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"Pick-me-up Pickup Truck"

Sometimes the best gifts to give are the ones that you don't have to give, you just do because you care about another person. This gift was given to a special friend going through some of those trials in life that are no fun. So in honor of her and with the help of some other friends, we created the "Pick-me up" pickup truck. This bad-boy was in no way easy to create and then took a spill down the stairs the evening before giving it to her. Grrrrr. Included were almost 70 diapers, baby food jars, washcloths, socks, candy(rocks), forks/spoons (shovels and pitchforks), jar of nutella,  index box w/ coupons (have I mentioned I LOVE coupons!), a couple of receiving blankets, and some giftcards. Most important, she loved it and made her feel special, it's just a bonus that she gets to use all the stuff.

I'm working on making some towel cakes, like for wedding showers or thank-you gifts. There are so many practical reasons to give a fun gift like these. Coming up soon is also a toddler birthday gift and Potty-training encouragement cake (oh, please work on my 2yr old!)

Twice the love! A friend is having a double shower so both moms-to-be are getting a custom created bike. I have to brag on a couple of my deals on this. She was good with one using the pink/brown theme that is so adorable, but the other mama is less of a pink girl. So I was given the task to find purple/green blankets. Ummm, not as easy as you might think. Even at Babies R Us, there wasn't a lot to choose from and ever mindful of expenses, I settled on getting 2 sets of Carter's receiving blankets that were on clearance and buy one get one 50% off, making each blanket about $1 vs $4 (adds up quick when you have multiple!). Next I set out to find bibs, again not having much luck. A trip to Kohls produces a pack of 8 bibs on clearance for $1.40! And 4 of them worked on these 2 bikes!! One extra expense came from my daughter claiming the kitten for herself so it was another trip to Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon to get yet another sweet kitten. In the end, we added some sunglasses making her a "cool cat"!

I'd love to find some good deals for more diaper cakes so send me a message if you'd like one of these creations for yourself. For about the cost of a normal priced box of diapers, I can create a gift that is sure to please!