I’m a child of the 80′s which means I loved Rainbow Brite.  When I saw this Rainbow Brite pillow case at the thrift store I grabbed it as quick as I could and exclaimed “Score!” just a little too loudly:)  So after some debating on what to do with it this super fun dress came to mind.

Sewing it was so much fun.  How can you not smile while sewing with such fun bright colors?  The dress has a shirred back like the one I made for my friend Jamie’s birthday .  This means you can wear a bra underneath of it ladies.  Nice, huh?

Would you like this super fun dress for your very own?  I have it for sale in my Etsy shop.  I think it would be just perfect for festivals and Halloween.  A great way to stand out in a crowd.

Inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Soulemama

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

**I couldn’t do a single photo this week.  I love these two so much:)

Loved how many of my friends were sporting Weezy Bands during the festival:)

Keller Williams and the Keels rocking an early morning set.

The family and I camped out at All Good Music Festival this last weekend.  It was an amazing time as always.  I got to hang out with old and new friends.  With Hana getting older, I was able to hear a lot more music.

Over the years I kinda designated myself as the camp cook.  They key to camp cooking is making quick easy to eat foods that can feed a big crowd.  My favorite thing to make ahead of time is rice and bean burritos.  Its always the first food to go:)

Rice and Bean Burritos

Ingredients
-1 15 ounce can black beans, drained
-1 1/2 cups prepared salsa
-1/2 tsp cumin powder
-1 3/4 cup leftover pre-cooked rice
-1 cup grated cheddar cheese
-1 small can of corn
-1 avocado
-6-8 tortillas

In a large frying pan over low heat, combine the black beans, salsa, corn, and cumin powder, stirring to combine. Add the leftover rice and allow to cook just until hot.

Spoon the rice and beans mixture onto the flour tortillas, dividing evenly. Add a slice of avocado on top of rice and bean mixture. Wrap your burrito and you’re done.

**If you are taking your burritos camping simply wrap each one in foil and then put in zip loc baggies.

My husband doesn’t ask for much, so when he requested some cranberry muffins I was happy to oblige.  I found the perfect recipe on RecipeZaar.  By the way, have you checked out Recipe Zaar yet?  It’s my go to website every time when I’m looking for new recipes.

This time I only made two substitutions which is pretty good for me:

-I used old fashioned oats instead of quick oats.  This was not done on purpose, I just can’t read:)  Not sure if this affected anything, but they tasted great to me.

-I used craisins instead of fresh cranberries.  Apparently where I live you can’t find fresh or frozen cranberries until the fall.  Who knew?  This resulted in a sweeter muffin.  I would have liked the tartness of fresh cranberries, but they were still super yummy this way.

Crunchy Cranberry Buttermilk Muffins

By Sharon123 on RecipeZaar

40 min | 15 min prep

10 -12 muffins

* 1 1/3 cups flour
* 2/3 cup quick oats, uncooked
* 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar (or more to sweeten more)
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4-1 cup buttermilk
* 1 egg, slightly beaten
* 1/4 cup butter, melted
* 1/2 cup chopped fresh cranberries
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
* butter

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
3. Combine liquid ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
4. Stir the liquid mixture into dry mixture just until all dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Gently stir in cranberries.
6. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
7. Bake 18 to 22 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Check at 18 minutes for doneness.
8. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
9. Serve warm or cold with butter and/or cream cheese.
10. Note: Muffins can be prepared ahead and frozen.
11. Reheat in microwave-one muffin on high for 30 to 45 seconds.

Last week I found a set of 3 suitcases for $1.  Score!  I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with old school style suitcases, but I knew something would come to me.  This one was the perfect size for the little one.  After a fun morning spent painting she’ll be traveling in style:)

Inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Soulemama

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

I’m super excited to have my picture of the “Sticky Elvis” sandwich to be included in the book “Phan Food” due out this fall.  Phan Food is a cook book featuring recipes by Phish fans.  All net profits will be donated to regional food banks in the cities where Phish plays each tour.  More details can be found here.

Want to make your own Sticky Elvis?  Take two pieces of bread.  Spread peanut butter on the one piece and honey on the other.  Add granola and bananas and your done!  Super yummy:)

Inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Soulemama

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Soulemama

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

I am so happy to present my new Patchwork Weezy Band line.  These headbands are made of extra fabric from other sewing projects that I just couldn’t bare to part with.  Each Patchwork Weezy Band is one of a kind and unique.  They will definitely stand out in a crowd.

You can find the headband pictured above and the rest of my patchwork line here.