during my time of not really being able to eat (i’m STILL recovering from my wisdom teeth extraction, and it’s been two weeks-granted it probably didn’t help that my clot ruptured!), it didn’t stop me from wanting to bake something! i found this recipe on allrecipes.com and decided it seemed like a good twist on some peanut butter cookies! if i can’t eat them at least i can smell them!

Butterfinger Cookies

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 1/2 vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 butterfingers (chopped)

Directions

• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• combine all ingredients in a bowl
• shape into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheets
• bake for approximately 11 min
• allow to cool a bit before removing to wire racks

my 10 year highschool reunion is this weekend, and one of my good friends has been in charge of planning it! (poor girl, she’s been busting her butt with this thing!) several months back she had sent an email out seeing if anyone, or their companies wanted to sponsor the event or throw in gift certificates and what not for a raffle. since i’m always forever sewing, i thought it would be fun to make up a gift basket for the reunion. i decided on a baby set since we are all at the age where we are starting or expanding our families! i went with pretty generic fabrics that would work for both boys and girls! i’m kind of bummed though because i thought i’d be ahead of the game and actually finished this project up several months back, and now wish i had waited closer to the reunion date because there are new designs i’m anxious to get out!

the set going up for the raffle is:

a large blue and brown diaper tote bag

Alexander Henry’s “Bird Seeds” Gift Set that includes an applique onesie, fabric burp cloth, and coordinating bib

a soft and cuddly flannel blanket in a blue owl print with yellow backing

and lastly, a baby animal sensory blanket, and 2 pack polka dot and chenille burp cloth set

here are a few more totes i’ve been working on! some of them will be in the shop soon! (i know, i promised bags in the shop this past weekend, but i’m still not feeling 100% and haven’t really had a chance to work on as much as i thought i would! between emergency visits to the oral surgeon and feeling excruciating pain, i will be relieved once i am fully healed!!)

this koto one has a matching key fob and also has a little key tag dangling from the strap. i found these charms that i thought were too cute, and realized that the colors on them matched the colors on the fabric!

i made this green paisley one as a christmas order for one of my friends’ sister in law!

and this black eyelet fabric was actually a birthday present from my friend…i couldn’t decide what i wanted to make with it, and then realized these small totes would have been perfect as my diaper bag for my niece on the days that i take her out! i put a solid muave fabric behind the eyelet, and the inside lining is actually fabric that my mom got me from vietnam!

and lastly i just finished up this khaki floral one!

here’s the latest baby blanket order i just finished up! we just had a new Joann Fabrics open up- the difference is, it’s actually a superstore! (i hate when businesses call their places superstores…reminds me of like super walmart, and if you know me you know that i BOYCOTT walmart!) i was truly surprised at how much more they had and was even more surprised when i found some cute flannels for these baby blankets that i’ve been making! i’ve been trying to limit my trips to joann’s because i’d really like to only shop at the specialty quilt shop…however, sometimes my budget doesn’t always allow that, and with us having some unexpected expenses and being so close to the holidays, i don’t know when i’m going to be able to make it to the Artful Quilter next!

here are my new labels i got from JennifersJewels on Etsy! i decided i wanted something different from last time, and when i saw she added these owl labels, i knew i had to have them!

october 20-26 is Cupcakes Week! it is the 5th annual Cupcakes for a Cause! visit a participating bakery this week and purchase one of their special cupcakes to help support childhood cancer! if you can’t make it into a local bakery, go to their site and send an e-cupcake- for every e-cupcake sent, $1 will be donated to CancerCare!

i just finished up another project a while back that i haven’t had a chance to post about! i love these laptop bags! they work great for work or school! they are extra padded to carry your laptop in, but can also just double as a messenger backpack!

and after i made this first green paisley one i realized all the little ways i wanted to tweak them! (adding extra pockets, snap closures rather than the velcro…) i’ll definitely have some in my shop soon!!