{ Happy Spring!! }

Are these not the cutest thing ever!??!! 

I love em and yes I will be doing a tutorial 

VERY SOON!

Don't forget to sign up for my friend Kim's giveaway below, these would make awesome baby shower gifts!! I'm just saying!

Giveaway ends tomorrow!

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{ Wednesday Giveaway Winners! }

EDITED: Okay Time's Up, for the winners that DID NOT contact me. 

I'll have to draw another day for the runners up. 

Sorry rules are rules.

Holy Monkey's!!

I totally spaced that yesterday was my Giveaway drawing day!!! 

Forgive me... My schedule is a day off, here are the winners without further adieu!

The Winner of the 2 Silhouette plates is:

Carly said...ANNNNNNNND facebooked it! :) crossin' my fingers !:)

The Winner of the Dining In is the New Date Night is: 

Emily said...

Cool giveaway! Congratulations on 1000 followers! I finally had my baby a week overdue! Have fun in my neck of the woods and at Ikea!

The 2 winners of the vinyl furniture silhouettes are:

Barb in CA said...

Congrats on the 1,000 followers! I love the giveaways - fingers crossed.

March 20, 2011 10:26 PM

AND

Kara @ Mine for the Making said...

I am sharing this on my facebook! hugs! kara

The 2 winners of the Date Night Vinyl are:

Staci said...

All these vinyl things are a lot of fun, and so versatile! Thanks for giving such cute things away! Congrats on 1000 followers, that is pretty amazing!

March 16, 2011 3:22 PM

AND

MOM OF 2 said...

I have been looking for some snazzy plates for living, kitchen, dining combo area in my house!!

 

And as a forgive me for not drawing yesterday..... 

Here are 2 more winners!!!

For either of the Vinyl's Your choice: 

of Date Night or Furniture.  

sorry plates not included

Ari said... I'm a follower!

AND

 amy taylor said...love the plates! here's hoping... 

                            

Congrats to the winners!! Please contact me within 48 hrs, if I don't hear back from you I will draw another name.You can contact me by emailing me, the link is over on the right hand side of my blog. :) Thanks!

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{ Saint Patrick's Day Teacher Gifts }

I threw these little gifts together last night and I think they turned out pretty cute.

Here is what I used:

~Bag of Rolo Candies

~Green Baby Shower Gift boxes from the Dollar Tree

~Free Printable Tags from The Crafting Chicks

~Ribbon from Wal-Mart

~Tape

1. I printed the tags and cut them out but left the white on both ends.

2. I filled the bottom of each box with some green streamers that I had left over from a birthday party (you could use what ever you have on hand)

3. Throw in some Rolo's

4. Eat a couple Rolo's :)

5. Close the box and wrap the tags around the box and tape it on the bottom.

Note: I found it worked best when I wrapped it once, then took it off and creased the edges and taped it on.

6. Tie a little piece of Ribbon on each handle.

Easy Peasy!

I really wanted to find some little buckets but this town we live in wasn't providing the goods, so the Dollar Tree baby shower boxes had to do. I figured they were a shade of green so they would work.

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY WHICH ENDS  ON 3.23.11!

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!

Have a Fan-Tabulous Weekend!!

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{ GIVEAWAY!! }

Giveaway is now closed, thank you!
I can't believe I've reached over a 1000 followers!! 

Seriously I'm blushing over here, you guys are the best!!

 Okay here's the low down on how to enter:

For 1 entry: Leave a comment on my blog

For a 2nd entry: Become a follower on my blog

For a 3rd entry: Share this on Facebook


Just be sure to comment if you become a follower & share on Facebook. 
Even if you are already a follower please comment again so you get the extra entry!

Here are the goodies I will be giving away, yes there are 6 prizes I hope you love them!
I think I've caught the vinyl cutting bug.

  
Okay so there you have it! 
I'm thinking I will close this giveaway on Wednesday the 23rd.



Oh and if you don't win the Date Night Vinyl I am selling a few sets in My Etsy store and shipping is free!

Well I better get busy, I have to pack as I'm running away to SLC Utah on Friday with my dear friend Nanette (both of us kid free) and yes Ikea is on the shopping list! 


Good Luck and Thanks so much for reading my little ol' blog!

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{ A Change Will Do You Good...... }

Have you noticed that my blog is now a DOT COM? 

That's right my blog is now....

www.TheRachelBerryBlog.com

 I've been thinking about this for about 6 months or so but was a wee bit nervous, so a little over a week ago I decided it was time to take the plunge.  

You can change my address from

www.eoberrys.blogspot.com

TO

www.TheRachelBerryBlog.com

In your Google Reader if you want, 

if you don't feel like it don't worry 

Blogger will still send you all my new blog updates!

Thanks!!!

PS. My Giveaway is TODAY!!!

I've got to feed the little people first, see you in a bit!

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{ I'm so Busy, Oh so Busy......}

Yes it's been a little busy around here due to the following:

After 13+ years of changing diapers we are DONE!

Addison is my oldest child (age wise) to potty train, but she did it when she was ready and is doing fabulous!  

Refinishing a desk for our office, the primer is done now on to paint, bead board, & Formica.

 Trying to get my giveaway away stuff figured out.

So far I like what I see..... 

And so I don't forget 

here is all the other stuff that has been going on: 

Scouting

Choir Concerts

Basketball games

Daycare kids everyday

RS birthday handouts

Etsy family stitchery's x2

Baking

Sick kids

Egging with my girlfriends - let me clarify this is a craft :)

Never ending cleaning

And more Phew!!!

Have a Fan-Tabulous Weekend 

I'll see you on Monday!

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{ Baking In The Morning - Serious Goodness }

Whatever was I thinking??!?! 

My husband wanted fresh hot Cinnamon Rolls to take to his early morning meeting at work. 

So me being the ever good wife that I am made them. 

I started last night and got all the rolls on trays, saran wrapped the suckers and stuck them in the fridge. When the Mister got up this morning he preheated the oven and got them out and rising again. Well, THIS RECIPE doesn't like that (mental note to self) they just weren't the same. So now I have to remake the hummers (one of these days) so I can prove to his Co-Workers that I really can bake. 

Don't get me wrong they are still delicious & yummy but they just didn't have that same Fabulous-ness that they normally do!

But let me just say that this recipe is HANDS DOWN the most:

Yummiest

Lightest

Fluffiest

Most Delicious 

Roll recipe I HAVE EVER HAD!

Just make them all on the same day..... :)

Thanks to my friend Kim for sharing her amazing recipe with me.

Cinnamon Rolls

Mix and Cool:

 2 C. boiling Water

1/2 C. brown Sugar

1 C. butter or margarine

1/4 C. white sugar

I let this cool in my kitchen aid bowl in my sink filled with a little cold water and I stir it often.

Add in a bowl: 2 Tbsp yeast in 1/2 C. warm water wait until bubbly. 

I add a sprinkle of sugar to help proof the yeast.

After your bowl of "sugar water" is cooled off enough add your yeast mixture to it and then add the following:

2 eggs slightly beaten

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

7 C. flour or more for a soft dough

Mix and cover. 

Let raise.

Carefully put raised dough on Oiled or floured surface. It rolls out fast

& easy when it's raised up.  Roll out to 1/4" thick.  

Brush dough with melted butter, and then sprinkle brown sugar all over it. 

Next sprinkle cinnamon all over dough.  

Roll up tight Cut into 2" rolls.  

Place on a greased cookie sheet. 

 Cover with a towel and let raise really well. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 18 minutes.

Makes 3 dozen rolls

Frosting:

3/4 C. Soft butter

3 C. Powdered sugar

1 Tbsp. Vanilla

Pinch of Salt

1-2 Tbsp. Milk

Mix well with electric mixer it should be thick and creamy.

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{ Hold The Emails Please.... }

EDITED:
Photo is by: Brian Tibbets
Click here to link to his direct photo

Okay, so my Inbox overfloweth with LOADS of emails for this picture.

 I do have to apologize as I didn't think ahead and just do a link to download, (live & learn) that's what I get for being in a hurry.  

So for my sanity's sake and for the love of having to copy and paste all the emails you can just go here and download this photo. 

There are 2 versions: Click on either to download. 

Hopefully the links work.

Color 

Black & White
I printed this photo as an 8x10

 I have a love for these more candid shots of our prophets. I think these make them seem more grandpa-ish, I bought this one back in 2004 from Boyd Ivey in Utah

Disclaimer: I didn't not take the above Monson photo & 
I do not sell it.  

I did take it into photoshop as it was on the cool side and I removed a few spots on his face as well as making it black and white.

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{ Felt Pinked Valentine Heart - A Tutorial }

I finally finished my Felt Valentine Heart!! I ended up folding my circles a little differently than other tutorials I have found.. Lets just say it's more compact by design, I like to think of it as the 
Mini Cooper of Valentine Hearts.

I love how it turned out and it was cheap, no frugal! 
Like $5 smackers frugal, ya gotta love that. :)

FREE Love One Another Print found HERE

Thanks for reading.

Sorry for the double post, my blog went all wacko on me.

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{ Projects }

I am slowly working on a couple of crafts for Valentines Day which is also known to some as 

Single Awareness Day :)

But I ran out of red felt, so it's off to the store for me tomorrow, hopefully I can get them all done before the big day, if not, I guess I'll be ahead of the game for next year right! 

 Well I better go and peel all the hot glue off my fingers and I also I hear my pillow calling.

Did anyone watch The Young Victoria?? 

What did you think?

Inquiring Minds Want To Know

:)

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