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Free Halloween Printables

6 · Sep 18, 2013 · 8 Comments

Free Halloween Printables // Hi it's Jenn from My Fabuless Life and I'm excited to be back this month to share a couple of fun Halloween printables. Can you believe that it's almost October?!!

I love Halloween! I admittedly am not much of a dresser-upper, but I love the magic of Halloween, the colors, the chill in the air and smells of fall, decorating (of course)–basically, everything.

I've created a Halloween printable for you in some of my favorite Halloween color combos. Enjoy!!

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You can head over to my blog for another Halloween printable (that I used on my Halloween mantel).

Happy Halloween decorating!

halloween mantel // haunted houses // halloween decor

Pumpkin Pound Cake Recipe // Show of hands, who here is so ready for fall baking? I have been itching to try out the collection of pumpkin recipes that have been piling up on my counter, and what better time then now?

I dug through my box of random clippings and came out with one from Taste of Home that sounded too good to be true. Pumpkin pound cake… in a bundt pan.

I’ve had a bundt pan for years but it has sat in the back of my cupboard (in the original plastic) since day one, unused. I was a little ashamed and figured this would be the perfect reason to bust it out.

There is no better way to break in a new pan then with a pumpkin recipe!

Ingredients for Pumpkin Pound Cake

2-1/2 cups sugar

1 cup canola oil

3 eggs

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray. Set aside. Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.

Whisk together your sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin. Fold in the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Pour into your pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

If you were looking for your home to smell like fall, you’ve found the right recipe. My entire house smelled like pumpkin pie for days after I pulled this out of the oven. I topped it with a simple maple glaze, but it’s flavors stand on their own.

This is a great one to share with friends. Especially if you are home alone and might eat the entire thing all on your own (don’t judge).

You could even try making them in mini bread pans for a fun neighbor gift! Thanks Heather for letting me come by again!

Here are some more fabulous recipes from One Sweet Appetite

Back to School Shopping with Gordmans // Enter to win $1000

2 · Aug 1, 2013 ·

This post brought to you by Gordmans // I think my kids rank back to school shopping right below Christmas. It's one of their favorites times of the year. Quite frankly it's one of mine too. I always loved going back to school shopping as a kid too. As the Mom it's a little more stressful. It's so fun to help your kiddos come up with some fun new outfits for the first few days of school, however watching the dollar signs add up, can put a little pinch into the fun. This week I had the fun opportunity to learn about a "new to me" store… Gordmans.

Hales a.k.a. Lil'Whip and I headed over to Gordmans armed with $25 to see what we could find. When we first walked in we were greeted with a fun, bright store full of thousands of outfit options. The whole store is packed with current trends at a fraction of the price of department stores. Gordmans prides themselves on delighting the shopper with a BIG selection and even BIGGER discounts in a fun and friendly environment. They have a cute section called Gormans Giggles where the kiddos can have fun while you are shopping in a colorful children's theater. They even have the Grandstand in the men's section where dad can watch sports while you are shopping. That just means so much more time for you to shop!!

It didn't take long before Hales found two shirts that she totally fell in love with.

Both of these shirts were $16.99 a steal of deal if you ask me! The best part… Gordmans has a fabulous new rewards program called gRewards and we racked up points with this purchase for our next shopping trip. For ever dollar spent we earned 1 point once we reach 200 points we earn a $10 reward.

Looking for even better deals at Gormans? You can join their mailing list and learn about all of their fabulous deals and in-store events. They have a whole bunch of fun Back to School events coming up that you won't want to miss!!

Here's how our shopping trip turned out… Hales now has two great tops for the start of school and she is THRILLED!!

Do your kiddos like back to school shopping or is it a dreaded task? Come share for a chance to win $1000 from Gordmans!

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Gordmans.  The opinions and text are all mine.

Raspberry Watermelon Granita

0 · Jun 19, 2013 · 13 Comments

Raspberry Watermelon Granita // I'm thrilled to have Jenn from Clean & Scentsible, another member of the WhipperBerry creative team here today. She has been a long time contributor to my Friday Flair link party and she always blows me away with her fun idea. I'm so excited to have her on the team

Hello Whipperberry fans! I'm Jenn from Clean and Scentsible and I cannot tell you how excited I am to be contributing to Heather's amazing blog!

To me, summertime is all about simplifying things. We usually only have a few months of nice, warm weather around here so I savor every moment I can get! This raspberry watermelon granita is one of my favorite summertime treats and is so easy to make. It does require a bit of patience while it is freezing but it is well worth it!

Raspberry Watermelon Granita

5 cups cubed seedless watermelon

2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries

1/2 cup sugar

1 envelope unflavored gelatin {1/4 ounce}

1/2 cup cran-raspberry juice cocktail

Preparation

Puree the watermelon and raspberries in a food processor or blender. Depending on the size of your blender you may need to do this in two batches.

Combine the sugar and gelatin in a small sauce pan and stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves. Stir in juice.

Combine about half of the sugar mixture with the puree. Slowly add the remainder of the mixture to taste depending on how sweet you would like your granita to be. Remember that it will lose a little of the sweetness once frozen.

Pour into a 9 x 9 baking pan, cover with foil, and place in freezer.

Freeze for at least 2-3 hours and then use a fork to scrape along the top layers creating an icy texture. Continue until you start to get close to the less-frozen middle and then place back in the freezer. Repeat this process until it is all scraped. Makes about 10-12 servings.

**NOTE: Don't worry if you won't be around to scrape it every couple of hours. I often just leave it overnight and then scape it in one go – it just requires a little more muscle! If you only need a couple of servings, just scrape what you need and place the rest back in the freezer.