LoveByCC Gift Card Giveaway

Since I am nearing 200 orders on my shop, I thought it'd be a good idea to finally do a formal introduction for my shop, along with a GIVEAWAY! :] I really hope this gets a lot of people to see my shop and what it is all about.

LoveByCC is about bringing quality products to everyday families all around the world. I make each and every item with care and love all by myself. I absolutely love making items for every customer of mine. I try to make sure every item that you get is made with great yarn and without any flaws. I package every item in tissue paper with a cute little ribbon so when you open it, it feels like it is your birthday or Christmas :]

I am so happy to have started LoveByCC and grateful for every customer I've gotten. Because of this I am going to do this GIVEAWAY. This GIVEAWAY is for a $25 dollar gift certificate to my shop. This way, you can pick what you'd like!



Enter before 7/1/2010!
HOW TO ENTER:
Visit my shop here: LoveByCC | CLICK HERE! then come back HERE and leave a comment about what your favorite item is.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES BY:

1) VISITING MY SHOP AND COMMENT HERE
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5) TWEET ABOUT THIS CONTEST
6) FOLLOW MY BLOG

MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT HERE EACH TIME YOU
DO ONE OF THESE SO I CAN COUNT YOUR EXTRA ENTRIES!! :]

Great Macaroni and Cheese

A few weeks ago my boyfriend, Brandon, and I were in the mood for some cheesy goodness. We got this recipe for some great mac and cheese. Here is a picture of it and afterwards I'll list the recipe. You have to try it out!

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing dish
• 12 ounces wide egg noodles
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
• 3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
• 3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
• 4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Gorgeous, Fun, Day Planners

I have a love hate relationship with planners. I love having them but I never find one that suits me perfectly and I end up getting lazy and not using it anymore!

I think that I finally found the perfect planner for me and I hope it works! It is from this wonderfully creative seller on Etsy, mylavendercottage :]

First Etsy Treasury

Today I made my first Etsy Treasury on Treasury East. I loved it! Of course since it was my first, I had to make it about babies :P Tell me what you think! Here it is:

Boston, New Hampshire, Maine

My trip to Boston was AMAZING. We did so much in so little time. We went to Boston, New Hampshire (for about an hour), Maine, then to Cape Cod. It is incredible how you can go through 3 states in an hour or less! Here in California we have to go 4 hours to get to another state and in only 2 hours we are in another country!

We went to the famous "Boulevard Diner". It has about 5 tables and a counter top. The waitress was also the cook! It was great :]

In Boston we did the "Duck Boat Tour". It was so worth it! It was about 90 minutes and took us through the most historical and great places in Boston. I loved it :]


We also stopped by Faneuil Hall and got some great "Chowda". We took the "T" to get to Fenway and took a few pictures of it. We were going to do a tour however it was every hour on the hour and we got there are 2:10. We didn't want to wait an hour!


Maine was GORGEOUS! I loved all the nature :] We ended up in Kennebunkport, ME at a house for a family reunion. It was on the beach but in the forest at the same time. You could go out the front door and be on the beach or go in the backyard and be in the forest. It is amazing!