Unique Personalized Family Notes

These are so unique with the "Shorter" front so you can see the family names or the geometric design "peak" out the front side.

Fun {Friday} Giveaway!

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Starting today you can enter to win a CD Case Personalized Calendar for 2011.

I thought it'd be a great item to giveaway...who can't use a calendar for the desk, office, school, gift etc. Every page is personalized somewhere with your name or monogram. This is great for anyone of any age!

This is a 2011 calendar; however, I will include the last few months of 2010 as well-that way you can start using it right away!

Send me your "special days" of each month and those will be done in an accent color to designate the "special day". This one you are seeing is mine and all the days I need to be reminded of such as birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays are all made more noticable by using a complimentary color.

{If you just can't wait for the chance to win please view my Etsy shop to make your purchase!}

This giveaway is for 1 CD Case Personalized 2011 Calendar

{Ends August 15th, 2010}

**How to enter**

First Entry (Mandatory): Go to itsy bitsy paper and come back and post your favorite item here.

Extra Chances to WIN:

(You must come back here and make seperate comments for each bonus entry)

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BONUS BONUS **5 Entries**: Make a purchase from itsy bitsy paper

GOOD LUCK!

Breakfast Vol-au-Vent

I have the best cookbook called "The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook"! I have so many recipes marked to make and I'm slowly working my way through it. This was a recipe I made for dinner last night and wanted to share. Despite the fact that it's not very pretty it tasted {FAN}tastic! It was easy to make but it is several steps but worth it in the end.

1 Pound Bulk Pork sausage

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1 medium onion, chopped

1 C celery, chopped

4 ounces mushrooms, sliced

1 to 2 tablespoons butter

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1 103/4 oz can cream of mushroom soup

8 sliced hard boiled eggs

1 tablespoon chopped pimiento (I skipped this)

1 C milk

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Salt and Pepper to tase

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8 puff pastry shells

Cook, crumble and drain the sausage.

Saute the onion, celery and mushrooms in butter.

Add sausage, mushroom soup, pimiento and milk, stirring well over medium heat. Add sale and pepper to taste. Add the sliced eggs stirring gently until mixture is heated through. Keep warm.

Bake Pastry shells according to directions. Remove caps and reserve. Scopp out the center. Fill each pastry shell with the sausge and egg mixture--fill to overflowing. Replace caps and garnish as you wish. Serves 8

Geometric Flat Notes

This design is perfect for anyone and everyone!

I love that it can be a card for the guy or the girl!

Guess Wooo

Cute Owl note cards...perfect for any age or occasion!

Blog Feature

I am excited about being involved in Blogmania. Toddler Awesome is a blog that I've been working with on this and she has featured itsy bitsy paper today! Check out her post at http://toddlerawesome.blogspot.com.

Thank you!

Yummy Fried Pickles!

I posted the other day about our trip to the Old Mill of Guilford so I thought I'd follow up on that. I used the Hushpuppy Mix I purchased and made a batch of Fried Pickles! Yumm! They really hit the spot. Super easy and super tasty!