Cheese Wafers

These are so delicious. They are great to make this time of year!

Cheese wafers:

2 cups all purpose flour,
1/2 cup butter cut up,
1 teasp salt,
dash cayenne pepper,
2 cups sharp shredded cheddar cheese,
3 tablespoons water.

In a food processor combine first 5 ingredients. Cover & process with 3 on-off pulses until mixture resembles peas. Add cheese, cover & process with 3 on-off pulses. Add water, 1 tablespoon at at a time, pulsing after each addition until mixture is moistened. Form into a log & wrap in cling film. Chill for 2 to 24 hours. Preheat oven to 400F Grease a baking sheet. Cut log into 1/4 inch slices, put on sheet & prick with a fork. Bake for 8 minutes or until wafers are slightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack.

Miche Bags :)

Well I am not sure if any of you are familiar with a Miche Bag. You can get four different types of bases & shells to fit them. You can have one bag, with lots of shells, so essentially have a new bag every day!

A friend brought me one for my Birthday with 3 shells. I love it & now have 10 shells, I have now become a Representative for them too! The following are a few Classic Shells I have on the Classic Base.









If you would like to see more bases & shells you can check them out on my Miche Page!

New blog!

I now have a new blog as well to just feature my business! this is the link to the new blog:
Love-a-by-Baby Please also go visit Sheila at Blog designs by Sheila Sheila designed this new blog for me & I am so excited to have one just to post all my Ribbon Toy/ Sippy Cup Holders & Headbands to.

Christmas makes from "Love-a-by-Baby

I wanted to get some Christmas themed ribbon & makes some Ribbon/Toy Sippy Cup Holders & some Christmas Headbands too. I think these turned out quite well. If you know someone who has a baby who could use these for the holidays, then let me know :)

Blog Interview

I had a chance to do a blog interview featuring my Love-a-by-Baby with Aimee from Aimee's Jewelry & Things

If you would like to go check out Aimee's work, please go to her website She has some beautiful Pendants, Earrings, Anklets, Bracelets, Just for Men, Clearance & Charitable Givings. Go say Hi to her & get to know this wonderful lady :)

Emmitt's 13 month Birthday :)

Playing in Grandad's Study :)



Ooohhh look what I found!



Look 2 tickets, where can we go?



I'm sure this dog gives you a kiss if you squeeze it!



Can't squeeze it, maybe hitting the cat will make it kiss you!

God Bless the U.S.A.

When we became US Citizens in 2006 they played this after we had all been sworn in. We all stood waving our flags & the tears were streaming down my face. Every time I hear this it does the same to me. This is the most fitting song to play today.

Happy 4th of July, God Bless the USA!


America, America Flags, Star | Forward this Graphic

Christmas in July!

I thought it would be fun to offer some of my Ribbon Toy/Sippy Cup Holders, Headbands & Bows at a sale price!! Here you get a chance to get something early for Christmas, put aside for a Baby Shower, or for your baby who will be needing something soon to hang a toy or sippy cup from.

I started making these when Emmitt threw his toy or sippy cup from the car seat or stroller. In the car, they attach to the coat hook. A sippy cup with handles or a cup with a pinched middle works from the ribbon. I am going to post a picture of Emmitt using it in the car & hanging from the stroller.







The Ribbons in the Christmas in July Sale are $3.00 regular price $6.00. The headbands & bows are $2.00 Regular price $4.00. Please let me know if you are interested in any!!

Auctions :)

I have taken part in quite a few Auctions on Facebook. They are a great way to get your items you make out there & get some traffic coming to your page too!

I am taking part in one this week. It is given by Florida Based Busninesses I have quite a few Ribbon Toy Sippy Cup Holders & Baby Headbands up for bids. There are some wonderful vendors taking part too. In all 86 items are up for bidding on!

If you have a facebook account, then head on over & take a look. It closes on Sunday July 3rd. You can also check out my page "Love-a-by-Baby"

See you at the auction!!

More crafting :)

I have really been enjoying making my Ribbon Toy/Sippy Cup Holders & Baby Headbands :) I sold a few of the new Headbands where I made the bow myself & attached a button in the center.

I did both the ribbon & headband today for 4th July! Here are some photo's.

Emmit's first Birthday Video

Hopefully this link will work now! This is Emmitt smashing the Monkey cake I made especially for this purpose!

Baby Headbands & more!

I haven't been on here for a while! I have been trying to create some more ribbons to go on the headbands. Also make some Ribbon Toy/Sippy Cup Holders. These are just a few of what I have made recently :)

The first set are flowers I purchased to put on the headbands.


The next two I worked on today, I had fun making these ribbons :)



The Ribbon Toy Sippy Cup Holders I now make without the Button Decoration.





Emmitt just celebrated his first Birthday!! I really don't know where this last year went. He has been walking since he was 10 1/2 months old. He loves to play, be read to & has just found he likes to climb too!

Baby Boom Give-a-way!

Showcase Sisters are having a giveaway on their blog from June 2nd through June 9th. Please go & check them out!

Love-a-by-Baby

Love-a-by-Baby is my new store on Etsy! It all came about from Emmitt, my sweet little Monkey :)

He was always throwing his toys out of the car seat while I was driving. Also from the stroller & I would run over them! I wondered what I could do to keep them all in place.

Then I came up with the Ribbon Toy/Sippy Cup Holder :) This attaches to the coat hook in the car, or the stroller. It has one snap one end & two the other end. The end with the two snaps holds the toy or sippy cup!









Click on the Love-a-by-Baby Button & it will take you to my Etsy store :) I am unveiling a new product later today, watch for that too! You can also find me on Facebook

Wordless Wednesday :)

So much has happened!

The last 2 weeks have been quite crazy. My parents arrived on April 12th, they came out to meet their Great Grandson. They were so excited at having nearly a month to spend playing & getting to know him :)






On April 20th we took Emmitt to Homosassa Springs to see the Manatees. We had just got Emmitt in the stroller & were heading for the door into the main area. My Dad was pushing the stroller, all of a sudden my Mum yells that my Dad isn't very well. We got him to a bench & I ran inside to get help.

They called the paramedics & as Dad had a heart attack 25 years ago, they took him to hospital. Now here are my parents visiting from the UK & we are now in a hospital 50 miles from my home. He kept going ito tachycardia. They admitted him & at 4pm we drove home with Emmitt.

Next morning I called the hospital & they had transfered him to the local heart hospital, which was now 80 miles away! We did a 180 mile round trip to see him for 4 days. They got him stable & on April 23rd they implanted a Bilateral Internal Cardio Defibrilator. He has to see his own Cardiologist when he gets home as he also has blockages in his heart from 100-40%. They fly home on May 8th & their insurance company is sending out a Dr to accompany them on the 9 hour flight home.

I'm just thankful it didn't happen on their flight over, he wouldn't have made it. They have been amazed at the wonderful treatment my Dad has received over here. They get to see Emmitt again this next week, before they fly home.

What a time we have had, but I'm thankful he is going to be okay.

Ribbon Toy/Sippy Cup Holders on Etsy :)

I don't know wether I timed this right or not! I have my parents arriving for a visit tomorrow for a month :) They are coming over to meet thier Great Grandson :)

I had some spare time this morning while hubby was out. Instead of cleaning I made some more holders, photographed them & opened a Etsy account! Have i gone insane, or do I think I can juggle visitors, taking care of Monkey & watching Etsy!! We will soon find out :)

If you don't see me on much posting over the next month, then it's because it's all getting to me!!

Etsy page

Emmitt was 10 months old yesterday :)

As I was busy over at their house yesterday, I am only getting to post about Emmitt being 10 months old now! He wasn't a very happy boy as you can see by this picture :(



He's getting over a ear infection, a little cold & teething. Poor Monkey. I wanted to take a few different pictures. In this one, his Mommy said he looks nearly as big as me!! I think he will be carrying me around soon.



I think this one turned out to be my favorite. It's not easy taking a picture with one hand & not seeing how it is going to look!



This was one of the few moments when he wasn't crying yesterday, but in the second picture you can see he's not happy.





The bottle was the only thing making him feel better yesterday & helping him to sleep too :)



I could hold this precious little man like this all day & look into those beautiful brown eyes! I so love my Monkey :)