Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup organic butter (room temp)
• 1 organic egg
• 1 tsp organic vanilla
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp himalayan salt
• 1 3/4 cup whole grain old fashioned rolled oats
• 10 oz. jar Polaner All Fruit with Fiber Raspberry Seedless Spreadable Fruit
• 1/2 tsp organic whole ground flaxseed meal
• 1/2 cup organic frozen raspberries

Steps

1. Beat sugar and butter then add egg and vanilla, beat again
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to wet mixture.
3. Stir in 1 1/4 cup oats.
4. Press 2/3 dough into buttered 9x9 pan.
5. Spread jam on top.
6. Sprinkle flaxseed meal on top.
7. Add 1/2 cup rolled oats to remaining dough and crumble on top.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
9. Add 1/2 cup crumbled frozen raspberries to top and put in warm oven for a minute.
10. Let cool, cut, and enjoy!

His & Hers Bedside Lamps

For this project I started with a gang of sad, ugly lamp shades. These were purchased from Goodwill for $1-$2. I decided to work on the little ones first.

I cut three long strips from coffee sacks (about 1.5 x the diameter of the shade) for the "girly shade." I sewed large stitches with twine and pulled the twine at the end of the strip before tying to create the ruffled look. The bottom ruffle I sewed right down the middle; for the other ruffles I sewed at the top of the strip.

I arranged the ruffles and secured them with a lot of strategically placed hot glue. I then added some vintage lace to the "girly lamp."

For the "manly lamp" I just glued a large piece of coffee sack on, keeping the braided edge of the piece for the bottom. There is one seam line in the back of this shade. I like how they turned out, and I think they'll look great in our bedroom! I plan to recover the large shades to sell if I have enough coffee sack material left.

Sew Close!

Our first Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market is sewww close! September 17th is approaching quickly. When I can squeeze in time, I've been working on tagging items I already have as well as making items I can sell. Here are some recent sewing projects:

Girly Owl Pillow, Pink & Teal Coffee Sack Pillows

And a whole bunch of onesies!

Coffee Sack Redo

I have a stack of cool coffee bags waiting to be re-purposed, so I decided to make one into a tote bag/purse.

First I cut the sack into the size I wanted and cut an old belt to use for the strap.

I stitched around the edges with mustard yellow yarn and stitched an orange heart on the flap.

Here is the finished product, front and back.

Pumpkin Zuchinni Bread

I love making up recipes or modifying recipes to make them healthier. Here's my Pumpkin Zuchinni Bread recipe I made today:

Ingredients

• 2 organic large brown eggs
• 1/3 cup raw honey
• 1/3 cup organic unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tbsp organic vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup organic butter
• 1 15 oz. can organic pumpkin
• 3 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup organic flaxseed meal
• 1/2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp himalayan salt
• 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cups organic grated zuchinni
• 1/2 cup nuts (I had pecans)

Steps

1. Grease 2 bread pans (I use Pam organic olive oil spray)
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
3. Blend wet ingredients
4. Add dry ingredients
5. Stir in zuchinni and nuts
6. Divide between two pans and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

18 Week Ultrasound

Hand by face

It's a girl! Can't you tell!? :-P

Long skinny legs

8 Week Ultrasound