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Heart-ish Pumpkin bites

Have you ever tried Pumpkin bites? Do you even like pumpkin? :) I personally LOVE pumpkin! Every fall my mom and I make our own pumpkin puree, super easy and yet suuuper rewarding. Pumpkin pie is yummy, but when I make pumpkin pie it is usually for Thanksgiving or Christmas... which means we usually have at LEAST 5 other desserts available for consumption at the same time! :) I thought that doing the pumpkin in a smaller bite size would make it easier for people to have the pumpkin pie experience while still leaving room for the other dessert.

I always use this recipe for my pumpkin pie... it is definitely not the "lightest" pumpkin pie recipe out there, but I think it is one of the yummiest! Instead of crust I like to use ginger snap or shortbread cookies in the bottom of the cupcake liner in a muffin pan. This last time I made them we cut hearts out of the scalloped shaped ginger snap cookies, and placed one on top of each "bite."

This made them taste sweeter I'm sure... ;) We had my brother and his wife over for dinner last Sunday, and these were the perfect follow up to some quality time spent playing the Kinect on the Xbox. :)

It seems that with pumpkin... people either love it or hate it. :)

Valentines Cards for 2011

Hi guys!! I was able to get the Valentines cards listed today. :) I've decided to only offer them in a digital printable format this year. Just one more way I'm trying to streamline and simplify my workload. :) I'm getting better at it!

So, just like last year there are 6 designs...

You'll have to overlook the poor lighting in these pictures... I HAD To get these listed today, and the lighting wasnt exactly cooperating. ;)

 The Valentines are sized at 5x2.5". Perfect for folding, and stuffing in those hand decorated mailboxes/lunchboxes. You just Print, (preferably on cardstock) cut, fold, address with your intended's name add a decorative seal/sticker and you're all through! :)

They are available in my etsy shop, but this year I also uploaded them in my newly designed (have you noticed yet!) EyeCandy Shop. :) I'm trying to give it more of a shop feel, and not so much like a blog... since I quit using it as a blog MONTHS ago. :)

So far I am having fun updating the front page every day, and feeling like I have my own virtual shop window to change on a whim! ;)

Oh! Some good information to know... if you purchase the Valentine cards directly from the Eye Candy Shop (as opposed to my etsy shop) you'll not only save a dollar but you wont have to wait for me to e-mail you the file! :) Just something to think about...

Take a peek at the cards here. You can also purchase directly from that link.

Okey doke!! I am so happy to have those listed, It has been on my to do list since December 28th! :) I've already started working on the new 2011 Valentine themed Overlay set. The lace you seen in the graphic with the deer will be included in the new overlay set. I've been using it a TON this week! :)

Well, Jaydon should be home from work ANY second... and I need to get dinner going. I'm thinking we may have a panini sandwich of some sort. I got this for Christmas, and cannot tell you how much I'm enjoying it! :) Nothing like a hot sandwich in the winter time to warm you up! :) YUM!

a quote for your week chap 55 AND templates!!

Happy New Year! :) I've been SO SO busy with the holidays, and wrapping up the templates, that I had fallen behind on my e-mails... I think I am just about caught up... but if you are still waiting to hear back from me, please feel free to send me another e-mail. :)

So today's quote is definitely not a serious one that will really make you stop and think, but when I seen it made me giggle and I thought it might do the same for you... and who doesnt enjoy a good giggle every now and then? :)

OKAY... SO the templates are FINALLY listed! If you've been following me on facebook you probably already know that they went live on New Years' Eve... and THEN I experienced problems with my hosting service, which resulted in most of my saturday and part of my Friday night trying to locate another hosting service that played nicely with e-junkie, the company handling the purchases from my blog. Finally at about 7:00 PM on Saturday I was able to re-release them. Woo Hoo! :)

There are 15 pages plus a front and back cover, and if you are using them for project365, you can mix and match the pages to give you a 2 page spread totaling 7 pictures for that week. :) OR, you can use them to blog your sessions, they are layered psd files saved at 300 dpi, so you can customize and tweak to your liking... making them super versatile. :) For more info (and to purchase) you can head over here to the overlays blog/digital shop.

I started project365 along with quite a few of you guys! :) Hopefully we can encourage each other... and I just may release an add on set of templates 6 months from now, to re-inspire me to keep going! :) I'm so glad I devided to start again, I've already captured some super cute moments that I know I would have missed otherwise... like these pictures taken bright and early saturday morning on DAY ONE! :)

There is just something magical about bed hair and pj's... I can honestly tell you I am looking forward to having MANY more magical pictures, and an awesome book come this time next year! :) Fingers crossed!

p.s. The NEW 2011 Valentines cards will be coming the shop this week! :) I'm only offering them in pdf printable form this year... :)