift tubes are created from faux CRYSTAL LITE canisters ( Wal-mart brand).Cover the canisters with non-SU pp, using red-line tape on the wrapped ends.FUN GOLD MESH ribbon from Joanns wrapped that around center.Attached a FUN SU LABELICIOUS embossed tag, with corners ticket punched. Top of canister has pp with a flower & leaves punched with the 5-petal punch ....and gold stickles centers for bling.I want to thank Debbie for submitting her tip on creating gift tubes. What a great idea! Be sure to check out her blog Studio Bee Creations. Read more:Debbie
Crochet Hats & Headbands 2007-12-07 12:02:00 Can you say, "DARLING!"? I'm tempted to purchase one of these hats for my little guy and pretend he's a girl for an afternoon. Just kidding... sort of. {{wink}}Executive Homemaker is proud to announce it's newest Mom-prenuer, Pretty Peanut Shells!These hats are both beautiful and functional. Because of the forgiving stretch of the crochet design, these hats will stay comfortably on your peanut's head. The yarn is a baby soft, light-weight acrylic allowing your peanut to comfortably wear them inside and out.The Belli's are each handmade and they are securely fastened to a "bend and snap" style barrette. This feature allows you to change the Belli to match your peanut's outfit. If you go indoors and wish to remove the hat, you can place the lovely Belli in your peanut's hair for instant adorable style.You can mix and match and they make a great gift! There are tons of styles to choose from, click here to get more information and to place an order.This would make such a beau
Wassail 2007-12-06 15:28:00 I got such a good response to the dry Wassail recipe that I wanted to share my absolute favorite one! It takes a little bit of planning but it's worth it. Here it is:Wassail1 cup Sugar to 4 cups water, boil. Then add:10 whole cloves8 whole allspice2 sticks cinnamon1/4 tsp ground gingerBoil 3-5 minutes and then remove from heat. Let stand 4-6 hours then strain. Then add:1 can Orange Juice (12 oz concentrate)1 can lemonade (6 oz concentrate)Lastly, add 2 cans water and 1 gallon of apple cider. Warm and serve. Enjoy!
Twas The Night Before Christmas 2007-12-05 19:58:00 I love the poem 'Twas the Night
Before Christmas
', it's fun to read with the kids and a fun tradition to have in our home. With that said, I also LOVE the knock-offs! I live in Texas, so I had to feature this one!Twas The Night Before Christmas: Texas Style'Twas the night before Christmas, in Texas, you know.Way out on the prairie, without any snow.Asleep in their cabin, were Buddy and Sue,A dreamin' of Christmas, like me and you.Not stockings, but boots, at the foot of their bed,For this was Texas, what more need be said,When all of a sudden, from out of the still night,There came such a ruckus, it gave me a fright.and I saw 'cross the prairie, like a shot from a gun,A loaded up buckboard, come on at a run,The driver was "Geein" and "Hawin", with a will,The horses (not reindeer) he drove with such skill."Come on there Buck, Poncho, & Prince, to the right,There'll be plenty of travelin' for you all tonight."The driver in Levi's and a shirt that was red,Had a ten-gallon Ste
Reindeer Poop 2007-12-20 09:21:00 Attach this cute poem to the goodies for a small gift for a hostess, co-worker, or neighbors. Big thanks to Sondra for sending me these ideas!Reindeer
Poop Poem:Christmas is coming,Along with Santa and his deer.Listen closely on Christmas Eve,And maybe you will hear. While Santa leaves gifts,Tied with ribbons and bows,The reindeer leave these droppings,In neat little rows! Snowman Card Poem:Snowman PoopYou're a super teacher,So here is the scoop…I'm treating you this New Year~ To this Snowman Poop!Cookie Cutter Poem:I made a plate of cookies, to share with you this year.I thought it was a good way,to spread some Christmas cheer.They all looked so tasty,So I thought I'd eat just one.And a little while later, I noticed there were none.So here's my Christmas greeting,and a cookie cutter, too.Now you can make your own cookies,and maybe share a few.Merry Christmas!Go on over to Executive Homemaker to print out these cards as well as the recipes. I want to thank Sondra again for cont
Submitted Tips! 2007-12-20 08:31:00 I've got some great and useful tips that have been submitted to TipJunkie.com! Thank you Ladies so much - it makes my job a lot easier. {{wink}}Amy over at Kid Daze submitted this great tip idea on how to keep your kids happy with the toys they have. She suggested getting 3 crates and dividing up the toys into the crates. Keep one crate out and the others tucked away in a closet. Then simply rotate the crates so the toys are always fun and "new".That is such a great idea Amy! I do the same sort of thing with the Surprise Box. Simply add a bunch of old toys your child loves but no longer plays with into a bin (not clear). Put it away and only get it out occasionally, for Rainy Days, Babysitters, Sunday, etc.Tip: Add a theme to your Surprise box but adding in only "ABC" related items or "Blue's Clues" items. Etc.This is such the perfect time for a tip like this. As you're making room for new toys, go ahead and sort the old toys. Come spring break - you can get them out and they'll be
Christmas Tree Decor 2007-12-20 08:30:00 What beautiful Christmas
Tree's I've seen lately. This one is my friend's, Laurie, here in Texas. She was inspired by the Pottery Barn catalogue and decorated her tree with these amazing silver frames and pictures of her family. It's absolutely breathtaking in person!This is Lori's (who did the Game of Life). I noticed on her blog when I went to check out her family letter. This girls got talent! I love the boards she used to decorate her tree! How cool. You could also do this with vinyl lettering.While we were at my friends house delivering goodies, I noticed how creative she got with her tree. She has 2 girls under 2 and put a gate around the presents. Genius!! Why didn't I think of that this year with my toddler? Hmm... Read more:Christmas Tree
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Christmas Card Challenge 2007-12-19 23:20:00 I'm on the lookout for creative and incredible Christmas
Cards and Family Letter ideas.Post a comment or shoot me an e-mail of one's you've received or made. I'll feature them here on TipJunkie.com! laurie at Executive Homemaker dot com (no spaces) Read more:Challenge
Amazing Christmas Cards 2007-12-19 18:09:00 TipJunkie.com is proud to present the 'Great Tip Award' to some amazing women with amazing Christmas
card creations!I received Jenni's Christmas Card a couple days ago and was delighted to find that she had customized a crossword puzzle as her family newsletter. She used The Teachers Corner, which has a program that makes the crossword puzzle for you! Jenni says, it's so easy.Once you flip over the blank crossword puzzle, you'll find the questions as well as an answer key! Great idea Jenni! I love the idea of making your Christmas card into a game.Font of Card - The back is fabulous too! Click here to check it out.Yeah!!! Rochelle has posted all her past Christmas Cards
. You won't want to miss this post - it's full of eye candy and great card ideas. She's made some stunning cards, hand sewn with bling!This is her latest creation. Inside the card she did her family from A-Z. It's so beautiful Rochelle, truly amazing!Here is your here's your 'Great Tip Award'! Again, I want t Read more:Amazing
Game of Life 2007-12-18 08:31:00 A friend of mine received this Christmas card in the mail this year! We were both amazed by the creativity that I had to feature her! Lori designed her Christmas card letter into 'The Game of Life".These instructions were included:"To all the most important players in our "Game of LIFE", thank you for helping us "collect new memories", for being there for us when we "lose a turn" or when we get to "roll again". We love you and wish you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2008. Keep "moving forward".Lori here's your 'Great Tip' Award!' You've earned it, girl! WOW! What an amazing card.I'm on the lookout for more creative and incredible Christmas Cards and family letter ideas! Post a comment or shoot me an e-mail (laurie at Executive Homemaker dot com) of one's you've received or made. I'll feature them here on TipJunkie.com!
You Are Special - Red Plate 2007-12-14 16:53:00 I am so excited to finally be able to show you that I'm giving 'The Red Plate
' tradition as my friend gifts this year! They were so easy to make. You can order the white vinyl lettering for $2.00 on Executive Homemaker.Basically how the tradition works, is that you use the 'You are Special
' red plate at meal time when someone accomplishes something, gets a good grades, has a birthday, etc.I made it out of a red charger and vinyl lettering, so you can't eat, dishwash, or microwave this one. But it was easy on the budget and a wonderful tradition I'm excited to start with my family.I made these cute red and white place mat purses to put them in. They were so easy and only $1.97 at Walmart. You can print out the directions for the place mat purses and the 'The Red Plate' for free on Executive Homemaker.I feel like I'm giving more than a gift this year. I'm giving warm memories, and hopefully, a tradition that will last generations to come.I hope you'll pass on this special tra
Great Tip Award - Christmas! 2007-12-24 22:37:00 TipJunkie.com is proud to present the 'Great
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ideas! I hope you have all enjoyed the Holiday season and have a Merry Christmas with your families.Just Beachy decorated her home in this beautiful blue, silver, and white for the holidays this year. I really like how she hung snowflakes over the mirrors. Absolutely beautiful!If you're looking for something to blog about:Try this fun Meme. I first saw it over on Jill's blog.What do the Holiday's mean to you quiz, over on 1stopmom.Say It With Letters featured this gorgeous NOEL wood letters.Want another party idea? Anyone that knows me, knows that you can't throw too many parties! (he he) Here's a Girlfriends Christmas party that Emily recently had. Be sure to check out all the details, beautiful!Two Ladies deserve the award for these cute Spice Salt Dough Ornaments. Big thanks to Amy and Jen who shared the recipe! What a fun activity to do with the kids as well as a cute homemad
St. Patrick's Day Party 2008-03-10 21:37:00 This March 17th do something fun with the family like throw a St. Patrick
's Day party!Legend of St. Patrick - If you're looking for some St. Patrick's day facts, click on the link.Green Day MemoryPrint out these memory cards and make a fun poster to play memory for St. Patrick's day or for Green Day.St. Patrick's Day BingoGreen Day AgendaHere's an agenda sample if you're still looking for party ideas!10:00 (Younger) * Color Leprechauns (Older) * Play dough w/ cookie cutters10:10 (Younger) * Color Shopping (get a basket & hide green things) (Older) * Story & puzzle quiz10:20 (Younger) * Hide ‘n seek gold treasure (Older) * Green Day Bingo10:30 (All) * Read Green Eggs & Ham book10:40 (Younger) * Balloons (draw faces on them) Read more:Party
Submitted Tips 2008-03-08 14:50:00 Once again, I have some great tips submitted by amazing Tip Junkie readers! Thanks Ladies - you're ideas are inspiring.Maggie has posted reasons for choosing local produce and meats and links to Internet sources for locating them. Honestly, this hasn't occurred to me and I'm completely intrigued.Wendy's tip is how to make an easy indoor Easter Garden. What a cool idea!Kate submitted a tip on a creative storage solution doubles as wall art and maximizes a small space.Alicia has a monthly ezine that shows you how to make lots of cards from a few sheets of paper. Sounds like a great way to save a little extra cash.Terol is selling this cute flower clock for $13. You can design with your own saying to make them really special for the same price.Shannon is selling personalized blog designs. She
Cantaloupe with Ketchup? Recipe Swap 2008-03-07 16:50:00 Jenerbug is having a recipe swap! I think it's a great idea. So, if you have a great recipe that is easy, fast, and 7 ingredients or less, swap it.Email Jennie at jennifermewborn [at] hotmail [dot] com (no spaces) your recipe with a picture (if you have it) and she'll do the rest! Read more:Ketchup
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