cute Pattern give away!

So much fun to sew for my children and here is pattern give away to inspire me!

Such cute stuff gotta check it out!

Found a fun blog that I must share with you!!!

Auntie Lolo Crafts!
I went to visit and was going back and back to see all the great stuff she has there!

Here is the a favorite tutorial she shared

now I am going to get out some brown felt and burlap and buttons and go to it!

Hope you enjoy visiting as much as I did!

Fishy Party

Inspired by Mermag and her fish for a catalog layout

I started planning this fishy party for my two March birthdays.
I have a son and a daughter with only a week between birthdays and I
want to simplify and throw one party (as long as they let me)
Mer's Fish are so-ooo super cute I called her up and started planning!
I sent her the fabric and she used her mad skills and sewed up these darling fishies for me!
Thank you Mer you are a fabulous Sister!!!!!

With Peach fish for my girl and Blue fish for my boy I started

collecting cupcake recipes and decorating ideas.
The blue and green cupcakes are a Key Lime cupcake recipe I got from a friend.
They have amazing lime flavor and the cream cheese frosting with it is supper yummy!
(if you pipe frosting don't add the lime peel, it clogs the icing tips, something I learned)
I also tried another cupcake recipe Pink Velvet Cupcakes
that had a white chocolate ganache frosting for my Peach cupcakes.
It was a few steps beyond what I would normally try for frosting but very delicious.
Next to the knock out taste of the Key Lime cupcakes the Pink or Peach Velvet cupcakes
were a bit tame but still tasted good.
     *The fish shaped cake I made with 2 cupcakes that are unwrapped and turned upside down.

One cupcake is cut in half and used one side for the head and the other cut with a notch for

the tail.  It may help to freeze you cupcake for less crumbs.

I love tablescapes for their over all appeal but also for the fun treats folks include.

Being a mama of 4 and another coming this summer I wanted easy treats 

and easy on my wallet prices.  I got all my gummy treats at a Dollar Tree near here as 

well as the fish bowls and taller glass holders.  The bowls were all with the candles 

but were perfect for what I was aiming for;  Candy store meets fishy party!

The favor bags I put together little treats and fish items in cello bags and pinned on a 

little stuffed fish to take home, to say thank you for coming and celebrating with us.

All the smiles of happy kids were the result.  

My two little fishers loved it.  My boy adores the fishies Mer sewed up and I loved

hearing him say fishies in his little 2 year old lispy voice (they loose that too quick).

Thanks again Mer!  You are true inspiration for all of this!

Love to share

My sister Mer of Mermag is sharing the Love this Valentines week!

Buy a Lovely Love print and get another print free.

the best gift of all is that all the Lovely, Love print proceeds will go to the Schultz family.

A family with a sweet baby girl with heart defects, cleft lip and palate conditions.

Give some love and and receive some love.

Now which color do I want to get?

Fishy Color Board

Recently came up for air and here is the post to prove it!
If you weren't aware I am pregnant and that has got me off the blog lately.

Today I started dreaming about the coming party for some of my children.
I want to have a fishy theme with gold fish and water color scheme.
I was inspired by this wonderful fishy collection here.

What do you think?
I collected these fabric swatches from QuiltHome.com for an inspiration color board.

Oh course I will have some fabulous help!  I am asking my sis Mer of Mermag
for her expertise and creative talents to help out with this one.

I won!!!

I won something!
Something Wonderful from The Hand Made Dress.

I am so excited to be a winner too!
I won one of her darling little girl dress patterns.  I chose Miss Lily.
But it was very hard because they are all very adorable and I like them all!
Check out this cute dress pattern!

I admire this wonderful mama and all her fabulous work.

Not just her patterns but with her children and her faith.
Go check her out!

Dinner Magnifique!

Dinner Magnifique!

Some nights we just eat.
But tonight I had all this cooking energetic bliss!

I butterflied and stuffed 2 pork tenderloins, one with cream cheese and spinach,
and the other with spinach and bacon.  The later I also wrapped in bacon.

Then after tying them up I browned them in a skillet and then baked them
in the oven in a pre-warmed dish of melted butter.

They were just Lovely to look at an heavenly to eat.
I made whipped Celery, Spinach, Potatoes to serve on the side,
garnished with bacon pieces.

YUMMY!

Spinach and Cream cheese stuffed Pork Tenderloin

filling  mix these together
1 bar of cream cheese
1 1/2 cups of spinach fresh
1/2 tsp salt

cut tenderloin in half but not all the way through
and from the middle cut again outward to edge but not all the way through
on each side.  Now your pork is about 1/2 inch thick.

Sprinkle on salt and pepper
garlic powder and dry basil to season meat
Then spread on cheese mixture

Roll up the meat and try with string/thread

melt some butter in a pan and brown the edges of the tenderloin

preheat a dish/Pyrex with 4 tables butter
 in oven at 425 and remove when melted and sizzling
place browned tenderloin in dish
replace in oven for 35 minutes
lower oven temp last 10 minutes at 375
or cook until your preferred done-ness.

Tasty Green Potatoes

Boil 2 cups of chopped celery
and 1 cup of spinach

Boil with potatoes
for 15 minutes

when easy to mash
remove and whip up with 5 Tbsp Butter
1 tsp salt
and 1/4 cup milk or cream

Super yummy believe me!