Silver Boxes Handmade Card Giveaway!

Happy Friday, friends!

Are you enjoying this week's giveaways? I hope so!

Today's giveaway is made by yours truely. 

I'm giving away six assorted handmade cards...

and one handmade card holder.

Let my last blogiversary giveaway begin! 

Don't forget that you can come back & enter all three giveaways everyday until they close.

Monday's giveaway: Lori Degenstien Designs

Wednesday's giveaway: Naturally Pure Soap

Contest opens August 9th & runs until Friday, August 16th at 11:59 p.m., central standard time.

**Giveaway open to residents of Canada & the continental U.S.**

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The winner will be chosen on August 17th & notified by email.

Have a great weekend & we'll see you again next week when I post the winners!

Thanks for celebrating with me & good luck!

Naturally Pure Soap Giveaway!!

Don't you love handmade things? I totally do! 

If you do too, you'll want to enter my second blogiversary giveaway!

Today I giving away a prize pack full of handmade, pure bath & body products made by my dear friend, 

Darlene of Naturally Pure Soap.

Darlene started making her own body products to help with some skin problems she was experiencing & now she sells her products to the public in person at craft fairs & also through her shop on Facebook.

This giveaway includes:

-1 whipped body butter

-1 beeswax lip balm

-1 bar of soap

-1 large bath bomb

You will want to check out her shop - she has much more to offer as well!

Contest opens August 7th & runs until Wednesday, August 14th at 11:59 p.m., central standard time.

**Giveaway open to residents of Canada & the continental U.S.**

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The winner will be chosen on August 15th & notified by email.

Monday's giveaway: Lori Degenstien Designs necklace
Friday's giveaway: Silver Boxes Handmade Cards

Thanks for celebrating with me & good luck!

My Blogiversary & Lori Degenstien Design Giveaway!

Guess what?! My little blog turns two this week & to celebrate, I've lined up three amazing giveaways!

The first one is from Lori Degenstien Design & Photography.

Lori creates beautiful jewelry & other items from her amazing photos. I first met her this spring at a craft fair & bought one of her pendant necklaces similar to the one below. I wear it all the time & so I'm super excited that's she's agreed to offer one reader these two gorgeous prizes!

"The Lilacs" Silver Plated Pendant Necklace

AND Set of 6 Nature Themed Notecards... 

So here we go! Let my first giveaway begin!

Contest opens August 5th & runs until Monday, August 12th at 11:59 p.m., central standard time.

**Giveaway open to residents of Canada & the continental U.S.**

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The winner will be chosen on August 13th & notified by email.

Come back on Wednesday & Friday to see the other two giveaways I have lined up for my blogging birthday!

Wednesdays giveaway: Naturally Pure Soap
Friday's giveaway: Silver Boxes handmade cards

Thanks for celebrating with me & good luck!

Chevron Ribbon Card

When's the last time you had a birthday party for yourself? Why do we just reserve them for the kids only?

I'm thinking that adults have far too few birthday parties. Shouldn't we celebrate each other's lives & achievements as well? 

I say yes! 

If I was to throw myself a birthday party, I think I would have a chevron theme like this chevron ribbon card.

It's full of my favourite things... all my favourite colours, resin flowers, crochet flowers, & of course CHEVRON!

Products used:

• Cardstock - Michael's
• Chevron ribbon - American Crafts
• Resin flowers - Michael's
• Crochet flowers - Michael's
• Happy birthday sticker - American Crafts
• Corner punch - EK Success

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Rhubarb Muffins with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Topping

Rhubarb is something that grows strong in the garden all spring & summer long.

In fact, it's the first perennial up in the spring & one of the last things to fade in the fall. 

I get so much from my four plants, I usually use it all to make jam in the fall.

This summer, I wanted to challenge myself to use some of the vast quantities of rhubarb that I get from the garden & make some other recipes with it. 

This is the first one that I made this summer & let me tell you. Go. Make. These. Muffins.

The sweetness of the sugar cinnamon topping paired with the sourness of the rhubarb is such a wonderful combination!

Rhubarb Muffins with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Topping

makes 12 muffins

Muffins:

1/2 cup sour cream (low fat or fat-free works too!)

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg

1 1/3 cup flour

1 cup diced rhubarb

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Topping:

1/4 brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. melted butter

To make the muffins: 

Preheat oven to 350º F.

Blend together sour cream, oil & egg. Set aside. In another bowl, stir remaining ingredients together & combine with sour cream mixture. Mix just until moistened. Fill muffins cups 2/3 full. 

To make topping:

Combine all ingredients & spoon onto each muffin. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

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Enjoy your day!

Check out the great parties I link up to!