happy halloween

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

printable masks for hallowen

If you're still trying to put together a Halloween costume, check out Printable Masks - they have 15 masks you can print out for free. Enjoy!

frozen yogurt and a recipe

Have you ever tried making your own frozen yogurt? There's so many fro-yo places around where I live that I've never thought of doing it. (The picture above is from a visit yesterday to one of my favorite places The Yogurt Mill, yum!) If you would like to try making your own frozen yogurt, here's a recipe (from The Do It Yourself Mom) that doesn't require the use of ice cream maker:

Ingredients: 3 cups yogurt, ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla

Simply mix all ingredients in a freezer safe bowl and place in your regular freezer. After about 30–60 minutes, check on the yogurt, and stir vigorously with a spatula or hand mixer to break up the ice crystals. Repeat this process every 30–45 minutes until the yogurt is frozen well. In general, the more you break up the ice crystals, the longer it will take for the frozen yogurt to finish, but the smoother the end result will be.

Have a great weekend!

Crafty Monday

The Queen Bee Market is less than a month away - here's a peek at some of the bookmarks I'm working on. Tomorrow I'll start working on a new product - 1" button push pins!

decorated pumpkins

Do you decorate pumpkins for Halloween? Here's some pumpkins to give you some inspiration - enjoy! (All pictures from bhg.com)

hello monday

 

October is almost halfway through and it's a month away until the next Queen Bee show! If you're in the San Diego/North County area, please try to stop by. It's a great place to buy handcrafted items and it's unique because everyone puts a lot of time and effort into making their booths beautiful to look at as well as having pretty displays and products.  And right now there's a giveaway at the Queen Bee website, so go check it out.

 

I used random.org for the washi tape giveaway and the number that came up was 3.   (I couldn't post the screenshot because I'm having some type of problem with the print screen on my laptop).  So congratulations to tweetyscute!! & I'll be getting in touch soon.

 

Thank you to everyone who entered and there will be a giveaway next month - $25 gift certificate to the Little Pink Plum shop.  Have a great week!

air show

If you're going to be in the San Diego area (or live here) the Blue Angels will be performing this weekend at Miramar Air Base.  I go to see the show every year and my little guy loves it.  It's too loud for him so we usually found a spot several miles outside of the air base and the planes still fly over us and it's a big thrill.  For more information about the Blue Angels, visit their website.

The washi tape winner will be announced on Monday.  Have a great weekend!

Giveaway - Washi Tape from Downtown Tape

 

Everyone loves washi tape and crafting with it, so I'm excited to be hosting this giveaway from Downtown Tape.  They’re offering one lucky winner 10 rolls of Washi Tape and 25 tags!  Just enter below. Downtown Tape will ship worldwide, so this giveaway is open to everyone!

Sign up for Downtown Tape's newsletter and follow them on Facebook to find out about new designs, sales and specials.  They already have fantastic prices - just $1.99 per roll!  When you sign up to follow them, you'll get a free sheet of gifting tags valued at $10.00! 

 

All you need to do is leave a comment with a way for me to get in touch with you. This giveaway will end on Monday October 15 and I'll contact the winner at that time.  Good luck!

50% off coupon code

It's my birthday and here's a present for you - 50% off everything/anything in the Little Pink Plum shop! Just use coupon code BIRTHDAY2012 at checkout and you'll automatically get 50% off the purchase price.  Offer good until midnight tonight.  Take advantage of the coupon code - it's only offered once a year!  I'm off to stuff myself with some birthday cupcakes!

Friday Fun - Paper Airplanes

Have your kids (or you) ever wanted to know how to fold a paper airplane?  Here's a great site where you can download 15 different types of paper airplane templates. 

Have fun!

Tomorrow I'll post a coupon code for 50% off anything/everything in the shop!

Book Review - The Widow of Saunders Creek

I recently read The Widow Of Saunders Creek, a novel written by Tracey Bateman. Corrie Saunders became a widow when her military husband Jarrod was killed by a suicide bomber while on a mission in Iraq. Six months after Jarrod's death, Corrie decides to restore and live in her husband's family home in the Ozarks. Corrie starts getting to know her husband's relatives and Eli, Jarrod's cousin, begins helping Corrie work on the house. Over time he starts to have feelings for Corrie although she is still grieving for Jarrod and she becomes convinced that Jarrod's spirit is still around because of different things that occur in the house. Eli is a preacher and believes that what Corrie senses is not Jarrod but a spirit with dark intentions. Eli will need all of his faith and love for Corrie to change her beliefs, but will she?

 

My thoughts - I thought the book was okay; the pace was a little slow for me and I tend to like more fast-paced books. The book is written from both Eli and Corrie's viewpoints, so that was a little disjointed to me. Also it was never made clear what (or who) the spirit in the house was. I think this book would be enjoyable for anyone who wants to read about someone who is steadfast in their faith (Eli) and wouldn't mind the occult/demonic aspects.

Disclosure:  I received this book from Waterbrook Multnomah in exchange for an honest review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

hello october

Can't believe it's already October and the kids have been in school for a whole month already!
There's so much going on this month...say hello to:

A shop code for 50% off that I'll post on October 6 (my birthday).
A blog giveaway that starts on October 8.
Some DIY Halloween costume and food posts.

I'll also be going on the postponed trip to Julian and can't wait to get a delicious apple pie at the Julian Pie Factory and also making a pit stop to Dudley's!

What are you saying hello to this month?