*SPARKLE & SHINE SATURDAY*... 6/27/09

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SAVE THE DATE... 10/31 ~ 11/01/2009 !!?? **UPDATE**

**UPDATE**

SO... WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE ???

*SAVE~THE~DATE*... 3 DAY *PHISH* FESTIVAL ::

LET'S JUST SAY THAT I HAVE A PRETTY~GOOD IDEA... BUT, I WOULD ACTUALLY RATHER IT NOT BE THERE... EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE~CONCEPT BEHIND IT FITS & MAKES A WHOLE LOTTA SENSE !! ; *D

IF YOU KNOW ME AT ALL, WELL ~ LET'S JUST SAY THAT YOU KNOW I **LOVE** THE WEST~COAST... ESPECIALLY, SOUTHERN~CALI & IF I MAKE IT BACK THERE ANYTIME *SOON*... WELL, TO PUT IT BLUNTLY... THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY THINGS THAT I WOULD *LOVE* TO DO & WELL, IF I HAD TO CHOOSE... WHO~KNOWS ??!!?? ; *)

WELL, LET'S JUST SEE FIRST BEFORE I GO & MAKE ANY DECISIONS NOW... BUT, I WILL DEFINITELY TRY TO GET THERE ~ IF IT ENDS~UP BEING IN....

INDIO, CALIFORNIA !!

& *VEGAS* OR SHOULD I SAY *VEGOOSE*... WOULD BE *SUPER~SWEET* TOO,

IF I DO SAY !! ; *)

OK ~~ SO ~ IN THE MEAN~TIME LET'S MAKE A LITTLE~BIT OF *FUN* WITH IT !!

HERE'S THE DEAL... IF YOU GO TO PHISH.COM YOU WILL SEE THIS MAP WITH CERTAIN *BLACKED~OUT* STATES... ALMOST EVERYDAY, SO~FAR SINCE 6/30 ~ MORE & MORE STATES HAVE BECOME BLACKED~OUT... WHICH ONLY LEADS US PHANS TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ALL JUST A TEASE TO WHERE THE ACTUAL FESTIVAL IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE !!! ; *D

OK ~~ FOR FUN, I WILL PLAY ALONG...
6/26: IDAHO, OKLAHOMA & WEST VIRGINIA WERE THE 1ST ONES TO GO !
6/30: SOUTH CAROLINA, WISCONSIN & WASHINGTON GOT WIPED~OUT BY A SWARM OF RED~ANTS !
7/1: KANSAS & OHIO WERE DRAGGED~OFF BY A LONE PIRATE~SHIP...
7/2: OREGON, WYOMING, ILLINOIS & PENNSYLVANIA WERE LOST TO A ONE~EYED VANNA'S UNFORTUNATE~TURN !! ; *)

7/6: KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE & VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN BLOWN~AWAY BY THE BREATH OF THE ALMIGHTY !! ; *) HE HE HE (KINDA IRONIC... ISN'T THAT PART OF THE BIBLE~BELT??)

7/8: NEBRASKA, SOUTH & NORTH DAKOTA TAKEN AWAY BY THE SEGWAY !!

7/9: ALASKA... BLOWN~UP & GOIN' DOWN TOO !!

7/13: CALIFORNIA... ???!!! HUH ??? OK ~~ IS THIS A TRICK ??? CALI GETTING CARRIED~AWAY BY 4 HOT~AIR~BALLOONS !! OOOOOH... MAYBE, JUST MAYBE...

PLEASE ~ STAY~TUNED...

RIP... MICHAEL~JACKSON !! ; *( ... 6/25/09

R.I.P... TO THE *KING~OF~POP* !!!

; *(

WOW... MICHAEL JACKSON IS DEAD... I THINK I AM IN SHOCK !!! ; *(

HOW SAD... HE WILL BE MISSED A LOT...

I CAN REMEMBER DANCING MY BOOTY~OFF TO *THRILLER* ALBUM ROUTINES IN MY FRIEND COLLETTE'S ROOM ~~ AAAHHH, THE MEMORIES !!! ; *D

IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A LISTEN TO A COUPLE OF MY *FAVORITE* ALBUMS...

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW:

*THRILLER* album by Michael Jackson
&
*OFF THE WALL* album by Michael Jackson

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*MONDAY~MUNCHIES*... 6/22/09

IF YOU EVER HAPPEN TO BE IN LAKE~GENEVA, WISCONSIN...

I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND THE *EGG~HARBOR~CAFE* FOR BREAKFAST &/OR LUNCH !!! YUMM !! ; *D

HERE IS THE *CONCEPT* OF EGG~HARBOR CAFE...

AS TAKEN FROM THEIR WEBSITE:

The Concept of Egg Harbor Café:
The definition of "Concept:" An idea, especially a generalized idea of a class of objects.
The concept of Egg Harbor Café is a restaurant specializing in gourmet breakfast and lunch creations from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily, in a warm, charming country setting, with fast, friendly,and efficient service.

YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR THE *STORY* BEHIND THEM...
Story of the Egg Harbor Café for information about our full history.

YUMMMMMM !!! & I MUST ADMIT THAT THIS PLACE WAS SOOOO GOOD, THAT WE ATE THERE *TWICE* WHILE WE WERE IN TOWN !! ; *D

*SPARKLE & SHINE* SATURDAY... 6/20/09

WELL, WE ARE OFF TO SEE *PHISH* AGAIN FOR 2 NIGHTS OF *BOOGIE'IN~DOWN* & TONS OF *BOOTY~SHAKIN'* FUN !!! ; *D WOO~HOO !!

THE SHOW @ THE *FABULOUS~FOX* WAS SOOOO STELLAR & I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT IS ABOUT TO COME !!

*PHISH*... PHRIENDS... & THE *PHABULOUS~FOX*... PRICELESS !! ; *)

WOO~HOO !!

*ALPINE~VALLEY*... LOOK~OUT ~~ HERE WE COME !! ; *)

*MONDAY~MUNCHIES*...

UUUUMMMM... WELL, ANOTHER RAINY~DAY HERE IN ST. LOUIS... BLAH !!! ; *(

WHAT MAKES EVERYTHING *ALL* BETTER, EVEN WHEN IT'S RAINING AGAIN FOR THE *MILLIONTH* DAY IN A ROW ???

YOU GUESSED IT... ICE~CREAM... & FROM WHERE ELSE...

*TED~DREWES*... OF COURSE !! ; *D

GO~AHEAD & CHECK~OUT THE *MENU* & SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRY... I BET THAT THERE IS... MAYBE EVEN A FEW !! ; *)

YOU CAN ALSO *PLACE~AN~ORDER* FOR OVERNIGHT~DELIVERY... IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN ST. LOUIS !!

THIS IS WHAT I HAD TODAY...

*HAWAIIAN~DELIGHT* WITH HOT~FUDGE !! ; *D

NOW, THIS SUNDAE/CONCRETE DOES NOT COME WITH HOT~FUDGE...

YOU HAVE TO ASK THEM TO ADD IT & I DO SAY THAT THIS IS A *MUST* !!! ; *)

OK ~ HERE WE GO ~~ NOW, PICTURE THIS...

CREAMY~VANILLA CUSTARD

FRESH~BANANAS

SHREDDED~COCONUT

CRUSHED~PINEAPPLE

MACADAMIA~NUTS & MY *SPECIAL* INGREDIENT...

HOT~FUDGE !!! ; *D

I KNOW... I KNOW... BUT, I FIGURE HEY ~ IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT... YOU MIGHT AS WELL DO IT *BIG* !!! 8 *) YUM !! YUMMMM !! ; *)

OH ~~ & THERE IS ENOUGH TO SHARE... WHICH IS WHAT I NORMALLY DO, BUT DIDN'T TODAY !! ; *D HE HE

*REGGAE~FASHION* BLOGGER...

:: Inna Fine Style ::

BY MS. DANA B. AKA: DJ~VERSION OUT OF *PHILLY*

*REGGAE~FASHION* BLOG... YOU CAN VISIT HER BLOG *HERE* !

MS. DANA IS JUST GETTING STARTED, BUT HAS POSTED SOME *IRIE* ITEMS & LINKS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A GLANCE AT !!

SHE IS ISPIRED BY MUSIC & FASHION... I CAN *FOR~SURE* RELATE 100% !!!

I *LOVE* MUSIC... I CAN NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT IT... I ESPECIALLY *LOVE* ROOTS & REGGAE MUSIC... & WELL, FASHION ~~ YOU ALL *KNOW* THAT IT IS MY *PASSION* !!

I AM *INSPIRED* DAILY BY ROOTS, ROCK & REGGAE & YOU WILL DEFINATELY SEE THIS FLOWING THROUGH MY CREATIONS !! ; *)

SO ~~ I REALLY DIG HER IDEA FOR A *REGGAE~FASHION* BLOG & WISH HER *MUCH~LOVE* & THE BEST OF LUCK !! ; *)

OH ~~ & DID I MENTION THAT SHE HAS *FEATURED* A COUPLE OF MY DESIGNS THIS WEEK... SO ~ IF YOU WANT TO GO TAKE A PEEK & LEAVE A COMMENT TO SHOW SOME SUPPORT... THAT WOULD BE SUPER~IRIE & MUCH APPRECIATED IT !! ; *)

**BLESSINGS MOST HIGH**

*IRIE~MAMA HEMP~GODDESS RASTA/QUEEN DRESS*
THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR *CUSTOM~ORDER* THROUGH MY *ETSY~SHOP*... CLICK LINK ABOVE TO ORDER NOW.

*SOUL~REBEL... GOLDEN~GODDESS JERSEY~KNIT TOP*
THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE & READY TO SHIP IN MY *ARTFIRE~SHOP*... PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM.

THANKS A BUNCH !!

*SHINY~SPARKLES* & *IRIE~VIBES*... ALWAYS !!

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*SPARKLE & SHINE* SATURDAY... 6/13/09

; *) HE HE HE...

I JUST COULDN'T RESIST THIS ONE... CAN YOU BLAME ME ??!!!

& YOU CAN *CLICK~HERE* OR ON ANY OF THE *SPARKLY~LETTERS* ABOVE TO GET YOUR NAME IN *SPARKLES* TOO !! ; *)

*HAPPY~SATURDAY*... HOPE YOU HAVE A *SUPER* SPARKLY DAY !!

BUSY STITCHIN' FOR... *DORA~LIVE* !!

THERE IS NO~TIME FOR *CHIT~CHAT* RIGHT NOW...

MAMA'S GOTTA GET BUSY STITCHIN' SO THAT SHE CAN FINISH~UP

THIS *SWEET* LITTLE HEMP *PATCHY~DORA* DRESS FOR THE BIG SHOW... *DORA~LIVE* TONIGHT @ THE *FABULOUS~FOX*!!!

WOO~HOO !!! ; *)

*MORE* DETAILS & PICTURES TO COME LATER !! ; *)

I WAS *FEATURED* IN A TREASURY...

WOO~HOO !! ; *D

MY SWEET~LITTLE *HEMP~APRON* SKIRT WAS FEATURED IN ANOTHER ARTIST'S BLOG~TREASURY...

*CIRCLES~OF~PURPLES* HEMP *APRON~SKIRT*...

TO FIND~OUT MORE ABOUT THIS CUTIE *CLICK* ON THE LINK ABOVE !!! ; *D

THE TREASURY IS CALLED... *HEMP~GALORE* & YOU CAN TAKE A PEEK BY VISITING:

*ROSE~WORKS~JEWELRY* BLOG...

& A *BIG* THANKS TO *ROSE~WORKS~JEWELRY* FOR MAKING MY DAY JUST A LITTLE~BIT BRIGHTER !! ; *D OH ~~ & YOU CAN CHECK~OUT HER *ETSY~SHOP* BY *CLICKING~HERE* TOO !! ; *)

*MONDAY~MUNCHIES*... 6/8/09

MONDAY~MUNCHIES...

GET READY FOR SOME *YUM~YUM~YUMMINESS* !!

:: COCO~CHOCO~OATY~CLUSTERS ::

:: YOU WILL NEED ::

: 1 STICK OF BUTTER

: 1/2 CUP SUGAR

: 1/4 CUP COCOA~POWDER

: 1 TSP VANILLA

: 1/4 CUP MILK

: 2 CUPS QUICK~OATS

: 1/2 CUP SWEETENED~SHREDDED COCONUT

:: LETS GET STARTED ::

* LINE A COOKIE~SHEET WITH WAX OR PARCHMEMENT~PAPER & SET ASIDE.

* MELT THE BUTTER, IN A MEDIUM SAUCEPAN OVER *MEDIUM~HIGH* HEAT.

:: TIME TO GET COOKING ::

* ADD IN THE SUGAR, COCOA~POWDER & VANILLA... MIX WELL.

* NOW, ADD IN THE MILK SLOWLY... MIX WELL TO REMOVE CLUMPS.

* BRING MIXTURE TO A *ROLLING~BOIL*...

* AND THEN REDUCE HEAT TO *MEDIUM* & CONTINUE BOILING FOR 1~2 MINUTES... MIXING CONSTANTLY !!

* DRIP A TINY~BIT INTO A CUP OF *COLD~WATER*... IF THE MIXTURE FORMS A SOLID~BALL IN THE WATER... MIXTURE IS READY.

IF MIXTURE HITS THE WATER & DISPERSES... CONTINUE TO COOK A BIT LONGER !! THIS *TIP* IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COOKIES TO STAY TOGETHER & NOT FALL~APART !!

THANKS GRAMMY !! ; *)

:: LETS GET MIXING ::

* REMOVE PAN FROM HEAT.

* ADD THE OATS & COCONUT TO THE MIXTURE... MIX WELL, UNTIL INGREDIENTS ARE COMPLETLEY BLENDED.

* SET ASIDE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO COOL.

* DROP BY ROUNDED *TABLESPOONFULS* ONTO PREPARED BAKING~SHEET !!

NOW IT'S TIME TO...
GO & GET YOUR GLASS OF MILK ALREADY ~ RICE OR SOY IF YOU PREFER & GET READY FOR SOME COCO~CHOCO~YUMMINESS FOR YOUR TUMMY...

THIS IS AN OLD~SCHOOL RECIPE FROM MY GRAMMY... MODIFIED WITH THE *COCONUT* BY ME, OF COURSE !! ENJOY !!! ; *D

MMMMMMM... MMMMMMM... GOOOOD !! ; *)~

& WITH MANY THANKS TO MY *GRAMMY* FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE WITH ME !!

; *)

*SNEAK~PEEK*...

*APPLIQUE* FINISHED... *POCKET* FINISHED... *HEM* FINISHED...

I KNOW SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO BE *VERY~VERY* HAPPY TODAY !!!

; *D ~~})i({~~

HERE IS A *SNEEK~PEAK* OF THE *CUSTOM* CROSS APPLIQUE WITH STITCHING & BEADED *DETAILS*... THIS IS THE POCKET FOR A *CUSTOM~ORDER* PAIR OF MY *YOGA~GODDESS~~WRAP~PANTS* !! ; *D

*SPARKLE * SHINE* SATURDAY... 6/6/09

*LIVE* *LAUGH* *LOVE* !!

; *D

I JUST HAVE TO SHARE...

**BIG~SMILES** OVER HERE FOR ME...

I AM SUPER~EXCITED & I WANTED TO SHARE !! ; *D WOO~HOO !!

SO ~~ IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MISS~HAZEL, OF *PHUNKYBREWSTER*... WELL, THEN YOU MUST KNOW THE EXCITEMENT THAT I HAD AS I WENT TO GET THE MAIL & FOUND A *SWEET* LITTLE~PACKAGE INSIDE FOR ME !!??!!

♥ ~~})i({~~

MAMA IS A *YUMMY~ORGANIC~COTTON* ~~ *RASTA~GURL*...

& OH ~ WHAT A *GREAT* SURPRISE TOO ... YOU 2 TOTALLY SURPRISED ME ~~ I HAD NO~IDEA, WHATSOEVER !!!!

THANK YOU *BOTH* SOOOO MUCH !!! DEBBY YOU ARE THE *BEST* !!

♥ ~~})i({~~

& HERE IS LITTLE~MISS *SPARKLE~PANTS* ... I HAD TO THROW THIS ONE IN, BECAUSE SHE IS JUST SOOO DARN *CUTE* !!
♥ ~~})i({~~

*ALWAYS* STITCHIN'...

*ALWAYS* STITCHIN'... WELL, TRYING TO ANYWAYS !! ; *)

MY LATEST *INK*... LEFT~INNER~WRIST...

PINK~THREAD & BUTTERFLIES TOO !!

♥ ~~})i({~~

THANKS AMANDA !! ; *)

*MONDAY~MUNCHIES*...

YAY...

FOR SUPER~SWEET ~ PHATTY STRAWBERRIES...

& GHIRARDELLI SEMI~SWEET CHOCOLATE !!!! ; *D

PUT THEM TOGETHER & WHAT DO YOU *HOPE* FOR...

A CHOCOLATE~COVERED *STRAWBERRY~DEELITE* !! ; *)

*

& WHAT DID I GET...

A BOWL OF STRAWBERRY~STEMS & A FEW SCATTERED CHOCOLATE~CHIPS !!! ; *)

WELL, SO MUCH FOR MY *STRAWBERRY~DEELITES*...

MAYBE NEXT TIME !!! ; *D