Home protection is something that everyone needs to start thinking about, in my opinion. But don’t just stop at the thinking stage–take action. Hopefully you will never have to use a gun to protect you and yours but there is a quote that I heard that sent shivers through my spine: “I would rather have [...]
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The winner is Julie Chandler! She said, “We love puzzles! Those 3D ones look awesome!” Send an email with your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. Thanks! THE PRIZE – Win it before you can buy it! (Available in stores June 10th) One reader will win the brand new 3D Sneaky Floor Puzzle, Singin’ [...]
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I am a pretty enthusiastic thrift shopper – I like the thrill of the hunt, the uncertainty, and reusing an item with plenty of wear left. All winter long I looked for toddler snow boots and couldn’t find a single thing and now that it’s summer, they’re everywhere! One of my favorite tips is to [...]
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I can really only give general instructions in this tutorial because unless you have the same exact number of needles as I do, you’ll have to adjust anyway. Here goes… Materials 1/4 – 1/3 yard home decor fabric/outdoor canvas, etc. 1/4 yard coordinating cotton fabric coordinating ribbon basic sewing supplies My knitting needle case is [...]
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Last week I made some cards for the 4 graduating girls who go to my church. To get some ideas, I flipped through my online subscription of Cards magazine from Northridge Media – I love how you can bookmark your favorite pages and make notes and how I don’t have to store all the actual [...]
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The winner of Knitting for Dummies and the knitted headband pattern from Josey Knits is Jessica B! Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. I’ve made some progress on my knitted headband, and I love how it’s working up. (I hope I’m doing it right…) I just have the decreasing and flowers to [...]
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The winner of the Sky High Scoops game from Learning Resources is Mandy! She said, “The smart snacks counting cookies electronic play mat looks like fun!” Send an email with your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. We’ll be having another great game giveaway from Learning Resources in a few weeks, so stick around. [...]
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The winner is Jennifer M! She said, “I love all Step2 and the new Play Up Toddler Swing & Slide.” Send an email with your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. Thanks! THE PRIZE One Vanilla Joy reader will win the Step2 Play Up Double Slide Climber!!! ($299)
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I have some kitchen storage issues – the main problem is that we have no pantry. I have to use the tops of my cupboards as storage spaces, which doesn’t look very nice at all but I don’t have much of a choice. I had all my baking supplies (flour, sugar, etc.) in one of [...]
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I came across this FABULOUS cream cheese frosting recipe in my America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking cookbook and I haven’t made anything else since. It is especially to-die-for on cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies but not so great on chocolate cake for some reason. (I used it for Gus’s caterpillar cupcake cake and it tasted [...]
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