Sweet Feet Treat Winner

Congratulations to Jaime for winning this Giveaway! I left you a comment on one of your blogs with details on how to get your prize on, Jaime.

Thanks to everyone for leaving comments and for visiting Stem over and over. You guys are the best!

A Different Kind of Celebration!

A celebration of life in honor of my dear friend, Marie!

I know what some of you are thinking...Amy doesn't run. Well, you're right. Not yet at least. I CAN walk though and can do anything in honor of my good friend, Marie Spence! For those of you that don't know Marie, you're missing out. Marie is the strongest person I know and has been my hero throughout her journey from diagnosis with Leukemia to her successful bone marrow transplant. Can I get a shout out to anonymous donor guy in Germany that saved her life? Holla!

If she can get through everything she has, then the least I can do is run/walk 13.1 miles and raise some money. And the least we can all do is spare a few dollars. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society not only researches to fight blood cancers but also helps support those going through them.

So, to that end, I am raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a participant in their Team In Training program and I'm asking you to help by making a donation to my fundraising campaign. I would be so honored if my blog friends could help!

Please use the link to donate online quickly and securely plus learn more about my progress. You will receive a confirmation of your donation by email and I will be notified as soon as you make your donation. If you'd rather send a check, email me and I'll give you the details.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/gat/stlouish09/belleisle

Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. More than 823,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team In Training will help bring them hope and support.

On behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, thank you very much for your support. I greatly appreciate your generosity.

Feel free to post this on your blog as well or point people over to it! You guys rock. The most.

Much love,

amy

SCORE!

As I mentioned, I found the lost Super Bowl pictures from the lost Super Bowl game last year. Giants fans...be nice in your comments.

There are only a few here and some of the details are missing but you get the idea, right?

Field: Outdoor carpet from Home Depot and white tape

Penalty Flags: Yellow napkins

Chair Covers: Patriots Tshirts and black and white striped fabric for the referee vibe

Other Stuff (nice title, eh?):

Printed Pats news stories my husband miiiight have in his office with some of his other Patriots gear.

Various Stickers and Scrapbook Papers on vases, glasses and ice bucket.

So while we don't really have a team in the Super Bowl this year, I know many of you do, so hopefully some of these ideas will get you inspired to set your table!

(Really, if you don't have these individual dressing/sauce boats from Crate and Barrel you should. Really.)

Not Seen Here: The World's Best Chili made by my husband.

Update...

I guess I should have mentioned the deadline for the giveaway below is tomorrow at 5pm Central!

Also, someone (me) might have found the long lost Superbowl Party Pics from last year and will be posting those soon. Don't get too excited though - I think I had too much Super Bowl Fever to concentrate on taking great pictures! Or was that Tom Brady fever?

Life is Sweet (Giveaways are pretty sweet, too!)

(Pssssst...stay until the end of the post for the Giveaway!)

With so much sour news everywhere you turn these days, it's time for something sweet. I'm a sucker for cute packaging and these two certainly fit that bill. Whether you need something for a new baby in your life or want to baby your guests (or yourself!) you have to check these out.

Her Milkshakes Bring All the Babies to the Yard

Claudia's Bowtique has these adorable baby items packaged like cupcakes and milkshakes (and much more!) available in her online store. Oh how I love an entrepreneurial Work At Home Mom. Good luck, Claudia!

You Know You Are a Grown Up When...

You legitimately get excited over socks and start to ask for them for Christmas. When they are as cozy as these KN Feet Treats chenille socks, then you start wishing Christmas was all year long!

These cute little bundles of joy would be such great additions to your next spa party, girls get-together, bridal shower, Wednesday, etc. I'll let the words of the people of Karen Neuburger take it from here for a minute:

Invitations:

First, punch a hole into the corner of your invitation. Then string pretty pastel ribbon into the hole and knot. Wrap the excess ribbon around the top of KN KAREN NEUBURGER Feet Treats packaging and tie into a friendly bow. Grab your guest address list, hop into the car and play crafty cupcake carrier. How could anyone turn down an invite complete with such a sweet surprise?

Place Setting:

Set your dinner table with a plate for each of your guests. Then arrange four various pastel-colored napkins in a spiral motion on each of the plates. Top each of the plates with KN KAREN NEUBURGER Feet Treats. Then sit back and watch your guests enjoy a calorie, carb and fat free first course!

Door Prize, Game Award, Parting Gift:

KN KAREN NEUBURGER Feet Treats make great gifts for your guests! Give as a fun twist on a classic door prize, award to a charades champion or send each of your guests away smiling and satisfied with a comfy, cozy pair of KN KAREN NEUBURGER’s biggest seller.

Now, about that GIVEAWAY. Leave a comment here on this post and you'll have the chance to win a pair of these chenille socks from KN. Baby, it's cold outside, so come on and enter. Your feet will thank you for making your fingers type a comment!

(more) Freecyling Christmas

Not only am I recycling this title, I am also recycling someone's post to point you to more fun ways to add some life to your Christmas decorations. Check out what Kendall did to her window here. Loves it, Kendall!

(Just make sure and come back to Stem blog after you've fallen in love with all of Kendall's cute ideas!)

Game On

After a fruitless and frustrating search on my computer for pictures of the Super Bowl Party we threw last year (Patriots lost...sniff) I decided to point you to some fun Superbowl posts from some of my favorite people:



Plum Party has everything you need to set the scene for a winning party! (use coupon code NYR09 and save 20% on your order!)



Celebrations has several posts on Superbowl ideas to make your party a touchdown!



Hostess With The Mostess You know her. You love her. Do I really need to say more?



Chris at Celebrations at Home has done the legwork for you and found some things to make you look like a pro.



Okay, so evite may not be a "people", I think you get the idea. Lots of cool SuperBowl Party evites to help you spread the word in plenty of time.

If I can track down some of those long lost Superbowl 2008 pictures, you'll be the first to know!