Fresh Strawberry Muffins!

Since Strawberry season has hit, I have been craving sweets, sweets, sweets (hence the whole Jamba Juice craze!)!!! I made these delicious strawberry muffins last year and everyone fell in love with them! I haven't made them since and thought they would be a perfect addition to Easter brunch! I used my favorite Carlsbad strawberries (when you come to visit, stop by the stand off of Canon...these berries are to die for...you can pick them yourself too!!)...I would recommend using fresh strawberries...I'm not too sure how frozen would taste. 1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup whole milk (I used reduced fat and they still turned out fine...your choice)

1 1/2 tsp. almond extract (I always add just a touch more)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour (King Arthur flour is the best and can be found at Stater Bros., Ralphs, and Henrys)

1 tbsp baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

2 cups sliced strawberries

Preheat oven to 375. Line cups with liners. In one large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add the eggs one at a time and blend until fluffy. Mix in the milk and almond extract. In a separate bowl, sift together both flours, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the milk mixture and blend until just combined. Fold in the strawberries. Bake for 30 minutes or check with a cake tester to see if they are done before that. Makes 12 muffins.

***One strawberry basket usually equals 2 cups of sliced strawberries.

I would love to give credit to the recipe blog where I got the recipe from, but I didn't write it down!

Enjoy....They are sooooo yummy!

Party Favors

I worked a bit over the weekend making birthday "treat bag" favors...

TTES Carnival Basket

I WILL NOT take all of the credit for this basket! My room mom and her friend are amazing at creating things...this was the end result of our basket (not a good picture, I know....Mike was rushing me!)! The basket luckily went up for silent auction...I am curious to see how much it actually sold for...last I saw it was $405...I could be wrong! Anyway, I am so fortunate to have such a great room mom this year! Thanks Amy for all you do! =)

Also, if you or anyone you know wants to order clips or onesies (no ETSY account just yet...hopefully over summer it will be up and running...Darla, I really do mean it this time!), please let me know and I will make you as many as you need....email me at ewright213@gmail.com! =)

Keeping Busy Crafting...

I have been busy here and there making LOTS of hair clips for our class raffle basket for our school carnival...theywere sure fun to make! =)

The Craft Room....

I finished! After a few months of procrastinating, I made my space complete! I still have to add some finishing touches (I plan on using chalk board paint and painting one in between the two wall units...If you know where I can find cute white vintage frames (cheap ones!) to frame my board, please let me know!) here and there, but for the most part my "cave" is complete!

I broke out the Cricut machine and the vinyl and made a name for my room (perhaps a business name?)!

I stuck with a red, black, and white theme...I'm all about the colors matching...weird, I know!

2 chairs...one for me and one for a guest! Ha!

Those little jars aren't full enough!

I crack up when I find Mike hanging out in my little room...he always seems to find his way in there for something even though he laughs at it....all in all, it is a perfect place for me to try and get some projects done! We'll see! =) By the way, thanks mom and dad for this wonderful christmas present! I love it!

A few Valentine's gifts...

The little clip is to hang a photo on...

I sanded the edges and used distressing ink

Just a sneak peek...

I have been putting it off for months now, but finally I had to dive right in and decided that nothing was going to get done if I just continued to stare at the mess I kept creating in my soon-to-be craft room (or as Mike calls it, "The cave"...ugh!). I spent all day Sunday ripping apart the closet I was storing everything in and went to town trying to be creative and thrifty at the same time...these are just a few pictures to share since I have yet to finish my new room (still waiting to break open the Cricut machine and add lettering to my walls!)...enjoy!

I bundled and tied all of my fabrics....organized them once and for all by color...love these cracker jars! They are seriously the best and CHEAP!!

Just a little peek at part of my wall organizer...

More pictures to come very soon...hopefully :(

Baby Shower Goodies!

I have a baby shower next week for Tami (on my team) and decided to do something different than onesies and make a hair clip frame and lots of hair clips! SO FUN!!

Baby Gavin's onesies...(Part 1)

I decided to try something new and made Janene onesies for her shower! I was really impressed by the way they came out! They were super easy and fun to do! I will post the cute little bucket that I put them into too! I'm sure baby Gavin will look so handsome in them! =)