Give Away Winners

Thank you for all the Birthday Wishes...

I did have cake
I did have a great dinner
and I did s-t-r-e-t-c-h out my birthday all Week!!
 3 special winners this week... (If only I can remember how to print screen the random.org picture)  
#10 Amy of one artsy mama

#9 Cherie of Bakow Babble

#3 Regan of Floating on a Quilted Cloud

Three extraordinary women.. go check them out for yourselves!!!
Thank you so much you guys for celebrating my birthday with me!!
I love all my bloggy friends and am so happy to enjoy this bloggy world with you!

My thoughts on this week

Food Fun Friday- Boursin

I'd like to tell you about the joy's of using this cheese.

Boursin

I always have this cheese on hand... not for using it as a 'cracker spread', but for making a nice quick dinner.

example:  We had some fish to cook.  I put the fish (talipa) in a baking pan and added dollops of the cheese on top.  During the course of baking, the cheese got all gooey and added such a nice flavor.

I've used this in a simple pasta dish.  You can add almost ANYTHING along with the pasta and cheese: small tomatoes, or mushrooms, or salmon, or chicken, or artichoke hearts, or olives or spinich or kale... 

Last week I cooked some chicken breasts (kind of like the fish) in a backing pan with a light spread of the Boursin over it.

YUM!!

It is a great staple to have on hand.

It is a little on the expensive side for cheese, but it is very versatile.  FRANKLY I didn't really know it could be used as a spread until I started looked up the picture on the Boursin web site. I really had no idea that it's purpose was for a spread!!!

Nope, I'll use it for cooking; for the great seasoning it adds to almost anything.

AND DON'T FORGET MY BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY HERE

ENDS SATRUDAY 10/1

It is consuming a lot of my time- Pinerest

IT was BOUND to HAPPEN

I have a pretty good (and simple to use) filing system on my computer for all my ideas, and pictures etc...but NOW there is an extremely addictive way of keeping (pinning) pictures and articles and ideas and designs and dreams and recipes and thoughts.   
With the help of pinterest you can find EVEN MORE (if that is possible and believe me it IS possible).

I am trying to keep my time down to a minimum because frankly I barely have time to read my email and maybe blog, let alone 'pin'.
BUT let me tell you that just one taste... and you are hooked, like a fish (haha get it fish.. remember I work for a fishing rod company!!)
Don't believe me?? try it for yourself.  Click on my pinterest button or I can send you an invite and you can start your dream list of colors, or houses, or backyard decks or little baby parties.  Any idea you can think of can be pinned!  
Here's just a couple of examples of Great Ideas found and 'pinned'.

 

            

Wednesday Wisdom - my new mantra

Find the wonderful in today

thank you for all the birthday wishes and don't forget to enter the contest here (ends Saturday)

It's my Birthday *GIVEAWAY*

Happy Birthday to me...

Ah those were the days! so young, no worries.  I really did have a wonderful childhood!(Thanks to my mother and dad)
    Celebrate with me...

    I have a great giveaway...  I've made MORE Domino Necklaces

 Or beautiful lavender

There are going to be three winners!!!!!
Which necklace would YOU like to win...

pumpkin - bat&moon - lavender stalks - lavender & bow

YOU choose your prize  

Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me by reading my blog.  I really appreciate ALL my readers!!!  so much!! 
*I share what I've been making, and teach YOU how to make it/them.
*I let you know about 'cool' stuff I've learned (catching fruit flies 'cool'??)
*I give you great recipes.
*I try to tickle your funny bone... come on, laugh with me!
*making friends and sharing my life with them - how cool is that.

Leave a comment (which necklace YOU want to win).  I'll keep this contest open until Saturday 10/1 8pm... (you know when you have a birthday you get to celebrate it ALL WEEK! yeah)  I'll pick three names with random.org.

A crafty weekend... a contest tomorrow

I love it when my weekend ends on a crafty note.  After cleaning, washing, vacuuming and taking my mother places.. I got to 'make stuff'.

I saw this wreath on pinerest and KNEW I had to make it.
It really is rather easy.

*wrap a straw wreath
*cut out music circles
*sew a red seam around the edge
*glue the circles in a cone shape
*glue to wreath (about 3 rows)
*make felt flowers:
 -cut a circle-cut it around in a circle like the picture-start at the outside edge and roll it-glue it together on the bottom.
*glue flowers to the wreath-on the inside edge.

You can add little moss stuff to the inside edge of the wreath to hide the layers of paper.

AND there you have it:
a beautiful wreath.

Now tomorrow is my Birthday and I am thinking of having a BIG giveaway...are you in?
Here is a sneak peak:

linking up here: