We just made some really great smoothies, and I wanted to quickly share the recipe. I recently (I mean finally, whoops!) unpacked the blender we recieved as a wedding present and today I bought lots of smoothie ingredients at the store. Here is the recipe:
- 4 ice cubes
- 4-5 scoops of mango and mandarin flavored yogurt
- 1/2 can of each of pineapple and peaches
- some chunks of frozen fruit mix
All you do is blend. Super easy - yay! This is really quick in the morning and we can all enjoy it - I'm trying to make things that are Jude friendly as well as adult friendly.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
I have lots of stuff to share!
Jude's Birthday party was yesterday, and it was great! :) Here are a few photos to share..
Trying out the cake. He wasn't sure about it... and he didn't get as messy as I would have liked, but he was cute poking the cake with his fork. I made the Birthday crown that he is wearing, and the appiqued "1" onesie.
Pointing at the cake while Daddy tries to light the sparklers. Reccomendation - don't buy sparklers at the dollar store! They wouldn't light and left little bits all over the top of the cake - ew.
A shot of Jude's little cake before I iced it... I baked this in an oddly shaped pyrex dish with the mix left over from the cupcakes. Because of the odd shape, I cut it in half and layered it with a mixture of cake/cream cheese icing in the middle.
I think it looks like a giant macaroon in this picture...
"J" is for Jude!
Playing with his favorite toy, a Pooh car that Grandma gave him for Christmas.
He loves cars... everything is all about cars lately. He said his first word the other day and guess what it was? Yep, "Car".
Matt chilling in the corner.. I love the goofy look on his face :)
More food... yum! Cupcakes with home made cream cheese icing, and the chocolate bar favors. Most of the women from my husband's family who came to the party are involved in a diet challenge, so I ended up with lots of sweets left! I made the cupcake toppers and the chocolate wrappers (those are caramilk bars inside) with a graphic purchased from Http://Govango.Etsy.com.
Jude sticks his toungue out at his little friend Anneliese, who is 9 months old. Isn't she a cutie?
Chewing on the big puffy sheep, which was a gift from mommy and daddy. I found this sheep yesterday for $1.99 in the Easter clearance section at superstore - score! That's all for pictures for now... I took hundreds though and have yet to look at them all so maybe a few more will show up here later.
This is a blurry picture, but my friend Maria (Anneliese's momma) made Jude this robot pillow. It is super cute, with a little flap that opens and closes. She used vintage fabric and sewed it all herself (and designed the pattern, wow!). She commented that she thought I would like it even more than Jude... and that is probably true lol :)
I wanted to share a bit about the crafts that I made for the party. I was on a small budget so I wanted to do a lot of DIY. I made the crown using two pieces of felt, ironed together with stitch witchery (the "1" was applied with the same, and glittered with stickles). I attached an elastic in the back by hand stitching. Jude wore the crown for most of the day and didn't even try to rip it off! I would like to try to make another crown for him for play at some point - but it would need to be a little more durable and maybe sewn on the machine. Anyways, the crown ended up costing me less than $1 to make and I think it really added something special to the photos. The onesie was made using stitch witchery as well - I just cut a "1" out from some red fabric and ironed it onto a plain onesie we already had.
Also - since a lot of people on Twitter asked me for my buffalo chicken dip recipe - I thought I would share it. I served it at this party and usually make it for most occasions. It is super easy, and a crowd pleaser.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
- 2 softened packages of cream cheese
- 1 small container of sour cream
- roughly 1/3-1/2 bottle of franks red hot sauce or other buffalo sauce
- 1 shredded chicken breast
This dip is made in a crock pot and served warm. Add your cream cheese, sour cream, and most of the buffalo sauce (to your own taste) to the pot and set it on low. Place your uncooked chicken breast on a cookie sheet, coat in the rest of the buffalo sauce, and bake until cooked through. When chicken is done, shred it with two forks and add it to the now softened cream cheese mixture. Serve on crackers - voila! You could also bake this in a dish in the oven, but I like to use the crock so it stays warm.
Anyways, I'm going to wrap this super long post up. Thanks for reading!!
Trying out the cake. He wasn't sure about it... and he didn't get as messy as I would have liked, but he was cute poking the cake with his fork. I made the Birthday crown that he is wearing, and the appiqued "1" onesie.
Pointing at the cake while Daddy tries to light the sparklers. Reccomendation - don't buy sparklers at the dollar store! They wouldn't light and left little bits all over the top of the cake - ew.
A shot of Jude's little cake before I iced it... I baked this in an oddly shaped pyrex dish with the mix left over from the cupcakes. Because of the odd shape, I cut it in half and layered it with a mixture of cake/cream cheese icing in the middle.
I think it looks like a giant macaroon in this picture...
"J" is for Jude!
Playing with his favorite toy, a Pooh car that Grandma gave him for Christmas.
He loves cars... everything is all about cars lately. He said his first word the other day and guess what it was? Yep, "Car".
Matt chilling in the corner.. I love the goofy look on his face :)
More food... yum! Cupcakes with home made cream cheese icing, and the chocolate bar favors. Most of the women from my husband's family who came to the party are involved in a diet challenge, so I ended up with lots of sweets left! I made the cupcake toppers and the chocolate wrappers (those are caramilk bars inside) with a graphic purchased from Http://Govango.Etsy.com.
Jude sticks his toungue out at his little friend Anneliese, who is 9 months old. Isn't she a cutie?
Chewing on the big puffy sheep, which was a gift from mommy and daddy. I found this sheep yesterday for $1.99 in the Easter clearance section at superstore - score! That's all for pictures for now... I took hundreds though and have yet to look at them all so maybe a few more will show up here later.
This is a blurry picture, but my friend Maria (Anneliese's momma) made Jude this robot pillow. It is super cute, with a little flap that opens and closes. She used vintage fabric and sewed it all herself (and designed the pattern, wow!). She commented that she thought I would like it even more than Jude... and that is probably true lol :)
I wanted to share a bit about the crafts that I made for the party. I was on a small budget so I wanted to do a lot of DIY. I made the crown using two pieces of felt, ironed together with stitch witchery (the "1" was applied with the same, and glittered with stickles). I attached an elastic in the back by hand stitching. Jude wore the crown for most of the day and didn't even try to rip it off! I would like to try to make another crown for him for play at some point - but it would need to be a little more durable and maybe sewn on the machine. Anyways, the crown ended up costing me less than $1 to make and I think it really added something special to the photos. The onesie was made using stitch witchery as well - I just cut a "1" out from some red fabric and ironed it onto a plain onesie we already had.
Also - since a lot of people on Twitter asked me for my buffalo chicken dip recipe - I thought I would share it. I served it at this party and usually make it for most occasions. It is super easy, and a crowd pleaser.
- 2 softened packages of cream cheese
- 1 small container of sour cream
- roughly 1/3-1/2 bottle of franks red hot sauce or other buffalo sauce
- 1 shredded chicken breast
This dip is made in a crock pot and served warm. Add your cream cheese, sour cream, and most of the buffalo sauce (to your own taste) to the pot and set it on low. Place your uncooked chicken breast on a cookie sheet, coat in the rest of the buffalo sauce, and bake until cooked through. When chicken is done, shred it with two forks and add it to the now softened cream cheese mixture. Serve on crackers - voila! You could also bake this in a dish in the oven, but I like to use the crock so it stays warm.
Anyways, I'm going to wrap this super long post up. Thanks for reading!!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Supply addiction anyone??
I have to confess, I am totally addicted to craft supplies! The reason I love crafts is really because I love supplies... I asked my twitter followers about this topic and you wouldn't believe the amount of replies I got! It seems I am not alone in my supply addiction.
On that topic.. here is a picture of my clearance haul from Michaels yesterday.
- Dollar bin Cupcake cards, $1.50
- American crafts spring ribbons, $0.75 - half price
- Making Memories little pink letter stickers - I am *addicted* to these - $2.99 down from $4.99
- Woodland critter stickers, down from $4.99 to $2.99 as well
- Dollar Bin chipboard circle thingies - $1.50
A pretty good score for around $20, if you ask me :) I also picked up a set of Martha Stewart clear stamps leftover from valentine's for $5 (Walmart).
I've been so busy with life stuff, packing orders, and spring cleaning lately that I haven't had much time to make new crafts... but I have some ideas in the works, like these new stickers.
On that topic.. here is a picture of my clearance haul from Michaels yesterday.
- Dollar bin Cupcake cards, $1.50
- American crafts spring ribbons, $0.75 - half price
- Making Memories little pink letter stickers - I am *addicted* to these - $2.99 down from $4.99
- Woodland critter stickers, down from $4.99 to $2.99 as well
- Dollar Bin chipboard circle thingies - $1.50
A pretty good score for around $20, if you ask me :) I also picked up a set of Martha Stewart clear stamps leftover from valentine's for $5 (Walmart).
I've been so busy with life stuff, packing orders, and spring cleaning lately that I haven't had much time to make new crafts... but I have some ideas in the works, like these new stickers.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Birthday to You!
Today is my son's First Birthday!!
He is no longer a 0 and is officially a ONE!!! :) I am so proud of myself for getting through this first year as a mommy... and so proud of him for being a special, amazing little guy. He has brought so much joy to not only my life but the life of my Husband, and all of our family. I am so happy you were born little man and I can't wait to see what this next year brings!
Speaking of Happy Things... my good friend Jenny Holiday is having a great sale in her shop today! She has great things and I have never seen her put them on sale before so I think this is a BIG DEAL!! Please go check out her shop! This is a great chance to score some of her amazing art at a great deal.... spoil yourself!
Today is also the day that Chelsea Ann makes her first post on Paper*Cakes finds - check it out and leave her some love!
He is no longer a 0 and is officially a ONE!!! :) I am so proud of myself for getting through this first year as a mommy... and so proud of him for being a special, amazing little guy. He has brought so much joy to not only my life but the life of my Husband, and all of our family. I am so happy you were born little man and I can't wait to see what this next year brings!
Speaking of Happy Things... my good friend Jenny Holiday is having a great sale in her shop today! She has great things and I have never seen her put them on sale before so I think this is a BIG DEAL!! Please go check out her shop! This is a great chance to score some of her amazing art at a great deal.... spoil yourself!
Today is also the day that Chelsea Ann makes her first post on Paper*Cakes finds - check it out and leave her some love!
Friday, April 10, 2009
My day in pictures...
Today was a day of..
Playing with pretty little things..
Makeup Photoshoots..
Birthday Wagons..
Making Posies..
And Oatmeal baths to help soothe rashes..
Playing with pretty little things..
Makeup Photoshoots..
Birthday Wagons..
Making Posies..
And Oatmeal baths to help soothe rashes..
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Yay!!
I like to keep my two blogs pretty separate, usually, but this news is too exciting not to share!
Chelsea Ann is joining the Paper*Cakes finds team! She is going to be sharing her cute finds with us every Monday! I can't WAIT!!! :)
If you're not sure who Chelsea Ann is, please go check out her blog! She is my best internet crafty pal and she makes some of the cutest things. Here are some pictures from her recent studio move:
She is too cute! I just love her :)
Chelsea Ann is joining the Paper*Cakes finds team! She is going to be sharing her cute finds with us every Monday! I can't WAIT!!! :)
If you're not sure who Chelsea Ann is, please go check out her blog! She is my best internet crafty pal and she makes some of the cutest things. Here are some pictures from her recent studio move:
She is too cute! I just love her :)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Na na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye!
I know you're sick of seeing this picture... probably as sick of it as I was of having it on my leg! But good news - I am cast free!! At lest for one more month, when they will re-evaluate the possibility of surgery. The fractures still don't look healed, but I have no pain so the Dr. let me go home castless!! *cautious happy dance*
I'm off to take a two day long shower!!!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Of Birthdays, Spring Cleaning, Silly Kittens, and Making Plans
Last night my mother in law had Birthday Supper for me at her house, and she does the best Birthday suppers! She lets you choose your own menu and always makes delicious stuff. We had chicken wings, 3 home made sauces, vegetable casserole, sweet potato fries, and apple cheesecake - all from scratch! Yum! Next weekend is her Birthday supper, and we're having fondue. Birthdays are always so fun in our family!
I don't know if any of you noticed... but I put my etsy shop on a little bit of a hiatus for a few weeks. I'm taking a little break for a few reasons... I want to do some spring cleaning around the house/yard (things have really slipped with me being in a cast!), I'd like to make some crafts for myself and my family, and my "real life" schedule is really busy for the next few weeks!
My little guy is turning 1 in just 7 more days! I can't believe a year has passed already. It was one of the quickest (and slowest in some ways) years of my life so far. I've been doing a lot of thinking about life in general lately... how mine is different now that I have a child, and about his life. He is so smart, and so busy. I can't wait until he can talk to me - he is close now with his fully inflected sentences that sound like they are in some other language. I'm planning a nice robot themed party for him... I'll post more about that in the coming days.
Tomorrow I'm going to the hospital to (hopefully) get my cast off, for good. I'm trying not to get my hopes up because twice now I've been in to get it off and have had to spend more time in it. If my ankle isn't healed, the next step will be surgery. I'm hoping and praying that that doesn't happen - I would just really love if life could go back to "normal". This whole thing has been a really long, hard journey - both physically and especially mentally. I would say this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do... even harder than childbirth because at least that is over in a couple of days lol! Things like everyday hygiene, climbing the stairs with the baby in my arms, cleaning, etc just became really difficult. It's amazing how much of your abilities you take for granted until they're gone. That said, I'm proud of myself for being able to adapt to the situation.
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about etsy, and my Internet projects like this blog and my other blog Paper*Cakes finds. Now that Jude is bigger, and busier, the time I have for these things has definitely lessened. I am not going to give them up entirely because they really save my personal sanity, but I need to find a new way to accomplish things while still devoting enough time to my family, and I need to take more time for my personal well being too. I want to be a better friend, wife, mother, and daughter. I also have some plans for a shop makeover and I want to start selling some small pieces of jewelery/accessories. Hopefully during this little break I can do that :) It's so hard to find a balance.
Anyways.. I feel like I just wrote a novel and if you read this blog regularily you will know that I am not one for writing long posts, so I will leave you with this silly kitten necklace - I wish I could buy the orange one!
I don't know if any of you noticed... but I put my etsy shop on a little bit of a hiatus for a few weeks. I'm taking a little break for a few reasons... I want to do some spring cleaning around the house/yard (things have really slipped with me being in a cast!), I'd like to make some crafts for myself and my family, and my "real life" schedule is really busy for the next few weeks!
My little guy is turning 1 in just 7 more days! I can't believe a year has passed already. It was one of the quickest (and slowest in some ways) years of my life so far. I've been doing a lot of thinking about life in general lately... how mine is different now that I have a child, and about his life. He is so smart, and so busy. I can't wait until he can talk to me - he is close now with his fully inflected sentences that sound like they are in some other language. I'm planning a nice robot themed party for him... I'll post more about that in the coming days.
Tomorrow I'm going to the hospital to (hopefully) get my cast off, for good. I'm trying not to get my hopes up because twice now I've been in to get it off and have had to spend more time in it. If my ankle isn't healed, the next step will be surgery. I'm hoping and praying that that doesn't happen - I would just really love if life could go back to "normal". This whole thing has been a really long, hard journey - both physically and especially mentally. I would say this is the hardest thing I have ever had to do... even harder than childbirth because at least that is over in a couple of days lol! Things like everyday hygiene, climbing the stairs with the baby in my arms, cleaning, etc just became really difficult. It's amazing how much of your abilities you take for granted until they're gone. That said, I'm proud of myself for being able to adapt to the situation.
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about etsy, and my Internet projects like this blog and my other blog Paper*Cakes finds. Now that Jude is bigger, and busier, the time I have for these things has definitely lessened. I am not going to give them up entirely because they really save my personal sanity, but I need to find a new way to accomplish things while still devoting enough time to my family, and I need to take more time for my personal well being too. I want to be a better friend, wife, mother, and daughter. I also have some plans for a shop makeover and I want to start selling some small pieces of jewelery/accessories. Hopefully during this little break I can do that :) It's so hard to find a balance.
Anyways.. I feel like I just wrote a novel and if you read this blog regularily you will know that I am not one for writing long posts, so I will leave you with this silly kitten necklace - I wish I could buy the orange one!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
A new friend shall soon arrive....
I *finally* scored one of Lori Marie's lovely creations!
Just a little late birthday present to myself. I'm so excited!! I've wanted one of Lori's items for so long and now one is on it's way to me.
Happy Saturday everyone! PS: If you're a mom you should read this great blog post by Crystal of Little Bit Funky.
I'm off to start my giant spring cleaning project... I am taking a little bit of time away from etsy so I can get some stuff done "in real life", like cleaning my house. Things have gotten so behind since I broke my ankle. It's going to take me a long time because everything does these days... but I figure that progress is progress and even if I slowly chip away at it it is better than doing nothing.
Jude's first birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I want to make some crafts for it, heck I would even like to make some crafts for myself! Maybe even a scrapbook page... if I remember how.
Wish me luck! Xoxo
Just a little late birthday present to myself. I'm so excited!! I've wanted one of Lori's items for so long and now one is on it's way to me.
Happy Saturday everyone! PS: If you're a mom you should read this great blog post by Crystal of Little Bit Funky.
I'm off to start my giant spring cleaning project... I am taking a little bit of time away from etsy so I can get some stuff done "in real life", like cleaning my house. Things have gotten so behind since I broke my ankle. It's going to take me a long time because everything does these days... but I figure that progress is progress and even if I slowly chip away at it it is better than doing nothing.
Jude's first birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I want to make some crafts for it, heck I would even like to make some crafts for myself! Maybe even a scrapbook page... if I remember how.
Wish me luck! Xoxo
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Guess what today is???...
MY BIRTHDAY! No Foolin! Today I turn the big 2-3! And I wanted to celebrate with all of my blog readers so I am offering 50% off of *everything* in my whole shop! You heard right, 50% off everything!
So If you've ever wanted some of these cute paper posies
Or one of my one of a kind cards
Or some cute cucpake gift tags
Or even some scrapbooking embellishments...
It's ALL HALF OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must have gone crazy :)
So If you've ever wanted some of these cute paper posies
Or one of my one of a kind cards
Or some cute cucpake gift tags
Or even some scrapbooking embellishments...
It's ALL HALF OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must have gone crazy :)
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