tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39419776430645215272024-03-13T08:32:16.478-05:00The Simple LifeThe musings of a stay-at-home mommy who is learning to live simply, by God's grace, one day at a time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-62220985611289623112011-02-08T12:53:00.002-06:002011-02-08T12:53:38.681-06:00Shutting this blog down! Come over to my new one!!I am going to close this blog, and hopefully import all the old posts to my new blog. So this will be my last announcement. I don't want to lose any of you, so please hop over to <a href="http://idaandmae.blogspot.com/">Ida & Mae</a> to follow along! I like readers and comments! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-19861977177455011352011-01-28T13:05:00.000-06:002011-01-28T13:05:22.978-06:00Please join me on my new blog!!I am going to close this blog and go down to just one blog now that will encompass both my jewelry business and my life. I think I can merge the old posts on this one onto my new one. That way I won't lose my old posts from all these years of blogging. So please come join me on <a href="http://idaandmae.blogspot.com/">Ida & Mae</a>! I don't want to lose my followers!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-90644134934404882172011-01-04T14:32:00.000-06:002011-01-04T14:32:32.960-06:00I relaunched my business! Come follow me!!You may remember about a year ago at this time I started my little jewelry business Beadworks by Marcy. Well, I have just relaunched that business with a new name and a new look. The name limited me to just jewelry, and I want to offer more goods in the near future. So I bring you, <a href="http://idaandmae.blogspot.com/">Ida & Mae</a>! I have a new blog up, a new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/idaandmae">FB fan page</a>, and I am working on my Etsy shop. Please come "like" and follow them all! I am thinking about closing this blog and just having the <a href="http://idaandmae.blogspot.com/">Ida & Mae blog</a> only. I certainly do not want to lose any followers, so be sure to come on over and follow me there! If/when I do decide to close this one, I will be sure to make a big announcement to let you all know.<br />
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Christmas cookies made...<br />
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Christmas gifts made and wrapped...<br />
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And soon to have sleeping children who will awake on Christmas morning to open presents! Ron and I are super excited for Christmas this year now that the kids are a bit older. Ronnie is already anticipating it! But most of all, we will be sure to share the true reason for the season with our kids, the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will read the children's bible story and watch the children's video about the nativity. Looking forward to it all! Merry Christmas to you and yours!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-66991387078365023842010-12-16T18:09:00.000-06:002010-12-16T18:09:04.975-06:00Our Christmas cards!!Well, I ended up choosing a different card design than the ones I blogged about. But I LOVE how they turned out! They arrived last night, so I filled them out and mailed them today. Here is the front of the card:<br />
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Thank you Shutterfly for the wonderful FREE cards!! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-34987872659551573782010-12-14T09:40:00.000-06:002010-12-14T09:40:03.717-06:00Baking with my friend Mandy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend <a href="http://www.bonafidemama.com/">Mandy</a> posted on Facebook last week that she had tons of whole wheat flour and eggs and was going to do some baking. She wondered if anyone would like to join her, so I did! We are like- minded when it comes to eating healthy, natural foods, so I was thrilled to be able to spend some time in the kitchen with her whipping up some yummy recipes. Her son Hunter is in the hospital recovering from his bone marrow transplant for his leukemia (click on the "help Hunter blast leukemia" link for his Facebook page). Her husband is staying in the hospital with him, so Mandy is home alone with the kids, and her wonderful friend Tawnie who is staying with her right now. We had a great time baking up a bunch of different things to try. All of which tasted great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Mandy's youngest two children, such hams!! (Almost 5 year old Ronin was the bone marrow donor for her bigger brother, she is such a brave little girl!)<br />
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Just some of the mess we made. :)<br />
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Me and Mandy.<br />
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Hamming it up again with the cheesy smiles!<br />
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Mandy was taking out the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, while Drayken was spitting out the piece of thumbprint cookie he didn't want. LOL!<br />
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These scrambled egg muffins were fantastic! Like mini quiches!<br />
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Dishing out the muffins while Tawnie does dishes for us. :)<br />
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Drayken just cracked me up! He was up on the chair playing with the radio.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-66846881407956106372010-12-04T16:11:00.001-06:002010-12-06T23:02:08.659-06:00A Shutterfly ChristmasI am new to Shutterfly, but so far I have been pleased with them! I signed up for a new account a couple months ago and received 75 FREE prints! I had not printed any photos in a long time, so it was fun to be able to get copies of some of the great photos we took this summer. I had edited some on-line and they turned out so neat! I kept some for us, and also put some together as Christmas photo gifts for both sets of grandparents. So right now they are offering <a href="http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/">bloggers 50 FREE photo cards</a>! So I am going through their awesome selection of Christmas photo cards. I like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/rejoice-lord-king-religious-christmas-5x7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93476">this one</a> as well as <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/in-his-name-religious-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93496">this one</a> and <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/oh-holy-night-religious-christmas-5x7-folded-card?sortType=1&storeNode=93496">this one</a> and this cute <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/vintage-noel-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&storeNode=93496">vintage one</a>. It won't be easy to pick out my favorite, but I will eventually narrow it down. Here are some of the photos I am thinking of using:<br />
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In addition to their great card designs, I also love Shutterfly's <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars">calendars</a>! These are a great gift for grandparents, or just for yourself. Something that I have not seen at many other sites is the option to have your photos made into <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/home-decor/canvas-wall-art">canvas wall art</a>. This is neat! I may have to look into this for a family photo next year. One other item that I think is neat are their <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/thank-you-cards">thank you cards</a>. What a great way to send a thanks to those who attended your child's birthday party! Fun stuff! What are you doing for your Christmas cards this year?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-19023258267345156432010-12-03T10:37:00.000-06:002010-12-03T10:37:55.692-06:00Giving thanks for family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year we went to Ohio to spend Thanksgiving with Ron's family. We had a nice time and so did the kids. They loved spending some quality time with Paps and Mamaw! Here are some photos from our trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Ronnie taking a walk with Mamaw down the driveway.<br />
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Riding the 1 cent pony at Meijer, just like daddy and mommy did when we were kids! (I REALLY miss having a Meijer nearby!)<br />
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Doing the finishing touches on Thanksgiving dinner!<br />
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Some of the desserts, including Ron's grandma's carrot cake recipe, which I now have. :)<br />
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Daddy teaching Ronnie how to play pool.<br />
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Ronnie with his cousins Trent and Zandra.<br />
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Ron and his sister Jennifer.<br />
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Mamaw letting Ronnie play with some of her cow figurines.<br />
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Ron with his uncle Ralph, they had not seen each other in probably a good 10 years or more.<br />
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Paps playing with Ronnie.<br />
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Me and Carrie (Mamaw) playing with jewelry. I made her some rings, and she gave me some vintage jewelry.<br />
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Mamaw with Elise.<br />
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There is a neat little area here in our town with some old buildings and tractors and a train. So we wondered around a bit and snapped photos. I didn't get many of Elise because there was a wedding going on there and she is a handful to chase around! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-75651068575771980512010-10-06T09:04:00.001-05:002010-10-06T09:05:37.917-05:00Fun "photo shoot" in downtown NashvilleLast weekend we went to downtown Nashville. We spent some time on the Bicentennial Mall right behind the capital building (as well as Centennial Park where the train was). It was a great opportunity to get some fun pictures of the kids. I edited these on Picnik and love how they turned out!<br />
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The littlest cousins got to play together for the first time!<br />
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Papa and Ronnie played with trains a lot!<br />
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Great grandma holding her great granddaughter for the first time! They share the same middle name. This was a very special moment for me to capture!<br />
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Papa took Ronnie fishing for the first time. He loved it! He wanted to hold and touch the fish, he showed no fear at all!<br />
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My parents with all five of their grandkids! Very special!<br />
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My brother's baby Laci taking her first steps. We all got to witness it, so fun!<br />
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My brother Scott and his beautiful family.<br />
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Me and Scotty. :)<br />
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We walked down to a pumpkin patch right by my parents house. The kids enjoyed that too.<br />
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September 8, 2000 On our honeymoon at a cabin in Gatlinburg.<br />
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We had a great time seeing the Smoky Mountains!<br />
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September 8, 2010 Ten years of marriage and two kids later. I love my life!!<br />
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It is hard to believe that an entire decade has passed since we married! Wow! It was such a fun day, we just enjoyed ourselves. I pray for many, many more decades together! And for more babies too! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-63955719438940523092010-08-31T22:58:00.000-05:002010-08-31T22:58:11.689-05:00Fabulous lunch wrap!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GgYFCOdpy9I/TH3Oq1UHGWI/AAAAAAAABoc/b6TRC5Se1uo/s1600/IMG_5538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GgYFCOdpy9I/TH3Oq1UHGWI/AAAAAAAABoc/b6TRC5Se1uo/s320/IMG_5538.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Oh this was so good! I need to make them again soon. We had sort of forgotten about the Ezekiel sprouted grain wraps (we only buy Ezekiel bread). Whole Foods is the only place around here that carries the wraps. So now we make it a point to buy some each time we go there (about twice a month). In case you can't see everything on the wrap, it is hummus, spinach, cherry tomatoes, black olives, avocado, carrots and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Mmmmmm!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-48566946738157731032010-08-30T11:08:00.000-05:002010-08-30T11:08:06.479-05:00Photos from the last couple of weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GgYFCOdpy9I/THvVIq9db3I/AAAAAAAABnM/5SukO7q_Ioo/s1600/45546_1556356834650_1407094044_1501082_6365791_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GgYFCOdpy9I/THvVIq9db3I/AAAAAAAABnM/5SukO7q_Ioo/s320/45546_1556356834650_1407094044_1501082_6365791_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Ronnie playing in the rain. He loved it!<br />
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Thomas is Ronnie's FAVORITE thing to play with. He loves to build the tracks. This one started in his room and went all the way into our room. The life sized Thomas will be in Nashville this weekend, and we are going! I cannot wait to see Ronnie's face when we ride on the big Thomas! I will post pictures for sure!<br />
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The track ending in our room. Yes, that is a drum kit in our bedroom. I'm a pretty cool wife! :)<br />
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Ronnie's friend Blaise came over to play. (he lives behind us)<br />
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Elise carrying a bear bigger than her at our neighbor's house.<br />
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Ronnie and Tyler playing. (they live across the street)<br />
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Ronnie dumped the whole toy bucket on top of himself. Then gave a cheesy smile. :)<br />
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Elise carrying around the lizard she likes to chew on.<br />
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Sweet baby girl in her car seat. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-25807156710649151382010-08-17T17:00:00.000-05:002010-08-17T17:00:31.780-05:00End of summer clearance bargains!!After losing yet another inflatable kiddie pool (our 3rd one in three years), I stopped in at Kohl's and discovered they were blowing out their kiddie pools, and slip and slides! Since I had a store credit of $7 to use, I ended up only paying $6.14 for BOTH of them!!! And the kids have had a BLAST playing on them! Since we live in the south, we will have plenty of time to get some good use out of these before it gets too cold. :)<br />
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Happy shopping!!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-86201184637748705972010-08-02T10:21:00.000-05:002010-08-02T10:21:47.677-05:00Vintage, upcycled magnetic memo boardI won a blog drawing!!!! So exciting! I recently started following <a href="http://shabbyvintagemom.blogspot.com/">Shabby Vintage Mom</a> and entered a drawing to win one of the sweet magnetic memo boards she sells in her Etsy shop. I was super excited to win this for Elise's room! Especially since her room is turing out to be very shabby chic looking!<br />
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It arrived wrapped in brown paper tied with rick rack and had this cute little pouch attached! The magnets were inside.<br />
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So cute!<br />
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A close up of the little pouch, yes I kept it, and the rick rack!<br />
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And here is Elise's sweet little memo board with vintage button magnets! I just love it!!<br />
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Here is the cake cooling. You already want to dig your fork in there don't you?<br />
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Melting the bittersweet chocolate with coconut oil for the glaze. Yes, I licked the spoon and pot clean afterwards. :)<br />
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Spread the chocolate glaze on, then sprinkled blueberries and shredded coconut. Oh yes!!!<br />
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Scrumptious!!!!!!!<br />
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Below is the recipe. I got this from <a href="http://ohsheglows.com/">Oh She Glows blog</a>, and she suggested adding one smashed banana to make it more moist, so I did. It is very moist and excellent!<br />
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<div style="color: #0082ca; font: 16.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Healthy Blueberry Chocolate Glaze Cake</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 20.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Adapted from <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/07/chocolate-blueberry-cake.html#more-1118"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">Fat Free Vegan</span></a>.</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 20.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 1/4 cup whole grain spelt flour</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 teaspoon baking powder</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1/2 teaspoon baking soda</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 teaspoon ground chia seeds or flax seeds</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1/4 teaspoon sea salt</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2/3 cup water</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1/2 cup blueberries</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1/2 cup maple syrup</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chocolate glaze (1/2 cup dark chocolate chips + 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted in micro for 30 seconds or so)</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Blueberries, for garnish</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Unsweet. shredded coconut, for garnish</span></div><div style="color: #111111; font: 12.0px Arial; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 20.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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I have started getting into making upcycled jewelry using vintage costume jewelry, combined with new pieces and findings. It has been so fun! I am going to be making up some for a barn sale I am participating in this fall. I had my rings and earrings in the barn sale in May, and did very well! I posted about the sale on my other blog, you can read it and see photos <a href="http://beadworksbymarcy.blogspot.com/2010/05/strawberry-patch-barn-sale.html">HERE</a>. The necklace above is my first "art deco" type necklace. I saw photos of similar necklaces done by a very talented designer Lulu Frost, so I was inspired to do my own. Now I just need to get my hands on a lot more vintage jewelry!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941977643064521527.post-83112179987433193082010-07-21T08:41:00.000-05:002010-07-21T08:41:04.570-05:00My quick, healthy snackThis was a quick, tasty, healthy snack I had the other day. A fresh tomato from my neighbor's garden, chopped fresh basil from my basil plant, salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil. DELICIOUS!!!!!<br />
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Been busy this week, so I thought I would pop on here a minute and share a couple photos from last weekend. We had a really fun family day last Saturday, but these are the only photos we got. I sure do love my babies!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653519316511708895noreply@blogger.com0