Saturday, March 24, 2018
Spring Snow? This is for the birds!
A Noreaster here, a noreaster there. YES it is a little depressing that Spring Break has been shortened a bit and the district is starting to add days on to the end of the year. YES we did have a snow storm on the first day of Spring...and the next day too! So I wondered what happens to all the birds when it snows that much when its supposed to be Spring?!! I had received a plant in a copper colander years ago as a gift. I filled the colander with birdseed and put it on the patio when the weather team told us we wouldn't going anywhere for at least a day.
Well it turns out that, the birds LOVED it! They hung around all day and sang like it they weren't in the middle of a snowstorm! I saw this colorful set-up on Pinterest and I think next Winter, I'll be purposely setting the birds a table for the Storm!
It's easy to find colanders and colorful tableware at thrift and resale shops, this is definitely something anyone can do with minimal effort. The kids really enjoyed seeing the birds up close and personal. It also gave our cats something to focus on all day!
Saturday, March 3, 2018
A Prom Boutique....Recycle That Dress!
Did you ever pay a bunch of money for a prom dress, wear it once and then have it sit in your closet for an eternity? Lots of people have! Why? I don't know either!
A few years ago, I volunteered at a Prom Boutique that someone else had started at our local high school. What is a Prom Boutique? The high school has graciously let us store the racks and racks of dresses that have been donated by the local community in a large closet at the school. We have separated them by size and color. The school lets us use a classroom and we set up these accordian-like partitions that we use as "dressing rooms". We stuck a mirror in each dressing room. We set up a schedule a few months before prom and we post it on the Facebook page we created and we post it on the free online local newspaper in their calendar section. We have asked local dry cleaners in the area if they would donate dress bags and we've even had a local seamstress offer her services at a discount for those that need an alteration.
The girls LOVE the prom boutique and so do the moms! We charge $20 a dress and ALL of the proceeds made benefit the after prom party held at the school after prom. We also created a tax deductible receipt to offer to the dress donors so they can write off it off on their taxes. It's a win-win!
Please consider doing this in your community! It's perfect if you have a child in high school or about to enter high school. Go to the Back to School Night and suggest it to the people there, it really is worth it. Let's recycle those dresses!
A few years ago, I volunteered at a Prom Boutique that someone else had started at our local high school. What is a Prom Boutique? The high school has graciously let us store the racks and racks of dresses that have been donated by the local community in a large closet at the school. We have separated them by size and color. The school lets us use a classroom and we set up these accordian-like partitions that we use as "dressing rooms". We stuck a mirror in each dressing room. We set up a schedule a few months before prom and we post it on the Facebook page we created and we post it on the free online local newspaper in their calendar section. We have asked local dry cleaners in the area if they would donate dress bags and we've even had a local seamstress offer her services at a discount for those that need an alteration.
The girls LOVE the prom boutique and so do the moms! We charge $20 a dress and ALL of the proceeds made benefit the after prom party held at the school after prom. We also created a tax deductible receipt to offer to the dress donors so they can write off it off on their taxes. It's a win-win!
Please consider doing this in your community! It's perfect if you have a child in high school or about to enter high school. Go to the Back to School Night and suggest it to the people there, it really is worth it. Let's recycle those dresses!
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