Fabric Givaway

Isn’t this the cutest fabric ever?? You can win this by posting a comment at Lila Tueller’s blog here! I love her designs. I’m crossing my fingers that I win!!

Lip Balm

Friends – I have so many things to blog about. I just can’t seem to find time to sit down type it out. On top of the crafty & foodie topics I have lined up, my husband & I are getting ready to embark upon a 12 day trip to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. We’re calling this our “pre-children” vacation. I will try to do some blogging during our trip of all of the great things I know we’re going to see.  Also, I know it’s National Sewing Month, and I have certainly been doing my part to celebrate. I have made a few bags, softies, more crayon rolls, and (drum roll), my very first dress. More to come on all of those. 

For now, I must tell you about this fabulous lip balm recipe I have come across.  I ordered some inexpensive lip balm tins several months ago, and I’ve been in search of just the right recipe to fill them since. I found this one at chezlin, and it worked like a charm. Beeswax, oil (I used olive), and essential oil are all you need. Heat it all up, and pour into the tins. I cut out labels for the top of tins, and I handed them out to my friends at work the next day. I was thinking these would make great party favors or even stocking stuffers. I am going to make some more in a different flavor very soon.

Tiramisu

I mentioned in my last post that we were responsible for salad & dessert at the Labor Day bbq. I must tell you about the dessert. I made Tiramisu because I feel like most people like this dessert and it’s not that hard to make, at least not the recipes I use. On that note, I have never used the same Tiramisu recipe twice.  Well, I found a winner. This is the best Tiramisu recipe I have tried so far.  The recipe serves 15, so I cut it in half with no problems. I will use this one over and over again. I found this Tiramisu recipe here!

Labor Day Strawberry Spinach Salad

We’ve been trying to catch up with our neighbors for several months now. We finally committed to a bbq on Labor Day at their house. We were responsible for the salad & dessert. I’ve seen many variations of the salad below, and I drew from all of them to come up with this one. I added strawberries to the salad, but you could add any fruit. Pears or raspberries would be great too. This makes a really pretty salad, and it’s tasty. I made my own sugared walnuts and used this recipe I posted last year. I used  store bought Brianna’s Poppy Seed Dressing, but I noticed some recipes use balsamic vinaigrette instead. That sounds great too.

Labor Day Strawberry Spinach Salad

Baby Spinach

Sliced Fresh Strawberries

Sugared Walnuts

Feta Cheese – Crumbled

Brianna’s Poppy Seed Dressing

Layer spinach, strawberries, feta, and walnuts in a really pretty bowl.  Serve with dressing on the side.