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Huge Giveaway from Stubby Pencil Studio

posted by cindylouh on March 18th, 2010 | Giveaways |

Stubby Pencil Studio offers eco friendly craft supplies like:

Crayons made from soy - not petroleum

Stationery, greeting cards, sketchbooks and journals made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper - not virgin trees

Pencils made from sustainably harvested wood and recycled newspapers - not dying forests.

You'll also find unique eco friendly gifts, non-toxic toys, classic games, educational books, do-it-yourself kits, reusable bags, party decor and favors, and many other fun and creative eco products for kids.

One lucky reader will win an Eco Easter Basket from Stubby Pencil Studio.

This darling re-usable basket is filled with over $100 of eco friendly goodies that any child would love!

Look at all of the wonderful items included in the basket:

6x9 Ecojot Sketchbook

E-color-gy Washable markers

Set of 10 Smencils

Soy Crayons

Mary's Softdough Rainbow Tub

Softdough Tool set

Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops

Dragonfly Yoyo

Color 'n Kids Garden Pals cards

Double Pencil Sharpener

Spring Top Pencil

Color Blackboard chalk

Please visit Stubby Pencil Studio and find your favorite item and come back here and leave a comment telling your favorite item to enter this fabulous giveaway!

You can get and extra entry each by subscribing to the Stubby Pencil Studio newsletter and Skip to my Lou RSS Feed. Please leave a separate comment for each thing you do!

Readers can use Discount code: SKIP10 and receive 10% off orders through 3/28/10

Contest has ended. I will announce the winner soon!

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Shamrock Shake

posted by cindylouh on March 17th, 2010 | recipes |

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a minty Shamrock Shake.

Photo by captured by cathy

Copycat McDonald's Shamrock Shake

2 cups vanilla ice cream

1 cup milk

8 drops green food coloring

1/8 teaspoon mint extract ( or amount for desired flavor)

Blend well and enjoy!

Green Candy Shamrocks

Green shamrocks are made by melting green candy coating and placing melted candy in a candy mold. Once hardened, pop candies out and garnish your St. Patty's Day treats.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Spring Blog Hop

posted by cindylouh on March 16th, 2010 | spring blog hop |

March 22 - March 31

We are super excited to announce our upcoming Spring Blog Hop! Get your oven fired up, and your pantry stocked with baking supplies because we are getting ready to share enough Easter and Spring treats to fill your basket!

We will start next Monday March 22 and finish up on Wednesday March 31. That’s 8 days of sugar bliss! We will be adding a linky everyday so that you can share your creative goodies with everyone also! And you won't want to miss the giveaways!

Be sure to follow along with the fun on Twitter, we will use the hashtag, #springbloghop,

Our Spring Blog Hop Bakers:

Diane from Created by Diane. You will find Diane usually up to her elbows in flour and sugar as she bakes cookies, cupcakes and other yummy treats.
Follow Diane on Twitter @createdbydiane

Liz from Hoosier Homemade . If you need cupcake ideas you can find more than 50 cupcake creations on Liz's blog, plus budget friendly meals and tips on making your house a home.
Follow Liz on Twitter @HoosierHomemade

Shelley from HowDoesShe. Do you ever wonder How Does She? How Does She Craft, Love her Family, Celebrate the Seasons, Cook and Bake? HowDoesShe is finding the answer to just that! Stop by to be inspired and to share your creativity.
Follow Shelley on Twitter @HowDoesShe

Janet from From Captain’s Daughter to Army Mom. This Army Ranger-mom and full-time working wife keeps busy by experimenting in the kitchen, shopping, traveling and sharing the things she is passionate about in the moment.
Follow Janet on Twitter @jcbridge

Amanda from i am baker. She shares her favorite cookie recipes and fun, new, easy, show stopping ways to present them that will make you the hit of any gathering!
Follow Amanda on Twitter @manda1277

Shelly from Cookies and Cups, Shelly's blog is designated to all things sweet. Her favorites are cookies and cupcakes but she does not discriminate when it comes to desserts, however, the cuter the better!”

and me. You can follow me on twitter @cindyhopper.

So please mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss the fun! I will let you know each day where to go to be inspired!

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Made By You

posted by cindylouh on March 15th, 2010 | Made By You Mondays |

It is Monday and time to link up all of those fabulous things you are making!

If you want to play along don't forget to grab a button to place at the top or bottom of your post to show you are participating in Made By You Mondays!
Simply copy the code below in the box and paste where you can edit the html in your blog post.

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Printable St. Patrick’s Bag Toppers

posted by cindylouh on March 12th, 2010 | St Patrick's Day |

We are lucky because Steph at the Daily Digi is giving away some festive freebies for St. Patrick's Day!

Visit the Daily Digi to download this cute collection of digital papers.

And these darling printables for treat bag toppers.

Simply print out the treat bag topper on card stock and trim around the outside edge. With a craft knife cut around the top of the shamrock. Fold paper in half, allowing the shamrock to stay straight. A bone folder will help to make the fold nice and crisp.

If you are really daring and like to throw caution to the wind, you can use the shamrock digi paper to print shamrocks on a white lunch sack. It was a bit tricky (scary) but I got it to work. I would only try this on an inexpensive printer. I folded the the bottom of the bag in the opposite direction so I could print on the flat side without the seam. I sent the bottom of the bag through first. The bag could also be decorated with stamps or left plain.

Once your plain or printed bag is filled with goodies, attach the topper to the top of the bag with some fancy brads or staples.

So skip on over to the Daily Digi to gather up all of your fabulous freebies!