I absolutely love Soy Lites.I love their products so much that the 1st giveaway on the blog was Soy Lite products.So I’m honoured to share their new on-line website with you.
With Easter around the corner these any of these products would make beautiful gifts for teachers, grandparents , family and friends.
Enjoy!
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Easter is just around the corner and I’ve started looking for great Easter Gifts for my family.
My mom never did the conventional hallow egg , she preferred to purchase an assortment of chocolates and sweets to make Easter Goodie Bags (I loved helping her put these bags together for my family members it felt like a little assembly line at the Willy Wonka factory)I loved this idea and so did my cousins.
I try and do the same but also I try and limit the sugar intake.
I gifted these last year to all the kids in our family:
I found these fun plastic rubbery pencil cases at the Chinese Market – because I bought more than 5 I got them for R15.00 each.
I spent very little on sweets and for the teens in the family I added a nail polish.The Gift tags are free printables from Green Beansie Cards for http://catchmyparty.com/
Below is the link
http://catchmyparty.com/blog/free-easter-printables-from-green-beansie-cards
I’m brainstorming on something for this Easter lets see how it goes……Have a look below for a few of my favourite Woolworths store finds so far.
Keep visiting the blog for updates.
Enjoy!
Ana
Happy Valentine’s Day
The youngest of the little guys just starting Grade 0 and everyone in his class is his friend…..Love it!
So keeping with our Valentine’s tradition all the kids in the class will be getting a little love from both my boys.
I wanted to keep it Budget Friendly but still pretty – I mean, there are 25 friends we need to make feel special on this Valentine’s Day but I also didn’t want to break the bank!
I estimate this Valentine’s treat cost me roughly R 3.00 ($ 0.30) how awesome is that!!
What we did:
Click on the links below for the Free Printables
Valentines Day Printables 2014 – Treat BagTags
Valentines Day 2014 Photobooth Bubbles
Alternatives to add to the treat bags could be:
I’m also loving what Woolworths has on offer (my favourite being the Fish Bowls).
(http://www.woolworths.co.za/store/cat?N=4294918054)
The Love Cupcake – I must for a Teacher Gift….mmmm??
Have a wonderful and loved Valentine’s Day.
From my family to yours
Ana
L’Amour – When you a kid Valentines Day is a magical day , filled with red and white.You asked by your teacher / school to wear those colours on the day and you have the best Cake and Candy sale.
You buy plastic roses or Red foil covered chocolates for your friends and make big cards to swop with your classmates.
A lot of people (adults that is- believe its a money making day) and so let it be! Its fun , its colourful and its all about the day of Love.
We really get into festive days in our household.I couldn’t find anything for the boys besides dull plain red shirts in our stores.The girls are supper lucky in this category …I even saw heart printed leggings (Edgars,Girls section) – How cool is that?
So I decided to take matters into my own hands …..This is the outcome!
What you going to need:
1st I looked for a design/picture I liked – I found and bought mine from the Silhouette website ( http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&id=19476) its designed by HEROARTS.COM and cost me $0.75
I arranged it on Silhouette Studio and then printed it on high quality.I tried to save and did my layout so two pictures could fit on one page as I’m doing a shirt for each of my little boys – its fine for me as the boys are still small, if you were to do this for an adult I’d suggest using the full A4 page for any design.
Be sure to read all the instructions for the Iron-on transfer 1st before you do the rest of the steps to follow.
Before I ironed it on I checked and measured to see where it would look best on the body.
I used the cardboard that the shirts came with to put in between the shirt
One last measure and layout check before the iron work
I was really nervous but this was probably the easiest part of the process
I allowed the shirt and transfer completely cool off and then began to peel off the top working my way down – this is my favourite part…the reveal
Have a fab Valentine’s Day,
All my love
Ana
Here it is….The backpack as promised in the previous post (“My favourite are the plain coloured (they come in Orange , black , lime green , blue and purple) backpacks from Mr Price – I’m busy getting our two lime green ones personalized with the boys names I’ll post a pic when they done.” – Back to School 2014 – Month End Finds)
It was so easy – I simply chose a font and colour and Adrienne did the rest.
I love how they came out!
Backpack available online – http://www.mrp.com/en_za/jump/Bags-/-Wallets/Zip-Up-Backpack/productDetail/27278_15573/cat70001/search
Here goes my 1st submission has already been entered if you have also submitted,share it with us on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/mygiftsfromabove
Submission No:1
(Pic courtesy of myschool website)
Join me on this fantastic challenge.My little boy has just started Grade 0 and I’m trying so hard not to become the boring mom that makes a sandwich and sends him on his way.
See details on this link there are fantastic prizes to be won ……… http://www.myschool.co.za/special-offers/1026-woolworths-lunch-box-challenge
RESOURCES TO HELP YOU:
Download your free Lunch Box Guide.
Download your free Term Planner.
So far I fill his lil Ninja Turtle Lunch tin with fruit(vary from day-to-day as he chooses),a granola bar, a juice box (flavours varied) and a slice of bread(spreads I change daily)
I have come across a fantastic tip if your child or you like sliced fruit added to your lunch box but can’t stand to open the bag and see all your fruit has browned.
(http://www.mykitchenescapades.com/2012/08/lunchbox-sliced-apples.html)
Keeping your sliced apples from browning
1 Cup of cold water
1 Teaspoon of fine salt
Add water and salt to a bowl – stir.
Slice your apple as you please and place it in the bowl
Let the apple sit for 5 minutes
Drain and rinse the apples a few times
Place them in you lunch box/ ziplock bag or plain old plastic lunch bag and Voila’ no brown fruit snacks.
(FYI – I’ve been doing this with little man’s Granny Smith Apples and yesterday I opened his lunchbox after school and he had left two little pieces and they were still fine….no browning)
Good Luck cant wait to see all the Lunch Box ideas
Welcome back!
Although I have been out of school for sometime now – there is nothing like the excitement of a fresh start.I loved putting together my stationary for a new year , everything mixed and matched.Its one of the perks about going back to college is that I get to spend sometime in the stationary aisles…Heaven for me. #stationaryobsession!
I’ve been researching a few stores and there are some fantastic brands and budget friendly stationary out there…..by now most of you have gotten everything or the basics as the kids have already started school but since its month end ……Have a look!
Lets start with the bags first:
My favourite are the plain coloured (they come in Orange , black , lime green , blue and purple) backpacks from Mr Price – I’m busy getting our two lime green ones personalized with the boys names I’ll post a pic when they done.Best part they only cost R 79.99 and they all range under R100.00 – nice and budget friendly.
The above backpacks are from Pick n Pay and range from R40.00 – R250.00.
I’m loving what Wimpy has on promotion for the kids:
We have managed to get the whole set with just 3 visits to Wimpy – my boys love them.
Lunch boxes/bags have come a long way since I was at school:
These bright and happy Lunch Bags are from Pick and Pay and cost R 79.90
We got the Ninja Turtle ones and they boys even took their beach snacks in them when we were on our holiday.
Keep the memory of the beach holidays going for a little while longer with the surf board Lunch Bags from Woolworths at a price of R 39.95 and for those of you with the current chevron obsession, these cost R 34.95 and also available in blue.
At the high-end spectrum of lunch boxes is one of my favourites from Yuppychef.com – the Bento Box – R 245.00 as well as the soft silicone COMPLEAT FOOD BAG @R 150.00 ideal for school or the office.
Then my favourite part has to be all the miscellaneous items we need for school, varsity or work such as:
Then my new obsession – at least once a month and I drop by TYPO ( http://shop.cottonon.com/typoshop/ )
These A5 Note books are R150.00 for 3 – Assorted
Keep your bag and desk organized and be on time with these gorgeous items
These book covers are stunning and so , so much fun!
And the obsession with Stationary continues………..
I need to make this collection – 1st on my list is def the Watercolour Pack.
I trust you have as much fun buying stationary as I do and for those students out there , I pray the year ahead is filled with knowledge and understanding.Its probably the best time of your life …and seriously do your homework….less stress than trying to copy someone’s work.
Enjoy!
We have really had to tighten the money belt on spending this Christmas.
What I thought was a depressing and daunting task has turned out to be rather creative and fun, thinking out the box so to speak.I made these for the kids at Nursery school and they turned out better than I expected them to be and the price was fantastic.
What you need:
Thats it pretty easy!
I set the page to A5.I created a footer and this is where everything happened,the name and picture.Working with the kids I got to know the kids pretty well and was able to select little pictures to go along side their name.
Once that was done I saved it to PDF.
At the printing store I had them print out 25 A4 pages – and cut them into A5 – this gave me 50 pages for the note book.The cover I kept the same as the pages but on cardboard.I made 10 notebooks so the more you copy the cheaper it is.Printing cost me 40 cents per page and then the comb binding.Each book cost me R20.40 in total ( under $2.00) – how great is that?
Enjoy
I’m so excited – the team from Macaroon would like to offer one lucky person the chance to personalized a Cellphone cover to the value of R 350.00
All you need to do is follow two easy steps, LIKE Macaroon’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/macaroon.co) and email ana@hrangels.co.za your Name and Contact details.
Giveaway ends Friday 29.11.2013 and the Winner of this Giveaway will be notified on Monday.
The Covers area available for the following cellphones:
Have a look below at all the awesome covers you can pick from!
http://www.macaroon.co/macaroon/content/en/macaroon/cell-phone-covers
Some T’s and C’s – Only SA residents residing in SA may enter – Winner will be selected via Random.org
Good Luck and Enjoy!!
This was a pretty hard task for me – I cant stand the cliche soap on a rope or socks and ties as gifts for men.The other difficult feit was that mens gifts tend to be a little more on the expensive side …….their wants not their need to haves that is!
These are just a few of the “gadgets” I came across:
Top of my find list is this awesome Husqvarna Automower this little baby is fantastic.Watch the video attached http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAMg2XrN_gU&list=PLBGCY-3OzO0b-yW6YkIQLrkkW7DwRffb4
For prices and dealerships in South Africa Click on the link to view the closest stockist - http://www.husqvarna.com/za/dealers/dealer-locator/
I man who wears Cuff Links is perfectly finished in my opinion Personalized (R 590.00) or fun (R 240.00) excl their delivery prices.
http://www.hellothula.co.za/products/engraved-initial-cufflinks & http://www.mantality.co.za/style/cufflinks/iphone-rhodium-cufflinks-set.htm
This gadget has been around for sometime now and its also be on my hubby’s list for a while – ideal for office games like Minute to Win it over lunch – Prices vary R300 – R 500 Available @
Cool Beans Design makes the most amazing art prints,be it personalized or creative.Ideal for the young bachelor in your life who has great taste.
http://www.coolbeansdesign.co.za/custom-prints/
Cool Beans Design will be giving a 20% Discount to everyone who goes and likes their FACEBOOK page- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cool-Beans-Design-Agency/140760239299227?ref=br_tf
and order prints no later than next week Friday (29.11.2013)
For the James Bond in every man this Secret Safe is his for (R 250.00 excl delivery) http://www.mantality.co.za/stuff/home-and-office/book-safe.html or at Crafters Market http://www.craftersmarket.co.za/ourstores.php
If the man in your life has a 2nd love and by that I say his cars , bike , 4 Wheeler ,Off Road Bike , Jet Ski etc then this is the perfect gift for him and I’m pretty sure you will use it to.The Karcher High Pressure Cleaner.The above two are currently on special at Makro, the basic model is now selling for R 799.00 and the K 3.150 is currently on special for R1399.00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qVwswkKrkE&list=TLkz15MpcBMtEjoU1ZksehucKtisU4Xg6P
Add to their already collection – the new GTA5 has been out since late September, the best price on this game was from Kalahari.com for R 649.00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-xHcvug3WI
Happy Shopping
