WINNER: The winner is Kathy Mc who said, “What a fabulous idea for my husband who always has to wear a wide-brimmed hat due previous skin cancer. This Sport Brella chair would be a godsend any time, anywhere.” Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom to claim your prize. THE PRIZE One reader will win a Sport-Brella … Read more
Here are two more great recipes from Whole Grains – whole wheat strawberry pancakes and whole wheat oatmeal pancakes. For me, breakfast is the best place to start incorporating more grains into my diet. My kids loved these two pancake recipes and had no idea they were eating whole wheat and oatmeal! You’ll need a … Read more
We’ve been hiking and camping quite a bit this summer, and I’ve found 3 easy and healthy snack recipes in a Betty Crocker cookbook I recently received to review (it’s fabulous and I’ll be giving it away in September) called Whole Grains. I’m working my way through this book and I’m loving it, especially the … Read more
A while ago I wrote a tutorial on how to make baby burp cloths, but three videos are so much better! Part 1 – basic burp cloth Part 2 – basic center panel embellishment Part 3 – tuxedo ruffle embellishment I’ll be doing new videos every week, so subscribe to my You Tube channel to … Read more
The winner of the Wonder Junior is Robin Ingram! She said, “I would like to have this because it is good for food storage/emergency preparedness, especially in situations of power loss. Also, I like that it is a smaller mill. Seems easy for daily grinding. I have been trying to make my own bread, and … Read more
After 1 month with my new Frigidaire Affinity front loading washer and dryer set, I can say that I am still extremely impressed with the quiet work it does. That’s still my favorite thing. But a close second is that my dark clothes come out dark. No streaky residual detergent like with my old washer … Read more
I got the idea for this project in Sew & Stow by Betty Oppenheimer (same book with the after-swim wrap and 29 other fabulous home organization projects) and it’s really helping me clean up the clutter in my car. The instructions in the book are great because Oppenheimer gives standard measurements and then a formula … Read more
Someone sent me a white spa towel wrap a few months ago and I loved it so much for after showering, I had to make one for swimming. With two kids and approximately 30 pounds of gear to carry on my person wherever we go, I just don’t have hands to keep my towel up … Read more
Some big changes are coming soon folks. I’m going to be changing the whole face of my blog and adding some new things like Video Tute Tuesday! Every Tuesday I’ll post a complete video tutorial for a handmade project. Subscribe to my YouTube channel RIGHT NOW to be notified of new video tutorials. They’re gonna … Read more
The winner is Kat! She said, “That would be REALLY great to have when the power goes out…which happens a lot here!” Send an email to kelsey{at}vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize.
THE PRIZE
One reader will win a travel tech package including the Moshi Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock & the Kiwi U-Powered Solar & USB Portable Charger! (Value $75)
