Friday, March 21, 2008

My Twins Turn 23!









It's hard to believe that 23 years ago I was on my way to the hospital to give birth to my twin daughters, Lauren and Shannon! What a wonderful day that was! I remember it all so well...and now they have become beautiful young women that I am so proud to call my daughters!


I made them each a special "shadow box" type present for their gift....I am very pleased how they turned out! They were made with a lot of love and passion. I hope it shows!









Sunday, March 16, 2008

My New "Smitten" Kit...


Hope you like this one as much as I do...it is available at my etsy shoppe!
Just click on the link at the left of my blog page. Thanks for looking!

Monday, March 10, 2008

A Super Fun & Fabulous Scrapbook/Collage Kit...



This is a wonderful kit entitled "Shop Queen". I am sure you will have alot of
fun with this one! The colors are fabulous and the graphics too!
Terrific embellishments are included. You can purchase it at my etsy shop,
Simplyunregiftable, today!

Friday, March 7, 2008

New Additions...


These are my new "do-it-yourself" kits. Fabulous for scrapbooking, altered art design, card
making, collage....and much much more. This is the "Girls Nite" kit...fun, fun,fun...
Includes wooden scrabble tiles!

These kits have everything you need to get started right away!
Keep checking in for more kits to come!
I have been busy creating these DIY (do-it-yourself) kits to add to my etsy shop. These kits are great to use for scrapbooking, altered art creating, collage, journaling, card making and many other craft projects! All the tedious work has been done for you. I have taken great care to put together just the right coordinating items to complete each kit so that your finished creation turns out fantastic! Each kit includes great quality cardstock, fun tags, glossy photos, vintage embellishments and so much more... so go take a look and order one today...and have fun creating! Buy one for a friend too...you can craft together!
All my scrapbook/collage diy kits come shipped to you in a hard to find "pizza style" box that is perfect for storing your 12" X 12" scrapbook pages or any other crafting supplies!!







Thursday, February 28, 2008

A Weekend at the Oregon Coast!

That's me second from the left with my girlfriends!
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon

What a wonderful weekend I had last weekend at Women's Retreat at the Oregon Coast...Cannon Beach to be exact, "Haystack Rock". It was a great time of friendship, worship, prayer and of course food. The weather was unbelievable, sun every day and barely any wind on the beach! It was "Spring " weather for Oregon. Cannon Beach has a lovely little downtown, full of shops and cafes, which made for a perfect afternoon walk. We stayed at the Surfsand Hotel. It was simply beautiful. We were all definitely pampered with such upscale accommodations. There were home baked chocolate cookies available in the lobby each day along with milk of course. Turn down service with chocolate mints on our pillows. Saltwater Taffy and Tillamook Ice Cream....and a view of the ocean and the gorgeous sunset. I hope you will be able to experience the beauty that Oregon has to offer some day. It is worth the trip!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

A Touch of Spring is in the Air...

THE ABOVE ITEM IS SOLD!



The sun is shinning today in Portland, Oregon and there are a few blossoms popping out here and there...yes Spring is around the corner and Easter is on it's way. Here are a few of my Spring creations that I have been working on and have for sale at my etsy shop, Come take a peek...and let me know what you think. my etsy shop

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Puff Pastry Cream Puffs...yummm



What a sweet surprise it was to find these delicious homemade cream puffs waiting for me when I arrived at the beautiful vintage home of my dear friend, Peggy. She is always a very caring and loving hostess to our church community group as we meet at her and her husband's home each week, but this was truy an exceptional treat for us all to enjoy. I just had to share it here with you all...and Peggy gave me the recipe to share as well. It comes from the cookbook, "Sweet and Sugar free", an all natural fruit-sweetened dessert cookbook! Hope you will find the time to make these soon. Peggy provided us with a choice of vanilla pudding or peach sauce for the middle and of course whipped cream or cool whip on top! The sky's the limit!


Puff Pastry


1/2 cup butter 1 cup unbleached white flour 1 cup boiling water 4 eggs


In a medium-sized saucepan, combine butter and boiling water. Heat to a boil. Turn heat to low, add flour, and stir until mixture is thoroughly blended and a ball of dough forms. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly after each addition with a fork until mixture forms a cohesive dough. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls into a oiled baking sheet about 3" apart. Shape each cream puff with a knife into a mound that points up in the center. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 mins or until top starts to brown then reduce heat to 350 and bake 25 mins longer. Yields 25 cream puffs.

Enjoy!