VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!

I told myself the day that my blog reaches a 100 hits a day for a week straight I would do my first giveaway......Well thats happened!  Yay for me!...and well, YAY for the winner.

Are you ready to find out what it is?......ha?  Are you?

Ok, ok you will receive enough fabric, 1 yard of bias tape,  coordinating ribbon, and pattern, to make this adorable pillow case dress.  ( little girl not included)

Alls you have to do is leave  a comment below for a chance to win!  How easy rite?  So what are you waiting for?  leave a comment!

Awesome Vegan Apple Crisp

Back to basics ........So My hubby went to the main land to get me a new car *WOOT WOOT*  Ok I really just didn't do that, but anyhow he had to ride the tug boat back and I'm not sure how well they fed him.  Soooo, I wanted to make him something yummy to come home to.  Here in Kodiak its almost 9:30 at night so I had to work with what I had (and what I didn't have) which is  eggs.  I came up with this recipe by just basically reinventing any modern apple crisp recipe.  I am going to post this before it even comes out of the oven (in case any one wants to make a late night desert).  SO HERE IS WHERE I CAUTION.....I have not yet tried this.  I'll comment how it turned out in about 30 minutes!

**********It turned out amazing!!!*************
...and I put a scoop of homemade cinnamon ice cream on top!

For the filling

3 Large apples

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup apple  water

1 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolved in the water)

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

handful of raisins (optional)

For the topping

1 cup quick cooking oats 

1/2 cup cinnamon toast crunch ( optional)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup butter cut into squares

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350,  Mix all the filling ingredients and put into a baking pan.  Add the topping ingredients together except butter and pour over the filling.  Sprinkle the cubed butter on top and bake for about 45 minutes.

Oil Cloth Lunch Sack

I'm trying to skip out on using ziplocks so I tried this lunch sack

I am not totally stoked with the results but they are good enough for now

Easy Baby Shirt

This is an easy pattern and gives you room to make it your own.  The pattern is available at the end of the post.

For this project you will need fabric and 4 feet of  bias tape ( I will show you how to make some)

First the bias tape...

Cut a 2 inch by 4 ft piece of fabric and fold it in towards the middle and iron

 Fold in the other side to meet in the middle and iron

 Now fold in half and iron

You've got yourself some bias tape

Reuse wipes or Diaper boxes

I have a ton of boxes from bulk diapers and wipes, so I decided to make them useful.  If you have scrap fabric and need cheap extra storage this is a good project!

Take a wipe box (If your using Parents Choice these measurements work)

 a 32" by 18" piece of fabric

and a hot glue gun

Recycled Easter basket

This a good way to use up old news paper and magazine pages or any paper you have laying around.

You'll need one square sheet of paper ( you can fold the corner in and trim)  keep the scrap for the handle.

Follow this TUTE on how to fold a box http://www.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Paper-Box

Take a piece of newspaper and roll it up until its about an inch wide.  Start cutting very small pieces and this will be your Easter grass.  Tape your handle to your basket, fill with grass and goodies.  You can decorate it however you like.  Remember those bows we made, perfect easter gift!!

Easter Cookies

Not so much Easter cookies, but just pretty pastel flower cookies.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup butter

1/2 salt

mix ingredients and chill for one hour, than roll to 1/2 inch thickness and use your favorite cookie cutters.

Bake at 400 for 12 minutes.

Frosting

One egg white

2 cups powdered sugar 

food coloring

( this is the frosting you will use to out line your cookies)

Flood frosting 

same as outline frosting but add 1 tsp vanilla and 2 tbs water.

Out line your cookies with the thick frosting and wait for it to set.  Then put your flood frosting in a squeeze bottle and pour it onto your cookies.  Let that set and go back with your stiff frosting and add embellishments!

Easter hair bows

Alls you need is some scrap fabric, about 2" by 2 1/2"

A hot glue gun 

a barrett or clip

and a bead

oh yeah and a sewing machine!

 Fold inside out

 Sew three sides

 Turn rite side out

 Pinch togather

And SEW

Hot glue to a barrett and add a bead if your heart desires!!!

Ta DA !!!