Valentine's Day Group Giveaway

Hi everyone! I can't believe February is almost here! Let me tell you, having a new baby plus a pre-schooler sure makes time go by very fast. Valentine's Day will be here in no time! Well, in honor of Valentine's Day I have put together an awesome giveaway from some of my favorite shops. They are all such great people and I have been lucky enough to win prizes from most of them in the past. I have used or will be using their items in my daughter's birthday parties.


First, we have this lovely "True Love" Embroidered Wedding Date Pillow from Sweet Tea and Linen   
 Sweet Tea and Linen hand makes simple, shabby and vintage inspired 
home decor and accessories. I gave one away for Christmas to our newlywed cousin and his wife. They loved it because their wedding was DIY rustic that had a lot of burlap.

Description:

This sweet little pillow will be a forever reminder of the day you married your "True Love". Pillow measures 12" x 16" and includes a poly-filled pillow form. 

Burlap face with machine embroidered lettering/date. Piping trim, Envelope closure back.

You can find Carolyn here:

Etsy Shop

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Restriction:
Shipping only to US.

Next, we have a $25 Gift Certificate from KK's Favors 
I wish I could win one of these! I love that she has these awesome pirate baskets!

Description:

KK 's Favors offers you made-to-order favors for all those special occasions including Birthdays, Sports Parties, Baby showers, Graduations, Teacher Appreciation Day, seasonal such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Christmas, Halloween and MORE!!!
Favor contents are theme and age related and are carefully put together by hand. We can assist you with any special request that you might have in mind to make that special occasion just that!


You can find KK's Favors here:
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Restriction:

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Chrissie from Party Paper Scissors has contributed a Valentine's Day Banner in Pink and a set of hair clips.

Here is where you can find them:
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 Julie, from Cakes and Kids has donated a Sweet Valentine Cupcake Kit and Straws. I really love her shop and things get shipped to me quickly since she is local to me.

Description:

Cakes And Kids offers custom, handmade fondant cake and cupcake toppers as well as a large selection of sweet, simple and stylish party supplies.

Restriction:

Prize will be offered with free shipping to US residents only.

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Cakes and Kids Too

Jennifer from BellaGrey Designs has offered a $25 shop credit on any of their PRINTABLE Valentine's Day collections. The photo is of our new collection ~ So Sweet. 
BellaGrey Designs is awesome and they designed my daughter's Pirates and Fairies party invitations.

Here is some information on them:

BellaGrey Designs opened their doors in September 2010, creating fully assembled paper party decor. Recently, they have added "We Create It, You Print It" DIY Party Printables to their list of services in their Etsy shop. Jennifer feels that every day deserves a celebration! So if you have an upcoming occasion you would like to celebrate, come find what you are looking for at BellaGrey Designs! Looking for something they do not have? Custom orders are always welcome.

 

You can find BellaGrey Designs:
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Restriction:

Has to be used by February 9, 2013 ~ Valentine's Day printable collections ONLY!

The talented and lovely Hakima "Kima" of Kima's Konfections has donated cake topper pack which includes (1) 3D cake topper and a dozen cupcake toppers any theme.

Below is an example of her work. She also did the dinosaur topper for my daughter's birthday last year and is working on some fairy cookies and topper for this year.

Kima's Konfections is a custom cake and cupcake boutique that also makes/sells custom 3D fondant cupcake/cake toppers. Based out of Philadephia, Pennsylvania, Kima's Konfections provides high quality custom cakes from scratch using only quality ingredients like real butter and whole milk. All cake and custom toppers are made by Hakima "Kima" Lamour and are made to each client's specific needs.  

Restriction:
Winner to pay shipping.

You can find Kima's Konfections here:

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Baja Fish Tacos

I love fish tacos so I have decided to try out a new recipe. It has been years since I beer battered anything but I am pleased that it turned out well.

Beer Battered Baja Fish Tacos

1 cup all purpose flour.

1tbs Cornstarch
1 bottle of beer – 6 ounces to mix with flour
Mahi Mahi –I used Trader Joes Mahi Mahi and it was a pound and a half package

1 tsp Mexican seasoning
Vegetable/canola oil for frying.
Extra flour for dredging the fish
Tortillas
Sides and toppings to your liking

(I used cabbage, tomatoes, green onions)

Mix the beer and the flour together and add 1 tsp of seasoning.  Then mix 1 tbs corn starch with 3 ounces of beer. Whisk cornstarch mixture into flour mixture.
Leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Heat the oil to 375 in a good  deep pan. Make sure the oil is about 4-5 inches deep.
When the oil gets to 375, dust the fish strips in the flour and shake off the excess.
Dip the fish into the batter and coat well shaking off any extra.
Drop the coated fish into the oil very carefully, that oil is super hot!
Work fast until you have about 4 fish strips frying in the pot. Make sure not to put too many in or this will cool down the oil and the fish won’t get brown and crunchy.
Move the fish around with a metal slotted spoon or some tongs until golden brown. Lift each piece out and let them sit on a wire rack to drain.

Baja Sauce

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons Mexican seasoning*
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• Dash of Chipotle Tabasco sauce
• Dash of garlic salt

Combine all ingredients; stir well.

$50 Pick Your Plum Box Giveaway

Happy New Year! I am so excited to ring in the New Year with this awesome giveaway from Pick Your Plum.

 I totally LOVE their products. Just in case you didn't know, Pick Your Plum is an awesome daily deal site.  They have a new deal every weekday at 7:00 am MST.  Before they send their email out the deal is posted on their Facebook Page. Sometimes they feature craft supplies, fashion accessories and jewelry. Take a look at what they have offered in the past:

 Here is what I made with my purchase of paper clips:

They made excellent teacher gifts and I am also selling them in my etsy shop.

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Happy New Year

Hi Everyone! Happy New Year! Hope you all had a very nice Christmas and New Years! We have been rather busy with our new addition, hence the lack of posts. Here is our new little guy.

Being that I am going to be off of work until March I am hoping to blog more and have some new giveaways. Tomorrow I have Pick Your Plum and later this month I am going to have a Valentine's Day Giveaway. If you want to donate something, let me know. I don't require anything from you.