A TRU fan. A TruFan Lemonade Stand!

First off..

Disclaimer: I received free Truvia products through Crowdtap in exchange for an honest review & to host a lemonade stand!. The opinions expressed in this blog are solely my own & have not been influenced by Crowdtap or any third party

What's Crowdtap? (from their page)

Crowdtap is the place to use your creativity to win gift cards and score free products from big-name brands. Brands will challenge you to discuss and showcase how you use everyday items—through photos, videos, and writing—and then reward the best submissions

Oh, have I mentioned yet that I love Crowdtap? no?! Well, it's true! I do =)

Alrighty, on to my TRUFAN LEMONADE STAND! - I don't know why, but I SING it every time I say it...

So Crowdtap sent me a box full of Truvia goodness! It was like Christmas morning opening up that bad boy up! It supplied everything I would need to host a successful lemonade stand! Only thing I had to do was build the stand!

• 1 Truvia® Spoonable for lemonade
• 1 Truvia® Baking Blend for a sweet dessert treat
• 4 Truvia® Sunglasses
• 10 Truvia® Lemonade cups
• 1 $10 Giftly Gift Card
• 1 Party insert & recipe card 

We had to do a store run before we got our baking on! Driving in style, personalized license plate. ha!

I had my little helper with me the entire time! For only being 3yrs old, he's a pro at cracking eggs! (He practices when I'm not looking...) We made some yummy lemon cupcakes with a lime frosting! Seriously, Truvia is delicious!

We also had to build our lemonade stand.  I wanted something fun, whimsical & different than what I thought anyone else would be doing!  I love thinking outside of the box.  So we made a plan, and used all scrap wood we had from other DIY projects & I SERIOUSLY looooove it! It was exactly what I envisioned, & trust me, it was an eye catcher! Cars were driving by super slow to get a good look, too! I put a lot of thought & love into this beauty!

So once we had our plan of attack, we had to make sure we had the Duds to be styling in! My husband & I had #TruFanStand on our shirts, & the little guy had that AND Crowdtapper in training on the back of his! seriously, this was genius! It was conversation starter! (This kid has the BEST cheese face! totally not bias ;))

& we were open for business! The cost? a $mile!

As you can see, in the bucket of lemons, I added a few fun photo props! in this last picture, you can see my SMART boy, sitting on his chair in the shade, stuffing his face with his cupcake lol!

In TRU Crowdtap fashion, some FUN FACTS about Truvia!

I'm a little sad that it's "over" BUT we will be doing it again! We all had a great time, the kids thought we were the coolest parents (Cause we are, YO!) & of course because it's building some #SweetSummer memories.

My take on Truvia? LOVE it. We made the #SweetSwitch after I found out that I had diabetes & I will never go back to any other sweetner! This doesn't have the weird aftertaste, nor is it overly sweet!  Super excited that with Christmas around the corner (Did I just say the C word in August!?) I won't be "left out" or dealing with sugar spikes during the holidays & my husband can enjoy the 75% fewer calories!

#TruFanStand Lemonade Stand is now "over" But we're TRU Fans - We'll be sharing the #SweetSummer loving year long!

Thanks Crowdtap & Truvia!

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LOTS of DIY!

Hello everyone!  long time no post, eh?


Well, nothing new in the baby making world.  We will be starting some treatments (clomid) again this fall!  Oh, & I got super sick over Christmas & ended up in the hospital.  Turns out, I have diabetes. My sugars were in the 600's & I went into diabetic ketosis. - more on that another time...


Back to my DIY!~  obsessed.  Seriously!  I'll be the 1st to admit that it's either hit or miss.  When I get it right, it's incredible, & when it goes terribly wrong, I almost want to keep it because it's so crazy laughable!


Just this year I've repurposed an ugly craigslist dresser in to an entertainment stand, made my own headboard, chalkboards, wall art, ect....& just over the past few days, I've made a candy cart for a lemonade stand!  I also have about a million other projects started & not finished. I can't help myself!


Isaac is getting BIG.  Seriously, kid, slow down! He's asking me everyday to go to school.  He talks about school, tells me he needs to go...I think it's time for preschool =(

Sew-a-long

I was part of a sew a long this week over at http://www.naptimecrafters.com/. It was a lot of fun, & it was such a great pattern!  We sewed up the Hangout Hoodie & a few of use put our own touches on the pattern. We're planning another sew a long next month, & it looks like next will be skinny jeans & a pea coat!  I have great ideas already!

She also did random prizes, but I wasn't one of the lucky ones.  I did however get an honorable mention with a few others.  Just as great in my opinion!  & then I got asked to write a guest blog post/tutorial on my hoodie!  How freakin cool!

If you want to see my hoodie, it's the fox one.  HERE

I added 2 inches to the length, an extra inch to the hood binding, ears, fox & elbow patches (that you can't see in this picture :)

Seasonal sewing

Ahhhh!  These aviaor/trapper hats kill me!  Love them!

Every fall I go searching online for them & never find exactly what I'm looking for.  So I made Isaac's this year!  

Isaac had a cute fleece coat last year that we loved so much, that we bought two!  One sized up for this year.  I used the old coat & some ultra soft blanket fabric (instead of the rough faux Sherpa) and then I died a little when I was done.  Sooo sweet!

I'll get pictures of him in his hat with matching coat soon.

Call me Martha

I am in love with creating.  Love.

I have a never ending list of things that I want to make, & the moment I check one off my list, there are 4 more in it's place. Ahhhhhh!

This weekend I need to finish painting my crafting space, sew another pair of turquoise suede moccasins up, make myself a pair of leggings, & start on a Isaac's Halloween costume.

Plus the million other things that I do on a daily/weekly basis.

Did I mention how I thought I had a heart attack the other day? No? Oh, well, I totally thought I did & I'm guessing that life is catching up with me.  Or I need to cut the shit outa my diet..

I'll save the juicies for another day.  Right now I'm buying a boatload of new patterns that I feel I need, you know, to add to my ever growing list!

The Lowe down

We recently discovered Lowe's workshop for kids.  I wish I found it sooner!  It's free, which is almost the best part.  I am not sure how often they hold them, as I just found it.  You preregister online at their site (it fills up FAST) It's a weekend thing.  You go check in, & if it's your first time you get a Lowe's apron, safety goggles & a mini hammer.  You grab your project bag & find a spot on the ground to sit. 

The kits have everything you'll need to complete your project.  We found our spot, opened up the instructions to show Isaac the pictures & started!  We let him hammer after we got the nail almost all in.  Otherwise we'd lose a finger, we'd bend the nail, & we'd be there all stinkin' day.

Afterwards, you bring your finished project to the person running the show.  They fill out a certificate for you & give the little ones a badge!  Later you just iron that bad boy onto their aprons & melt into a puddle while just thinking about how adorable your little one will look with the apron filled with badges.

We made Dusty from the new Planes movie that came out last weekend.  Ours is missing the top sticker, because apparently we didn't really look at the instructions before we added the top/head part. 

It's perfect! Isaac will for sure be brining it with him this weekend when we go see Planes =) 


Oh & it will be his 1st time at the theatres.  Please wish us and everyone else there luck.

Step 1

Setting up some weight loss buddies....

I am on the hunt for women who have at least 50lbs that they want/need to lose.  Once I have at least 3 others, then we will set some goals, make a plan, & figure out a reward system. 

In the perfect world, us real life, every day women would love to be sponsored & get our work out gear, & be awarded with something worth while. But, that's not how it works!  So we will come up with something just as fabulous.  We will work hard & our rewards will be even that much sweeter  - because we did it together.

If this is something you might be interested in, please let me know! I'd prefer it if you had a blog as well, or that I know you. 

If you have any great ideas about a reward system, let me know too!  I'd love to have it where we all weigh in weekly, or bi weekly, make some mini goals & some prizes that we get once each of us gets to that goal.  Start small & go BIG!

Once we have our superstar team, we can all chat and figure out the details.

-Kelly

***So! I've been riding my bike every night with my son & husband.  My bike has gotten out of hand ha! You have no idea how many people slow down to wave & honk at us!  Next week we will put my mirrors & bell on***