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Hey Everyone,
I have recently been dealing with the loss of my little brother. I just haven't had it in me to get back to blogging quite yet, and i'm not sure when I will. But keep checking back because I will eventually start blogging again. And when I do I have some fun stuff in store to share. If you are interested in reading about whats been going on you can check out my blog here.
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Circus Themed Baby Shower

WOW this post is WAY overdue. I threw this super cute circus themed Baby shower for my cousin back in September. It was so fun and turned out really cute. We had a lot of fun putting it all together. There were so many delicious treats that we had.My cousin happens to be gluten free so we made everything to accommodate her so she could enjoy the all the food too! Of course there was Green Salsa, Mango Salsa, Broccoli salad, and jalapeno jelly, and chicken salad sandwiches on croissants and gluten free rolls.


We had quite the dessert table with chocolate covered oreos, popcorn, cake, wafers, caramel apples, animal cookies, and an arrangement of circus type treats.


We also played a few rounds of baby bingo, and of course guess how many inches around the mommy to be belly is.
In the other room we had a photobooth with so many fun props! The pictures were to be used as thank you cards so everyone was to be sure and get their picture from the shower. We had so much fun!







I always have such good intentions to take awesome pictures of everything. However, while running around like a crazy woman trying to get everything put together and host the shower I didn't manage to get as good of pictures as I was hoping to. Hopefully this gives you a good idea of how fun this shower really was!

Embroidery Hoop Art

Have you guys seen the embroidery hoop art floating around Pinterest lately? I think they are just too cute. We recently painted our kitchen this past weekend and my old decor just wasn't cutting it so I thought the embroidery hoop art would be perfect to go above our stove and add a splash of color. WOW that was a big run on sentence. Any who I went down to our local scrapbook store that also carries AMAZING designer fabrics like Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Michael Miller, Moda, etc.(for anyone that lives in the east valley its scrapbook etc on the NE corner of Lindsay and University) I found these amazing prints in the Joel Dewberry Aviary collection. I am loving the grey, yellow, black and white color combination right now. This is probably the easiest decor that you can make.
Supplies-

• Embroidery hoop (I got mine at Michaels, but can be found at Hobby Lobby, Joanns, Walmart)

• Fabric
• Pen
• Scissors
  

I Purchased 3 embroidery hoops, each a different size and 3 fat quarters. Iron out your fabric so you have no wrinkles. Place the outer part of the embroidery hoop on top of the fabric and trace around it.
cut about 1 inch around your markings. Place the fabric on top of the inner hoop and place the outer hoop on top and press down. Pull the fabric sticking out taught.
Turn over and trim off the excess fabric. Now you can hang them on your walls! I now love the decor about my stove. You can always paint your embroidery hoops as well to add some more color.

Green Salsa

Salsa has got to be one of my weaknesses. My two favorite restaurant salsa's are Mi Amigos red salsa and Tia Rosas green salsa. I seriously crave these 2 salsas all the time. There are many times I have just gone to these restaurants just to fill up on chips and salsa. My dad gave me this recipe for green salsa and it pretty much tastes just like Tia Rosas. I was in heaven every time he would make it. I really couldn't taste the difference. I decided it was my turn to give it a try and it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. Not quite as good as when he makes it but pretty darn close.

Ingredients-
10 tomatillos husked
1 small onion (I used a yellow one. White is good too)
2 garlic cloves
1 small can diced green chilies
1 bunch cilantro
2 tsp lime juice
3-4 TBSP brown sugar
2 TSP white sugar
salt to taste

Peel the husks off your totmatillos and wash. Place them in a pot of water.
Let boil for about 10 minutes or until the tomatillos begin to soften, change color and burst. Once done put them on your cutting board and cut the core out of the centers. That is the bitter part of the tomatillo. Place them in the blender along with your onion, garlic, and cilantro. Once they are all blended pour it into a saucepan along with the remaining ingredients. Heat until it starts to boil and then remove from heat. Let it cool and taste. You might want to add a little more sugar or brown sugar to make it a little more sweet. I know I did!
Beware you might eat the entire sitting! Its kinda addicting! Its great with chips, on tacos, burritos, Nachos etc. I hope you guys enjoy!