Etsy Stocking Stuffers, Part 2-Gifts for Her

I finally finished Part 2 of my Etsy stocking stuffers gift guide. Picking only a small amount of items was hard. Check out these wonderful gift ideas for her stocking and be sure to browse Etsy for lots more ideas. :)




NEWBORN Moss Pendant, NEWBORN No.93 So Delicate and Rare Great for the Fall and Holiday Season by WarmCountryMeadows



Calirroe in Pink - Felt Flower Brooch -- Hand felted wool by Stemellina



Green Love Porcelain Earrings by NewMoonStudio



Little Pod for IPod by EightSeasons



Purple Ginkgo Leaf T-Shirt - Sizes S/M/L/XL by yayforfidgetart



Sweet Little Coral Poppy Bobby Pin by contempojewels



Coffee Cozy - Turquoise and Lime by ironsea

Etsy Stocking Stuffer Finds- Part 1, Gifts for Him

Christmas is fast approaching-45 more days. Time to get busy and start thinking about purchasing and/or making your holiday gifts. Part 1 of my two part stocking stuffer finds is gifts for him. Part 2 will be gifts for her. Etsy is a great place to buy handmade gifts especially stocking stuffers. Here are just some of many great stocking stuffer ideas to fill your husband's, boyfriend's, or son's stocking.



Personalized Guitar Pick Holder woodgrain with black pick design Round Metal Tin by tinytins



Lacewood Double-Twist Pen with Gold Hardware by markdiller



Mens- Upcycled Coffee Sleeve -Coffee Cozy -Recycled -Repurposed by Blakeswork



Organs TShirt Vintage Anatomy Tee MENS Shirt by nonfictiontees



leather wallet billfold men with card slots custom for you woodgrain by inblue



Upcycled Brass Steampunk Bracelet by ModernRogue



handmade case for iPhone 4,Droid, Droid X Iphone IPod Touch with Cover and Pocket -- Chocolate Carmel Hearringbone by thameowdesigns

Black Raspberry Swirled Muffins

I was going to try out another recipe from my muffin book but then I stumbled onto a recipe for Jam Swirled Muffins. I found it on a lovely blog called Technicolor Kitchen-here's the recipe. They are very tasty and I can't wait to try it again with other types of jam. The recipe calls for lemon juice if you need to thin the jam but I used some apple cider. Next time I will go back to my muffin book unless of course I stumble upon another recipe on the net.

Fabric Coiled Bowl

Christmas will be here before we know it so I decided that it was time to start working on some fun gifts. I have been meaning to try to make fabric coiled bowls for a while now. I finally roped my mom into attempting them with me-I don't know how to use a sewing machine yet. I will have to get my mom to teach me how some time. :) Until then we can just do collaborations. I really like how the first one turned out and can't wait to try some more of these out. Here's the tutorial on CraftStylish-Fabric Coiled Bowls.

Ashcombe's Farm and Green Houses

We took a drive the other day over to Ashcombe's Farm and Green Houses. I wanted to get one of their pecan pies. mmmm! We had a good time looking at all the plants, nic-nacs, and food. Here's some pictures from our trip.

Dragon Bones

Mango Cake
Plus we also stopped at some thrift stores to look at the old suitcases. My mom is making pet beds out of them. We found 2 blue ones and a pink one which should work. :)

Scallion and Goat Cheese Muffins!

Today I decided to try out another one of the recipes in my muffin book. I decided to try out the Scallion and Goat Cheese Muffins. They aren't bad but I think they need some herbs. I am thinking perhaps some of Penzey's sandwich sprinkle. Or you could use the goat cheese that already has herbs on it. I think I may try a sweet muffin recipe next. Here's the recipe in case you want to try it. *Note: Muffins pictured only have 4 oz of goat cheese in them and a little less scallions than the recipe called for. *

Scallion and Goat Cheese Muffins
adapted from: 1 Mix, 100 Muffins by: Susanna Tee
Makes about a dozen

Ingredients:
oil or melted butter, for greasing (if using on muffin pan)
2 cups of flour
1 tbsp. of baking powder
1/8 of salt
a pinch of freshly ground black pepper (didn't use)
1 bunch of scallions, finely chopped
5 1/2 oz of goat cheese, finely diced or crumbled
2 large eggs
1 cup of buttermilk
6 tbsp. of oil or melted, cooled butter

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (200 degrees Celsius) Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with a dozen paper liners. Sift together the baking powder, flour, salt, and pepper to taste into a large bowl. Stir in the goat cheese and scallions.

Lightly beat the eggs in a large bowl or pitcher, then beat in the oil and buttermilk. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the beaten liquid ingredients. Stir gently until just combined, be careful not to over mix.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Bake in a preheated oven for about twenty minutes, until well risen, golden brown, and firm to the touch.
Let the muffins cool in the pan for approximately 5 minutes. Then serve them warm.

Free Sample!

Hello Readers,

It has been a little while since my last blog post. I haven't been up to much-I had a cold for a little while that I am thankfully now over. :) Crafting wise I have been carving some sticks to stock on my cat toys on sticks as well as making some yo-yos which will be coming magnets. So, there wasn't to much to share picture wise.

Anyway I have digressed- back to my free sample. I saw a Kashi commerical about trading in your bad snacks for good ones so I decided to go to their website. I have done this before with their cereals and I really do like them as well as their trail mixture bars and cereal bars. So I decided to try the Original 7 Grain Crackers. They are pretty tasty and since they sent a dollar off coupon I may just pick up a box. :)

P.S. Click on Kashi in the 2nd paragraph and get your own free sample. As per the website allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.