A Little Late--- March Sponsor Spotlight {A Sprouting Acorn}

Hello friends! I know this is late...but I wanted to give you a post from last months XL sponsor :) The ladies of A Sprouting Acorn are here to give you TWO fabulous easter egg ideas for your easter sunday evening. :) If you didn't check out A Sprouting Acorn, I REALLY recommend you do. The two ladies running the blog, Michelle and Andrea, are incredibly sweet, fabulous, and creative mamas. Everything on this blog is so bright, cheery, and wonderful. There are so many great craft ideas that will really bring an extra touch of awesome creativeness to your life (if you use pinterest, you'll go on a pinning spree. Seriously--- look how neat this idea is!). And one of the best things is that there is a little bit of everything, so no matter what you are into, you will find something you love. Be sure to stop by A Sprouting Acorn and say hello to these really wonderful women!

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We're Michelle and Andrea, best friends raising our respective boys on opposite coasts. We blog about the things we do, the things we like, the things we eat, and sometimes even the things we make! Come and visit us at a sprouting acorn!

For ohdeardrea, we decided to do a "joint" Easter project. And no, sadly, eggs are totally not vegan, but they are pretty fun for Easter.

From Michelle's home in New York: Thumbprint Easter Eggs!

These thumbprint easter eggs were pretty easy to do. All you need are hard boiled eggs (you can dye them first if you wish; I didn't), an ink pad, an extra fine point Sharpie, and of course, some thumbs! Sounds pretty simple already, right?

Use the ink pads to make thumbprints on the egg. Carefully check that the ink from the ink pad has dried completely before drawing in details with the extra-fine point marker. Your thumbprints can be used as a template for any design your heart desires: Easter bunny, chicks, shameless blog plug... anything!

To Andrea's home in California: Easter Egg Frittata.

If you don't hard boil your eggs, but instead you blow them out (here's a video on how to do it) what are you to do with your left over eggs? You can't possibly waste them, so make a frittata!

I roughly followed this recipe from Alton Brown, but I didn't use ham and I added tomatoes and onions. It's a pretty basic recipe and you can use whatever you've got on hand to make this following his basic steps.

Pop the entire thing in the oven and you'll get a super yummy, super simple frittata!

Have a wonderful Easter all!!


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**And yes, this blog is vegan based.... and this little posty-post is about eggs, which you know... aren't vegan. But I've been asked several times, and I'll say it again, we've got no qualms with eggs... just as long as the chicks are cage-free and well taken care of :) AND I really love the idea of not only decorating the eggs, but then using them to make something extra comforting and yummy for your family. Waste less, make more! :) 


Thanks Andrea and Michelle! <3<3<3

Meet Our February Sponsors!

Hey guys! Happy almost end of the month! Like always, we've got a great line up of blogs and shops for you to check out! Give them extra love.
ps. Discount ends tomorrow so make sure you get your orders in! Receive an additional 10% your order at Up a Tree Cup a Tea by using code: "WINTER10"

The Vintage Souls

Yes, I chose a picture of heart shaped pancakes to introduce you to Brooke's The Vintage Souls blog. I would love more than anything for Brooke to come to my home, make me pancakes, and share her thoughts, ideas, and words of wisdom. Be sure to check out Brookes: blog, vintage shop, and follow her on twitter too! 

My Remedy

My Remedy shop! Eco-friendly clothing, handcrafted jewelry, and custom design! Be sure to check out the blog, their facebook, and the twitter too! 

Dear Little Lady

Dear Little Lady blog brought to you by Nicolle. I feel like I've written about her a lot lately, but she totally deserves it. So much so that I'm gonna tell you to go check out this working, breastfeeding, babywearing mama's blog and maybe even send her a vote on topbabyblogs too? ;) 

Desert Gypsy Mama

Katie: beautiful mama and soul. Blogger, artist, vintage shop owner, and free thinker. Ever feel like you're lacking imagination in your life? Just check out Desert Gypsy Mama to be inspired. Even simple posts like these are good for the content soul. 

Fabulous Stationary

Find all your stationary needs +more at Fabulous Stationary! They even offer organic/recycled options for the earth-friendly types :)  Business cards galore! And best of all: the dollar section! You can't beat that :) 

Up A Tree Cup A Tea

A shop of cute goods made from repurposed and vintage materials. We've got a fair share of Up A Tree Cup Of Tea items around here.... our personal favorites and *must haves* are: itty bitty hair clips, alexandra fabric rosettes, each and every one of the fabric circle scarves, especially this one.

Use code "ohdear" at checkout for free domestic shipping!

Soul Singing Liv

A blog with real family love and heart. Be sure to follow along with Olivia's family blog, for a glimpse into a home filled with amazing people. 

This Little Blog Of Mine

That image alone should make you want to check out This Little Blog of mine^^. Vegan family blog ran by an amazing photographer. Want to drool over food? Check out THIS post.  Be sure to check out her photography site and facebook ;)

Corner Blog

Blog of Tiffanie. A mom, architect, artist, and someone I've shared secrets with. Be sure to explore her creative work and see the rest of her blog for even more goodness. 

A Sprouting Acorn

A Sprouting Acorn Blog, brought to you to you by two mothers (and best friends): Michelle and Andrea. Great for inspiration from two different mama's living on opposite sides of the country. RECIPES, diy's, and earth friendly tips and toys :) 

Milk Friendly

Breast-feeding based mama blog, with great tips, tricks, and resources for nursing moms. Maryam is a super ma and super babe. being awesomely pregnant in Hawaii, eating tropical fruit and coconut pancakes like it's her job. Find Milk Friendly on twitter and facebook too. 

ps! She just announced the sex of the little baby she's got brewing in her body! Girl or boy?!

Barley & Birch

Organic, earth friendly, adorable clothing for kiddos and babies. We love EVERYTHING about Barley & Birch and promise you will too. 

Use code "ohdear" at checkout for an additional 20% off!

And don't forget to donate to the Ride For Kids and enter the giveaway too! Even if you haven't personally been affected by loved ones fighting through brain cancer, I'm sure we can all imagine how truly difficult and sad it must be for the child and their families involved. I know I could never ever imagine watching my own child suffering. Please donate to the kids and families in need.... because even 5$ helps. You know, one drink at starbucks, a quarter of a lunch out, five things at the dollar bin at Target, that extra beer at the bar... maybe just skip that little extra thing one time and give it to a really good cause? 

Sponsor Highlight {Dear Little Lady}

I think we can all agree: genuinely good people are pretty hard to come by these days. It's sad, but it's just the way things are... luckily, from time to come you can still come across the rare loving, selfless breeds. A good example of these genuinely nice, really, really loving and caring people are: Nicolle and Brian from Dear Little Lady. Okay, I'll admit, maybe I'm a little more sensitive to the loving family thing lately, but jeez wiz, I get a little emotional when scrolling through Nicolle's blog. There is so much love in their family, it just makes my heart so happy.

Husband, Brian was actually the one who contacted me about purchasing a sponsor spot for Nicolle for Christmas. How incredibly sweet was that? It's so nice to find thoughtful and loving, family men out there! Then there are always sweet words and comments from Nicolle. AND then, the other day, out of the blue, I received a very unexpected pick me up gift from Nicolle, to help cheer me up with all the icky life things going on over here. The kindness doesn't stop, it's like, they just have so much love in their life, and want to keep sharing it with the people around them. How I see it: you get good karma for even knowing them :)

If the niceness alone doesn't pull you into this loving family blog, then there are so many other things that will:
1. Love love love.
2. Audrey: a little miss handsome baby girl ;)
3. Nicolle's adorable outfits: she even makes me want to put on skirts more often... and leaves me envious that she can pull off a jean jacket. It's a hard thing to pull off, if you ask me.
4. Working mom: exclusively breast-fed baby! (you go girl!)
5. Baby-wearing: too cute.
6. Reading about all the overly sweet things Brian does for mama and baby <3

A few words from Nicolle: 

"A little about us...we are pretty low key for the most part aka boring :) I breastfeed and babywear...super proud that I have been able to keep Audrey formula free even while working full time. We believe in living as natural and organically as possible. We also believe in raising our daughter with simple values and teaching her that less can be more...praying she won't feel the need to be glued to a iPad, tv, or cell phone or want all these other material things I see kids with. Reason #139 why we keep a tv free household. My husband and I are complete opposites in every way (except for raising our baby)..he is the "bad boy", I am the "good girl" and 11 years later we still come back for more. We know life isn't perfect and don't strive for that...constantly learning along the way and always striving to grow more and more..."

So if you're ready to bring a little more cheeriness, love, and wholesome &simple family living into your life, then please head over to Dear Little Lady and say 'hi' to Nicolle and fam. They are just so amazing. I feel lucky to *know* such loving people, and I promise you will too.

xoxo