Peppermint Yummies

I found some yummy items on Pinterest that I love looking at and would love even more to make. Whether I get around to it or not, I do not know.
I'm not a huge peppermint person, so I usually only eat it around the holidays. That is enough to get me through the year until Christmas comes again. :-)
Here are some photo's from Pinterest. Enjoy!

 Enjoy your day,
-D

Christmas shopping

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The day after, my husband surprised me and took me out shopping. We didn't do a whole lot, but it was nice to go out, just the two of us.
While we were out, I saw this super cute store in Bellevue, Wa. It had very rustic, shabby and vintage type items and was decorated for Christmas.
If you are ever in the Bellevue, it is a must see. I found some great items that I know the recipients will just love for Christmas. ;-)

It's located at
15600 NE 8th St - A5
Bellevue, Wa 98033
425-747-4100

Enjoy your day,
-D

It's almost here!!

Thanksgiving is so close! One more day!
I just love Thanksgiving. And pumpkins. And Fall.

I'm thankful that I have wonderful family and friends and all the things that we need. I'm thankful we are able to spend the holidays with these people and not take for granted that we have someone to spend it with, as there are lots of people alone, for various reasons this season.
Be thankful for what you have, for we have no idea how long it will last.
What are you thankful for this season?
Enjoy your day,
-D

More Ruffles!

I am addicted to Pinterest.
I love to look at all the homemade ideas and save them to my computer, print them out and believe that one day I will get to them. One day when my 3 very rambunctious and lively children don't need me every minute of every day. It will be here sooner than I can imagine, I am sure. But until then, I will save them like I've been doing and share them with all of you. :-)

Enjoy your day,
-D

Gift bag

Every month we have a team meeting for Close To My Heart and we can participate in an exchange if we'd like. This month we chose the Roxy paper pack and our theme was Valentine's Day.
I didn't have Valentine's Day on my project because I wanted it to be used for anything, not just that day, so I stamped "I love you" instead. Seems ok to me and can be used whenever.
This was my exchange, a small box/basket to fill with candies or a small gift.

Enjoy your day,
-D

A couple more Christmas cards

Here are two more. Small, petite and cute, also 2 1/2 x 3 ish size cards.

Enjoy your day,
-D

Christmas cards

Here are a couple Christmas cards that I made that I thought were sweet. They use some stamp sets that correlate with the Cricut. They are on the smaller side, the first one being 2 1/2"x 3 1/2" and the second being 2 3/4" x 4". I made them, but the ideas came straight out of the Close To My Heart Fall/Winter 2011 idea book. Man, I love the plethora of ideas in that book!

Enjoy your day,
-D

Glitter cards

I've been working on a few projects this past week or so and have been loving using my friends Cricut. Close To My Heart's Art Philosophy cartridge of course, but am loving how beautiful my projects come out due to the amazing number of choices I have with the cartridge.
This first one is just a 4x4 card using the Typeset paper pack and Notice the details stamp set.

This next item is a gift box using one of the stamp sets that comes with the CTMH cricut bundle, Mile Post shapes, the red button collection, the Cocoa ribbon collection, Sparkles and Glitz silver glitter gel.

And this last one is a tag made using Glitz silver glitter gel, the red button collection, Shimmer brads and A little Thanks stamp set.

All three projects used only CTMH products.
Enjoy your day,
-D

Steel cut oats

As I was leaving my garage this morning to take my daughter to school, the temp in my truck said 35 degrees. Yikes, that is cold! It certainly is not snow weather yet, but still. 35 degrees is way too cold for me.
So, to warm up when I got home I made some yummy steel cut oats.
Have you ever had this? It is a different cut of oat, but still tastes like oat meal. I just love oatmeal. My sister introduced me to the steel cut variety and I am hooked. She's always got new (well, new to me anyway lol) recipes to share, and this was one of them. I don't really have a knack for coming up with new foods to try, so I rely on my sister's adventurous tastes. Not that steel cut oats is super adventurous, but for me it is. I would never have thought to try something other than what I've always had, which is the traditional old fashioned oats.
Anyway, I thought I'd share with you in case some out there have yet to try this particular cut of oat. It's de-lish!

Above is what they look like in their raw state. Little nuggets of yummy oats. They swell when they are cooked and have a slight little bite to them when you eat them. Definitely a comfort food in my book.

Here is the cooked results. A sure way to keep warm and full!
I buy mine in bulk at our local grocery store. Much less expensive that way.
Enjoy your day,
-D