Butterfly LifeStyle | Texas Lifestyle + Travel Blog: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Free Kids Workshop hosted by The Home Depot

Build. Learn. Create. Have fun with Kids Workshops!

• FREE hands-on workshops designed for children ages 5 - 12 offered the 1st Saturday of
every month at all The Home Depot stores between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride
and accomplishment.
• All kids get to keep their craft and receive a FREE Kids Workshop Apron, commemorative
pin and certificate of achievement.

August 2012 Workshop

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012

Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Build a Cork Bulletin Board

The Home Depot has teamed up with the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® and Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax movie. Each Kids Workshop will provide kids with Lorax activity sheets, Lorax create-you-own mustache kits, and Lorax sticker sheets. Each store will have one life-sized Lorax poster to affix to a wall so kids can have their picture taken with The Lorax.

• Kids will learn to build their very own cork bulletin board while learning tool safety
• Have fun, make friends and gain a sense of achievement and work ethic
• You can paint and add embellishments to your project while at the workshop

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Closet Revamping - Getting Rid of the Clutter - My Simple Remedy

Labels: DIY-Do It Yourself , Mom Life

Salut Butterflies!

Please check out my simple, inexpensive, and very quick video on revamping a cluttered bathroom closet!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Visiting Louisiana: The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans

Labels: Celebrities , Life Love & Relationships , Music , Travel , Visiting Louisiana

Hi Butterflies! Guess what I did this past weekend? So...I finally gave in to my curiosity and went to #EssenceFest. The ESSENCE Music Festival is held annually every July 4th weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana hosted by Essence Magazine and to sum it up...I'm having mixed feelings about my experience and not sure if my first trip will be my last. Let me start by saying, I'm a planner by nature and most of the time I freak if things aren't planned out properly, organized right, or done a certain way (it's my OCD... I can't help it lol). I knew in advance my partner's family had already made plans to attend and I was invited but my decision to go was last minute so I didn't have much time to plan my agenda for the trip which is my fault and part of the reason I didn't get the "ESSENCE FESTIVAL" experience I was expecting.

We rented a van and drove to New Orleans from Houston which took about 6 hours. Hotels near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, which is where the festival is usually held fill up fast and are extremely expensive, especially at the last minute so if you think you might want to attend next year's festival book your room months in advance. We stayed in a Courtyard Marriott north of New Orleans, over the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. I didn't get any pictures but I had a complaint-free stay.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Music: Recent Hit Albums $1.99 Each on Amazon (TODAY ONLY 7/3/12)

Labels: Amazon , Books Movies Music , Celebrities , Coupons & Saving , Music

Bonjour! I received this deal via email today and if you know me you know I am an always and forever lover of music it's actually more like therapy for me (next to shopping) and I know some of you might feel the same way so I had to share; it's in my nature (I'm a Cancer). Anyway, it's for today only and includes recent hit MP3 albums from Katy Perry, fun., Drake, Gotye, B.o.B, Ellie Goulding, and many others so go download some of your favorites now before the day ends!

Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day: Recent Hit Albums $1.99 Each (TODAY ONLY 7-3-12)