Announcing the winner of the $40 giveaway from o&el

The winner is Rachel Roland. Congratulations Rachael!

Winning comment:
I am loving the giraffe backpack!

arizonarachel at hotmail dot com

Winner was selected using random.org.

you can contact me at radhikanavelkar@yahoo.com.

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Make professional looking cakes and cupcakes with Cricut for Cake by Provo Craft

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of ProvoCraft for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Do you have a birthday or baby shower coming up? would you like to make adorable cupcakes for Easter?You don't have to spend money on buying expensive cakes from premiere cake shops. Now you can do it  yourself at a much lesser cost, and with little time, with the help of Cricut Cake.
Cricut Cake is made by Provo Craft, the little machine that can make ideas and visions come true for crafters and scrapbookers.
Cricut Cake lets you cut different shapes with fondant to make cupcake toppers. You can add monograms and words in elaborate fonts to your cake with the help of Cricut Cake. If you are anything like me,  who cannot handle a piping bag ( I have more icing on my hands then on the cake), the Cricut Cake is for you! The possibilities are endless!
I have a four year old daughter. If I had the  Cricut Cake, I would love to do cupcakes, cookies and cakes that looked like these.
  
 I would have loved to make these cupckakes for the Easter block party.  Aren't these adorable?




There are free online classes being held  on 3/30 and 3/31 for explaining the several features and uses of Cricut Cake on Cricut.com.  The classes are being held by Jinger Adams, an amazing crafter! Be sure to attend these.
Bon appetit!

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$20 store credit from My Carrie Creations to get kids favorite cartoon character backpacks and more

I am so happy to introduce to you this weeks giveaway sponsor. My Carrie Creations is owned by Paula who loves making adorable backpacks for kids!

The winner of this giveaway will receive  a $20 store credit + free shipping from My Carrie Creations to get any backpack/product of your choice.

If you are looking for a backpack with your kids favorite disney or any other cartoon character, look no further! She has everything from Disney princesses, Buzz light year, McQueen, Tinkerbell to Fancy Nancy, Angelina Ballerina and Dr. Seuss. Your kid will fall in love with these backpacks!

Don't you love these minnie mouse backpacks!

Made from all washable materials, this little backpack measures appx. 10" x 10" x 2" deep and has 15" straps. Just the right size for day trips of a night over with Grandma and Grandpa. Every product is made with attention to details and quality.

My Carrie creations also has aprons, purses, skirts and dresses for little girls. There is tons of stuff to choose from.

How do you get these adorable backpacks?

Buy it :

Win it:

Mandatory entry:

1: Visit My Carrie Creations and leave me a comment telling me which backpack you would like to get if you win the giveaway.

Additional optional entries:

1. Follow House on Ashwell lane on GFC/Facebook/Twitter. Leave a separate comment for each follow. This optional, but I love new readers.

If you are an existing follower on GFC/Facebook/Twitter leave a separate comment for each follow.

2. Share this giveaway on your facebook page.

3. Tweet this giveaway.

4. Post this giveaway on your blog.

Giveaway is for US residents only. Giveaway ends on 4/4/2011

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Best of luck!

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Amazing Easter crafts to do with your kids

Next week in spring break and I wanted to share some Easter crafts where the kids could get involved. Here are some of my favorites!

Photo Credits: Craft Jr.

These Easter finger puppets are make using colorful pipe cleaners and cotton pom pom balls. A simple craft that would be lots of fun to make an play with. These would also be a great addition to the Easter basket.

Photo Credits: Krafty Kat

Krafty Kat made this wreath out of egg carton. Who would have thought of that? Such a clever idea! I love the way it has been displayed within a frame. I bet the kids will have a great time painting those flowers.

Photo Credits: Marvelously messy

This one is from Marvelously messy. These little origami bunnies would make a lovely centerpiece for the kids table. She even has a you tube video on her post. I have made a couple of origami animals earlier. My 4 year old loves to watch me make the origami animals. I cannot wait to try out this one!

Photo Credits: Sweet and Lovely Crafts

Sweet and lovely crafts  made such a sweet and lovely banner. I love the different funny expressions on every bunny's face. Everytime I look at it I smile!

Photo Credits: Teaching-Tiny-Tots

Teaching Tiny tots added a  little twist to the tradition of painting Easter eggs. These are made of string. All you need to make these are wool/embroidery floss, balloons and glue. This can get a little messy but I can guarantee you it is a lot of fun.

visit the idea gallery.

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My post was featured on Favorite thing Friday link party

I am so thrilled to be featured for a third time of Favorite things Friday link party at the Hills are livin blog. Thank you so much for featuring me.

This is an old post, written when I just started out blogging. It's called the avian addict. I wanted to share it with you guys again as I had very few readers at that time and  it may just give you the inspiration you require for spring!

Here is the link to the post.
http://houseonashwelllane.blogspot.com/2010/11/avian-addict.html

I just received my Studio wall Easel from pottery barn and can't wait to hang some of the vintage bird prints I got from Ebay. I will post the pics very soon!

Hope you Enjoy reading the post as much as I did writing it.

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Announcing the winner of the Paige Holliday Designs backpack giveaway

The winner is Marcee.  Congratulations!

Winning comment: I Tweeted the giveaway
http://twitter.com/#!/MERodgers/status/50583534192164864

marcee/dot/rodgers/at/gmail/dot/com

Thank you everybody who entered this giveaway.

Note: The winner was selected using Random.org

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Adorable place card holders for your kids Easter table

Are you having an Easter party at your house? Here are some great ideas for place card holders for the kids Easter table.

Photo Credits: Holiday Crafts and Creations

These Teacups are the perfect place card holders for a kids table for an Easter brunch! I love how the name tag has been tied to the handle using a colorful ribbon and the little chocolate eggs spread in the cat grass that you can get at your local pet store. You can get inexpensive teacups from a Goodwill or a vintage store in your neighborhood.

 

Photo Credits: Kodak

I think these Chocolate bunny place card holders are just adorable! They can hold a card with the guests name or even better a picture of your little guest. You can download the bunny silhouette on the kodak site here. They even have step by step tutorial on how to make them.

Photo Credits: imeondesign
 

This is my favourite! Egg shaped pom pom ball place card holders. These can be purchased at imeondesign (An Etsy store). $11 for a set of 4 eggs. This will add such  a fun modern flare to your easter table.

Photo Credits: Paper-Source

These Easter Egg cup holders are made of paper and are super easy to make! Just add your guests initials on the eggs to use them as place card holders.

Photo Credits: It's a Gift

Dye eggs and white pebbles and place them in a nest. Write the kids name using a marker to make this place card holder.

Want more Easter ideas, click here.

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