The Great Gluten Free Holiday Round-Up is here! I have the pleasure of teaming with two fabulous ladies for a fun recipe roundup and giveaway!  Tracy and her adorable little guy Ty from Ty's Adventure's

and Amanda from Black Sheep Bakery! 

We are gathering yummy gluten free dessert recipes for some hand picked littles to judge! All in time for some delicious and fun new ideas

Sooooooo...Send us your favorite KID APPROVED gluten free holiday dessert recipes. The top 3 recipes will be chosen by YOU, so be sure to check back in!

The lucky winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to Whole Foods thanks to Ty's Adventures and Black Sheep Bakery  

 AND 

a kid's sized apron for your mini chef made by MOI!

Who doesn't LOVE sock monkeys and gift cards???

So help us out and send us a favorite gluten free recipe for your chance to win and get more dessert ideas just in time for the holidays!

Head on over to Ty's Adventures  and get the scoop and find out what Ty is up to next!

Remember to send your recipes to tysadventures@gmail.com BEFORE 8pm (Central Time) November 19, 2011

Hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend and I can't wait to see and test all the new recipes myself!!

Cheers,

I must admit I have a new addiction which of course also goes with respect for appliques and all the steps that go into making them! However, the end result is so stinkin' cute! I had the honor of making a dress for a friend's little girl who is turning one this month. When she asked if I could do an cupcake applique, I was giddy like a little school girl. I had just gotten the embroidery module for my machine this summer and had yet to try my hand at any appliques...technology is so cool (most of the time)! She had picked out the fabric and sent it to me so I decided to do a test run first...

Even with all the thread changing and cutting and trimming...I just sit and watch in amazement at the capability and precision this thing has. Aside from my Harley...this is also one of my babies! I am however still working on that relationship with my serger but it is a little more finicky or I am not patient enough, not sure which that might be though. ;) Anyhoo, I was off to do the "real" one for Kate! I loved the fabrics she picked out, the colors are so sweet and worked well together. 

I only wish the bib was bigger to see the fun pattern and colors in the bottom of the cupcake but still, so CUTE!!!  So the finished combo turned out well and I cannot wait to see pictures of her (keeping fingers crossed it fits!)  What do you think?

So here is the completed bib with the dress...LOVE! 

Hope everyone has a wonderful 11/11/11 and thanks to the past and present men and women who have served our great country, we would not be where we are today without you!


This weekend I am off to work on an apron for a friends blog and giveaway we have coming up, you should totally check it out! Right in time for the upcoming holidays!  Ty's Adventures

 Cheers,

 

Halloween...

Better late than never I always say!  I have to post the costumes I made for my niece and nephew, they crack me up!  My sister had the fabulous idea of Austin being Elvis for Halloween seeing he was born with this head of long BLACK hair!

 

Of course I then had to make an outfit for his big sister after realizing her favorite show and the perfect fabric I just happened to have...MINNIE MOUSE!!!

Trying to get this lil' bug to stand still for longer than a split second is a miracle which I am thankful for my sister getting this photo!  I was super excited too that she wore the ears!  She does not care for her "hair bow" as she calls it but maybe Minnie ears are more convincing! Still making me giggle seeing these pictures!

Waiting for Spring...as patiently as I can.

I understand I livin in the mountains but it is this time when I get super antsy for sunshine and warmer weather.  Looking out my window at the gray skies and white stuff that is still blanketing the ground I then venture home to my road de mud!  This is the time I wish I lived down a paved road and not one that sticks to my car like super glue!  But alas, I know the sun will eventually come out to visit and dry the mud and melt the snow and I can venture out on my bike which makes this girl so happy I could jump over the moon!  Until then I will fill my brain and day-dreams with happy colors like these...

...I'm off to day-dream my lunch break away!

Something Shiny...

I have to admit I am definitely easily distracted.  I sometimes feel like Dory on Finding Nemo by perhaps with a slightly better memory.  In the World we live in today there is so much knowledge and technology which can be good and bad I suppose, depending on how one looks at it.  I am always amazed at the things I come across on the internet followed by the thought...why didn't I think of that!? Although I then realize I did think about it but someone put it out there for those who don't have enough hours int he day or just haven't quite figured it out yet.  Example...Vanilla & Lace who posted this ever so handy and clever DIY camera purse/bag tutorial!

 

I have started carrying my camera around more recently, due to the fact we have officially broken ground and building is underway.  I am taking pictures once a week to see the progression of the house.  It's pretty interesting but of course only a couple of weeks in so there is definitely some time to go.

I was planning on making a bag for my camera but realized after finding the post on Vanilla & Lace I have the perfect bag I got from TJ Maxx that would fit my camera and lenses which would not only be great for capturing the weekly updates of the future structure (eeeek) but also travel.  When I have a few more hours in the day, I might actually get around to it and post some pictures.  ;)  Until then...I'm off to find something shiny! 

Ol' Blue Eyes

Have to say, I miss my lil' blue eyes.  She is the sweetest little girl...and I mean little.  She is a petite one for sure but such a cutie!

I had a hard time getting pictures of her outfits I made since I left my camera on my desk at the office when I left for the weekend...genius I know!  What's a girl to do?  Thank goodness for phones, it saved the day...a little fuzzy but was glad when I realized it was the lighting and not my eyes.

She is officially 1 (but still wearing the 3-6 mos. onesie I made for her when she was born) which is now a 3/4 sleeve instead of long sleeve.  Already making a fashion statement or she's gotten Auntie Em's monkey arms.  ;)

Her tutu was perfect until of course it was time for cake, in which case it was time for wardrobe change.  A girl has to have options right???  I planned her outfit colors after I found the cutest lil' pink shoes at Carter's.  My sister was amazed she kept them on the whole time.  Must be one comfy pair of shoes!

 

I so love this little face!  My sister sent me a picture of her in her cupcake dress since I didn't get to see it on her at the party but she saved it for her official birthday.  I just want to eat up those cheeks!  It is so fun making outfits for her which is about all I might have time to do for a little bit as I will have quite a bit to do since we just broke ground on the house this week.  I have a feeling that will keep me busy for a little while until I can get back and kiss those lil' cheeks again! 

In My World...

"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."  hee hee...But seriously, I have no idea where that just came from!  Really though, where in the world does time go?  It seems to go into warp speed the older I get...not that I am saying I am old BUT I have gotten a little older over the years.

So many things have seemed to happen in a short amount of time.  I am getting ready to go see my niece for her FIRST birthday!  I can't believe it!  I am STILL attempting to figure out how to start up a business which I also can't quite seem to nail down the direction I want to go.  Although realizing my over-analytical skills, this could be a deterrent and probably a large reason why I am still in limbo!  That and lack of time but I am going to go with the over-analytical route.

I will say my new love has to be Pinterest!  If you have not discovered it yet, you must check it out!  At least if you are a visual nut like I am.  How can one not love collecting and organizing all sorts of images and such in one place.  It's a new visual mecca of addictive proportions!  Here are a few of the yummy collections I have started.

Ah, yes...Pretty In Pink.  I mean really...I'm in love!  And then of course there are these:

Because in my world...these are what make me, me!  Or at least would love to have them and might just need to make some of them.  I think I was born in the wrong era although with technology now I am able to discover more and more ideas and such which of course were not as available oh say 50 - 60 years ago.  But the fashion and the cars...absolutely dreamy!  Even better though might just be the advertisements from back in the day.  I don't think they would go over quite the same now.

or perhaps

I don't know about you but I'm not so sure my Christmas morning would be happier with a Hoover!

 

However, you have to really love the old cigarette ads.  These really throw me for a loop, where did they come up with this stuff?  I may not have the answer for that but I do know I find great entertainment in all of them I come across!

So I guess I should be thankful for being born into an age of such growing technology where I can still find and make amazing vintage fashions, discover old ads, and then share them with you!  I'd say that's pretty amazing...in my world anyway!