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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party



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Walnut Lime Tart
This dessert combines elements from two recipes: the walnut crust from Cool Lemon Dessert (also known as Lemon Delight); and the creamy lime filling from my Schwarz Lime Pie (my spin on key lime pie using limes from my tree). I have such affection for my lime tree. If you have followed me for any length of time, you are probably sick of hearing about it – but I do. My big beautiful tree in my backyard produces the sweetest and juiciest limes I know.


mandarin oranges peach leaves
Today I will be posting about my table makeover as a guest post at Katherine’s Corner who so kindly asked me to be her guest today. Please join me over at the lovely Katie’s today! See you there!

Sugar Cookie Butter Bars
I have heard a bit about cookie but­ter and my daughter-in-law Tawni said she would love to try it sometime.   So, for Tawni I gave this recipe a whirl and manzo!  This is def­i­nitely a piece of heaven on earth, oh yummy.….  When you make it, don’t think you have to keep straight­en­ing the edges either. You know what I mean, cut­ting small slices to ‘even it up’, hahaha.  It really is that deli­cious.


Welcome to Organising Mondays - today I am sharing the top 10 things I have implemented around the house which help keep things running smoothly. I have already told you about the control journal HERE and menu planning HERE - they are number one and two which feels a bit like cheating but I would be lying if I said they weren't.

2014 Pantone Color of the Year Desserts 
from Love and Duck Fat
2014 Pantone Color of the Year Desserts | Radiant Orchid
I have a background in art (check out my oil paintings here), and still get a little excited every year when Pantone releases their color of the year. The Pantone color of the year for 2014 is called, “Radiant Orchid.” It’s a shade of purple with a little touch of pink. The folks at Pantone describe Radiant Orchid as, “magical, warm and intriguing—one that draws you in with its beguiling charm.”


Shabby Chic Cutlery Holders from Feeding Big
Cutlery Holder at FeedingBIg.com photo cutleryholder_zps560c3144.jpg
Anyway, on to Mother’s Day.  I enjoy receiving and giving homemade gifts, don’t you?  This year, I decided to use some Jute Upholstery Webbing to make Shabby Chic Cutlery Holders.


My First Spring Tablescape 2014 
from Row House Events and Interiors

This year I will be joining a few of my friends that live around here who also are far away from their families to celebrate Easter.  We have reservations at the historic Eldridge hotel in Lawrence ks, for a day of catching up and what I am sure will be a fantastic time.  However the day before Easter I will host a brunch for a diferent group of people, and this is also the first time anyone sees my spring look, so I could not be more exited to finally get some feedback


DIY Spice Jars from Momdot
Update your Kitchen with Cuteness, DIY Spice Jar Technique . Inspiration from www.momdot.com
And this week after listening to hoards of decoration ideas from my friends (and feeling even more sad about my white and dull space), I decided that if I cannot create the kitchen of my dreams, I could up my kitchen cuteness by refreshing and customizing the tiny items as showcase pieces.


French Rolling Pin and Dough Bowl 
from A Delightsome Life
A-DELIGHTSOME-LIFE-DOUGH-BOWL-AND-ROLLING-PIN
I went to Atlanta to retrieve an auction item we’d won - garden tools. I bid on a French style bed and was outbid. Sigh. There will be one in my future!  I thought I’d see if there were any sales in the nearby area. There was – an Estate liquidation. Most of what I saw pictured didn’t appeal to me, but I decided to visit…and am I oh, so glad I did!

Classic Homemade Cinnamon Rolls 
from Old House to New Home
Cinnamon Roll recipe 
This weekend was a major cooking weekend for me. I had my family over for Easter dinner, which was the first time that I hosted a holiday, and in addition to that, I baked up two things that are definitely not in my comfort zone! On a whim Saturday afternoon, I decided that I wanted to make my Grandma's famous (they have been published!) dinner rolls. As I have mentioned here before, yeast has not always been my friend. In addition to the dinner rolls, I got the idea in my head that we NEEDED cinnamon rolls for Easter breakfast...I don't know why I was so determined to make these, but I am so glad I did!


When You Wake Up You'll Be Four 
from Boogers Are Yucky

Sweet dreams little one.  I love that you still fall asleep snuggled in my arms on this eve of your fourth birthday.  Every age you have been has been my favorite one, so even though I'm preparing to celebrate the beginning of a new year tomorrow, I'm mourning the end of this one.  What a year it has been.  From potty training to snow skiing to freediving.  I'm in awe of you, and have been since the first time I felt you move inside my body.

Pearl Harbor Pillbox Hat from Dolly Creates

I have been looking everywhere for vintage dress patterns, so I happened to go to Sense and Sensibility Patterns' website. Whilst browsing through the 40s and 50s categories, I saw the pattern for the Pearl Harbor Pillbox Hat. I of course fell in love with it immediately

DIY Container Garden - Planning & Planting
 from Little Greenwoods
DIY Container Garden: Planning & Planting {3littlegreenwoods.com}
Construction is complete on our DIY Container Garden. Now it’s time for planting. Yay!
But before we can get all excited about digging into our newly built garden we need to do a bit of planning about exactly what we want to grow. We also need to learn about what veggies will actually produce during our extremely hot summers.


Teaching Your Toddler About Jesus 
from The Life of Faith
This is a topic very dear to my heart. My relationship with Christ is so important, as is my relationship with my daughter. I want so badly for my daughter to grow up knowing the Lord, and I firmly believe that teaching her about Jesus is something that starts from the very beginning, even now.

Best Ever Chocolate Banana Bread 
from Happy, Healthy and Domestic
This chocolate banana bread is the bombdotcom! My wonderful friend and next door neighbor, Katie,  has treated me to this wonderful bread a couple times, most recently as a treat for my birthday and it was the perfect snack on my road trip to SLC. I begged her for the recipe and made it for myself. I looooove it and since it has bananas in it, I can totally have it for breakfast, right?

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Taking my Time

Hello everyone,
Hope you all have been doing well and having tons of fun crafting.
I myself have been doing wonderfully. Life has been crazy busy. I feel like I'm running left, getting pulled right, and needing to go in a different direction altogether. I finally had to take a step back and focus on the quality of my daily chores instead of the quantity. I'm not getting quite everything I need accomplished everyday, but I am enjoy more of my day; so it's been a well worth it adjustment.

I'm also trying to add a little extra effort into doing things that I enjoy everyday. A little crafting here, a little drawing there. I even relax in bed for two hours this morning with my little guy watching cartoons beside me. I played on iPad while he watched his shows. Neither of us in any rush to go anywhere or do anything. It was wonderful, so completely blissful. 

Lunch time came with the joy of cooking. I love sharing the kitchen with my son. He always seems amazed when I cook. There's so much going on and so many things for him to get into. I always tell him that I'm thrilled to have him helping. And the best part is he always seems to enjoy a homemade meal so much better that fast food.

Delicious Homemade Pizza
Believe it or not this is his favorite pizza. I thought he'd be like every other kid and start off with cheese, but no; not him. He love veges and a little bit of meat is okay too. He's so much like me, it's almost unreal. I love it; truly being a mother is the most exhausting but also the most rewarding job ever. Little things become so special. Things you never would have thought of. It just kinda happens and you bond more and more. I feel so blessed to be able to have so much time to spend with him. It truly is a luxury.

But I'm rambling. Just catching up really. Blogging is one of my favorite me time activities. I want to make more space for it. Writing is such a wonderful creative outlet. Almost as much fun as drawing.

Which while we're on the subject; I do have a new digi for you today. She's not quite completely colored yet, but she is just so adorable that I wanted to go ahead and share her. Just couldn't wait.

Patches Cuddlebug Cuties

Isn't she just to cute. I love the long patched skirt.

Patches Cuddlebug Cuties
Enjoy coloring and crafting with Patches but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Hugs,
Anna

Thursday, April 24, 2014

God's Growing Garden's 3rd Blogiversary

3 years by Angie Ouellette-Tower for godsgrowinggarden.com photo GiveawayTCG_zps998a35a4.jpg





Help Angie celebrate "God's Growing Garden's" 3rd Blogiversary!

The Triple Celebration Giveaway will start on June 19th, 2014 and end on July 9th, 2014 (which just happens to be “Nunavut Day” – it’s the day that “Nunavut” became Canada’s 3rd Territory)


3 Celebrations , 3 Prize Packs & 3 Winners!!!  (& lasting for 3 weeks)
Celebration#1 – God’s Growing Garden turns 3 on June 19th, 2014

Celebration#2 – Canada Day on July 1st – Canada turns 147 years old

Celebration#3 – July 4th – USA turns 238 years old!!


Prize Packs
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The first winner will be able to choose which prize pack they want.  The second winner will be able to pick from the remaining two prizes and then the third winner will receive the last remaining prize.  (NOTE:  Angie would like for this to be open worldwide – however she will have to put a note about prizepack#3 – items purchased using giftcards that need to be shipped will be limited to the lower 48)
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party



               Welcome to the 13th week of 

 Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" 

27 Blogs  -  1 Party
 Giveaway



We are so excited to have you all party with us.
Thank you so much to all those who participate in our party.
Last week we had  333 awesome linkups!   

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The humble little Dandelion has remarkable nutritional value, being very high in vitamins A and C, with more beta carotene than carrots and more potassium than broccoli or spinach, not to mention healthy doses of iron and copper for good measure. Medicinally, Dandelions are considered very safe and effective as a general tonic that helps strengthen the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, stomach, and intestines, improving bile flow and reducing inflammation in cases of hepatitis and cirrhosis. Dandelions also help to dissipate gallstones and are believed to improve kidney function, thereby improving overall health and clearing skin problems.



My love for Sephora is well known, however I do buy a lot of my beauty must-haves
 from my constant trips to Target as well.


Keep Good Going – Whistle While You Work
from What's Up Fagans
My whistling mother
My mother had faults and things that I couldn’t stand. And I often vowed to myself that I would never be like my mother. However, I am actually a lot like my mother, much to the shame of my teenage self. Not only do I look much more like my mother than my father (thank goodness!), with my long neck, oval face, thin eyebrows, weird fingernails, size eleven feet, and poor English circulation, teeth, and eyesight, but I act like her too


Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pizza
From Lambert’s Lately
A few weeks ago, I found out about the beauty of the tortilla pizza.
It was in one of my eMeals recipe lists, and I fell in love.

How did I never know about this?  Instead of worrying with pizza dough, just slap your
 ingredients on a tortilla...it makes a deliciously thin crust.  You'd never know it was a tortilla!



Big Girl Easter Baskets 
From Penny's Vintage Home
Easter baskets come in all sizes and shapes....some are filled with pretty colored eggs,  some are filled with candy...some with cute little stuffed bunnies...but what about us "big" girls...we want an Easter basket too!


UpCycled Foot Stool 
from Redo It Yourself Inspirations
A thrift shop find that I actually like!  With just a few changes using leather belts and paint,
 this foot stool can have a whole new look. 


5 Reasons to Strength Train
From Grace, Lace & Iron

Committment: This word is one that probably holds less meaning than any other word in the dictionary, to the current generation. We are a society of instant gratification. Period.We want our fast food, entertainment, and our lives to be well, uh, faster. Never mind who we hurt in the process...who cares about learning the value of people...we must get to where we're going...AND FAST

Strawberries and Cream Pancake Roll 
From Curious Cuisiniere
We love wraps for a quick, portable lunch.  We’ve only successfully rolled one set of cabbage rolls; so we need a bit of training on that one before we attempted them again. Stuffed is always good.  But, we have a lot of stuffed recipes: German Stuffed Rolls, Russian Stuffed Rolls, and the Polish version of ravioli – Pierogi.

We wanted to get out of our stuffed box. (Yup. Pun intended.)

I threw out the idea for stuffed pancakes. Sure, it’s still stuffed, but at least we would move to the breakfast realm. (And, you’ll probably be seeing those make an appearance here soon, because the idea really intrigued us.) But, Tim ran the idea a few steps further and suggested a stuffed pancake roll

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