circles of thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! I am starting on the stuffing, rolls and pies tonight and then taking all of that along with two cats on a two hour drive where we will be celebrating. Have a safe weekend.
Circles of Thanksgiving found here.

free songs!

For the next 48 hours you can get 8 free songs from Oprah's favorite holiday hits! Thank you Oprah.

monthly meal roundup

Remember this post, about the new recipes I found for my november meal list? Well I tried them all. I would recommend all but the wild rice recipe. The gourmet mac and cheese was seriously the best mac and cheese I have ever had. It was so good. Try it, you won't be sorry! Now on to searching for recipes for next month.



P.S. I am starting a six monthish project-making a family cookbook with recipes from my cousins and aunts and grandma among others. I am excited about it. Currently I am starting to collect recipes and try and figure out the cover. I am thinking it would be fun to have some old pictures of my Grandma on each of the section dividers.

flickr photos from:
tiny banquet committee
Lab-Partners

thanksgiving centerpieces

Thanksgiving is almost here! I have started drying bread for the stuffing. I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year but if I were I would love any of these centerpieces. You can find these and more here.

black eiffel

Can I just tell you how much I love the blog Black Eiffel? I loved the picture of the dresses I saw there and I really really loved the post where I learned all about these fabulous classic books with the beautiful covers.

cake balls

Today I tested out the cake ball recipe I saw on Pioneer Woman. I love the way they turned out. Perfect for Rivalry Week in college football! One of the things I love about these is that you can adapt them to any holiday or occasion. I am excited to make some for Valentine's Day. I used a carrot cake mix and a white cake mix. I think I liked the carrot cake best. You can see the recipe here.

advent calendar

My sister found this awesome advent calendar on A Room Somewhere. You can see the pattern for the boxes here. I think I might make one this year. What does one put in an advent calendar?

feature friday: princess tiffany's creations

This week we are featuring Princess Tiffany's Creations. I love the crocheted stuffed animals! I can't decide whether the turtle or the octopus is my favorite...

What do you make?

I started out making hair bows, clippies and headbands. Then I began crocheting. I love both, so I am doing both! I am always trying new things though~

What is your favorite thing/piece you have made?

Favorite thing I have made is Flutter,the butterfly (shown above.) I not only crochet this item, but I wrote the pattern for it also!

What are your favorite materials to use?

yarn and ribbon

What is your favorite color?

PINK!!

One thing you must have with you at all times?

My phone

What is your favorite accessory?

My Chihuahua, Tiffany!

Favorite flower?

Lily

One place you dream of visiting?

My husband wants to go to Malta so bad. I would love to go there with him just to see how happy he is. Plus it is a gorgeous place from what I have seen!

If you had $200 to spend where would it go?

ETSY!! My favorites list is getting large!

What inspires you?

Kids! My niece, Kaleigh, is my inspiration for everything. If she doesn't like it, I don't sell it!

If you could talk to person, living or dead, who would it be?

Jesus