A new family member

I know, I know, it has been FOREVER since I last posted.  I started a job in May that wound up being 7 days a week, although it is not 8-hour days.  I planted and am watering and weeding the flowers in a local city's parks and downtown area.  Those flowers don't know it is the weekend; they still need water. lol 

In other news, we have a new family member, a baby bunny rescue.  You can see how little he is compared to the guinea pig, who he has adopted as his mama, and he has already about doubled in size in the week we have had him.  Of course, the girls adore him, as do I, and he is doing well being a little house bunny.  And now I must tempt you with adorable bunny pictures.

American Girl Kanani doll giveaway

This is a bit off topic for me, but I wanted to let everyone who loves American Girl Dolls know about a Kanani giveaway.  Kanani is the new Hawaiian doll, with hazel eyes and gorgeous long brown hair.  I have three young daughters, and they are all in love with these dolls.  If you know someone who loves these dolls, even yourself, you may want to enter this giveaway.  It is open only until February 28, 2011 for U.S. residents.  Check it out!

Etsy sale on chainmaille bracelets

I just wanted to announce a sale in my Etsy shop.  All chainmaille bracelets are currently $10 off regular prices.  Sales prices are as listed.  These prices also apply to custom requests on chainmaille, such as colors or sizing requests.  While you are there, take a look at my new line of handmade soaps!  Happy shopping!

What to do with the extra frosting?

Yesterday we decided to use up the last of the candy canes from Christmas by making these cupcakes.  Ok, ours don't look as perfect as the Soap Queen's, but the girls and I had fun and they turned out pretty good.  No need to adjust your television set, the candy canes really were blue.  I omitted the peppermint extract from the frosting and just made it vanilla because there was already peppermint in the cupcakes and the candy canes.

 So we had these yummy cupcakes, but we also had a ton of leftover frosting, and well, we can't let all that creamy homemade frosting go to waste now, can we?  What to do?  Today we made these lemon drop cookies, added lemon extract and a tad of yellow food coloring to the vanilla frosting, and glazed these tasty cookies.  Very messy dripping the glaze on warm cookies, but so much fun.  The waxed paper under the cookies contained the mess.

Be aware that a 9-year old may enjoy dripping the glaze so much that it may start pooling around the cookies. lol  We are not all about appearances here, we just enjoy the taste.

Thanks for stopping in, and don't forget to take a peek at my Etsy shop.  I have added some new soaps to go with the chainmaille bracelets, handmade wood products, and knitting patterns and knitted objects.

Etsy sale from now until Christmas

Ok, we all know the Christmas shopping season is well underway.  From now until December 25, I will be offering a 30% off coupon code at my Etsy shop.  Enter code DEC2010 at checkout to receive 30% off your total purchase.  Happy shopping!

Cyber Monday sale!

What?  You didn't get a chance to take advantage of the Black Friday/Thanksgiving weekend sale in my Etsy shop?  Well, then here is a new coupon code for Cyber Monday, November 29, starting at midnight and running 24 hours Eastern Standard Time.  The code is CYBER2010 and it is good for 30% off at checkout, regular and sale-priced items included.  Now go shop!

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale on Etsy!

I just wanted to announce that I am having a Thanksgiving weekend sale on my etsy shop. Most items are already marked on sale 20 - 25% off. If you enter coupon code TURKEY2010 at checkout, you will save an additional 15% off the sale price. This sale runs from Thanksgiving Day, November 25, through November 28, 2010. There are knitted garments, toys, and chainmaille bracelets on sale. Or, choose a non-sale item like PDF patterns or woodworking goods, and use the coupon code, and you can still save. Check it out!