We tried the Easy Fried Pies from Simple Shortcut Recipes…and they were a hit! Grab the recipe!

Wanna win a copy of Simple Shortcut Recipes? Well…sure you do!

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One lucky Hoosier Homemade winner will receive a Simple Shortcut Recipes from Gooseberry Patch

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, May 25th, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• What is your favorite recipe to get on the table fast?

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Disclosure: I was sent a Gooseberry Patch Simple Shortcut Recipes to review. As always, the opinions are my own

This Creative Cakes set is a great way to include your little ones in the kitchen, LEGO DUPLO offers the adorable Creative Cakes set, a collection of DUPLO bricks in a variety of shapes and sizes, including muffin tops, meringues and candles. With specialty pieces designed to appeal to role play and free building, toddlers as young as 18 months can learn, play and explore right alongside you as you whip up your latest confectionary creations. The box lid doubles as a serving tray inspiring endless role play fun and easy storage. And, all LEGO DUPLO sets are compatible with classic LEGO building sets, so it’s a great way to start your little one’s building career!

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One (1) lucky Hoosier Homemade reader will win the LEGO DUPLO Creative Cakes Set

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• Do you bake with your children?

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Disclosure: I did not receive this Creative Cakes Set, I’m just offering the giveaway.

Last week I had an email from Alan Richardson, cupcake genius behind Hello, Cupcake!, What’s New Cupcake? and Cupcakes, Cookies and Pie, oh my!, telling me all about their new Hello Cupcake App!  Alan and Karen Tack, along with their development team have created Hello Cupcake App for the iPhone and iPad!

With your initial app purchase, you’ll receive 10 cupcake projects. Additional projects are available to be purchased within the app for only $.99 cents, with more to come. Each project contains:

• a fanciful animation made entirely of edibles
• an illustrated ingredients list
• step-by-step instructions accompanied by hundreds of stop-action photographs
• voice-overs that provide useful hints
•  relevant cupcaking-technique videos

Each cupcake is brought to life {simply amazing} in a fun and informative way.

Last weekend we made a trip to visit Franklin College, so on the 3 1/2 hour drive I had plenty of time to go through each of the cupcakes. And later, the boys even enjoyed watching the cupcakes dance around.

And although I LOVED watching all the cupcakes in action, there is lots of great information as well. Each cupcake design is broken down into separate slides that takes you through the whole decorating process.

I KNOW you will want to get this Hello Cupcake App right away, so head on over to the Apple Store and grab it for only $2.99…or enter to win!

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Five (5) lucky Hoosier Homemade readers will win the Hello Cupcake App

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• Which cupcake is your favorite from Cupcake Heaven?

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• Follow Hello Cupcake on Facebook and/or Twitter 
• Subscribe to the Hello Cupcake Newsletter
• Subscribe to Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter and/or Hoosier Homemade
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Disclosure: I received the Hello Cupcake App for my review. As always the opinions are all my own.

They offer one deal everyday and when it’s gone…it’s gone…so you have to be quick on the draw sometimes, like when I grabbed the Push Pop Containers. I had been wanting to try some yummy desserts in the Push Pops, yet little did I know, just how popular they were.

After the Irish Cream Push Pops were so popular…I just had to whip up some more!

These Orange Creamsicle Push Pops were quite the hit too!

And yesterday, I shared the Flower Cupcakes in these fun, colorful baking cups from Pick Your Plum!

But Pick Your Plum doesn’t just offer supplies for cooking or baking, they have lots of crafting supplies as well…like the Shamrocks that I used for the St. Patrick’s Day Door Hanging.

I adore this Baker’s Twine!

And the ideas are endless with these tags!

And LOOK!! for they have TODAY! Cupcake Liners…YAY! For ONLY $2.30 per set!!

So are you convinced that I LOVE Pick Your Plum? I hope so…because the gals over at Pick Your Plum want to get you started too! They are offering one lucky Hoosier Homemade reader $75 worth of supplies!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED -  Check the Giveaway Winners Page

GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:

One (1) lucky Hoosier Homemade reader will win $75 worth supplies from Pick Your Plum

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Giveaway will remain open until Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• What is your favorite craft to work on?

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• Follow Pick Your Plum on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
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Disclosure: This is a compensated post. As always the opinions are all my own.

A little while back, Elmer’s sent me an amazing box stuffed full of great craft supplies. I have been having a blast creating and have a few Easy Craft Ideas to share with you today and guess what? YOU get to have a chance to win the same box full of Elmer’s Craft Supplies! And not only is Elmer’s giving away one…but two boxes!

You all know how I LOVE quick and easy! So first up…these Decorated Candle Votives are a perfect 5 minute fix!

Washi and Designer Tape is all the rage right now! So I was really excited to see that Elmer’s has a Designer Masking Tape and it’s really cute!

Here’s what I used…

Decorated Candle Votive Supplies

• Elmer’s Designer Masking Tape {it comes 3 rolls to a pack and there are 6 different packs available}
• Glass containers from The Dollar Tree
• Candles from The Dollar Tree
• Scissors to cut tape

Directions:

Wrap glass container with Elmer’s Designer Masking Tape. The tape is repositionable and was really easy to put on.

Next up is this adorable Spring Flower Wreath. We used Elmer’s Spray Adhesive, the X-ACTO Knife and the X-ACTO Self-Healing Craft Mat. And let me tell you my friends…if you don’t have the Self-Healing Craft Mat…head to Walmart or other craft store and BUY one! It’s amazing…really!

Learn how to make the Spring Flower Wreath

This cute little Summer Flag Banner was made with just a few easy supplies…scrapbook paper, die cut, twine and Elmer’s Tape Runner. You can certainly change up the style and color of the flags to match your decor. The Flag Banner would also make a really cute birthday party decoration!

Learn how to make the Summer Flag Banner

And last…but definitely not least…are the Mother’s Day Cupcake Toppers! LOVE them!! I used a couple more of the Elmer’s Products on these…X-ACTO Decorative Shapes Stencil, Tape Runner and Glue Dots. I’ve mentioned to you several times before, but let me tell you again…LOVE the Glue Dots!

Learn how to make the Mother’s Day Cupcake Toppers

Elmer’s has a new Facebook community…Craft it! will serve as a place for crafting enthusiasts to share their creations and project ideas and gain inspiration and crafting advice. Check it out!

And now what you have all been waiting for…

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GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:

Two (2) lucky Hoosier Homemade readers are going to win the Elmer’s Craft It! Box including…

• 9” x 12” Mini Bi-Fold Foam Board

X-ACTO:

• Designer Series Gripster Craft Knife
• Designer Series 12” Metal Ruler
• Designer Series 12” X 12” Self Healing Mat
• Designer Series 8” Scissors
• Designer Series 5” Precision Tip Scissors
• Designer Series Basic Shape Templates
• Designer Series Decorative Shape Templates

PAINTERS:

• Painters Bright Colors
• Painters Sherbet Swirl

CRAFTBOND:

• Dot Runner
• Foam Mounting Tape
• Thin Medium Glue Spots
• All Purpose Glue Stick
• Quick Dry Dual Tip Glue Pen
• Elmer’s Designer Tape

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, May 4 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• Which of the Elmer’s Craft Products do you want to try first?

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• Follow Elmer’s Craft It on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
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Disclosure: I was sent Elmer’s Crafting Products to use. As always, the opinions are all my own.

Written by Kristen Welch from We Are That Family and Jennifer De Groot a freelance writer, That Works For Me Book is jam packed with TONS of great tips…in fact over 800 of them!! The categories range from Baby to Travel and everything in between! And at ONLY $8…that’s a steal!

I am very honored to be featured in the book as well as a contributor!

Here are a couple of the Hoosier Homemade entries…

Pack a Summer Survival Kit or learn how to Strip Wallpaper!

Some of the recipes from Pocket Change Gourmet were also chosen…

• Cheese Biscuits {Red-Lobster Knock-offs}
• How to make Wonton Soup
• Homemade Chicken n’ Noodles

Care to have your house cleaned…for FREE? Kristen and Jennifer are giving away $150 Gift Card toward your local house cleaning company!

And guess what?? I have copies of That Works For Me to giveaway…3 of them!

Can’t wait to win?? BUY your copy of That Works For Me!!  It will be the best $8 you’ve spent in a long time!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED -  Check the Giveaway Winners Page

GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:

Three lucky Hoosier Homemade readers are going to win their very own copy of That Works For Me!

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• What is your best tip?

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• Follow That Works For Me on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
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Disclosure: I was sent a copy of That Works For Me. As always, the opinions are all my own.

petiteBox is different in that it focuses as much on pampering Mom as it is on nurturing the baby. Each month subscribers will receive an elegant package with an array of premier products.

Although I’m not a new Mom, I do remember those days when my boys were babies and how special it was to receive a gift, especially one arriving at your door. I received a petiteBox for my review and I can tell you first hand…it is beautiful! There are amazing, high-quality products in a very sturdy box, all wrapped up in pretty paper and a bow.

You can join petiteBox for yourself or register to send a gift. The boxes are  designed specifically to your stage of pregnancy (from week 17) or age of your baby {up to 12 months old}. And they ship to your door for free. Monthly subscriptions are pay-as-you-go and can be cancelled at any time, or buy a 3-month or 6-month subscription.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED -  Check the Giveaway Winners Page

GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES:

One lucky Hoosier Homemade winner will receive a petiteBox

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Giveaway will remain open until Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen at random, notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

• What is the best gift you ever received after having your baby?

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• Follow petiteBox on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
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Disclosure: I was sent a petiteBox for my review. As always, the opinions are all my own.