2,000 Friends 'Thank You' Giveaway.....

WOW......Is all we can say.

2,000 Facebook Friends in 5 months.

We are Thrilled and THANKFUL.

So Humbled.

To say 'Thanks' we asked some of our Favorite Ladies if they would help us show our Gratitude.

And they said YES!

So without further Ado we present our 2,000 'Thank You's' Giveaway!!!!!

Dolce Vita Mia is your one stop shop for all things pretty! Featuring custom made hair blooms for little girls and big girls too! You will find one of a kind CHIC headbands, tutu and pettiskirt sets! Perfect for birthdays, weddings or photography props! Supporting the handmade movement one beautiful baby at a time!

Dolce Vita Mia is giving a $25 store credit.

AND a 20% off discount code to your fans: SAVVY20.

Anders Ruff Custom Designs are 2 graphic designers and stylists who hope to change the face of celebration style one printable graphic at a time....

Anders Ruff is giving away their I Heart Valentine's Day Collection.

Finley & Oliver Modern apparel for children. All of the appliques are hand or machine stitched on to high quality, made in the USA (sweatshop free) American Apparel garments. And Eco-fi felt which is a wonderful felt made out of 100% post consumer recycled plastic bottles. How cool is that?

Finley & Oliver is offering a $25 store credit.

AND a 20% discount with the code SAVVYMOMS.

Frog Prince Paperie where it all starts with a kiss of magic...weaving imagination, whimsy and flair together to create unique printables that sets the perfect tone for your event. Frog Prince Paperie creates high quality customized printable invitations and party accessories sure to get the party started!

Get a $30 Frog Prince Paperie Store Credit.

3 Little Birds Boutique creates Quality custom Hand Stamped Silver Jewelry.

Get a $25 store credit to 3 little birds.

AND save 20% in the store using discount code: Savvy20.

Pink Bow Bath Boutique specializes in handmade luxury bath and body products all wrapped up with a pink bow and a fun girly-girl twist! We offer delicious, top-quality, made to order, custom fragranced everyday pampering products

Giveaway includes a 4 oz Beautiful Body Butter, you choose the scent.

AND Get 15% off your purchase at Pink Bow Bath Boutique with the discount code savvymoms (valid through Valentine's Day).

Sew Chatty is a place for all things pretty. For Home. For Baby. For Fun.

Get a $25 shop credit to Sew Chatty.

And 20% savings using discount code SAVVYMOM.

Aren't you DYING to ENTER this FABULOUS Giveaway......

Here's what you need to do.

1) Follow your favorite Shops on Facebook and leave a comment with our Savvy Smiles. Then tell us your favorite shops and items in the giveaway here (each shop is an entry)!

2) Become a fan of The Savvy Moms Guide on Facebook, and come back to let us know you are a fan here!

3) Follow The Savvy Moms Guide on Twitter, come back and let us know your following our tweets here!

******CONGRATULATIONS......Rachel Irish you are our lucky winner!!! Please contact us at www.thesavvymomsguide@yahoo.com with your information!

Winner will be chosen on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 8:00pm (PST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US residents only. Winner will be chosen using random.org. This is a sponsored post for The Savvy Moms Guide.

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Free Recipe Card

Did you see the Recipe Card Frog Prince Paperie Created?

It's Free and You can Download it here!!!

It is the Perfect addition to a Gingerbread Party.

You could send each guest home with a box of fresh baked and decorated cookies and this adorable Recipe Card.

Speaking of Parties......

If you Have not seen our Gingerbread Party we hope you will Run, Run As fast as you can over to see it!

And Don't forget to Enter to Win the Giveaway for a $30 Store credit to Frog Prince Paperie and the Adorable Gingerbread Cookie Printable Collection.

3 Ways to Enter to Win Here

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Savvy....Spooktacular Halloween Play Date

September 30, 2010

BOO!!!! Did we scare you? Didn't think so. Welcome to our first Halloween "Spooktacular"

Play date. We wanted the day to be nothing less than fabulous for our kiddos and friends so greeting them at the front door was this adorable Anders Ruff "Boo!" sign (a free printable) that set the Halloween mood right away.

It's not a Halloween play date without a little friendly Bewitching right? How cute is this little witch we had as our door greeter with another free printable "The Witch is in" sign we downloaded from Clickable Party.

As soon as our ghoulish guests came inside we started our lunch time recipe. What do you get when you pair hot dogs and crescent rolls? A yummy "Mummy Dog" for a delicious hands on snack. We gave each child their own crescent dough triangle and a hot dog and let them "dress" their own Mummy Dog to their liking. As soon as their Mummies were wrapped we popped them in the oven and let the kiddos outside where we had set up the rest of the Halloween Spooktacular day for them to enjoy!

When we were planning this play date, right away we knew it had to be at Bri's house. Her back yard alone is a canvas of possibilities. We had so much fun creating this table and are so excited to share our Amy Atlas inspired table. Here is what we came up with.....take a look!!!!

We of course used an amazing group of talented women to help pull this festive Play Date together. We found complimentary printables from Tweedle Dee Designs. The yummy Spooky Circles, Pumpkin Pops and Pumpkin cupcakes were provided by the wonderful Kolby Kakes. And the Savvy find that we think finished the table was the $3 bat garland that draped the front of the table from a local store here in CA called Tai Pan, every Savvy shoppers dream!!!!

This Spooktacular Play Date could not have happened without a trip to our local Dollar Tree where we found glittery spiders, googly eyes and plastic pumpkins (See craft). A recipe, we still have yet to perfect, is our version of a healthy candy corn treat made out of fruit. (Post to follow) Our Glamorous giveaway this week, a hand painted chandelier canvas with rhinestone detail, comes from Canvas by Kerry which we used to decorate our drink table. Bake it Pretty gave us inspiration to use cupcake liners as popcorn holders for everyone to snack on while the Mummy Dogs were baking.

So here is our kids version of Mummy Dogs. Yea, we know they are missing eyes and are halfway dressed, but that is the fun part right? Yet another Savvy find and FREE printable we found were these sweet candy corn cone holders from Skip to my Lou that we used as hangers filled with more popcorn.

With every Play Date as you all know, we incorporate a recipe, a story and a craft. For this craft we found plastic pumpkins from The Dollar Tree that the kids painted and decorated with pieces of felt, googly eyes, and glittery pom-poms. (Post to follow on how we did this). We wanted these pumpkins to be sort of like Mr. Potato Heads, where the kids can change around the eyes, nose and mouth by simply using Velcro.

We ended the Day with Kolby Kakes delicious Pumpkin Pops and a story. The kids intently listened to The Spooky Smells of Halloween A Scratch and Sniff Book by Mary Man-Kong. The kiddos loved the cute story and really enjoyed the Smells of the Spooky Season an Adorable Seasonal Read....

So the day was done. Their tummies were full and the craft was made. Ella B captured it all and even got the kiddos together for a group shot all dressed up in Sweet Things fashions and other homemade costumes. Aren't they too Cute??

Smiles,

Amy & Bri

Spooktacular Free Finds

Holiday Party Planning is well under way....We can not wait for you to see our October Halloween themed party play date. The Blog World is full of great finds, so many amazing printables, tablesacapes and designs. We shared with you yesterday the Adorable Printables we are using from Tweedle Dee Designs. Today we wanted to share with you these FREE Spooktacular finds.

Don't you just love these Luminaries from the Clickable Party? We think these are Super Savvy since they can not only be used as a Luminarie but also a Bag, or even a Framed Piece of Halloween decor for your home.

Have you ever been "Boo'd"???? If not, this FREE printable let's you "Boo" your neighbor and start the ghostly fun in your neighborhood. Place this Boorific sign from Andersruff designs on a neighbors door and let the fun begin.!!!! Start the tradition in your neighborhood.

Happy Boo-ing !!!!

Smiles,

Amy & Bri