Fabulous Fall Giveaway Entry Details:

Hey Blog Readers,

So I know I have been taking about this giveaway for a while but I had to get the word out there and build up the suspense before I actually posted the entry rules! So if you've been reading you'll know that this giveaway is really great and will be a perfect basket to get you through the fall season!

What's the purpose behind the giveaway? Well it's 2-fold. First I'm celebrating my blog turning 1 year old! It's so crazy to think that I have been blogging for over a year and as I think back about when I first started blogging to now, it seems like the time flew and things changed so quickly and some of you have been with me right from the beginning and I thank you so much for your support, comments and for staying with me through all the drama, all the changes here on my blog and through everything else! When I first started blogging, I never thought that I'd be doing exclusive interviews, going to fashion shows, getting press passes Getting invited to join blogger meet-up groups in my area and so many other things that my blog has brought into my life. As corny as this may sound, my blog has in some strange way, changed my life! I'm bolder, stronger and not afraid to whip out my camera and start taking photos, or to start asking complete strangers questions! So this giveaway is to celebrate a year of change and learning who I am and what I want to be!

The second reason for my blog giveaway is that I want to thank all my readers for sticking through this with me and to hopefully sticking through it with me for another year, and hopefully to stay around many more to come! So this giveaway is in a way a big shout-out to all of you out there, a BIG THANK YOU for being here with me! I love your comments and suggestions and your kind words! Keep 'em coming!

So here's what you have all been waiting for: The entry rules and details. My blog turns 1 on October 7th so I will run this giveaway up until a week after that and make the final "drawing" for the winner exactly 1 week after my blog's birthday (Oct. 14th the winner will be announced).

Here's how to enter:

• *Follow me on twitter - you can find my twitter info to the right or under the Contact me button up top
• *Become a Facebook friend, again you can find this on the right hand toolbar or up top
• *Leave me a comment here telling me one or two things about Fall that you love the most? In your make sure to let me know that you've followed me and become my Facebook friend.

That's it, that's all you have to do to be entered to win. I'll use random.org to randomly select a winner.

Remember: this gift basket is worth well over $100.00 so make sure you enter (1 entry per person). Good luck!

Reminder: here are the items in the gift basket:

• $10.00 Starbucks Gift Card
• Maroon Fashion Ring from AVON.com - $15.00
• Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate to keep you warm on those cool fall days - $8.00
• Sip and Style Desktop Travel Mug - $16.00
• 2 Fall Festive Scented Candles - $5.00
• Fall Themed Kitchen Hand towels - $2.50
• Eat, Pray, Love, novel - $15.00
• Citrus Bloom Perfume by Mark - $20.00
• Godiva Chocolate - $5.00
• Fall Basket - $5.00

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Video Saturday

My YouTube Channel Is Now Up & Running...

Hey loves,

Happy Friday, I'm so pleased to announce that my Youtube Channel is now up and running and my first video has been posted! Check it out and please subscribe to my channel if you like it!

Also don't forget that I'm doing a big giveaway right here on my blog! Check out these great items that will be in the basket. 

$10.00 Starbucks Gift Card
Maroon Fashion Ring from AVON.com - $15.00
Ghirardelli Hot Chocholate to keep you warm on those cool fall days - $8.00
Sip and Style Desktop Travel Mug - $16.00
2 Fall Festivle Scented candles - $5.00
Fall Themed Kitchen Handtowels - $2.50
Eat, Pray, Love, novel - $15.00
Citrus Bloom Perfum by Mark - $20.00
Godiva Chocolate - $5.00
Fall Basket - $5.00

As you can see this is a great gift basket so stay tuned on how to enter! Don't worry you still have plenty of time. Check out my blog, my YouTube Channel, find me twitter and even on Facebook! 

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It's Fashion Week!

Hi lovelies,

So I attended the DC fashion Week Eco Fashion Show on Monday and can I just tell you that it was a blast! Not only did I have a great seat but all press received a cute little gift bag and gift items to take home, but that’s not the best part! The best part was that I met some other really great blogger and was invited to become a member of DCFabb co-founded by Lacey of A Lacey Perspective and Kathrine of LePetite Marmoset. Check out all these great sites and if your blogging in the DMV, why not join DCFabb? I’ll have my photos posted tonight from the fashion show also don’t forget I’m doing a Fabulous Fall Giveaway basket in a week or two (more to come on this).

Kathrine & Lacey - DC Bloggers

So other news… I’m starting a new section on my blog called Street Style. Wondering what this is? Well it’s going to be a page that features fashionable locals right here in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area that have a great style of sense! Every day I go out for lunch and see great outfit and always want to walk up t these fashionistas and snap their photos so now I have a legitimate reason to do so! Stay tuned for some great pictures to come! 

 

 

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Halloween Brownies

Time to get ready for Halloween! Its Tasty Tuesday over at FTLOB's and I decided to theme this recipe for Halloween because, well I love the idea of Halloween so check out this tasty recipe!

Tombstone Brownies make the perfect Halloween dessert for any Halloween party or event. They're very easy to make, all you'll need is brownies, or make your own with brownie mix and of course your own cookie tombstones that you can also shape yourself, or use a tombstone cookie cutter. After those two are done you can just go crazy with your own icing and candy decorations and then enjoy.

Brownie Ingredients

6 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa

1/4 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

1/4 Teaspoon Salt

1/3 Cup Flour

2 Eggs

Tombstone Brownies Directions

In a microwavable dish, melt the 1/4 cup of butter. Stir in the 6 Tablespoons of Unsweetened Cocoa. Mix in sugar, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, flour, and salt. Pre-heat the oven to 325F degrees. While waiting for the oven to warm up flour the baking pan.
Pour the brownie batter into an 8×8 dish and cook for 35-40 or until a toothpick stuck in comes out clean.

Cookie Ingredients

3 cups flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup soft butter

1 egg, slightly beaten

3 tbsp cream

1 tsp almond extract
Chocolate, white and green icing and little candy pumpkins for decor.

Directions for the Tombstone Cookies

Sift dry ingredients together and place into a bowl. Add butter, eggs, cream, and almond extract. Blend thoroughly and chill for several hours. Once chilled break off a piece of dough the size of an apple and pat it flat in your hand.

Roll out dough onto floured board about a 1/4 inch thick. Cut out using tombstone shaped cookie cuter and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5-8 minutes at 400 F. Remove the cookies from the oven as soon as you see them turn color and let cool on a wire rack

Put chocolate frosting on the cut brownies and on one side and place the sugar cookies on the side of the brownie. Decorate with mini pumpkins and more.

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Prompt Me Saturday...

Hi lovelies,

Today is prompt me Saturday over at FTLOB's and its actually one of my favorite "prompt me's" thus far because it's about the most beautiful city I've ever been to and if you know me or have read my "about a girl" section then you know that I've been all over the world and so this is a perfect prompt me post!

A few years ago my husband and I took a trip to Hawaii and though the flight was long when we landed it was a beautiful experience from beginning to end, one that I'll never forget.

To me, Hawaii was one of the most beautiful places I've visited, I remember after we left I couldnt get it out of my head, I dreamed about going back, I went out and bought Glade Plug-ins that reminded me of the scent in Hawaii, I cooked foods like the meals we had there, I was 100% sold on Hawaii!
I hope you enjoy the photos from our trip, these are just a few.  We also met Famous Amos, the guy who made Famous Amos cookies (see photo below).

Fabulous Fall Giveaway...

Dear Blog Readers, 

Happy Monday, well Monday evening! I’ve had such a hectic day that I am just now getting around to blogging! Anyway, this is a very special blog entry because its an announcement of 2 very BIG things here on my blog. First my blog will be celebrating its first successful full year on October 7^th and second, because my blog is turning a year old, I’m doing a very big give-away!

After talking my sisters ear off for nearly an hour this afternoon, she suggested that I do a Fabulous Fall Gift Basket Giveaway. The concept is to have Fall themed items in the gift basket to prepare one very lucky reader for the Fall season. So this weekend I will begin my shopping extravaganza for the gift basket and I’m super excited already! Thanks to my sister I have some great ideas for items that will go in the gift basket. Fall scented candles, a Starbucks gift card, and exquisite chocolates from Godiva, Perfume, jewelry and many other items!

This gift basket is going to be a Fall Fantasy! So stay tuned for more on how to enter this Fabulous Fall Gift Basket Giveaway, there will be more post to come! 

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