Pink Sweet Treats has a pattern review and giveaway

Tiffany's blog has a pattern review and giveaway going on right now.

Make sure to check it out!

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My Valentine Table Topper

When at my LQS, they had this easy quilt as you go looking table topper - so I snatched it up! (about 5 bucks, can't beat that!!)

So, I whipped this beauty up.  LOVE IT!!  Was super quick and easy, and makes me feel the love in the air....

Gotta love hearts...

Doesn't this make you feel all lovey??



Linking with:

Swaperoos Valentine's Day Swap

Who doesn't love Valentine's Day?  I do! That is why I signed up for the Swaperoo's Valentine's Day Swap! I am really excited!  Go check it out and let them know we sent you!  It should be a really great swap and you have until the 17th to decide if you want to enter!

Do you have any secrets to share?

Do you possibly live in a small space, and make the most of it?
Do you have a small room (most commonly the kitchen), and still manage to live well?
Do you live with someone else (roommates, in laws, parents) - and get along?
Do you have a small family in a little apartment and no where to store the kids clothes (let alone any crafting supplies or fabric?!)
Do you live in a townhome or garage and have a unique idea of where to store your holiday decorations and storage?

If so - we might be in similar boats!

Would you like to share your story with us? Tell us how you stay organized?

We are planning on a two week little "blog party" sharing our tips and tricks, and featuring you and your tips, tricks, and survival/coping mechanisms.

Crockpot Chicken and Salsa

Coming up with ideas for dinner is not my favorite thing to do.  Somehow though, having a helper makes the preparation of dinner easier!  My two year old LOVES to cook dinner with me.  He knows when I get home from work its our time in the kitchen.  Just this past week we made pizza bagels with mini pepperoni and I let him put the cheese and pepperoni on.  He is really good about keeping it on the pan too!

One of the homemade gifts this year was his own Apron.  He loved it when he opened it, but in this picture I asked him to wear it so I could take a picture, but he wouldn't smile-- Toy Story was on! 

Easy Crockpot Chicken and Salsa

3-4 Chicken Breasts 

1 jar of your favorite salsa (I used Pace medium shown here)

1 can of corn (optional)

Cook in the crockpot on low for 6-8 hours.  Chicken will be shreddable and excellent as Arroz con Pollo (chicken and rice), tacos, with toppings like cheese and sour cream, on nachos, etc. 

  This recipe is great because you can vary the taste depending on the salsa use. Green Salsa, Black Bean Salsa, Raspberry Chipotle, etc.   You could use instead of salsa, a can or two of Rotel.

Sadly I didn't have time to make beans, so we used Refried beans from our food storage.  

New Year, New Start

Let's all take a breath and relax a minute.  Holiday madness is over, the rush to finish gifts is done, and now it's time to start over.

With the new year, and resolutions, we have the chance to start again.

So here's to a new year -
may we all make resolutions we can keep
may we all craft more, love more, and have more gratitude.

And just because we all need something fun to do....check this out.



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I just joined it, and finished washing fabric, so off to piece a block or two today. :D

Bright Blocks Table Runner

What started out as a bunch of strips of brightly colored fabric, soon turned into my first Table Runner.  I didn't know what I was doing, so I asked Tiffany a lot of questions, Googled some tutorials, and made up my own design.  

My friend Madison is getting married today and I wanted her to have something fun and springy for her table.  This is the end product:

I drew up a basic design and then Jesse and I laid out the pieces. I had sewed my strips together and then cut them and turned them so that they were going all kinds of ways. 

piecing it together

One of the 16 stitches on my sewing machine.  What is that? I should have more than 16 stitches? I thought so too! My husband bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas!! I haven't been able to play with it yet, but I know it will be lots of fun! 

The front

The back and my first attempt at hand stitching binding on.

Wow! After this table runner, I feel like making a quilt. I really hope Madison and her new husband enjoy it and that it will bring a smile to their faces

Fun in the Snow

I just think he's adorable all bundled up :)

Attack of the snow bank

Trying to make his own snowballs.

Trying to sew sew sew and finish up Christmas gifts. (Wow, it's creeping up and I'm not done!!!)
Hope everyones Holidays are full of family and fun.

Quick Trick Blanket

This weekend my FIL was cuddled up in his recliner under this ratty old fleece blanket:

Can you see that yellow and gold blanket??

This is the fleece we chose

I made curves at the corners - instead of metered binding.

He says its super warm, but it needed to be replaced.  So I got 2 yards of cute fleece, and some matching flannel, and set to make a blanket similar to what he already had.  I didn't layer it - just the one layer of fleece.  The flanel I cut into 2 inch strips, and then had the raw edges meet in half, so that I could use it as a binding and only sew it once.  Now he will have this blanket to open for Christmas.  This was my first attempt at a blanket like this - it was weird for me to do blanket this way....I'm very bad at machine binding, so some of my stitches are uneven.  I don't think it's very noticeable unless you take a closeup picture...I hope he loves it!

Making Marshmallowy Memories with Mommy

I've seen the chocolate covered marshmallow pops all over blog land.  I decided this would be something that Jesse could really help with.  We had tons of fun (decided to skip the sticks) and he made a whole bag choosing what kinds of toppings (sprinkles, green sugar crystals, crushed trix, or crushed cinnamon cookies). 

Setting up the Sprinkles

Getting a mouthful.  He is wearing his cousin's apron because his apron is wrapped and under the tree.

The chocolate was really warm so I would dip it and let it cool for a couple of seconds before letting him pick what to dip it in. 

We both like chocolate. :D

We had lots of fun.  I cant believe how much he was enjoying it (he is only two), and how much he wanted to do on his own.  We got through almost the whole bag before he was done dipping and just eating the sprinkles again.

Hope you have fun making memories with your kids this Holiday Season! Merry Christmas! 

Giveaway Winner

Here are the random numbers chosen:

4 -

ibelaura said...

PINK!!!!

 

7 

robin said...

great fabric! Love the blue.  

 

 

Will be emailing the winners now. 

Thanks to everyone who entered and stopped by.  Now I gotta run and finish binding this table runner I need for dinner party tonight!

Tata!! 

 

Edited : I don't know what I did - but I have weird numbers all over this post (those that read this on the blog site and not in their reader).  I'm sorry!  Please ignore them until I can figure out what I goofed on.

These are a few of our favorite things...

Giveaway Now Closed

I dare you to get that song out of your head now :)

In the spirit of Christmas, and giving, we would like the chance to share something with all of our virtual friends - and here is a little bit of my favorite things (yes, I love pink)

Pink Bundle

Blue Bundle

I love these together - doesn't it scream little boy? :D

And this little stack of fabric can be yours! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave us a comment telling us which color of fabric, or both, you'd prefer if you're a winner!   If you want another chance at some of my favorite things - I'm also having a giveaway at my other blog here, so it's really a 3 part giveaway! 3 chances to win!!!  Feel free to spread the word - you'll help us spread good cheer!

__The fine Print__
- 1 entry per person please
- Please make sure we can contact you via blogger email, or leave your email in the comment.
- Only open to those in the US and Canada
- Giveaway winner will be picked by RNG Saturday 9am Central time.  Winners name will be posted, and we will attempt to contact the winner.
- This is not a sponsored giveaway, each fabric bundle is from my stash, and each bundle is about 1 yard in total. All fabric is 100% cotton, quilting quality.

Thanks for visiting and good luck!