Preparing for a soon to be 6 year old girls party has made me put any crafty thoughts on the back burner. Good thing these things only come once a year!

I'll be back soon with lots more goodies!

Ready for a giveaway?

When Alexa over at Jay's Fangirl blog contacted me to host a giveaway, I jumped at the chance!

Her blog is full of cuteness and she definitely has an eye for fashion and accessories. Here's a little insight to the girl behind the blog:

The name is Alexa, lets keep it casual!~ I’m all about Gizmos, Gadgets, Vogue, Beauty products & GOOD EATS –with a healthy dose of silliness. I am a fun-loving 19 year old who loves to blog about all the cool shiznit that I like! I love life and all it’s shades–whether it is happiness or sorrow.

Welcome to my humble spot on the world wide web. I hope you enjoy my raves, rants, reviews, hauls and whims.

xoxo Jay’s Fangirl

I was honored to know that my I Love Cats zippered pouch caught her trendy little eye.

If you'd like a chance to win this pouch, head over to her blog and follow the steps. Then contest will end on Friday 3/11, and the pouch will ship out to the winner on Monday 3/14.

You may want to add her blog to your favorites because she is constantly running contests!

Yummy oatmeal cookies

I'm all about the baking, especially with the cool weather we've been having.

I saw this recipe in the last Family Circle magazine and thought I'd whip up a batch of these cookies. This kids loved them! These would even make great holiday cookies with the cranberries. I left all the calorie info off because really, if your already eating a cookie who cares about the calories? They are so yummy and if you have a family like mine, they won't last long.

Happy Baking!


INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 6-ounce package Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries
2/3 cup white chocolate chunks or chips

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

Makes approximately 2 1/2 dozen cookies.