“Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thursday Thought…
Cool Cakes: Pool Shark
Everyone knows a pool shark. And we reckon they’d love this cake – along with anyone else who’s partial to a game of pool…
Image from www.pinkcakebox.deviantart.com
Why we love it:
- It’s made from cupcakes, which are quick and easy to make.
- This is a great cake option for a guy
- It’s bright, colourful and fun
- The cupcakes are pretty easy to ice with fondant icing
- Cupcakes are easy to share, so no need to worry about cutting up a cake so everyone gets a piece (just make sure you’ve got a few spare cupcakes to ensure you’ve got enough for everyone!)
- You can make the cupcakes any flavour you like, or a combination of different flavours
What was the last occasion you made a cake for? We’d love your thoughts – please comment below…
Kraft paper gift wrapping 5 ways…
The birthday season has arrived amongst our group of friends. The lovely thing about most of the birthday parties we have been going to at the moment is that our children (most turning three) are now old enough to appreciate a birthday party (even though they haven’t mastered Pass-the-parcel yet!).
Getting ready to go to a friend’s birthday party is a real event in itself at the moment. There’s the present to buy, the card and wrapping paper to choose, a party outfit to select…and my three-year-old is reveling in these choices! We have had a lot of fun making these decisions together, as well as getting crafty with cards and gift wrapping.
We’re loving kraft paper at the moment. You know, the stuff that you can buy cheap on a big roll at stationery shops or newsagents. Here’s our latest creation from the weekend, as well as some other cool kraft gift wrapping ideas…
How to do it:
1. Take your present, as if you’re going to wrap it and cut kraft paper to correct size
2. Grab some coloured markers, crayons, etc. and start drawing. We love adding a birthday message, as well as who the present is from in case the card gets separated from the pressie.
3. Wrap as you would with regular gift wrap
4. Add ribbon, twine or other embellishments
Here are some other kraft paper gift wrapping ideas…
Loving the hand-drawn spots on this paper, as well as the spotty ribbon
Image from www.catascraft.com
This one takes a little more drawing talent than I possess, but it’s great to see what’s possible!
Image from www.mirdinara.blogspot.com.au
Stamps are also a great way to personalise your kraft paper gift wrap
Image from www.popsugar.com
White or metallic pens on brown kraft paper gives it a fresh feel. Play around with simple design motifs such as stars, hearts, balloons. Image from www.witandwhistle.com
Check out our other gift wrapping ideas here…
Which kraft gift wrapping idea do you like best?
We’d love your thoughts – please comment below…
Product of the Week: Driinn Mobile Phone Holder
Mobile phones aren’t cheap…so there’s nothing worse than having to leave yours lying on the floor charging at the risk of being kicked across the room when someone doesn’t see it there. But we can’t always control where the power points are located, so this is where the Driinn Mobile Phone Holder comes in handy…
Driinn Mobile Phone Holder, black
Driinn Mobile Phone Holder, white
Why we love it:
- This charging platform simply hooks over your mobile phone charger to keep it off the floor
- It’s thin, lightweight and easily folds in half to slip in your bag when you travel
- The non-slip foam layer on the holder base prevents your phone from slipping off easily
- It’s available in black and white
- Holder is also suitable for holding iPods and other small devices
Where do you currently charge your mobile phone?
We’d love your thoughts – please comment below…
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It’s World Whisky Day!
What whisky will you be drinking today to celebrate?
Let us know in the comments below…
Competition time!
To celebrate World Whiskey Day (Saturday 16 May) we’re giving away one of these gorgeous Gentlemen’s Hardware Hip Flasks.
To enter:
1. Visit the Mr Gift Facebook page to find this competition. Like the Mr Gift Facebook page, as well as the Facebook competition post.
2. Comment on this post by telling us:
Who would you like to share a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) with?
3. Comp ends midnight Thursday 21/5/15 and winner will be randomly selected (open to Australian residents only, sorry!).
Thursday Thought…
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” Leonardo da Vinci
Handy Home Tips: How to clean your chopping boards
Most of us use chopping boards everyday, so here’s a simple and easy way to keep them clean…
This Handy Home Tip was kindly shared with us by The Household Helper – your go-to hub; providing tips, tricks, hints and how-tos for keeping your home sparkling clean. From the kitchen, to the bathroom and everything in between, their mission is to share more than 100 years of expertise from the team at Pental Products, owners of some of your most trusted household helpers. Check out their Facebook page for more helpful tips…
How do you currently clean your chopping boards?
We’d love your thoughts – please comment below…
Product of the Week: Clip on LED Booklight
Cold winter nights are the perfect time of year to enjoy a bit of reading. But what happens when you get stuck into a book you can’t put down, but your other half wants you to turn the light off and go to sleep? This Clip-on LED Booklight might just save your relationship…
Clip-on LED Booklight – so compact and light it’s great for travel
Why we love it:
- It’s a relationship-saver – no more arguing about when to turn the light off!
- It’s small and lightweight, so easy pop in your bag and take on holidays
- It’s easy to use – simply clip onto the corner of your book or laptop and you’re away.
- The padded clip is designed to protect the pages of your book or your laptop screen
- The clip has a flexible arm that adjusts so you can read at different angles
- It’s a great gift for a bookworm when you don’t know what book to buy them.
- It’s great value – $9.95 each or 2 for $16 ($8 each).
What was the last good book you read?
We’d love your thoughts – please comment below…
