My New Toy

A huge THANK YOU to everyone that took the time to enter the Artisana Organics giveaway on the blog! The winner has been announced on the original post and contacted via e-mail. 

All weekend I have been playing with my new toy - the Silhouette Cameo. I am literally obsessed with this amazing device! Hazel is a little unsure of it and whenever I turn it on to work it's magic she has to come check it out. 

The Cameo is an electronic cutting machine that can do the most amazing things. I have been playing with it, watching informational videos, and reading craft blogs like crazy this weekend. When Jon left for work this morning he told me to do something productive today - I guess he doesn't know that crafting and reading informational blog posts is productive! Ha! 

I'm off to go create some fun holiday decor that I will share with you all soon!

Disclaimer: I did not receive this product for review. I purchased it myself and wanted to share because I love it so much! 

5 Candy-Free Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

After the holiday rush it seems like we have a nice break before other holidays start popping up. In all reality, Valentine's Day comes up quick and almost passes you by before you can get a gift for your loved one. I know that I have found myself on several occasions in the card aisle at Walgreens the day before so hopefully these ideas prevent that from happening to you!

Don't get me wrong, I love my fair share of sweet treats, chocolate covered strawberries, and truffles but since this is a healthy-living blog I figured I would share some candy-free gift ideas for the special someone in your life.

All 5 of these gift ideas are great for significant others, teachers, friends, or co-workers and they work really well for the fitness-lover in your life.

Just click on the links and they will take you straight to the source where you can find all of the directions and printables to make these fun gifts!

Confetti Heart Mugs

Sugar Scrub Hearts

Thank You for "Bee-ing" 

This could easily be changed to be a perfect fit for anyone. You could change the wording to "Thank you for bee-ing amazing/a great friend/a great boss/my Valentine"

Golden Nail Polish Gift

Jump Rope Gift

For more ideas, follow me on Pinterest! I am always pinning cheap and clever gift ideas (along with a million other healthy treats, workouts, and more!)

Mother's Day Coupon Book

I'm back! Finals are officially over and I can blog my little heart out (at least for the next 2 weeks until summer classes start back up!) I hope you enjoyed Brittany and Miranda's guest posts while I was away.

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Mother's Day is just a few weeks away!

If you need a quick, and creative gift idea then why not print out one of my fun coupon books? This is perfect especially if you are busy on Mother's Day and can't spend one-on-one time with your mom because you can plan a few fun mother-daughter dates!

I know that my mom would rather have a lunch date at her favorite restaurant and a Starbucks break during one of her busy days at work than get a bouquet of flowers this Mother's Day.

Just print out the page, cut on the lines, and staple or tie together with a bow! Your mom is sure to love it.

Question

What are you getting your mom this Mother's Day? Do you like buying or making gifts better?

DIY Sharpie Mug

While Erica of It's Progression is away enjoying her vacation, she asked me to guest post on her blog! I am sharing a tutorial of the DIY sharpie mug!

These mugs are so easy, cheap, and fun to make and can be given as gifts or kept for yourself. Please check out Erica's blog today to see my full post!

Question

Have you ever made a sharpie mug?

Favorite Easter Pins: Treats & Decor

Time has been flying by so if you didn't realize that Easter is less than a week away until you came across this post then you're in the right place for some Easter inspired ideas and recipes that are sure to make your guests "ooh" and "ahh". Here are some of my favorite Easter pins from Pinterest! Also, if you don't follow me on Pinterest already click on this link so you can.

Hand Drawn Easter Eggs

 

A fun twist on the normal hand-dipped Easter egg. A tutorial can be found on Confetti Sunshine Blog. I love how the design possibilities are endless with these! Another fun idea would be to write your guest's names on the eggs and use them as name plates at Easter brunch.

Easter Basket Cupcakes

 

A chocolate cupcake topped with vanilla icing, colored coconut, jelly beans, and chocolate Twizzlers are just what the kids need after a day full of candy, right? :) Directions to make these adorable treats can be found on A Night Owl's Blog.

DIY Easter Sign

 

If you haven't started decorating for Easter, it's not too late! This sign is cute and easy to make and would be perfect on your dessert table or to have next to the front door! Check out the full tutorial on A Little Tipsy Blog.

Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

 

Everyone loves chocolate and peanut butter so why not surprise your guests with these homemade eggs? Your guests will think they took you forever to make when in fact they are so simple and easy! Find the complete recipe on Texanarin Baking Blog

Easter Flower Arrangement

I love this flower arrangement! It makes such a cute centerpiece and is so easy that anyone can put it together! Find out what you need on Craft-O-Maniac Blog.

Question

What are some of your favorite Easter treat recipes?

Easy DIY: Trash to Treasure (And A Winner)

Today is the day you all have been waiting for.. the announcement of the SPIbelt Giveaway winner! But first let's talk crafts!

I've had this empty truffles container sitting in my room for quite some time and the other day my mom made the comment that it would look really cute if I painted it or covered it with something.

Today we went to Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts and picked up a few things for my project. We found some fun scrapbook paper with giraffes on it. I absolutely love giraffes so this was perfect! We chose 3 different coordinating papers but you can use 1 color (if you want the whole container to be the same), 2 colors (if you want the lid and the bottom to be different) or 3 colors like I did.

The first thing we did was measure the width of the container. The paper didn't wrap all the way around the container so we had to cut another piece so the whole thing would be covered. I also cut the pieces for the edge of the lid and the top of the lid.

I then covered the container with mod podge and pressed the paper on. After it was covered I put more mod podge on top of the paper (shown below). I then sat it off to the side to dry and worked on the lid.

The result was a fun, revamped container!

Giveaway winner

The lucky reader who is going to have a brand new SPIbelt is...

Amy! Please email me at trufflesntreadmills [at] aol [dot] com with your shipping information so we can get you set up with your new SPIbelt! Please remember that SPIbelt cannot guarantee any specific colors.

If you entered this giveaway but did not win and are really interested in buying a SPIbelt for youself, I highly recommend them! I seriously love mine and my phone, ID, and GU all fit perfectly! See my full review here.

Question

Have you ever re-purposed or revamped an ordinary object into something awesome?