Frugal Friday Valentines Gifts

I'm always needing to throw together a last minute thoughtful gift or a thank you gift, for someone,right when I have NO TIME to go shopping, and I wanted the gifts to look like I wasn't desperate... Well look what I found..


They look like fun valentines gifts....or "any occasion" gifts

but I got them at WalMart's 75% off after Christmas sale.

For the bathroom.....Can you believe it ? $1.25 I bought x3

"Sink Set" soap & lotion..Yes great neighbor gifts or teacher gifts $1.25each I got x14

Now I'm ready for any last minute surprise.....


-Buff-

Play Doh Valentines

Last year after Valentine's I picked up a pack of these cute tubs of Valentines Play Doh on clearance. They came with little to/from stickers but I wanted to make them just a little bit cuter. I created a bag topper that says, "You make me feel "squishy" inside and put a couple in a snack size ziplocks.

front

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Much cuter!  You can download the bag toppers HERE if you want to make your own.

You could also make some homemade play dough if you don't want to buy any.  We made this one a couple years ago and the kids loved it!

Recipe & photo from Paper Capers

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WIWW: My New Blazer

I've been looking for a blazer for quite some time now cuz they are so cute and trendy.  I finally found one I love -- it's comfy and the perfect color!

Shirt: Target

Blazer: TJ Maxx

Jeans: Aeropostale

Belt: Forever 21

Necklace: Styles for Less

Bracelets & Earrings: 99 cent store

Shoes: Kohls

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Valentine's Traditions

I think Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays.  There's just something about red and pink and heart-shaped everything that makes my heart happy!  And I definitely go all out with the kids in celebrating and decorating.  I thought I'd share a few of our fun Valentine's Day traditions from last year.


We started off the morning with pink cinnamon rolls and strawberry milk, specifically requested by Cailyn.Then we made some Valentine cards ...
and some cookies that we later delivered to Grandma.

Then it was time for lunch.

We took some pictures for Daddy's gift.
And set the table for our yummy fondue dinner.


Stay tuned for more fun Valentine activities to do with your kids and some cute decor and craft ideas!

Fun Shaped Bread

I wanted to do something fun and different for Valentine's other than just making cookies or cupcakes. Buff has these great bread tubes from The Pampered Chef. 

*You can not buy them on their website anymore, but you can get these ones on Amazon  (the reviews say they are just like the Pampered Chef ones!):

Norpro 3 Piece Canape Bread Mold Set

You just make any bread you want and put it into the tins and bake as normal! They are so fun and my kids love the different shapes!

My family LOVES Maori bread, its a traditional bread made in New Zealand, so we make it all the time. The only thing I did different was add some red food coloring for Valentine's! They turned out really cute!

The star shape would be fun to do for the Fourth of July in red, white and blue!

The flower shape would be great for Easter in cute pastel colors! 

* I used an empty, cleaned out can of corn to make the circle shape

-chelz

Sunday Best Link Party

Welcome to our first ever Sunday Best Link Party! We are so excited to be hosting and so excited to see all the cute Sunday outfits you link up so we can get new ideas. :)

Here is what we wore to church this week:

Pencil skirt- Urban Wear
Black wrap top- old
Hot Pink Tights- F21
Booties- Discount Shoe Factory
Necklace- 99 cent store
Bracelets- Burlington

-chelz

 

White Shirt: Kohls

Sweater: Styles For Less

Belt: Urban Wear
Skirt: Papaya
Shoes: Discount Shoe Factory

Necklace: 99cent store

-marie

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1. Link to a specific, clothing-related post on your blog.

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New Sunday Best Link Party

G*Rated is excited to add a new feature to our blog on Sundays- "Sunday Best"! We have absolutely enjoyed linking up to the "What I Wore Wednesday" link parties and have gotten great ideas for putting outfits together! Now we could really use some help on getting ideas for some Sunday outfits for church! We would love to have you stop and link up to us any cute skirts or dress ensembles that you come up with! Hope to see you Sunday!

-The G*Rated Girls

P.S. Stop back by next Saturday to see a few of our favorite outfits featured here!