A Few of My Favorite Things

Thursday, July 21, 2011

ANYTHING GOES THURSDAY: 20 More Ways to Make S'mores!

I got such a great response to last week's ANYTHING GOES THURSDAY post on 20 Ways to Make S'mores that I had to do a sequel. Without further ado, here are 20 More Ways to Make S'mores!

S'mores Cracker Candy

Ice Cream S'mores Pops

Starfish S'mores

Inside Out S'mores

S'mores Cake

Double Chocolate S'mores Cupcakes

Chocolate Covered Strawberry S'mores

S'mores Pudding

Caramel Fudge S'mores Nachos

Chocolate Peanut Butter S'mores

S'mores Pops

Chocolate S'mores Cupcakes

Caramel Apple S'mores

S'mores Oatmeal

Owl S'mores

S'mores Cheesecake Bars

S'mores Truffles

S'mores Cookie Bites

Peanut Butter S'mores Turnovers

S'mores Pie

S'mores Brownies

Obviously I have a problem counting because that's 21 not 20 but when it comes to s'mores, I tend to get carried away! Looking for s'more fun ways to make s'mores? Check out my More S'mores Board on Pinterest!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY

First of all, thanks to everyone who sent in links and pictures of their parties to feature during PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY! I'm excited to share them here over the next few weeks. And for those of you who commented or e-mailed asking what I'm planning for Gabrielle and Alaina's third birthday, I'm keeping the theme under wraps for now but I promise to post some sneak peeks as soon as I have them.

Up first is a party that comes from one of my favorite readers, Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line. She threw a super cool super hero bash for her little guy that will blow you away! The invitation and printables by Anders Ruff set the tone perfectly.

Each guest received a personalized t-shirt, cape and mask when they arrived, so they hit the telephone booth to transform themselves:

And then they got busy decorating the skyline coloring wall.

Even the food fit the theme, with a make-your-own hero bar.

Wasn't that fun?

I saw this next party on The Sweetest Occasion and immediately thought that birthday from Little Household & Sugar was, in fact, one of the sweetest celebrations I've seen in a while. To celebrate Emory turning one, her parents sent out an invitation that included a wish card, on which guests could express their hopes for the birthday girl.

Then they were all attached to the cake using candles.

And the sweetness continued in the wonderful DIY decorations.

I just love it all!

And last but not least is an oldie but goodie, in more ways than one. I always adore the parties thrown by Dawn from Bee's Knees Parties but this old school hip hop second birthday is just amazing!

And wait until you see the birthday boy.

Could you just die?

So there you have this week's picks. If you have a party you'd like to share, e-mail me at afomft@gmail.com and you just might see it in next week's PARTY PEEKS!

Images: Crossing the Bugger-Dixon line, Little Household & Sugar & Bee's Knees Parties

TEN THINGS TUESDAY

Here's my round up of a few of my favorite things at this moment.

Place I'm Loving: Cape May, New Jersey. We're here on vacation this week and it's such a lovely, laid back and fabulous place to relax and enjoy the real Jersey Shore.

Recipe I'm Loving: Creamy Chicken Marsala Pasta. I made this for the first time last week and it was a huge hit with the kids and the hubby.

App I'm Loving: Benjamin Moore's Color Capture. Take a picture of anything and the app will tell you the paint color that's an exact match.

App I'm Loving, Part Deux: Hanging With Friends. Beware: you'll be addicted before you know it.

Book I'm Loving: You probably already visit Ree Drummond's blog, but do yourself a favor and get yourself a copy of The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - A Love Story too. It's such a great summer book -- and it's being made into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon!

Style Idea I'm Loving: Nude nails with silver glitter tips. Oh so pretty!

Guilty Pleasure I'm Loving: I swore when they picked Ashley to be The Bachelorette, I wasn't going to watch and yet here I am, sucked into the vortex of ridiculous once again. Chris Harrison, I wish I could quit you and your blasted roses!

Snack I'm Loving: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minis. Cause minis aren't as bad for you, right?

Online Magazine I'm Loving: Every issue of Lonny puts a smile on my face!

Purchase for Our New House That I'm Loving: I can't wait until this sassy little number is installed in our guest bathroom!

Funny I'm Loving: Tee hee.

I'd love to hear about the things you're loving right now! Share the app, movie, book, craft idea, TV show, whatever that's got you giddy in the comments and your picks might be included in next week's TEN ON TUESDAY feature.

Please note that this list is made up of things I actually use, read, watch, try, etc. and truly enjoy. These opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any way to share them here.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

AND THE WINNER IS....

Congratulations KATRINA! You've won the $25 store credit to Bunch of Bees! You said you'd put it toward a Lily Rose Boo Boo Bee Gone bag and I don't blame you - she is too cute!

Please e-mail me at afomft@gmail.com by end of day Wednesday, July 20th to claim your prize. If I do not hear from you by then, a new winner will be chosen.

Monday, July 18, 2011

FUNDAY MONDAY: Pear Tree Greetings {GIVEAWAY}

I'm a sucker for all things paper. From cards and announcements to invitations and address labels, I can never resist some pretty paper goods, which is why Pear Tree Greetings is one of my favorite sites. Not only are their designs fun, but they're also well-priced which makes my day. And Pear Tree is about to make one of yours too, because they're giving one lucky AFOMFT readers a $25 store credit

What would I spend it on if I won? Now that we'ved moved, I think I need some of these mommy cards to hand out when the girls make new friends.

Or maybe I would go for some moving announcements. I love these paper airplanes.

And the paint swatch cards are adorable too.

Or maybe I'll order some holiday cards during the Christmas in July 20% off sale (enter code XMASJULY at checkout). Then I'd finally be ahead of the game!

With so many options, I don't think I could go wrong. But now the question is, what would you spend the $25 on?

To enter, post a comment here telling me what you'd put the Pear Tree Greetings store credit towards if you win. That's it!

All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post. Comments on Facebook will not count as entries. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends July 25th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on July 26th. If the winner does not contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

And that's not all! Pear Tree Greetings has a ton of special offers going on right now! For the rest of this month, get 20% off orders of Christmas cards totaling $49+ with code XMASJULY, 30% off baby products purchases of $49+ with code BABYSALE30, 10% off party invitations with code PARTY10, and 10% off kids cards with KIDS10. Happy shopping!

Please note that I am a Pearista, which means I have partnered with Pear Tree Greetings to offer great giveaways and discounts to my readers. I do not receive any monetary compensation from them but they will occasionally send me free product to try out. Whether I choose to post about their company or not is totally up to me and my opinion of their products is solely based on my experience using them.

Images: Pear Tree Greetings

Sunday, July 17, 2011

LINKS I LOVED THIS WEEK

Happy Saturday! Here are a few things I enjoyed around the Internet this week.

I think this may be one of my new favorite sites.
The perfect summer treat!
You can't go wrong with any of the Pioneer Woman's recipes, but this one looks especially delish.
THIS? Is one pretty cake!
I know I'll be referencing this how-to constantly this fall to help me change up my look.
I cannot - repeat CANNOT - wait to make one of these for myself!