Valentine's Day is Sweet!!!!

February 10, 2011

What a fun day we got to spend with Racz Photography at the "Candy Shoppe". This Valentine's mini session was a day full of love and laughter.

As You can imagine it was not easy coordinating 3 3 year olds and a 3 1/2 month to all look and smile at the camera.

What a Lucky guy to have 3 Valentines' to hang out with at the Candy Shoppe.

No Photo Shoot is complete without the perfect outfit and accessories.

How "Lovely" are these shirts from Finley and Oliver. We LOVE the detailed stitching and feminine ruffles.

These Pretty Little Wellies Twirly Skirts were just as fun as they were cute!

And to complete the outfits were Sweet Things YoYo hair pieces.

We dressed up these sweet treats with The TomKat Studio Valentine's Mod Printables. That made the perfect gift for our Valentine's.

Thank You all for A 'Sweet' Day filled of 'Sweet' Memories!

A day without laughter is a day wasted~Charlie Chaplin.

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{Feature Friday} MOD Glam Valentine's Day

January 21, 2010

Kim from The TomKat Studio is our Feature Friday Savvy Stylist. Kim is owner and Party Stylist/Creative Director of The TomKat Studio where she shares fabulous party planning and decorating ideas. If you have not heard of TomKat, you must be living under a rock!! Kim's line of printables and Savvy stylings are always an inspiration to us. This Valentine's Day, Kim has created a spin on the traditional pink and red Valentine colors, creating a MOD Glam Valentine's Day printable line. We just love the pops of turquoise and yellow with accents of black and white polka dots!

All of the YUMMY Mod treats were created by Decadent Delights
The sugared fondant hearts add lots of love and lots of GLAM to the table!

We have been seeing a lot of Ruffle details to many parties, clothing and home accessories lately and we just LOVE this trend! Did you notice all the fun and frilly Ruffle pillows used in this shoot? Kim was inspired by another great team of designers Icing Designs

who she has worked with in the past to create this adorable DIY crepe paper lollipops. She placed one of her 4" Party Circles on top and instantly added fun to the table.

{Photos Courtesy of Laura Winslow Photography}

Thank You so much Kim for your Savvy stylings and glamorous inspirations!!!!

Today is the last day to get Kim's MOD Glam Collection in her Etsy shop at 50% off!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{How Savvy are you} Savvy Skills

December 11, 2010

How Savvy are You????

Very Savvy!!!

Not to long ago we asked our facebook fans to share their Savvy Skills with us. And the response was great!

We are so excited to share 2 of our Savvy Followers Savvy Skills.

First we would like to welcome Sew Chatty..........

Hi there I am Elizabeth! Thanks so much for letting me stop by to say Hello. Hope you will all come and visit me at Sew Chatty where I "chat" about lots of things from the happenings of my little family, my shop, everyday life stuff,and how I manage to keep sane in the midst of all the chaos! I am blessed to live in sunny southern CA, be married to an awesome guy and have a super fun little boy! I have been sewing for the last 7 years and I'm having an absolute blast! I hope you find something here that you absolutely love!

Check out these Adorable Burp Cloths!

And this Stylish Vintage Inspired Apron.

So glad Elizabeth from Sew Chatty shared her Savvy Style with us.

Now Please Welcome Inviting Style Designs

Hi, I am Danielle. Thank You for allowing me to come say hello and share Inviting Style Designs with you all. I love creating handmade items for life's special occasions-baby books, pregnancy journal, wedding planners, bridal books and more. My Books are completely custom to your needs. I take the utmost care to ensure you are getting a top quality product that you will enjoy.

How Sweet is this Pregnancy journal.

We are thrilled that Danielle shared her Fabulous Inviting Style Journals and Books with us. All her creations are so gorgeous and detailed.

You ladies sure are Savvy and Skilled!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{Giveaway} Gingerbread Inspirations and Giveaway!

December 8, 2010

And the Winner is......the sweet paperhouse!

She said, The "tree of thanks" is too cute! Wish i would've known about it for Thanksgiving:)

Please email us with your Contact info at thesavvymomsguide@yahoo.com.

Congrats!!!!

We have Gingerbread on our mind......And do you see why?

If you have followed our Blog for a while, or at ALL, You know that we host a Monthly Play Party. This Month was a Gingerbread Party Savvy Style. If you did not see it we Hope you will take a minute to Run, Run, As Fast as you can over to the Blog Post.

Gingerbread Houses and Men(Women) are such a fun and festive addition to the Holiday Season. So we wanted to share with you some of our favorite Inspirations, Creative finds and Fabulous Foods that will help you create the Perfect Gingerbread Event.

We Love this Children's Gingerbread House Decorating Party from Pizzazzerie. So much inspiration....Such Sweet Details and Fabulous DIY Tutorials. Courtney always creates Magic.

One Charming Party Created a lovely Gingerbread House Decorating Party. They used Graham Crackers to construct their houses. What a Savvy and Sensible idea. So Sweet and Wintry. Such Inspiration and Fantastic Tips and Tutorials.

If Baking and Decorating Gingerbread Houses in not your thing we have the PERFECT Solution. This Adorable Paper Gingerbread House from Paper and Cake. Just Purchase, Print and Put together. Easy Peasy and Super Cute (for years to come).

Once Your Gingerbread House or Village is Created add this Adorable Printable Gingerbread Train from Fabulous Toys.

Every Gingerbread party needs Yummy Treats. Here are some of our Favorite Fabulous Gingerbread Finds.

These Tiny Gingerbread Houses are just Perfection. An Adorable way to dress up your Hot Cocoa. Sweet on the eyes and the tummy. Seriously we are in love with these. Only Not Martha could create such a clever Treat.

These Gingerbread Rice Crispy Treats from Our Best Bites are sure to be a hit with your guests. Anything Sara and Kate create is Delicious!!!!

No Party is complete without a Seasonal Drink. And nothing says the Holidays like the Red cups from Starbucks...Oh those Yummy Seasonal Lattes. Have you tried the Gingerbread Latte?

Should you want to Whip up a Gingerbread Latte at home here is a great recipe from eHow.com

And for that Cocktail Party Starbucks helped Happy Hour Create the Gingerbread Lattetini.

But No party is complete without those Printable Touches. And Frog Prince Paperie created the Perfect Collection for your Gingerbread Gathering.

And Because it is Christmas.

Because We Love Gingerbread Men.

And we know you are going to throw a fabulous Gingerbread Party.

But Mostly Because You Make us Smile.

We are giving away a $30 Store credit to Frog Prince Paperie and the Adorable Gingerbread Cookie Printable Collection. SWEET!!!!

3 ways to Enter to Win.

1) Head over to Frog Prince Paperie and tell us your favorite Design! Here


2) Become fans of The Savvy Moms Guide and Frog Prince Paperie. Leave your Savvy Smiles on their pages!

3) Suggest The Savvy Moms Guide and Frog Prince Paperie to your Friends and Family and share the link that you did here!

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.
Winner will be chosen on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 10:00pm (PST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Winner will be chosen using random.org

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{Feature Friday} Vintage Cars

October 29, 2010

Today's Feature Friday comes from Stephanie of Spaceships and Laser Beams. This "How Savvy are They" Dessert table is a true Classic. Stephanie really captured every detail in her styling of this table for their Vintage Car Collection. She fondly named this tablescape a "life preserver for the mommy who is pulled in all directions."

All of the cakes and cupcakes were created by The Cake Box . The beautiful photography was done by barebonephoto and the printables are by Spaceships and Laser Beams . Janelle, a member of the Spaceships and Laser Beams team designed this classic collection.

This beautiful table is a reminder that Savvy Styling must be sensible. Stephanie purchased the mini cheese cakes, chocolates, drinks and even the apple slices all from a local grocery store. She says "I think it's realistic for the time constraints faced by many moms who work outside the home. And it's appropriate for a small, in home gathering". We would agree.

Here are some Savvy Things about this Collection and Spaceships and Laser Beams

Spaceships & Laser Beams is an Etsy collective of friends. They sell DIY printable party supplies just for boys. Their belief is that there is so much amazing stuff out there for little girls but the selection is very limited for boys. They like to say "Consider us a no princess zone."

The Vintage Car Collection, like all collections, was created by a professional graphic designer

All of the beautiful illustrations are 100% original and drawn by hand, they won't be found anywhere else

Each piece in the Vintage Car Collection can be purchased individually or as part of a Party Kit

Spaceships & Laser Beams believe that happy childhoods are about making every day feel special, 5% of all sales goes to the YMCA Strong Kids campaign -- to help young boys grow in to strong young men

Visit their etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/spaceshipslaserbeams or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/spaceshipsandlaserbeams

Smiles~
Amy & Bri

A Peek into Baby's Room......

October 18th, 2010

When I found out I was preggo for the second time around, I am not going to lie, I had PINK on the brain. I already had the name and the room colors picked out. When my hubby and I heard, "It's A Boy!" I was shocked to say the least. I am such a girly girl and my daughter is following closely in my footsteps. I was not sure how I would be able to transition my fog of pink into shades of blue?? Once the shock was over the excitement definitely began!!

I wanted a room for my little boy that he would be able to grow into for years to come. My hubby and his family are very involved in the sport of Hillclimbing and dirtbike riding, so I wanted a touch of him and a touch of me incorporated in the room. I decided the room was shaping into "Vintage motorcycle meets Pottery Barn simplicity". I cannot tell you how many days and nights I spent on the Internet looking for ideas of inspiration. Some of the sites I loved looking at were Project Nursery, Pottery Barn Kids, and HGTV. I also found this amazing site called DecorPad, which is where I found the wall inspiration you see in the above pictures. I loved the unique color combo of oranges and browns, so I ran with it! I then turned to ETSY to have the crib bedding made to coordinate with the colors of the room. I found the very talented Wild Honey Pie Custom Designs to make the bedding from, Riley Blake My Minds Eye Orange All Star Collection.

I was at Lowes looking for storage containers one day and came across these orange plastic stack able shelves (for $15!!). I originally wanted a window seat for the room made from wood. When I brought them home it was Bri's genius idea to lay them out horizontally and make a window seat out of the shelves instead! So, with some 2X4's, a piece of foam batting and a few yards of coordinating fabric that matched the bedding, I had a window seat that completed the room perfectly (and cost effectively)!

The rest of the rooms accessories were pieces found here and there. To keep with the Vintage feel of the room I had black and white photos of my hubby and his Dad framed to anchor both sides of the personalized motorcycle jersey. I had such a great time creating this room for my lil' one to come and hope you all enjoyed it too!

Smiles~

Amy

A Savvy Pink & Green Princess Party

September 24, 2010

So, we have shown you just a glimpse of how Savvy we can be. In trying to understand how to put together a blog. How to understand all the technicalities. And trying to understand all the ins and outs. We have not been able to show just how Savvy 'YOU' are, our loyal followers. If you notice we have tabs across the top of our home page that are sadly empty. These tabs are where we want and hope to showcase all that is Savvy out there in the 'blogosphere'. So until those technicalities are magically explained to us, this is how we will start showing you.

Our first official "How Savvy Are You" party comes from one of our dear friends, Suzy. She threw her daughter a magical Pink and Green Princess party for her 4th birthday. Every detail was Savvy perfection! Suzy made the majority of the pretty pink pieces you see. She used her Savviness to create adorable Styrofoam and ribbon topiaries, a shadow box, some scrapbook paper and rhinestones for a cupcake platter, and finally with some paint, more pinkalicious rhinestones and a clay pot, she was able to create delectable marshmallow pop centerpieces.

The adorable coordinating Birthday banner and cupcake toppers were from Ciao Bambino. The kids table, which was so perfectly set for a princess was dressed with hot pink polka dot plates and cups which was provided by The Celebration Shoppe.
Don't forget to click on the Image to see all of the AMAZING details!
Thank you so much Suzy for sharing these amazing photos and Savvy designs. You make party planning look easy!

If you have a party, idea, or event you would like to share, we would love to see your Savviness!!!! Send your photos and ideas to

www.thesavvymomsguide@yahoo.com

Smiles,
Amy & Bri

What...Another Giveaway????

I (Bri) am obsessed with pictures. A straight momarazzi..... my poor children. Someday I know they will appreciate the millions of pictures I have taken to capture every single moment and memory of their lives. For now I am just annoying. Even still I always have my camera ready for the perfect shot. So for my birthday this year my husband bought me the Cannon DSLR camera I had been talking about obsessively for years.

The stipulation was that I would learn how to use it. Well, 9 months later and I am still learning, aspiring to be like our very own Ella B and my beloved Laura Kent Photography, even though she moved hundreds of miles away (clearly I am still bitter and miss her).

I digress….. But in all honesty, I am failing miserably.

Nonetheless, I Love the Camera but hate that I am ALWAYS misplacing my lens cap, asking if anyone in my entourage has it. Because they should right? I have the camera but they of course have the lens cap when I cannot find it. So just last week on the 1st day of preschool there I am sobbing as my husband dragged me out of the twins class (I just could not leave) panicked that he had lost my lens cap, because of course I could not find it, and he should have it. So then and there I decided this needed to stop, I cannot keep asking my “peeps” where the lens cap is. So I turned to Etsy…you know about Etsy right? And there it was…the perfect Camera strap, from SewTamz Designs; sassy and stylish with a lens cap pocket! I could not get it in my cart fast enough. How cute am I going to look pretending like I am a professional photographer? My pictures may not be great but my camera will look Snazzy.

So, since you are such great followers…..Since you have put up with a couple of my bad pictures; with many more to come (can you tell which ones are mine & which are Ella B?)….Since you have embraced us and just because we love you…. We are giving away a SewTamz Designs Personalized DSLR Camera Strap with Lens Cap Pocket! Get a $30 credit to this fantastic Etsy shop, we love her…..

How great will this look with a Jo Tote? You can still enter TomKat's Giveaway until September 8. I am crossing my fingers, toes, legs and arms hoping that I win the Rose in Teal tote to match my new Camera Strap Cover.

3 ways to Enter & Win.....

1) Go to SewTamz Designs on Facebook. "Like" her and visit her Amazing shop then comment here with your favorite Strap Design.

2) Become a follower on SewTamz Designs, come back and leave a comment letting us know you are there!

3) Become a fan of The Savvy Moms Guide on Facebook, go to the Blog and leave a comment telling us your favorite photo tips.

Be Sure to leave a separate comment for each entry. Entries must be submitted by 8pm PST Sunday September 12. The winner will be selected using random.org

Smiles,

Amy & Bri