Product Review: Scrapbooks by Jan

Today I am going to do something a little out of my norm. I usually product review mass produced children’s products but I couldn’t pass this one up: Scrapbooks! Not just any scrapbook but ones made out of paper bags and acrylic. These albums are the 21st century way to go and show off you fantastic photos. (Note: Some pictures are cut off due to the large size. I just wanted you to see the detail so that is why they are large)

Each album is completely premade so all you have to do is slide your pictures in the slot. What is better than not having to spend hours of work and mess to show off your pictures!

So what else makes up these beautiful albums? Top quality long lasting paper, fancy charms, colorful ribbon, and hand created characters. Yes that’s right, I said hand created. This woman is so crafty she creates cute characters in some of her albums and makes each one full of detail, rosy cheeks, glitter and all!

Here is what she says about the Construction of her work:

"I especially take pride in the construction of my albums and pages. All items are adhered using strong adhesives appropriate for paper or textiles. I don't want anything coming apart or falling off! I usually use an entire roll of 3-M Gold tape in just one paper bag album! You also won't see any glue or tape oozing out where it doesn't belong. If you purchase one of my paper bag albums, you will see for yourself why I use so much adhesive; as every single fold of each bag is attached back to itself for strength. Almost all of my pages and mats are machine sewn, not just for appearance, but for durability. Threads are pulled to the back and knotted or glued so they won't come out. I use lots of ribbons, and the ends of every single one are heat-sealed so they don't ravel. Also, if there is a hole in a tag, it will have either an eyelet or other reinforcement so that rips don't occur."

Also each album is one-of-a-kind. Her vow is to never make one exactly like the other. Fantastic! Something even more fantastic..she even makes single pages so you can frame one (I have a daddy one), or you can add it to a scrapbook of your own.

These albums start at a pretty low price so you just might get a super deal, but I have to say each one of her albums always go for a super deal because she puts so many days of work into them 30,40,50, or 60 dollars is almost nothing!

So are you interested now? She has one up for sale as I speak: Go ahead.. Click Here!

Not feeling that season? You can check back with her page because she is constantly making new ones.

Have a Scrappy Tuesday!!

Product Review: Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld

It is that time again. Yes the one you all know, product review time! A little less than a month ago I was viewing the Oprah Show (love it!) and she was starring Jessica Seinfeld. Woah Woah now, what does she have to offer..isn’t she just the wife of what is his name? Oh yes, Jerry Seinfeld. To my surprise she came out with a cookbook called Deceptively Delicious.

Lets hide those veggies!

This book is all about, getting the family to eat their daily veggies and fiber. They had her showing brownies with veggies and tacos with hidden veggies. How did she sell it to me? She had a classroom of kiddos try them and then after they said how good it was, revealed that there were veggies in it. I had to go out and grab the book and try it for myself.

First off you need to make your purees! She tells you everything you need to make them, how to prepare each veggie, and store them. It is a little time consuming but you should set aside a time each month and make a big pile and store them in the freezer, just grab one and pop it in the food.

I made the Noodle Soup and Tofu Nuggets for dinner. Both a complete…HIT! For the soup I had sweet potato and cauliflower completely in disguise. It looked like plain soup with chicken, noodles, and broth. Very tasty!

Noodle Soup

Let me say a little something about the Tofu Nuggets; they were VERY GOOD but hard to make. I had trouble getting the peas to stick and then trouble getting the breadcrumbs to stick to the peas so it wasn't really masked. But what they hey, everyone ate them up! Sometimes it is not all about the masking but how it is presented. Finger foods, I found, can be an easy thing to get the family to eat because you just pop it in.

Tofu Nuggets

For dessert I tried the Angel Food Cake Muffins (with squash) and Icing (with carrot). My muffins decided not to rise and I added too much salt into the icing, The muffins didn’t taste too bad and Ian ate them up..so I call them my muffin tops. The icing, well I just had to dump it. We all have our failures!

Angel Food Cake muffin disaster.

For all you that think you cannot make homemade meals, I think you won’t have any trouble with this book. It is all made easy. You can even pop your veggies in some packaged meals if you are pinched for time.

You’ll enjoy all the comments and tips for a healthy way of eating in the book. I give this book TWO thumbs up and I for sure will keep on being Deceptively Delicious with my veggies.

Ian enjoying his tofu nuggets.

**If you are worried that these recipes won't taste good, head on over to Oprah's website and try a couple of them out yourself. :)