The Nifty Thrifty Family

Braun Forehead Thermometer

Being sick is no fun. Especially having a child with a fever. I was given the honor the other day by Influenster to check out and try the new Braun Forehead Thermometer. This thermometer tells you the temperature digitally and the screen shows green, yellow or red for different temperatures along with your temperature. If your temperature is high the background shows red. For a low grade fever the background is yellow. If there is no fever green is the background color. This thermometer is very fast and easy to use. You get accurate readings within seconds. I love that you can see the screen in the dark, so no more having to turn on a light to read the temperature and waking up your precious little one. I really like this thermometer, to me it is one of the best digital thermometer I have used.

There is a $10 rebate for buying this product on the Braun website.

"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

The outfit I designed from ModCloth

I entered into a contest hosted by the store ModCloth to design an outfit using their Heart and Solar System Dress that is one of ModCloth's favorite pieces. The rules was to pick out up to seven items to wear with the dress from their website http://www.modcloth.com. After reviewing their site many times I finally came up with how I would wear the dress.

Here is what I would add to the dress to make it pop.

I would wear the Flair-y Tale Boot in Cognac for my shoes.

I would pair that with the Room and Bordeaux Bag in Cognac.

I would put on the Shine is of Essense Earings.

And I would top off the outfit with the Countryside a Stroll Hat.

Hopefully my design will be featured on the ModCloth's site. If not I had fun picking out items to go with this awesome dress. You should check out their site and the items they sell. http://www.modcloth.com. I believe there is still time for items for Christmas if not there is Valentines Day around the corner.

Christmas Table Center Piece

If you are still looking for a Christmas table center piece look no further. This center piece did not cost me anything to make, because I had all the items already laying around my house.

Items you will need:

Cupcake stand- I used Wilton's brand

Ornaments - small and large

Wired ribbon- any color

To start just make a bow out of your ribbon and wrap it around the inner part of the stem for each layer. The object of the ribbon is just to hide the gaps. Then just place your ornaments on the stand. I layed the ornaments on their sides to hide the tops.