For Japan

March 18, 2011

Today we join Hundreds, if not Thousands, in Honor of Japan. This will be the only thing you hear from us today as we join in a Bloggers Day of Silence.

We pray for Japan. And Send our Support and Love.

No blogging. No Twitter. No Facebook.

Please JOIN.

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Drinks with a Twist!

March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Weather you are enjoying

beef stew or corn beef hash tonight, why not enjoy a fun and festive drink to go along with it? Perhaps this beer with a twist or as the English/Irish tradition would call it, a Shandy!

Image Courtesy of Celebrations.com

Not a beer drinker? Check out some other fun twists to your favorite cocktails as well as recipes for your St. Patrick's Day festivities on Celebrations.com!!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{Giveaway} SewTamz Designs & Artsy Canvas Girl Designs

March 15, 2011

This week's Giveaway is from a talented Sister duo with a love for photography! We would first like to introduce you to Tammy of SewTamz Designs. Tammy was actually one of the first vendors to do a giveaway on our blog and we are really excited to be sharing her fabulous camera straps with you all again!

SewTamz creates personalized custom camera strap covers and straps for those Diva Photogs who want to look good and love designer fabrics & soft minky. SewTamz products are made from fresh and funky fabrics made by designers like Amy Butler, Michael Miller and Alexander Henry. The concept is to couple fashion with comfort by pairing designer fabrics with luxurious plush minky to create a super comfy, padded yet durable product.

Tammy also came up with a unique dual lens cap sleeve that provides functionality with personality. Simply slide the lens cap sleeve over your strap cover. It has dual pockets, one on each side so you can place your lens cap in one pocket and your ID, credit cards, business cards, SD/CF card, lens filter, USB or any other small goodies in the other pocket.

Next, we would like to introduce you to Tammy's sister Kathy of Artsy Canvas Girl Designs.
Artsy Canvas Girl Designs creates personalized custom photo art. Kathy takes your special moments and thoughts and creates a masterpiece of your life printed on to canvas or photo prints. Your photo is turned into Custom Photo Art using topography, textures and color enhancement.

Before

Photo taken courtesy Vikki Dinh Photography

After

Photo taken courtesy Vikki Dinh Photography

Before

Photo courtesy of Vikki Dinh Photography



After

Photo courtesy of Vikki Dinh Photography

We are so excited that both Tammy and Kathy are giving credit to their shops to ONE lucky Savvy follower!

SewTamz would like to give a $35 store credit to use on your favorite camera strap AND Artsy Canvas Girl Designs would like to give a $50 store credit to use on your most cherished photo. Talented and generous......so here's

6 Ways to Enter:

Congratulations the Di Ganci Family......you are the winner of this Giveaway!! Please contact us at www.thesavvymomsguide@yahoo.com as soon as possible!

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

2) Subscribe to follow SewTamz Designs blog and come back here leaving a comment letting us know you did!

3) "Like" Artsy Canvas Girl Designs on Facebook. Visit her fantastic Etsy shop then comment here with your favorite quote you would use.

4) Subscribe to follow Artsy Canvas Girl Designs blog and come back here leaving a comment letting us know you did!

5) Subscribe to Follow our Blog (on the left hand side)!

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

Winner will be chosen on Sunday March 20th, 2011 at 8:00pm (PST). Any entries received after this time will not be considered. Open to US only. Winner will be chosen using random.org. This is a sponsored post for The Savvy Moms Guide.

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

{Guest Blogger} Bamboo Pink Jewelry

March 12, 2011

Hi to all my fellow Moms out there...
I am a forty year old wife, mother of two beautiful children, part time consultant in the beauty industry and now helping to launch a new jewelry line called BambooPink. I love to teach and inspire other women to look and feel their very best. After turning 40, I realized that we as Moms, don't have to look old and "frumpy". We can still look "hip" before and after we turn the big 4-0. As a result, I created a You Tube Channel to help other women look and feel their very best - it's called The Hip Chick Online. If you join me you'll find videos on hair, makeup and outfits.

About a month ago, I heard about a new opportunity from a friend of mine in Dallas who was asked to help launch a new jewelry company. I am usually pretty skeptical about these types of businesses, but I figured "what do I have to lose?" and so I signed up. I am so glad signed up - this company is going to be AMAZING!

Why did I sign up with BambooPink?
BambooPink is backed by JudeFrances who sells beautiful high end jewelry at Neiman's and Saks. I don't think JudeFrances would put their name on anything they didn't truly believe in!
This beautiful fashion jewelry line will be priced at $19-$200.
This is truly a GROUND FLOOR Opportunity since the company has not officially launched yet. Sign-ups are FREE until March 15th.
I also loved the idea that I don't have to host the traditional home parties. I can sell via "virtual trunk shows", sell from my website and do a few parties with my friends.

Bamboopink will have one of the most lucrative compensation plans in the industry.
Since I signed up, I’ve been able to grow my team pretty quickly and wanted to share this opportunity with other Moms like you. I really feel that this will be an amazing opportunity and I'm excited to be a part of it.
I would love to have you on my team and I'll help you every step of the way. What are you waiting for? Sign up or email me for more information at bamboopinkvirginia@gmail.com.
It's nice to meet other Mom's like me.

Hope you all have a GREAT day!
Kim

{Feature Friday} Goldilocks & Three Bears Birthday Party

March 11, 2011

We are so excited to feature this positively precious Goldilocks & Three Bears Birthday Party submitted to us by our wonderfully talented friend Paula of Frog Prince Paperie. In fact, this party was so amazing that it got the recognition it deserved and was first featured on Amy Atlas yesterday! Congratulations Paula! So step in to a Classic Fairytale as told by Paula herself.....

I founded my business on a fairytale party (the frog prince), and it only seemed fitting that for my son's second birthday, another fairy tale should be the theme. Guests were invited to our Goldilocks and the Three Bears party with a Goldilocks board book with a bookplate/invitation on the inside cover sent "Bear Mail."

I attempted to create a feeling of being in the bear family house at baby bear's birthday. I used painted bead board as a backdrop with silhouettes of mama bear, papa bear and baby bear. Tiny sewn paper bunting added a birthday feel to the backdrop. The base table linens was sewn together patchwork gingham - casual, but mama bear's best! I topped this with a monogrammed white cloth.

The blocks were custom made by Laugh Loud Smile Big to match the party and spell out Brennan's name. (So to make my daughter happy, they also spell Madeline!)

The kids ate all their goodies and lunches at a four-poster twin bed I converted into a kid-sized table. Party favors were porcelain bowls and wooden spoons personalized with each child's name and a small teddy bear nestled in the bowl.



I used dark woods in crates, trays and tiny dollhouse chairs to display desserts that might find their way into a bear celebration: baked porridge topped with maple frosting and cinnamon, marzipan acorns, honey cupcakes, chocolate covered bear pops, bear sugar cookies, and all natural lollipops.

Allyson Jane provided the sugar cookies, and I baked the rest, save the cake! The cake was special; grandma flew in just for the party and made the cake for the birthday boy. Mama bear probably didn't deal in fondant or cake tips, so we left it very homemade with love looking and topped it with a little mini bunting and wooden bear.

Since we were entertaining 10 two year olds beginning at 10:30am, I also made a snack bar for the kids with berries (candy), mushrooms (cracker sticks with mushroom tops), twigs (pretzel sticks) and brown bears (teddy grahams.) Little boxes were set out at kid height so they could see what was in all the glass jars and help themselves.

There were also photo props for the kids to be silly with and have their picture taken.

Thank You Paula for letting us share this amazing day with all our readers. Your son's Birthday was yet another Classic Fairytale created by one fantastic Mama Bear! We look forward to reading more!

Smiles~

Amy & Bri

Credits:

Paperie and styling: Frog Prince Paperie

Photography: John McLaughlin and Paula Biggs

Sugar Cookies: Allyson Jane

Name Blocks: Laugh Loud Smile Big

Party hats: Southern Belle's Charm

Monogrammed birthday boy jon jon - 2 Manic Mommies Embroidery