Kristine's Shower Bath & Body Products Review & Giveaway

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Hello readers! I have a wonderful giveaway for you all thanks to Kristine's Shower. I have been a fan of Kristine's Shower for a long time now.  I made my first purchase in 2006 and have never been disappointed so when I got the opportunity to review and giveaway the products on my blog I was super excited. I'm sure all of you will fall in love with them as well

Here's what I received:

"Thanksgiving" Lunch with Aiden

Thanksgiving is exactly one week away.

Today, Aiden's preschool had a Thanksgiving Lunch for the kids and all of the parents were invited as well. The look on Aiden's face when he turned around and saw me was amazing. I haven't seen him that genuinely excited in a while! It was just the look of pure joy. He already had his tray of food so I went and stood in line for mine. I heard a familiar voice yelling "Mommy!" and when I looked over, he had the biggest grin and was waving his little arm as hard as he could. That little boy is everything I am thankful for.

After everyone was finished eating, the teachers for each class told the kids to line up and get ready to go back to the classroom. Aiden started to walk toward the line and then froze and turned around. His face was red and he had a waterfall of tears streaming down his cheeks when he said "Mommy, please don't go back to work! Stay with me!" It was everything I could do not to burst out into tears myself. I told him I would walk him back to his classroom and he calmed down for a little while until we got to the door. The kids were getting ready to go play on the playground so I told him I would walk to the playground with him but then I would have to leave.

He started laughing and getting into a better mood on the walk to the playground. We went through the gates, I put him down, told him bye and he took off running toward a group of children. I started walking back to my car, but turned to look and I heard him yelling for me and he was running toward the fence as fast as he could. It was heartbreaking. There is nothing worse than having to leave him while he's crying for me. It makes me feel like I'm abandoning him and it hurts. It hurts because I don't know if he really understands that I'm leaving because I have to and not because I want to. Damn these feminists. Moms should never have to work!

DIY: Sew a Stenciled Burlap Pillow

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I have never sewn anything in my entire life but last night I decided I wanted a crafty holiday project I could do with my son. He loves to paint and I've wanted to try my hand at sewing so off we went to Hobby Lobby. These pillows were super easy, quick, and Aiden loved stenciling them.

Unfortunately, all you're getting today is the "Merry." I wasn't as prepared as I had thought and forgot to buy thread. I had some my grandma had given me that ended up being the perfect color but I ran out half-way through sewing the "Christmas" pillow. Bummer.

Here's what you will need:

• Sewing Machine, Thread, etc.
• 1/2 yard burlap fabric (any color)
• 1/2 yard burlap fabric (different color, optional - only if you're using another color)
• Fabric paint (I used Tulip Soft Fabric Paint)
• Round sponge brushes (one for each paint color)
• Pillow form or stuffing (I used stuffing)

The white burlap I had was loosely woven so I chose to sew plain fabric of a similar color as a lining on one side of each burlap square so the stuffing wouldn't come through.

I measured and cut two 14x14 squares each of burlap and plain cotton fabric.

After you have your squares cut, lay the stencils out, tape them down, and dab your sponge on the cut out opening. I let Aiden do most of this part. He only got outside of the line a few times and that could have been avoided by using a slightly smaller brush but he had fun so that's what matters!




Let the paint dry. If you're using fabric as a liner, sew it all the way around on the back side. Now, lay the unpainted burlap square on top of the painted side of the painted burlap square. Sew all four sides, leaving an opening at the bottom large enough to pull the burlap right side out and for the stuffing.

After stuffing the pillow, fold each side of the opening down to form a neat hem and hand sew it closed.