Bad Haircut Contest....

Have your kids ever taken it upon themselves to chop those locks???  Mine have - ARGH!

Babes in Hairland is having a "Bad Haircut" contest.  You just have to go over and read all the stories and see the pictures!

You get to vote for 2 :D

This is one of my favorites, or maybe I should say least favorites!

Easter Egg Hunt and Party Games

For the 4th year, I am in charge of my neighborhoods Annual Easter Egg Hunt.   I just love organizing events such as this.  We have a small, newer subdivision with tons of young children. I wanted to change things up a bit this year. We have played the same games the last 3 years.  Time for something new :D  While searching around, I found several sites with great Easter Party ideas.  Check em out!

Celebrating Easter

The Complete Easter Egg Hunt

Kids Party Fun

Easter Games and Activities

Great Give aways!

I ran across several great giveaways today!  

Check these out!

Bamboo Baby Wrap from I Love Sugar Sweet Baby

http://ilovesugarsweetbaby.blogspot.com/2009/03/give-way.html

Car Seat Cover from Chic Covers

http://chic-covers.blogspot.com/

Instant Gratification Sewing Pattern Downloads!

Do you have a pattern collection?

Are you a pattern junkie?

Do you have an irresistable need for instant gratification?

If you said yes, then you are going to LOVE sewingpatterns.com. This site has hundreds of patterns for printing right off the internet.

These are not untested never heard of patterns either! You'll find McCalls, Butterick, Burda, New Look, Simplicity, Vogue, Kwik Sew, and many more!

You can also order the patterns for delivery.

Right now Butterick & McCalls patterns are $5.99 each. Simplicity patterns are 40% off.

Once you buy the pattern, you can print it multiple times :D

Shop SewingPatterns.com

They even have a few Free Patterns you can try out!

Instructions to do EVERYTHING!

I ran across the neatest site this morning!  It is called Instructables.  They literally have instructions to do just about anything.  You can even make a request... lol.  I could spend house just browsing....

I found tutorials on making hairbows, ribbon organizers, yoyos, aprons, crochet, tye dye, How to sew, making thread stands, and everything else you can imagine!

Go to Instructables!

How to fold towel animals....

My in-laws just returned from vacation. We all know that vacations breed tons of photos. As I was jealously looking through their photos, I noticed the cute towel animals. I always see these when we go on vacation and say I am going to find out how to make them... I always forget. Now, with no unpacking to do from that vacation.. hehe... I thought to look up instructions. My daughter is just delighted with my new found talent. My son, who isn't home right now, has a surprise waiting on the bathroom counter. I now realize my need for a few white towels ;)



Here are some great links for making your own towel animals...

Elephant
Monkey
Cat
Lobster
Dog
Swan
Just Fancy Towel Folding

Boutique Wild Child is having a give away!

Boutique Wild Child is having our first  give away!  Visit the blog to enter!

BWILD Give Away

Airstream Ranch

Have you heard of the Airstream Ranch?  

Probably not, but if you have traveled from Tampa to Orlando, you could not have missed it! 

My kids think it is really cool and so do I!!!

The owner of Bates RV calls this art.  These are real, full sized RV's !!!

They are "planted" on the side of I-4.

Be sure to look for this cool site if you are in the area.  

I promise your kids will get a HUGE kick out of it!!!

What's For Supper?

It is time to get rid of this baby fat!

After my 2nd child, I hit the South Beach diet pretty hard. I lost the weight from baby number 2, baby number 1, AND those few pounds I had gained after the wedding... a whopping 70 lb. difference! Of course, as soon as I lost it all, I found out surprise number 3 was on his way!

Now that he is here, it is time to get rid of all the fat clothes again!

Mandy, a friend from Boutique Wild Child, started a "What's for dinner?" Mr. Linky. I thought this might give me a chance to share some of my favorite Southbeach Diet Recipes.

This is one of my favorites. It is super easy too ;)

Chicken Capri

Phase 1

Ingredients

• 1 cup ricotta, skim
• 1/2 tsp ground oregano
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 4 breasts, bone and skin removed chicken breasts
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsps virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped or sliced tomatoes
• 4 slices mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a blender or food processor, combine the ricotta with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Process to blend. Set aside.

Rub the chicken with the garlic powder. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 12 minutes per side. Place the chicken breasts, side by side, in a large baking dish and allow to cool. 

Preheat the oven to 350° F (180° C). 

Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture and 1/4 cup tomatoes onto each chicken breast. Top each chicken breast with 1 slice mozzarella. 

Bake for 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion of a breast registers 170° F (75° C) and the juices run clear. 

This recipe is from the South Beach diet cookbook. YUM!!!!

Be sure to visit Mandy's "Whats for Supper?" post and add your post to Mr. Linky!

Building your own Widget / Gadget

I have found the coolest tool. It is called KickApps. KickApps allows you to make your own Widgets / Gadgets.   It is totally FREE too!

Take a look at the Boutique Wild Child Blog Widget I made in the right sidebar.

You have to create a free KickApps community account to gain access to App Studio Widget Creator. It is confusing at first, but after you play around for a few minutes, you'll figure it out! 

Here are some samples of  Widgets created with Apps Studio.  These look much better than the one I made does... hahaha, not half bad for a newbie tho...

When you make one, post your link here in the comments.  I would LOVE to see your creation!!!

BE SURE TO MUTE THE MUSIC SO YOU CAN HEAR!