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Printable Sparkler Holders

Add a little fun and sparkle to your party! These free printable sparkler holders to create a spark of summer memories.

Kellie Tate TidyMom Contributor

Hello TidyMom fans! It’s Kellie once again from Nest of Posies & let me be the first to say Happy Summer to all of you!

Memorial Day weekend has always kicked off our Summer here in the South. It’s time for picnics, summer salads, baseball, water balloons, pool parties & celebrating our Nation’s Summer holidays. I am so excited that Summer has finally arrived!

Printable Sparkler Holders

We always try our best to do the holidays up right with all the trimming & festivities! I had the idea to make these Sparkler Holders last week, so that our family & friends could use them & we could all keep track of our sparklers easier.

Last year I remember trying to grab some out of the box & hand some out to the neighborhood kids, then use another hand to light them, and then grab another one for the next guest, etc. It was too time consuming & I wasn’t able to enjoy all the sparklers! I’m sure many of you are shaking your head in agreement, especially if you have younger kids. You can’t keep up! {click to continue}

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24 May | Filed Under: DIY/Projects, Freebies, Holiday, Home and Garden, July 4th, Memorial Day, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: crafting, crafts, diy, Holiday Crafts, Kellie, patriotic, printables, sparklers

Banana Cream Oreo Protein Shake

23 May by TidyMom · 32 Comments

Banana Cream & Oreo Protein Shake at TidyMom

With all the packing we’ve been doing for our move, I’ve been super busy and not a lot of time to stop and eat right.

The other day I ran into GNC to pick up some protein powder so I could make some shakes to enjoy for breakfast or lunch while I’m busy.

The nice girl in the store and I started chatting about how you could make the protein shakes low cal and low fat but taste like a delicious treat. All while packing a high protein punch to help keep me going and satisfied.

She suggested I use a low cal protein powder, that has only 100 calories per scoop, so I picked up this GNC Total Lean™ Lean Shake™ 25 that offers high quality protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and fat. It comes in these 2 ounce packets for about $2 each. I can get 2 shakes out of a packet and was able to try them out with out paying $32 for a larger container.

The protein powder comes in several flavors, but she said if I got the french vanilla I could add a few tablespoons of sugar free pudding mix to my shake for other flavors. Suddenly the combination possibilities started popping in of my head faster than I could run over to the grocery store and buy the ingredients!

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23 May | Filed Under: Beverages, Diet Friendly, Recipes, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: banana, healthy eating, I'm Lovin It, jell-o pudding, oreo, protein shake

5 Tips for Summer Ready Feet & #SummerUp Foot Basket

23 May by TidyMom · 13 Comments

5 Tips for Summer Ready Feet at TidyMom.net

Memorial Day is almost here, and along with that comes the start of SUMMER and time to expose your toes! I’ve got 5 tips to get your feet SUMMER READY. I don’t know about you, but after stuffing my feet into boots and socks all winter, and going sans-pedi my feet could use a [...]

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23 May | Filed Under: Beauty, Freebies, Holiday, Life, Mother's Day, Sponsored, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: beauty tips, feet, gift giving, gift ideas, homemade gifts, printables, summer, Target, Teacher Appreciation, tips

DIY Wooden Planter on Wheels {Tutorial}

22 May by TidyMom · 19 Comments

DIY Wood Planter on Wheels Tutorial at TidyMom

Today Jessica from Four Generations One Roof is sharing how you can get a beautiful Wooden Planter on Wheels with out spending hundreds, by making your own!! If you don’t know Jessica, she and her husband and children share a home with her parents and grandparents! How cool is that?! Jess has a fabulous [...]

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22 May | Filed Under: DIY/Projects, Home and Garden, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: diy, guest post, outdoors, plants, yard

BBQ Maple Syrup Cupcake Recipe

21 May by TidyMom · 23 Comments

Today Stef from Cupcake Project is sharing one of her unique cupcakes recipes, just in time for Memorial Day celebrations , she made BBQ Maple Syrup Cupcakes!! Stefani is a fellow St. Louisan who started her blog to document her adventure in baking cupcakes for a friends wedding. She spent three months creating a [...]

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21 May | Filed Under: Cupcakes, Desserts, Memorial Day, Recipes, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: BBQ, guest post, maple, summer, syrup

Summer Favorite Things GIVEAWAY! Blog Hop

19 May by TidyMom · 1,933 Comments

Ideas to add a little sunshine to your summer. 20 Creative Bloggers share some of their favorite things for summer under $50 It’s slowly beginning to look a lot like summer and I don’t know about you but I could not be more excited! Time for flip flops, BBQ’s, warm sunshine, and driving with [...]

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19 May | Filed Under: Give Aways, Home and Garden, Life | Tagged With: blog hop, Favorite Things, gift guide, summer

I Spy Sunday Features | DIY Ideas

19 May by TidyMom · 9 Comments

I Spy Sunday DIY Features at TidyMom.net

Happy Sunday! The weeks are flying by here, as we have been busy packing for our move. My house is slowing being over taken by boxes and bags! But I’m getting super excited that our move is getting closer. The next 2-3 weeks will be brutal, and I may not be able to post [...]

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19 May | Filed Under: DIY/Projects, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: crafting, crafts, featuring you, great ideas, I Spy Sunday, I'm Lovin It, summer

BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup | I’m Lovin’ It

16 May by TidyMom · 50 Comments

BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup | recipe at TidyMom.net

A super quick and tasty soup with all the flavors of BBQ Chicken Pizza. GREAT for a busy weeknight meal. Click here to PIN this recipe We have been packing getting ready for our move, so I’ve been on the look out for quick easy dinners, that I can whip up with little effort. [...]

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16 May | Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipes, Soups/Chilis, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: BBQ, chicken, corn, Easy dinners, I'm Lovin It, soup

5 Tips on How to Look Younger

16 May by TidyMom · 19 Comments

Did you know eyes age 36% faster than the rest of a woman’s body? YIKES! The earliest signs of aging often appear around the eyes, beginning in a woman’s early 20s and rapidly progress in her 30s. Many of us associate crow’s feet with aging……but eyelids and lashes also play into the overall appearance [...]

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16 May | Filed Under: Beauty, Life, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: beauty tips, eyes, lashes, P&G, P&G Brigade, tips, tips and tricks

DIY Mercury Glass {Tutorial}

15 May by TidyMom · 16 Comments

Tutorial for DIY Mercury Glass with Kim Demmon at TidyMom.net

Today, my sweet friend Kim from Today’s Creative Blog is sharing how she made her own DIY Mercury Glass. Sparkle, shimmer, shine with out all the expense of real Mercury Glass . Kim’s step by step tutorial shows a simple and affordable method for transforming any piece of glass into a beautiful decor update [...]

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15 May | Filed Under: DIY/Projects, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: crafting, crafts, diy, guest post, Mercury Glass

Tiramisu Brownies Recipe

13 May by TidyMom · 39 Comments

All the delicious flavors of tiramisu come together with a brownie for a delicious decadent Tiramisu Brownie dessert. Click here to PIN this recipe! You aren’t wearing skinny jeans for these Tiramisu Brownies are you?…….you may want to go slip into those yoga pants. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Willpower is over rated, your hips [...]

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13 May | Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes, Tidy Mom | Tagged With: brownie, brownies, cheese, Chocolate, coffee, cream cheese, Green Mountain Coffee, K-cup Ambassador, K-cups, Keurig, mascarpone, raspberry, Rum, tiramisu

Bounty Duratowel | I’m Lovin’ It

9 May by TidyMom · 36 Comments

Even though our children are older, it doesn’t mean I have fewer messes in my house. Sometimes I think I have LARGER messes, and the fact that my husband can make messes equivalent to 3 toddlers. So, I’ve given in to the fact that my days will always include cleaning………and more cleaning. My arsenal [...]

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