~SALE~ on Groopdealz.com

SO for those of you who haven't heard of Grropdealz.com it is a website that offers amazing deals on goodies - often times handcrafted. I have gotten rings & a headband from there.

Anyways I AM ON THERE TODAY! Offering you a handstamped bracelet for $4! The deal is good for only today so be sure to pounce on it!

http://groopdealz.com/index/index-home

There is the link for you

New Goodies!

Yippee!! I have made a few new things lately that I will be "debuting" at the trunk show tomorrow.

I made wristlets - in all sorts of yummy fabrics. They are lined, have a pocket & a zipper - its like the perfect little purse.

There are new bracelet styles too. I will have them made from multiple strands of cotton cording or glass beads.

And I'm bringing back an oldie, but a goodie Since this show is called the LUCK of the craft & Saint Patty's day is just around the corner I have made a bunch of my LUCKY penny goodies. I'll have rings and necklaces too.

Hope to see you there!

Luck of the Craft

At the GlitterWorshop

Mineral Point Road

Madison, WI

Saturday March 5th

10-5

4 Cheese Pasta Florentine Recipe

This is one of the best new recipes I have tried in awhile. It was even a little bit more delish on day #2 for lunch!

3 c uncooked mostaccioli noodles

1 pkg (8 - 10 oz) frozen chopped spinach

4 oz cream cheese - cube it up

1 c Cottage Cheese

2 eggs

8 oz (1 small package) shredded mozzarella cheese

1/4 c Parmesan cheese

-cook pasta according to directions on package

-thaw/cook spinach according to the package as well. Once the spinach is ready & drained add it with the cream cheese in a medium/large bowl & mix until the cheese melts.

-Then add the cottage cheese and eggs - stir well.

-once the pasta has cooked drain it and add it to the spinach mix, stir in the mozzarella cheese.

-Put mixture in an 8" or 9" dish. Then sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

-Bake for about 25 Minutes at 375 - or until the center is set.

I paired this up with soft rolls and garlic green beans/carrots last night - it was really good & smelled great while it cooked!

My Next Show

I will be at the Luck of the Craft Trunkshow at The GlitterWorkshop in Madison.

It will be on Saturday March 5th. There will be 5 other talented ladies there too showing their wares. The store will also be packed with handmade & vintage goodness as always.

I'll have a HUGE selection of girls skirts, hand stamped jewelry, hair accessories and some great new purses - wait - did you say purses? Yes, I sure did. I have been in a funk lately with sewing so I decided that I NEEDED to make something different & new. And I am having so much fun making them. Stop by and see the new goodies.

Yummy & EASY Cake Ball Recipe

For Valentines Day we made these delish little cake balls.......here is the so easy recipe

~the ball is the one on the top....the others are covered oreos~

1 box cake mix, bake the cake according to the directions on the box

1 tub of frosting

Almond Bark "candy" coating or Ambrosia Chocolate, whichever you have

Optional-

gel food coloring for almond bark

sprinkles

a little veg shortening to thin the almond bark - I like a thin coating

a cookie scoop - it makes the "balling" part SO easy!

-make the cake according to the box, let cool then crumble it up into a bowl

-add 3/4 of the frosting container.....use the remainder for graham crackers or late night snacking!

- Mix it well, it will get doughy

-scoop the dough out unto wax paper lined cookie sheets, cover then let chill overnight in the fridge, or if you are in a hurry let them cool in the freezer for about 30 minutes

-once they are chilled melt your bark, I like to thin it a bit with the shortening and then add a little colorant - this time it was pink.

- I used a slotted spoon to dunk the balls in the bark, then the slots in the spoon drained the extra right back in to the bowl

-sprinkle with jimmies if you'd like.

If it's warm out you can keep them in the fridge until they are ready to eat ....they keep well in an air tight container

Valentine Treats

Ah...what a lovely weekend......the girls started dance class this weekend. It was a trip for sure. They both were so excited to get on their leotards and sparkly headbands and tights. When we got there they were happy too...until they went into the studio/gym and they separated the girls. Sydney panicked and started to cry. I had to go in there to calm her down. When class was over and we went to get ready to leave she got all excited about going back in to the gym. So we peeked in and there was another small class starting and they let the girls join in. Syd & Audrey had a great time. Yippee

Also we made treats for Audrey to take to school for Valentine's Day. We made chocolate covered oreos and cake balls. They are so easy to make! I'll post instructions later!

~*~Snow Day~*~

Well there was lots of snow for us last night....so today Audrey had no school & I stayed home from work and we had a snow day. I got some sewing & baking done and we were able to do a little sledding too!

I hope you all are staying warm.....