Spill the Beans » Uncategorized http://blog.thebeanscloset.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:11:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 pottery barn recalls over 80K cribs sold from 1999-2010 http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/07/15/pottery-barn-recalls-over-80k-cribs-sold-from-1999-2010/ http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/07/15/pottery-barn-recalls-over-80k-cribs-sold-from-1999-2010/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:11:19 +0000 Michelle http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/?p=416 All Pottery Barn Cribs with drop side rails sold between 1999-2010 are being recalled.  Check out the information on what do if you have one of these cribs.

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]]> http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/07/15/bellini-on-bethennys-getting-married/feed/ 0 vlog: from baby to big boy…how to make your room last! http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/06/02/vlog-from-baby-to-big-boy-how-to-make-your-room-last/ http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/06/02/vlog-from-baby-to-big-boy-how-to-make-your-room-last/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:31:18 +0000 Michelle http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/?p=394 I had the opportunity to work with Ereka Ventrini, a parenting guru who hosts a variety of programs for HGTV, ParentsTV.com and Better TV, you may also recognize her from the Apprentice and the Tony Danza Show. Ereka came to Bellini NYC to get some tips on making your dollar stretch  when it comes to decorating your child’s room in this economy. Find out my tips by clicking below and enjoy my big pregnant belly :)

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To purchase your own bracelets, visit the Tyler Mackenzie Designs Facebook page.

Stay tuned for more contests and giveaways from spill the beans!

]]> http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/02/18/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 you say it’s your birthday…well it’s stella’s! http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/29/you-say-its-your-birthday-well-its-stellas/ http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/29/you-say-its-your-birthday-well-its-stellas/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:56:45 +0000 Michelle http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/?p=341 Tomorrow is stella’s 4th birthday and I am always in search of some cute details so make the decor unique.  Being that it’s a princess party I wanted to find some non-Disney items that would spruce things up.  I fell in love with an etsy vendor Ciaobambino.  Her items include adorable cupcake toppers, goody bag tags, birthday signs and more.  Check them out at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ciaobambino. You will love the simplicity of the adorable designs.

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]]> http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/29/you-say-its-your-birthday-well-its-stellas/feed/ 0 in need of inspiration… http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/05/in-need-of-inspiration/ http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/05/in-need-of-inspiration/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:17:39 +0000 Michelle http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/?p=330 I am seven weeks away from baby #2 and of course the shoe makers son has no shoes!  Another words I am still not done with the planning and final touches for my nursery.  I have decorated hundreds of nurseries for strangers, friends and even family, but of course when it comes to my own I am trigger shy.  So just like my name dilemma I am looking to you for some major last minute inspiration.  I would love to see some creative nurseries..and fast.  Every person who sends me a picture will get a one day 20% off coupon to the bean’s closet and will be entered to win our grand mystery prize (I promise it’s a good one!)

How to enter: Email 1-2 pics of the room to michelle@thebeanscloset.com. Put Inspiration Nursery in subject line. Include your name and email address.

The discount code will be emailed to you with date of shopping spree and the grand prize winner will be announced Feb 3.

Help!!!!!

xoxoxo

Michelle

]]> http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2010/01/05/in-need-of-inspiration/feed/ 0 bake me a cake as fast as you can… http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2009/12/23/bake-me-a-cake-as-fast-as-you-can/ http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/2009/12/23/bake-me-a-cake-as-fast-as-you-can/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:22:31 +0000 Rachel http://blog.thebeanscloset.com/?p=322 snowmen cupcakesThese cupcakes were a cute and easy way to celebrate the holidays at my son’s school. I’m not going to lie, I felt some pressure to deliver when I was named as one of the moms in charge of the winter holiday party. (You should see what some of the moms at school do.) And then I heard myself volunteering to bake. (A weak moment which I’ll blame on sleep deprivation.) While I do enjoy cooking and baking, I’m not really the Susie Homemaker type…I mean, my form of exercise is pole dancing, I love swearing and I don’t host a weekly playgroup at my home. But I wanted to create something the kids would find cool. And of course I wanted my son to be proud of his mama.

If you live in NYC, NY Cake and Baking Company is a baker’s dream. I love it and I don’t even love (or have the patience) to bake. They have every kind of jimmy, sprinkle, frosting, cake mold, cookie cutter, etc. all the way up to professional baking and display materials. After searching for holiday cupcake ideas online, I decided to make my own version of snowmen. There is so much you can do with these if you have the time and inclination. I used basic Betty Crocker vanilla cupcake mix and icing and holiday liners I found at NY Cake. Once cooled and frosted, I added a marshmallow which I decorated with black gel. I used dark chocolate baking disks, which I adhered to the marshmallow with more frosting for the hat. (My husband claimed they looked French.) My carrot nose proved to be a little difficult since I didn’t have the right tip for my orange frosting tube (some looked like a lame version of Mr. Bill or a group of penguins) but it worked. You could use anything for the nose, including orange gummies. I found snowflake jimmies and sprinkled them all over the dish. And if you weren’t walking them 10 blocks to school, you could make them 2 marshmallows high to resemble a real snowman. Use jimmies instead of frosting for the eyes and buttons, licorice for a scarf…the list goes on.

My only regret is not eating one…my husband claims he “forgot” to share the one extra with me…

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