Worlds Best Ice Cream?

I may have found it! Now, I'm pretty particular about my ice cream. I have sensitive teeth, so my cold treats are really a treat and have to be awesome.



It's light, it's rich, it's sweet and it's heaven in a bowl/cup/cone/spoon. Haha. Really, it's amazing. I've grown up a fan of peanut butter chocolate, moved to chocolate mousse and am now on chocolate marshmallow. It's divine.

After the last few days, it was so nice to sit down and enjoy a nice cold bowl of good ice cream. The last of the Valentines orders have gone out, so now it's time to clear them out and make room for the graduation pieces! Starting next week, all the items I created just for V-Day will be on sale and starting in the next couple weeks, you'll see some graduation pieces sneaking in.

Awareness ribbons are still being worked on, no worries there, I just want them to be perfect.

Well, I am off to bed! Hope everyone has a great night and take care.

What. A. Day

Whew. I am so glad that it's 2:30pm. That means the worst of my day is over.

My little man had to get a filling this morning. He was premature and because of that, some of his teeth didn't form properly and they didn't get the right amount of nutrients. They are hypoplastic (not too sure what that means) and had started to break down. So. 3 teeth needed filling, but I decided to just do the one that was breaking down. At least that's what I thought was happening. Turns out, they did all three.

My poor little guy was tied down for an hour. His screams were gut wrenching. I stood in the hall crying as he laid in the room terrified. It was one of the worst moments of my life. The feeling of helplessness is horrible. Knowing there was nothing I could do to make it better killed me. But it's done. He accumulated a pool of sweat and was shaking, but a pacifier, cuddles and Thomas The Train helped.

After nap, I decided he needed some extra spoiling. So, we went out to the mall for Chick Fil A and a ride on their train that goes around the lower level.

In some other news, I'm working more toward being eco-friendly! In that effort, all bubble envelopes are now recyclable and mostly recycled, Kraft boxes (that can be reused) are recycled and the organza bags can be used again and again. I also will not be including invoices in the package and my notes will go on paper I cut myself from the left overs from the handmade gift boxes.

I know the hand made gift boxes were loved by many and I loved making them, but they take so long. So, to keep the option out there, I will have a separate listing for those who wish to also have a handmade box. They will cost $1 and will be available until the Christmas season!

Hope everyone is doing well! Stay safe and warm.

Valentine Special!

I have created two items that are a set, a necklace and earrings, for Valentines Day. There will only ever be two of each of these for Valentines Day. Once the two sets are sold, no more! They will come in a gift box wrapped special for V-Day with a card for you to write on.




These will only be available from 2/7- 2/10 for domestic purchase!

Awareness

There have been various awareness ribbons for quite some time. You can find them anywhere. Now, you can find them here as well. I have many reasons to keep awareness ribbons.

Yellow for supporting the troops
Light blue for child abuse
Purple for premature babies
Pink and Blue for infertility/pregnancy loss
Gray for asthma awareness
Green for depression
Teal/Torquoise for PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)

There are many others who have reason to keep awareness ribbons close to their heart. I'm working to make that a possibility and keeping it affordable. So, I'm working on a line of awareness products. Among it will be nickel silver plates on silver plated chains, earrings, key chains, cotton/suede necklaces and bracelets.

It's Superbowl day today, granted I know nothing about football I know others do.

So please stay safe, drink responsibly and have fun!

Earrings!!

So, a little while ago I posted that I got my ears pierced. Not only do I get to wear LimeGreenModern's amazing earrings, but I also get to make my own!

All these new design fonts got me thinking, why not put these on some earrings? So that's what I did.






I really like them all and I am wondering if I need to add some beads to them.

I also am going to be putting up the newest designs (owl, ribbon and cupcake) on some earrings. The ribbon will come in many colors for many awarenesses and the cupcake will come in different colors as well.

When we finally got out of the house and I told you about the 'heaven in a cup' from Olive Garden....well, I have heaven in a cup at home. It's Chocolate Caramel hot chocolate from Nestle. Mmmmmmmmm

Keeps you warm and toasty.

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm!

Cabin Fever

We were going a little stir crazy today. We had to get out. Had to! Between being confined to a tiny townhouse, a toddler with a new molar popping through and no real source of entertainment we knew it was time to go.

So, first we tried to go one way and got stuck behind a stuck car.


Then, after Aaron helped for about 40 minutes, they left and we hit the Olive Garden. I had heaven in a cup. Hazelnut Macchiato.


Then we went to the mall. I got a pair of boot liners for my rain boots I thought would work as snow boots. My freezing feet begged to differ. I also picked up a pair of brown boots for $20! The ones I really wanted were $50 and felt like I was walking on a cloud. They had brown, grey and black. So....if anyone wants to get me a valentines gift..... ::wink::

Then, for the obligatory snow pictures.


This is looking at the front of our house. There are supposed to be bushes there. And a chair. To give you a good idea. Noah is 35in tall. The snow drift going to the bushes was slightly taller than he is. Aside from what was plowed into a pile, that was the tallest I've seen.

I hear Chicago got pounded and many were stranded. I hope everyone is home safe and warm with power and heat. Wishing you all a good night.

Queichey Quiche

I made a quiche tonight! I think this is probably my first ever. Aaron wanted something with tuna and I wanted quiche, so we combined the two!

My first task was finding a recipe with no cottage cheese or breadcrumbs. Mainly because we don't have any. I found a great one and all it needed was tuna, cheese, eggs, mayo and cornstarch (replaced with flour).

After about 15 minutes

Today was also a snow day. Aaron was home, people were in hysterics for the last to days, meteorologists were sending hourly warnings....Completely awesome. Anyway. Yesterday was ice, today, rather late morning to an hour ago, was snow. It wasn't even that bad. They were calling for 6-9 inches, then 8-12 inches, then back to 6-10 inches. I think we maybe got 4 or 5 at most.

We hung out at home watching movies and eating.

I'm excited to get pictures tomorrow. As of now, the drifts are up past windows (roughly 3 feet) out back and 4 feet out front. I can't see the cars from our window!

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm. I hope no one loses power tonight or tomorrow!