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mini 241 and rainbow cupcakes mmmm…

Finally getting around to sharing this bag!

My little girl requested a 241 tote for Christmas, just like Mama’s.    I love that she chose handmade over a store bought princess purse, my heart totally melted!

She loves purple and I thought the bright dots were spunky just like her.    Glad to report she loves it!

Here’s a comparison with a full-size 241 tote, I printed the pattern out at 75% to make the mini version.

On a different note, have you ever made rainbow cupcakes?   I decided to give them a try yesterday to go with pizza night.   They are SO fun to eat but, quite honestly, a pain to make!    Here’s the directions I used, Rainbow Cupcakes.

The best part was the frosting!   Lately buttercream has just tasted way to sweet for me, so I made Cool Whip frosting.   Oh my.  Amazingly delicious.    Seriously like a dreamy cloud.

Cool Whip Frosting:

1 cup cold milk

1 package cheesecake pudding mix

1/4 cup powdered sugar

8 oz tub cool whip

Whisk the first 3 ingredients for 2 minutes or until pudding mix thickens.  Fold in completely thawed tub of Cool Whip.  Keep frosted items in fridge for up to a week.  (They won’t last that long!)

Off to eat another!

Lindsey

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Echino, brownies and a tornado, oh my!

How was your weekend?

Ours was very low-key, but relaxing (with just a jolt of anxiety!).   It’s refreshing to just do nothing.   It was good for the kiddos.   Time to just be.

I did a little sewing on an unfinished mini quilt that’s been hanging on my design wall for, *gasp*, a year.

I was reading about Mini Quilt Mondays, that Faith  is hosting this month.   Just the spark of motivation I needed to get this thing done.  Hope to share it next Monday.

Fresh Lemons Quilts

The kids and I made some brownies, mmm.

This is a family recipe and making and eating them reminds me of some good memories.

I love how food can evoke that for you.  If I take a bite with my eyes closed,  the taste and smell just about transports me back to the house I grew up in.

I thought I’d share the recipe in case there are any brownie lovers out there. :)   Hot out of the oven, I swear, these melt-in-your-mouth.    I was born and raised in Dallas, so these are appropriately called Texas Brownies.

Recipe for Texas Brownies

Yesterday, we rounded out the weekend with a bit of bad weather.  Our area had several tornadoes come through and we were extremely fortunate to be missed.

One touched down about 3 miles from us.   I was relieved to hear on the news this morning that no one was injured.

Bedtime couldn’t come soon enough, so I skipped my usual late night of sewing and cut up some Echino for a swap before hitting the hay.

SewSweetness  is hosting this fun swap.    I love Echino fabrics, but the cost usually keeps me from having a varied stash.

We all purchased 2 yards and cut it into 28 ten inch squares.   There are 28 of us and we had to choose a different print, so when our package arrives we’ll have a good mix.     Excited for my package to arrive!

Lindsey

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Pretzel Bites. Mmmm.

I discovered this recipe on Pinterest and oh.my.gosh.   These little bites taste just like the mall pretzels.

I made the dough in the bread machine while the kids were at school and then we made them for snack when we got home.    To make cinnamon sugar ones I just brushed the bites in butter and then rolled in a sugar/cinnamon mixture.

Easy, yummy and inexpensive!

Homemade Pretzel Bites

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