Lately...

What I have been working on...trying to make things I can sell and give away as Christmas presents.

Tinctures I made for my little brother for his birthday. He requested a "dream tincture".

Been spending a lot of time with my babies.

He closed his eyes and turned away when I tried to take this picture.

This is a new friend I found. I was in the car with my mom and saw him on the side of the road in our neighborhood. I jumped out of the car and got him. His name is Morla- like the big turtle in the never ending story. I asked around the neighborhood and no one is claiming him. He has to have belonged to someone at some point though, because we don't have turtle like this in the wild here. 

Here he/she is! Any guesses of what sex you think he/she is? I really want a girl, but I feel like I am having a boy :)

Winner of Himalayan salt lamp giveaway is.....

.... Praise to the Highest! You won!!! Please contact me with your email address so that I can get your lamp sent out!

Happy World Vegan Day & Himalayan Salt Lamp Giveaway!

Guess what everyone?

Ernest, from the Himalayan Salt Shop, is allowing me the awesome opportunity to offer a giveaway of one 6-8 lb Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamp! Just a few facts about Himalayan Salt Lamps:

• These lamps are natural air purifiers that purify the air of dust, pollen, dander, cigarette smoke & bacteria!
• Heat from the bulb inside the salt lamp emits negative ions into the air.
• These negative ions bond with air pollutants (positive ions) and neutralize them!
• They bond with positive ions produced by computer monitors, TV's and other electrical devices. 
• Once the ions bond with the air pollutants they become heavier and fall to the ground, which removes them from air circulation!
• These lamps have also been shown to help with asthma, allergies and other illnesses!

THIS PAGE will answer all your other questions about Himalyan salt lamps.

This contest begins November 1st and ends November 9th. 

In order to win you must:

Be within the United States, excluding Alaska & Hawaii, to win :)

Comment saying you want to win &

Join their newsletter HERE!

For additional entries:

Follow them on Twitter HERE

Follow them on Facebook HERE & HERE

Good luck! Also, remember guys, even if you don't win these are great presents for Christmas time coming up! One more thing, stay tuned because I will be doing a review on Himalayan Salt Lamps shortly as well. 

Strawsome winner...

iiiiiiiiisssss Maria Rose! Give me your email address and I will have Strawesome contact you :)

Desserts...tasty, tasty desserts!

I have been making lots of sweet things lately, and I wanted to share two awesome recipes with you. 

How awesome does this look? This was the cake I made my brother for his birthday. 

Chocolatey Chocolate Cake

1 chocolate cake mix (ex. Cherrybrook Kitchen)

1 vegan  chocolate pudding mix

1 cup Tofutti sour cream

1 cup canola oil (or vegetable oil)

4 egg replacers 

1/2 cup warm water

2 cups vegan chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients together and pour into greased bunt cake pan. Bake at 350 for 50-55 min. Cool for 1 hour before inverting (this is the hardest part :). While it's cooling, make frosting sauce.

3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

3 Tbsp Earth Balance

1/4 tsp vanilla 

Pour that over cake once it is inverted and you've got yourself a chocolatey chocolate cake!

I made this for a halloween BBQ we are having tonight :)

Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding

I veganized this from THIS recipe. 

1 stick Earth Balance

1 cup sugar (raw if you like)

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

5 egg replacers

2 1/2 cups soy creamer

12 croissants

1/2 cup raisins

3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Go to the link above to see how to make the recipe :) Enjoy!

Also, please don't forget to enter my STRAWESOME giveaway! It ends November 1st!

Strawesome Giveaway!

I haven't done a giveaway for you guys in a while, so I thought it was about time I did one again. Strawesome is an awesome company that makes reusable, stylish glass straws & the lovely Daedra from Strawesome is allowing me to host a blog giveaway for one free "artist's choice" straw!

 This is a picture of one of their bent glass straws.

This is one of my straws I was using to drink green juice!

This is a picture of homemade bubble tea that I am drinking from a Strawesome straw. 

This was today's smoothie :)

For those of you who have not heard of Strawesome yet, these straws are hand made from borosilicate glass. They are also guarenteed not to break! If your straw breaks, it will be replaced. I LOVE these straws. I cannot say enough good things about them. I actually have an order coming in the mail or two more. My husband and I use them every day!

To enter to win a free Strawesome straw:

*Become a follower of my blog &

*Tell me why you want to win a glass Strawesome straw!

Contest begins today and ends November 1st! 

Good luck!

Simon says vote for me!

Meet Simon! This is my good friend Jenny's cow that she rescued from a meat farm.

He wanted to be a butterfly for Halloween. 

So, he's entered HERE to win a pet costume contest! If he wins, then Jenny gets a year supply of dog food, which she could really use with her four rescued dogs! Please vote for Simon!!!