FRIDAY FLEA MARKET

Welcome to Friday Flea Market, hosted by Polly over at Count Your Blessings. I have pin cushions and other items for sale in m etsy shoppe and on ebay. Click on the links and see if there is anything you like. I also love to do custom orders. So if you are looking ofr a certain look or color combinatioin, please ask!!! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5815610 and http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsweet*memory*making*mom I am in the process of getting items ready to sell for the holiday season so check back! Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend. Make sure to check out goodies other FFM sellers are selling. http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?u=798234

hugs, Ellen

3 New Pin Cushions & A Lollipop!!!

Just thought I would post real quick what I have been working on! I still have more in the works! I am so excited because I am having so much fun! What do you think? hugs, Ellen

Handmade Ice Cream Cone Pin Cushion. Still need to tweek it alittle but I love it. It came out so cute!

handmade kitty cat pin cushion. Sitting so pretty on her sassy pillow with mini pink pom poms! She loves to be a girlie girl. I named her Sasha! I also made the tag to go with her.~SOLD

Handmade Kitty Cat Pin cushion with millenary flowers and a cute lil' birdy! She so sweet and gentle. Loves nature! I decide to name her Emily! I also made the tag to go with her!~SOLD

Sweet Pink LolliPop!

Pink Pink Saturday Pink

Welcome to Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Click on the link to see what other pinkies are posted! http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

My dad built this jelly cabinet and my mom painted it over twenty years ago. I just love it, especially because both my parents made it. It now holds most of my teatime items.

I found this lovely picture at a thrift store and i fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. My mom use to love ducks and had a picture up on the wall that looked very similiar. I just think there is something so innocent about this picture! It will eventually go in my sewing studio on the pink wall!

Here is my latest pin cushion. I found two vintage Avon thimbles and thought they would look so pretty on a pin cushion. I also sewed on bullion roses which look just like the roses on the lovely ladies hat! ~SOLD

And...of course I had to put a picture of my lil' girls wearing pink! How cute they look wearing their girly bling. Hope you enjoyed yourself while you took a moment to read my pink post. Have a wonderfully pinkalicious day!!!
hugs, Ellen

Halloween Candy...For ME!

Did everyone have a great halloween? This is the candy that was left over. We only had five groups of kids stop by tonight! Wonder were everyone is this evening. Not a problem though...because now I have half a big bowl full of chocolate treats. Maybe I'll share them with my husband and the girls :)
hugs, Ellen

Friday Flea Market

Good Morning and Welcome to another Friday Flea Market. I really enjoy making creative pin cushions. Below is a picture of one of my Cupcake Pin cushions. It is for sale on my selling blog http://elliebellyjellybean.blogspot.com/ along with other handmade items, vintage finds and pretty lovelies .

handmade Chocolate Brown & Pink Cupcake Pin Cushion~SOLD

I have pin cushions and other items for sale on ebay right now. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsweet*memory*making*mom

I have a shoppe on etsy, where I sell more pin cushions. Stop by and see the pin cushions I have listed. Several of them are on sale. http://elliebellyjellybean.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by today. Make sure to stop by other bloggers participating this week in FFM. http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?u=798234

Banana Bread Recipe!

So! What do you do when LIFE gives you mushy bananas? You make Banana Bread! I was going to make zucchini bread next but because I had all these browning bananas, I decided to make banana bread. The recipe is at the end of the post and it is the easiest recipe ever! My Mom made it for us when we were kids and I was so happy when she gave me the recipe.

I think it is so important to get your children involved. So I have been getting my daughters to help with baking. It is a great bonding experience for us thre girlie girls! Audrey loved helping me make this bread. Jane joined us but my camera needed to be recharged!

Look at those bananas!

Audrey doing a great job mixing the wet ingredients!

Of course she had to do her cutsy pose. I just love it!

And...vwala! The banana bread is done!

There is only one slice left! This is such a moist and yummy recipe! And when you smoother it with peanut butter, you are in heaven!!!

1 stick butter (room temperature)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2-3 bananas (I use three)
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla (I always let it overflow)


1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
2. Mash the bananas and then add butter, sugar, eggs.
3. In small bowl or cup, add the baking soda and hot water together to disolve soda.
4. Add soda to wet ingredients.
5. Sift flour and nutmeg in seperate bowl and then add to wet ingredients.
6. Beat on medium until completely blended.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Then change temperature to 325 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes or bread might fall apart.


Enjoy! hugs, Ellen

Great News!

Hope everyone is having a lovely evening! I have some great news!!!! I found out this week that my youngest brother Damien and his wife Ali are having a baby! YAAAA! I am the oldest of four. I have two younger brothers, David and Damien and my sister Sandra. Damien and Sandra are twins. I have been the only one with children so this is will be so fun for me! Plus, Sandra and her husband celebrated theie one year anniversary. What a great month October has been! hugs, Ellen

Children's Portrait Giveaway

Hello Everyone! I have been visiting blogs tonight and I found this wonderful giveaway. I immediately entered it. I would absolutely love to have one of my daughters portrait painted. Of course, if I were to win, I would want another portrait so I would have both girls.

Stop by http://sittingprettystudio.blogspot.com/ for a chance to win a watercolor portrait of an infant or toddler! Check out some of her work. She does beautiful work. hugs, Ellen

PINK Pink PINK Satruday

Welcome To Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly from How Sweet The Sound! Make sure to click on the link, to see what other pinkie bloggers are posting.

I try to have tea parties with my girls often. They really enjoy the time we have together. We invite my sister or my mother when they are visiting. The girls are so funny because they say, "only girls allowed. Daddy can come too because he's daddy." Just to cute.! So I took a picture of the teapot I used for our tea party yesterday, along with the very first teapot tea cozy set I made. The tea stayed nice and warm while I waited for the cinnamon rolls to bake in the oven! I've come a long way!

So pour yourself a cup of hot tea and check out all the pink ladies pink pretties, http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Have a great day!

hugs, Ellen

Friday FLEA MARKET

Good Morning! Make sure to check out what other FFM bloggers are selling today, http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?u=798234 I am alittle behind, like usual. I definately have to find a balance here! LOL As soon as this post goes up I am going over to my selling blog, http://elliebellyjellybean.blogspot.com/ and putting up some items for sale. It should take me about half an hour at the most. So hopefully by 10:45 a.m. you will be able to browse my items. One of the items is a new cupcake pin cushion. I also have a Fiestaware creamer and sugar set. I will also be taking more pictures and putting more items on my selling blog, so make sure to check back. In the mean time, you can check out my etsy shoppe where I have many pin cushions for sale. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5815610 Have a great day. hugs, Ellen

PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE!

Hope everyone is having a lovely morning. I just had the last piece of pumpkin bread that the girls and I made Sunday. It tuned out YYYUUUMMMYYY!!! I found a great recipe for pumpkin bread from my friend Jennifers blog, Jennifers Petal Palace, http://jenniferspetalpalace.blogspot.com/ She gave me permission to share it with you on my blog. Sunday was a nice slow day at home. We missed church because the girls were sick and I knew we would all get alittle antsy, so I decided to have them help me back. Audrey helped me from the start while Jane layed on the couch with daddy. But eventually Jane came in to help.

I just love yummy breads, that I decided to post the recipes from my friends and my family. So make sure to stop back for more. Today the girls are going to help me make zuccini bread. I cannot wait! Have a great day. hugs, Ellen

Audrey is mixing the spices!
She is having so much fun!

Jane decided to join! Can you tell that Jane is much more sick than Audrey!

Here are the pumpin breads. This recipe makes 2 loafs. With the following recipe, I will have to tweek the time and temperature to work with my oven. It took me 90 minutes to bake. Next time I will bake them at 350 degrees for 60 minutes and probably 325 for the last 30 minutes. I do something similiar with my banana bread. This way the ends and bottom don't overcook. You might have to do the same thing.

Jen's Great Great Grandmoms (NANA) recipe for Pumpkin Bread

3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
3 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 eggs
2 cups pumpkin or pie filling
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup English walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and sugar in a seperate bowl. 3. Mix the eggs, pumpkin, and oil in a bowl. 4. Then add the dry ingredients together. 5. Beat until well blended. 6. Add the raisins and walnuts mixing by hand. 7. Flour loaf pans. 8. Bake 350 degrees for 60-70 min or until toothpick or knife comes out clean. Recipe makes 2 loaves. Enjoy! We did.
Tip: Smother your slice of pumpkin bread with peanut butter and then you will be in yummy heaven!

BLUE MONDAY

Good Day To Everyone! I am excited to participate today in Blue Monday hosted by Sally at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/ . Make sure to stop by her blog and see the wonderful blues that others are posting. Here are mine for today. I took pictures of a few items in my kitchen.
This is one of my favorite vintage pyrex patterns, Butterprint Amish Rooster in an aqua blue color. This is the last piece I have. I had a casserole dish and set of nesting bowls but when I moved, they broke. So I use this little guy as my butter dish and my garlic spot! LOL
Here is one of two vintage Lenox figurines that my father bought my mother. When my parents moved, my mom gave them to me for my home. If you enlarge the photo you can see how amazing the mother and childs faces are. Being I love this, it has special meaning to me.
Here is a collection of mini teapots. Doesn't the blue forget-me-nots look so pretty. I have a collection of teapots, teacups and other items related to teatime throughout my house! My mom used to make us tea when we were sick. So my sister and I have really taken that and have continued the tradition in our lives. It is really nice to create traditions because I think that it really helps to cultivate family. And as a mother, I am trying to create sweet memories for my girls! Have a wonderful day. hugs, Ellen