TIKI® Brand Flame & Solar Torches and TIKI® Brand Glowing Torches

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TIKI Brand® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Summer is my favorite season.    I love hosting barbecues in our backyard or just relaxing in the back with our kids.  Our house isn't very big, so during the summer the backyard is an extension of our living room.  

I recently was sent a TIKI Brand Flame & Solar Torch and a TIKI Brand Glowing Table Torch to try.  I have to admit I was pretty impressed by how great these looked.  The TIKI Brand Glowing Torch looked amazing on my table, but really the wow factor was at night when you turned on the led and the ball glowed.  My daughter was mesmerized by it.

I love that there is a solar LED in the torch so it makes it dual purpose, When the torch is just in the back yard it can light up as a normal light but when we have parties we can actually light the torch.  The solar light is flickering so it looks like a natural flame.  Both products can be used with OFF! ®/BiteFighter® Torch Fuel, which is great for those bugs during the summer!

The Glowing Torch & Table Torch and the 2 in 1 Flame & Solar Torch are available at Wal-Mart and Target from $34.99 to $39.99

 

Above is an image of the tourch lit.  Looks so cool in the backyard.

This is the glowing torch.  It changes colors which looks pretty amazing.

This is the Solar Torch

Check out my video on youtube for the Tiki Brand Torch:

 

Remember to visit TIKI Brand on Facebook and like them!

 

DIY Origami Star Straws for Fourth of July

I know it's a bit early for fourth of July posts, but I'm so bad at timing my posts that if I don't post this now, I'm going to forget and end up posting it too late for July.  I made these origami stars to stick onto straws.  This would be super cute for fourth of July or birthday parties.  I used wrapping paper that was 1 inch by 30 inches.  You want to make bigger stars so they can fit onto the straw.  I know in the video I say you would never make a star this big but apparently I found a use for these bigger stars.

To place stars on straw insert it though the open flap.

CB2 and Novogratz Collection

This post brought to you by CB2. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love CB2.  Their furniture is fun, young and best of all afordable.  CB2 is now parterning with husband-and-wife design duo Robert and Cortney Novogratz for their latest collection.  For those of you not familiar with Robert and Cortney Novogratz they are known for their bold and colorful style. Their eye is playful, their mix of modern with vintage is fresh and unpredictable.

Their latest collection debuts May 2nd, and was inspired by their vacation home in Brazil. It features pops of hot color mixed into warm wood, as well as range of items and price points.

I love the CB2 and Novogratz Collection.  One particular item that I would love to put into my house is this soneca pendant lamp.

 

Be sure to check out the CB2 and Novogratz Brasil Sweepstakes! You and 3 friends could win the trip of a lifetime! Win a one week stay at the vacation home of CB2 collaborators Bob and Courtney Novogratz in beautiful Trancoso, Brazil. 10 other lucky winners will receive a CB2 giftcard worth $100 along with a personally signed copy of the book “Home by Novogratz”. Sweepstakes to run from May 2nd through June 3rd.

 

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