Saturday Spotlight #104

Thanks for joining the party with us this weekend!

This week I shared a fusion of two of my passions: 1) pumpkin and 2) Harry Potter....

my Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice!

Highlights from last week:

I loved these adorable Owl Sugar Cookies!

I'm a big time halloween fan...so this witch lamp is totally making me giddy!

RULES:

1) First, create a blog entry about something you made yourself. Post our Saturday Spotlight button under your post or somewhere on your blog so that others can find all of your awesome links at Saturday Spotlight. Our linky party button is on the right side of our blog. Just copy the html code to the bottom of your blog post. If you would like to keep it somewhere else on your blog where others can see it, that's also ok.
2) Next, add your blog post name down below and then add the link of the blog entry about your project (not your homepage) . To get your link, click on the title of your blog post that you would like to enter and then copy the address that appears in the address bar up top, and paste it down below. It should look about like this: http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/2009/07/your_project.html.

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Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice

One of my favorite things about Fall is the food! I LOVE LOVE LOVE pumpkin...and Harry Potter. My husband and I actually got to go to Harry Potter World last year and had the Pumpkin Juice. I swore I would learn how to make it because it was that amazing. I've played with a few recipes and this is what {I think} tastes the most like the real deal. I hope you like it!!!

Ingredients:
2 cups of Pumpkin Pie Filling (spices are included!)
3 cups of Apple juice
1 cup of Pineapple juice
1 teaspoon of honey 
Additional Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg and/or Allspice (optional if using Pumpkin Pie Filling)


Directions:
1. Pour the pumpkin and pineapple juice in blender and blend well.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir in a pitcher.
3. Add more spices to taste if you'd like, but we liked it just fine with the pumpkin pie filling. 
4. Chill...then chug away!

Monday: Sew Can Do, Graphics Fairy,  Mad In Crafts, It's So Very Cheri, Skip To My Lou, The Girl Creative,  DIY Showoff, Making The World Cuter,  Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Trendy Treehouse,   

Tuesday: Sweet Floweret, Hope Studios,

Wednesday: Sugar Bee,  Silly Little Sparrow, Today's Creative Blog,  

Thursday:Someday Crafts,  The Thrifty Home, Someday Giveaway

Friday:Beyond The Picket Fence, Train To Crazy,  733,  Shabby Cottage,  Fireflies and Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Thirty Handmade Days,  Shabby Nest, 

Hodgepodge Friday,  Fun To Craft,  Tidy Mom, Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge,  Simply Sweet Home, 

Chic On a Shoe String,  Kojo Designs.

Saturday: Show and Tell,  I Am Only One Woman, The Hungry Hippo, Funky Junk Interiors, Saturday Spotlight @ Craft Envy. 

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Saturday Spotlight #103

WELCOME!!!

This week I shared my Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Sandwiches. They make for a super yummy lunch (or dinner)!

Highlights from last week's link up party!

Fall Decor Idea's including this wreath from Kamiski's Creations!

20 Yummy Pumpkin Treats To Try by Second Chance to Dream!

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Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Sandwiches

          Now this is a recipe that you're gonna wanna throw into your family cook book! My brother's fiance cooked these up one day and we couldn't believe how YUMMY these babies are! So seriously, you gotta give this recipe a shot. It's for your own good.

Ingredients
1/4 c light cream cheese
2 T. tomato Paste
1 T finely chopped fresh basil 9or 1/2 t dried)
1/4 t. black peper
1/4 t garlic powder
4 2% milk american cheese or sharp cheddar
8 slices light white bread


Directions
Place the cream cheese, tomato paste, basil, sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper in a small bowl and mix.
Spread a heaping tablespoon of tomato spread on one slice of bread. Add sliced cheese and other slice of bread.
Spray a non stick skilled with cooking spray and cook sandwich over medium heat. Flip when bread is golden brown (2-3 minutes). Remove when cheese is melted.

Monday: Sew Can Do, Graphics Fairy,  Mad In Crafts, It's So Very Cheri, Skip To My Lou, The Girl Creative,  DIY Showoff, Making The World Cuter,  Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Trendy Treehouse,   

Tuesday: Sweet Floweret, Hope Studios,

Wednesday: Sugar Bee,  Silly Little Sparrow, Today's Creative Blog,  

Thursday:Someday Crafts,  The Thrifty Home, Someday Giveaway

Friday:Beyond The Picket Fence, Train To Crazy,  733,  Shabby Cottage,  Fireflies and Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Thirty Handmade Days,  Shabby Nest, 

Hodgepodge Friday,  Fun To Craft,  Tidy Mom, Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge,  Simply Sweet Home, 

Chic On a Shoe String,  Kojo Designs.

Saturday: Show and Tell,  I Am Only One Woman, The Hungry Hippo, Funky Junk Interiors, Saturday Spotlight @ Craft Envy. 

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Saturday Spotlight #102

Welcome back to the link up party!

Here's what I shared this week, my Family Command Center:

A highlight from last weeks link up:

This Halloween Spider Wreath from Pandora's Craft Box:

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Family Command Center

I have been wanting to do this for A LONG time. And my family has been giving me crap over it, apparently they've never heard of a "family command center" because they kept referring to it as "the space command center," and something else that had to do with space... 

But I'm so happy to have finally finished it!

I feel so much more organized :)

What's included:

1. My dry erase calendar with Say It On The Wall Vinyl, and decorative tissue paper backing.

2. Two dry erase boards made from 4x6 frames, spray painted white, with polka dot paper. One is a "To Do" list and the other is a "Grocery List".

3. Another white frame with a clip that I Super Glued to the glass of the frame and added a sticky note-pad.

4. Mail holder (made from recycled boxes).

5. My Birthday Calendar (far right).

6. A pencil holder made from a tin can, with scrapbook paper wrapped around it, and hung with twine.

7. And my newest craft!...Corkboard from an antique frame. This is one of my favorite elements of the whole command center. :)

Monday: Sew Can Do, Graphics Fairy,  Mad In Crafts, It's So Very Cheri, Skip To My Lou, The Girl Creative,  DIY Showoff, Making The World Cuter,  Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Trendy Treehouse,   

Tuesday: Sweet Floweret, Hope Studios,

Wednesday: Sugar Bee,  Silly Little Sparrow, Today's Creative Blog,  

Thursday:Someday Crafts,  The Thrifty Home, Someday Giveaway

Friday:Beyond The Picket Fence, Train To Crazy,  733,  Shabby Cottage,  Fireflies and Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Thirty Handmade Days,  Shabby Nest, 

Hodgepodge Friday,  Fun To Craft,  Tidy Mom, Finding Fabulous, Fingerprints on the Fridge,  Simply Sweet Home, 

Chic On a Shoe String,  Kojo Designs.

Saturday: Show and Tell,  I Am Only One Woman, The Hungry Hippo, Funky Junk Interiors, Saturday Spotlight @ Craft Envy. 

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