Hello! Happy Thursday!

Just popping in to update.

I will be at the RED DEER Farmer's Market

this Saturday from 8 to 12:30 :)

As some of you may have read, I got my Etsy Shop up

and running last week, and Etsy is even more awesome than

I thought! There are so many amazing things on there, plus

my Alberta Street Teamies are SUPER & sooo much help!

(Thank you !)

Jacob is there :) He was recently featured with

Penelope in a One-Eyed Treasury with a

whole bunch of other cool stuff!

You should stop by and check it out :)

Hope you are having a great week!

Sunny, Sunny Days

Hello! Happy Wednesday!

A few summery thing happening. Flowers are in

FULL bloom! And there has been a wee bit of

suntanning too. Klip isn't "into" it much, but

Domo ..he bought these super cool frog glasses,

and he loves to hang out on the patio!

Of course they are not only super stylish, but they
have awesome UV protection as well.
I took a quick peek through my flower beds, and
even though we have had ALOT of rain, everything is
nearly blooming, my lillies are just on the verge of
all opening. Yay!
These are Dinnon's favorites.. I am not entirely sure
of the name of lilly, but I did assure him he should
not be climbing them --> he didn't listen.
Beware : You should not try this at home.
He is now covered with all this lovely
orange powder from the centers.
He will definitely be needing a bath.

Hope you are having a great week!

C is for Cookie, and Cookies are for Everyone!

Hello! Happy Monday :)

A little random post today, but a yummy one!

Who doesn't like Chocolate Chip Cookies? AND.. Monsters? :)

Meet Vloot, he is dashing little monster I have hanging out

in my Etsy shop right now..and he decided to help me out

with baking cookies this weekend.

Monsters love cookies, especially chocolate chip!

We made sure to put a fair amount in, and mix

them up really good :)

This recipe makes about 6 dozen cookies, which in my house

lasts only about a WEEK. It took me a loooong time to

master the soft, chewychocolate chip cookie, but thanks to my

Aunt Corrinne, I finally succeeded!

Want the recipe?? Here it is!

Super Ninja Awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 Cups Margarine ( I use the boxed kind, 4 squares)

Melt this for 1 minute and 4 seconds in your microwave

Once melty, add 1 cup Brown Sugar

& 2 Cups White Sugar

- Cream together, but do not overmix

Then Add :

4 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing a little between each one

4 tsp Vanilla

Beat until light and fluffy

Add : 4 to 5 cups of flour

2 tsp baking soda

I add 4 cups of flour, and depending on the

consistency, I may add up to another cup.

So many things affect this, like the weather..

weird, but true! Play with it a little, you can

always add MORE, you can't take it out.

Then Add 4 CUPS of chocolate chips.

Mix in with a wooden spoon, drop by spoonsfuls

onto ungreased baking sheet.

Bake @ 325 for 10 minutes, flip pan around, and

bake another 2 minutes.

Enjoy!

A Couple of Vloot Tips :

The first batch ALWAYS cooks faster, it might

not take the whole 12 minutes, maybe

check them at 8 & then flip the pan.

You don't want them super BROWN when you take

them out of the oven. If you leave them on the cookie

sheet for 5 minutes after you take them out of the oven,

they cool, and continue to bake a wee bit more.

Drum Roll Please...!

Hey! Happy Monday :)

There was a total of 10 Entries for the Monster Give Away,

And they were as follows :

1. Heather

2. Teresa

3. Monique

4. Laura

5. Candy

6. Lisa

7. Tracy

8. Casie

9. Karen

10. Amanda

And the winner is....

#4! Laura :) Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone that entered!

There will be more monstery competitions in the future :)

Have a great week!

Happy Friday!

Hello! Happy HOT Friday. 28 today, Yikes! It's gonna

be a scorcher! The monsters, they love the heat, their

fabulous sprinkler jumpers, and perfectly dry off

afterwards in the sun :) They say bring on the popsicles! I came across these cute little socks, and was really hoping

the at I wouldn't have to cut any of the reptiles out of them

to get their little body shape.And here they are! Tattooed Monsters! I know the little croc guy

is upside down.. but that just add more character.. right? :)I have had a busy week, trying to get up my stock..

and my least favorite part... is the arms.

I have been told, that babies sometimes SUCK the arms off,

and of course, that is a choking hazard! So, I do have a few

armless little monster people around :)

A moment to catch you up :

I have my Etsy shop open, and 7 monsters are awaiting adoption.

Etsy is a little complicated,and there is ALOT to learn!

I joined the Alberta Street Team, and the awesome ladies there

have give me tonnes of info to help me out! Thanks!

Today is the LAST Day to enter to win a FREE Monster!

So, if you haven't already done so, check out this post. I will

posts the results this Sunday!

Today from 4 to 7:30 I will be at the Sylvan Farmer's Market

Tomorrow from 8 to 12:30, I will be at the Red Deer Market

And July 17th, I will be at the Sylvan Artisan Market from 10 to 4

Have a super fab weekend!

Etsy

Hello! Happy Monday :)

As posted last week, I had a craft sale on

Saturday in Sylvan Lake, in which I met

some lovely, lovely ladies :) All of which are involved with Etsy, and the

Alberta Street Team :) So I decided to jump

on the bandwagon, and join their group AND get

some monstery goodness up on Etsy.

The above 7 monsters were all listed today. Yay!

I have alot of "Etsyness" to learn, please bear with me.

In your spare time check out a few fellow crafters...

Abby with My Happy Home

Lisa with My Other Life

Jasmin with Frog Princess Designs

Lisa with The Black Star Boutique

Meg with The Meg Shop

Candy with Maceme

And.. of course STUF'D :D

P.S. You only have 4 more sleeps to enter to

win the FREE monster!! If you haven't already

done so... I'm waiting :)

Happy Canada Day!!

Happy 143rd Birthday to Canada :)

We have a family day planned!

First we are off to ECLIPSE, yahoo! Then dinner

with the kids, and then off to see more Fireworks!

Of course we had to make cake :) It's a birthday!

We made Lemon Cupcakes w/ Lemon Buttercream...

and oh my, so good! A MUST try :)

I found the recipe --> here!

Yum, the perfect lemony goodness :)

Last night we did check out the local
fireworks here in Innisfail :)

They are so pretty, they never get tiring.

If you haven't done so already.. please enter to win

a FREE monster, celebrating my 400 FB Fans :)

Fill out my little questionaire, and email your answers

by July 9th. That's it!

THAT blog post is ----> Here. Good Luck!