Gifts For Others .... Father's Day Bottle Label's & Tags

I know I'm a little late on this idea, but with Caden's Mickey Mouse Birthday Party, I'm a little behind.  This is a simple gift that turned a normal gift of beer into something special.  My dad is a special guy, being an only child I was the daddy's little girl.  For many years it was just the two of us and he would work crazy night shifts to be with me during the day.  He is also one of those guys that has everything.  If he doesn't have it he would have bought it for himself.  But I do know how he loves a good beer.  When I saw this fun idea to dress up bottles of beer I knew it would be perfect.  I found this free template on Botanical Paperworks for fathers day but I've found several on a Google search that can be used for any special day.

What you need:

Free printable downloaded

Card stock paper

Glue or double-sided tape

Twine

Scissors / Paper Cutter

Hole punch

Print the download on  card stock.  Be careful and cut each tie and bottle wrap out.  I took a hole punch on the tie and used twine to attach to the neck of the bottle.  I found double-sided tape was the easiest to attach the label to the bottle.  After done put all the bottles back in and you have a great gift!

Tada easy and a special gift for the special dad.

It sure brought a smile to my dad's face.

This year Dad and I even shared the day, my bday landed on Father's Day.

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Grandfather Book (Or Father's Day Book) from the kids

It was my dad's birthday last week and funds are a little tight around here so I wanted the boys to make something special for my dad.  I found this on Pinterest for a fathers day gift and thought this would be perfect for my dad.  Cole when he first started to talk started calling my dad "Bapa" we have no clue where this came from (my mom he named Monnie, I guess it was like mommy so he went with it).  So with a little letter switching I made this Father's Day Book into a Bapa Book for my dad's birthday.  You can always take her design and go with dad (since father's day will be here sooner then you know it, plus it lands on my birthday this year ... whoo hoo).

My Juice Cup came up with this Father's Day Book (I tweaked it a bit for Bapa).

My "Bapa" Version

Her's said Dad with a D

What you Need:

Card Stock Paper (I used Brown, Green & Blue)

White Paper

Ribbon (I used Green & Blue)

Hole Punch

Colored Pencils

NOW she printed a D and then traced onto Card Stock and cut it out.  I'm a little on the lazy and time crunch side so I went to the Cricket used the largest setting typed a B and then went one size down and did another B.  I then went to a size or two down to type in the word Bapa.  I then cut down the brown card stock to make a smaller book, then I cut down some white paper and folded it in half to be like book pages.  I put the brown on top to be the cover and back of the book.  I then took my glue stick and added the big B and added a smaller B on top of it.  I then added Bapa at the bottom.  I then added two holes with my hole punch.  I added some ribbon and tied it threw each hole.  I did two colors to give it a little something extra (you can use only one if you want).  And hey it reminded me SeaHawks football team .. brown for the ball and Green and Blue for the team colors ... ok I'm reaching here but you could do it in team colors :).

When book is complete let the kids color and add notes on the white pages.  A book made especially for them from the kids.

Hello 36, bringing it in with fun!

I had the most amazing weekend full of amazing friends and so much love!  Friday my Tuesday dinner friend was so sweet and planned a dinner for me.  She made a great dinner and a HOMEMADE cheesecake!  For those who know me know that is my favorite dessert, just a little bite for me but it was DEVINE!  And a big surprise she invited my best friend from when I was 9.  It was a great surprise and we had  a great time laughing and enjoying a wonderful night.

Saturday was a great day too!  I got up and worked my shift.  Then off we went running, we had Sylvan for Cole.  While he was studying Caden and I hit Target to make a diaper cake for babyshower.  One of my dearest friends from grade school was having another baby 2 boys and a now a girl!!  It was so amazing to see all the friends from school.  It was so much fun laughing and enjoying each other!  I sadly had to run and couldn’t stay long my dad was watching the boys and I was given 1 1/2 hr window.

I ran to pick up the boys and spend a little time with my parents before I headed home.  My amazing bosses called and surprised me with a gift card for dinner!  Since I had no luck on finding a babysitter for the night we took the boys with us to our favorite fancy usually date night no kid restaurant.  We splurged and had a wonderful bill and when the bill came and I opened it up to see over $100 I almost fell off the booth, thank God the GC more then covered it.  I have never had a bill over $60 … lol.

I even started with a bloody Mary, I never order a drink when we go out for the cost (unless with my parents and dad is paying … lol).  We even got a appetizer of clam strips.  The boys and Rick have never had them and were surprised they liked them.  Rick of course got clam chowder.

Then for dinner Rick had Steak, Caden had pasta, Cole had grilled cheese and I splurged and got a smoke salmon fettuccini (that was to die for). 

When even had DESSERT, that is a NO NO when ever we go out.  All 3 boys had hot fudge sundaes and I had a burnt cream.

It was a full packed day and I think we finally got home around 11pm!  Then Sunday was back to the busy go go!  Off to the 9am Church Service.  And quick to home to do a few things and then we headed up to my parents house to wish my dad Happy Father’s Day.  The boys helped me put together a BBQ basket for Rick.  Sadly he had to work the whole weekend but it was nice we were able to carve out a little time together. 

Thank you for all the amazing friends!  The cards and gifts were so thoughtful and just made my day.  I am truly blessed to have such great people in my life!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my dad’s birthday and I saw this awesome idea for the boys to do for him.  It was for like a father’s day gift but I changed the word from Dad to Bapa (what the boys call him).  This was so easy to make and I thought it was so precious and hopefully something that will be kept for years to come.  Thank you Pinterest YET AGAIN for saving the day.  I really MUST meet who created this site because it really rocks!

Now the lady painted her canvas and then cut out the hands using paper.  I traced the boys hands and upper arm and then painted them (well I painted Caden, Cole did his own). 

1. Start with a blank Canvas
2. Paint your canvas. I like my backgrounds mottled. But you can paint it nicely just one color if you like. (I skipped this part)
3. Trace your kid's arms and hands onto fun paper. (This is where I just traced kids arm and hand onto canvas)
4. Modge Podge and plaster the hands down. Make sure you leave enough room to paint your saying on. (Since I skipped paper part, I skipped this part also)
5. Print your saying using cute fonts, onto regular paper.
6. On the back of your paper, scribble with a pencil to make a transfer. Make sure you get all of the back of each letter covered.
7. Put the paper on your canvas. Trace over your saying. It will leave a light imprint for you to paint the words in.
8. Spray it with sealant or cover with some coats of Modge Podge. (Again I skipped this part)

Here is what mine turned out like:

Happy Birthday Dad, we love you!!  This would be a good gift for father’s day or like I did for a birthday.  Hope you try it, it was super easy and took very little time do!

Happy Fathers Day! Gift Idea: Victorinox Swiss Army watch

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Voctorinox Swiss Army. All opinions are 100% mine.

One of Rick's obsessions is watches, he has a good dozen or so of them! I think he has every brand known to man. Not only does he carry a Swiss Army knife but he also has one of their watches. There Watches are built and made just like the knifes one you will have for a life time! You can not only pass down your knife but your watch too!

I'm thinking this year my dad may be the lucky one that needs a new watch. As you know my dad holds a special place in my heart, my Mr. Mom who helped me out growing up and now as an adult. I'm thinking the Victorinox Swiss Army watch (picture to the left) could be a winner.

Looking for a different time piece? Well don't fret they have many different styles to suit the man in your life. Check out the many styles they have on their site here (click link). You may find a few more than just one you want to pick up.

Even better they are having a contest lasting over 30 days were 30 lucky winners will win a Victorinox Swiss Army watch. Very easy to enter at their Facebook IWAW sweepstakes page!

It's not too late you can always print out a picture and put in the Happy Father's Day card! Then a surprise will come in the mail soon after!

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Are you like me and have no clue what to get your day for Father's Day? My dad is one of those people that has everything or will just pick it up if he needs it. I struggle each year to find the perfect gift that just won't sit there collecting dust. Then comes finding a gift that won't break my bank and as you know this year is all about saving money!

This year I think I found the best idea a Talking BBQ/Oven Thermometer. I know how cool is that, dad loves to BBQ and mom's a nut about things being cooked correct. I know how crazy of her :). Not only did I find the coolest gift I received this in the mail. Yes a gift that is wrapped and ready to go! It even comes with a card, talk about my lucky day. You know what is even better? It came with batteries! Yup being a mom I know how important it is to have these when boys get a new toy. My dad is no different then the boys, has to play with the new toy right away!

This year no taking the boys up and down isles as I keep mumbling to myself over and over what would he like with every once in a while a "hairy eyeball" at the boys with a shhhh. Oh how I would love to avoid this experience and believe me the other shoppers would say the same thing. No running to the dollar store for a cheap bag and tissue paper on my way to dad's then sitting in the drive way shoving it in the bag and trying to fluff tissue paper.

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