~sparrow and blossom giveaway~

 My friend Jen has just launched her new spring line called 

"sparrow and blossom"

If you visit her blog you enter to win a package of goodies worth $500!!!

Check out her shop here, it is filled with beautiful treasures!

Jen has generously offered to give a my sweet savannah reader a gorgeous aviary pillow shown below!

Please visit her shop and let me know what sparks your interest!

Leave me a comment back here.

{be sure your email address is there so I know how to reach you if you win!}

I will pick a random winner on Friday!

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win $500 worth of merchandise from her new line here.

xoxo

~Casual Family-Friendly Cottage~

A bit of color to brighten your day! 

View the rest of this cheerful home here.

xoxo

~four-0~

Happy birthday to the kindest, funniest, most thoughtful and generous man I know.

You are 40 today, and I love you more today than the day we met.

xoxo

~pantry labels and a winner~

 If you've been a reader of my blog for a while you know that I am a big fan of organization.

I came across these labels and printed a bunch out onto sticker paper from Office Max. 

Now my jars are all lined up nicely in my pantry with pretty little labels, super easy, and very inexpensive!

 My kids think these one the best and I have to agree.

I love the wording on them and their cute little shape.

The top 2 are from here and the bottom bunch is from here.

You can find the winner of the $50.00 Minted Easter giveaway here!

Have a great weekend!

My husband turns 40 tomorrow!!!

xoxo

~I made a cookbook, and you can too!~

I discovered this cool website and being the neat freak I am, decided that I needed all of our favorite family recipes neatly compiled in one stylish book.

I am really excited to get it and I can't wait to share it with you!

Almost every page has a photo, all taken by me, and if it turns out as well as I think it will, I will be ordering copies for family members for gifts. 

I watched the video tutorial before getting started. 

Normally I skip this part because you might remember my middle name is impatient. 

However, after 3 hours of screwing up my photos, I thought it might not hurt. 

Now what I have is a 100 page hardcover book of delicious family recipes.

My hope is that this book will be in our family for generations to come.

Let me know if you create one!

And the blog that got me all excited about this is right here.

xoxo

~Souvenir lifestyle magazine~{sneak peek}

I am so excited I can hardly stand it! 

Only 6 more days till the launch of the new spring issue from Souvenir!

Follow here and here.

Is anyone else ready for Spring as much as I am?

xoxo

~raw cookie dough bites~

I made these delicious cookie dough bites yesterday and thought I'd pass along the recipe.

                                              Ingredients

• 2/3 cup raw almonds
• 2/3 cup raw walnuts
• 2/3 cup raw oat flakes 
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup raw agave nectar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips

 In a food processor, process the almonds, walnuts, oats, cinnamon and salt to a fine meal.

 Add the agave nectar and vanilla and process to combine.

Next, add the cocoa nibs (or chocolate chips) and pulse just to combine.

 Roll the cookie dough into balls (about 1 tbsp each) and place them on a cookie pan lined with parchment paper. Place the pan in the freezer for about an hour to firm up. Store balls in a tightly covered container in the freezer.

 Enjoy!

Recipe found here.

xoxo