Another recipe for the party!

Since the Christmas recipe exchange party is so much fun, I think we will keep it going throughout the 75 days (74 now) until Christmas!  I've also created a page containing all of our Christmas recipes which will make them easily accessible!

Here's another tried and tested recipe!!

Hello Dolly Squares

1/2 cup margarine (melted)
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Mix margarine and graham cracker crumbs for the base of the squares. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the base. Top evenly with the remaining ingredients: chocolate chips followed by coconut and then the walnuts. Press the toppings into the squares... combining all of the yummy goodness!!! Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden.

I made these for my family last year, they were super easy for me to make (since my daughter was born two weeks earlier) and didn't take a lot of prep! I hope you all enjoy these as much as we do!!!

Happy Baking!

Christmas Recipe Exchange!

Ahem.... on the 75th day of Christmas my true love gave to me... a recipe exchange party!! Ha-ha... I couldn't help it, I had to!!!

So, on this 75th day to Christmas, we begin with a Christmas Recipe Exchange Party! We will start with one of our favourites that our Mum made for us and we ask that you share your faves as well!!

Here we go!

Macaroons (a.k.a. Frogs)

2 cups white sugar
1 cup margarine
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups oatmeal
6 tbsp. cocoa
1 1/2 cups coconut
a pinch of salt

Combine white sugar, margarine, and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Immediately after the saucepan is removed from the heat, add the vailla and stir well.
In a separate bowl, have the oatmeal, cocoa, coconut, and salt mixed well. Add the heated mixture to the bowl and stir well.  Using a tablespoon, drop these cookies onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Chill in the refrigerator until hardened.

We hope your family enjoys these no-bake cookies as much as ours does!!! This is an easy recipe and tastes wonderful!!

Please share your recipes, we'd love to try some new ones!!!

Happy Baking!

75 Days of Christmas

Guess what?!?!
There are only 75 days left until Christmas!!! Wowzers, does time fly!!

We want to help you with getting a start on your Christmas planning, crafting, cooking, and shopping... so we plan to feature 75 days of Christmas here on this blog!!! Every day, until Christmas, we will feature a new "Christmas-y" idea (believe me, we have plenty coming!) with hopes of engaging some crafty conversation, spreading delightful holiday spirit, and helping you with your countdown!!

We want to hear feedback, so feel free to comment (even if you don't have a Google account, you can use the Anonymous feature) and share your holiday traditions with us!!

We will start today, so stay tuned this evening for our first Christmas feature!!! We can't wait to share!

And the WINNER is.....

First of all, we'd like to send a huge THANK-YOU out to everyone who has participated in this giveaway and welcome each of our new friends... we are happy to have you and eager to show you all some new products soon!

Before we announce the winner, we will remind you of the prizes...

As you all know, one lucky prize will be drawn from those who have shared our status post. This winner will receive a CUSTOM Little Pink Thread package!!! The package will include: a custom Santa Sock Monkey Hat, a matching Emmy's Halo Headband, along with a matching three colored tutu, and Daisy Bling Flower Headband!!! These items will be tailored to the winner's color choice and sizing!!

And, we also have a little something for the person who brings us the most new fans!!! This person will receive a discount code, giving them 40% off their next purchase at our Etsy shop!

So... here we go...drumroll, please!!!

And the winner of the Little Pink Thread CUSTOM package is......................................................... DG Middendorf!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

And the winner of the discount code valued at 40% off their next purchase from our Etsy shop is.....................................The Hat Factory (Georgia Beckman)!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And of course, we have a little special something for Allyson Bosrock as well, since she has brought us some new friends too!!! Allyson we would like to present you with a discount code valued at 20% off your next purchase from our Etsy shop! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thank-you to the three winners for all of their hard work in sharing and bringing us new friends... and thank-you to everyone else who participated in this giveaway!!!! We really appreciate every share!!! We hope you all are enjoying this journey as much as we are! We wish we could offer a prize to everyone for helping us achieve this milestone, but stay tuned for more giveaways!

Winners must contact us within 48 hours of this post, by August 18 at 12:00p.m. EST. If we have not received a response, we will draw another winner.

Thanks again to everyone for participating and stay tuned for our new products... one hint, feathers are coming!!!!!!

Angela & Emily :)

And the prize is...

So I'm sure you've all been wondering what the prize is for reaching 1000 fans on our Facebook group!!! (If this is your first time hearing about this giveaway check our last post.)

Here we go...
As you all know, one lucky prize will be drawn from those who have shared our status post on Facebook & indicated that they've shared using random.org!! This winner will receive a CUSTOM Little Pink Thread package!!! The package will include: a custom Santa Sock Monkey Hat, a matching Emmy's Halo Headband, along with a matching three colored tutu, and Daisy Bling Flower Headband!!! These items will be tailored to the winner's color choice and sizing!! (Photos of the Monkey hat and Emmy's Headband will come soon!)

And, we also have a little something for the person who brings us the most new fans!!! This person will receive a discount code, giving them 40% off their next purchase at our Etsy shop!

So, please keep sharing and we will announce a winner when we reach 1000 fans!!!! Good luck everyone!!

Emily & Angela :)

Let's Reach 1000 Fans!!!

It's July 6th, 2012 at 8:30 EST and we currently have 918 fans on our Facebook page!!! Woohoo!!!! Thanks to everyone out there for liking our page and following our crafty journey!

We hope to reach the 1000 mark for fans soon... and with all of our friends helping, we know we can! :) So, without futher ado, we are asking all of you to go onto our Little Pink Thread Facebook Page and share the status we have pinned to the top of our timeline (Help us reach 1000!).

We are offering a BIG surprise to one lucky fan who shares the status and comments that they have, using random.org to draw!! We will announce the prize in the coming days, and don't worry it's a great one!!!

We will also offer a little something special to the person who brings us the most new fans on our page, so please make sure your friends like our page and then let us know who has sent them on our timeline!!!

So, head on over to our Facebook page and share the status, Help us reach 1000 fans!!!

Just remember that once you have shared the status, please comment and indicate that you have shared... and you could be a WINNER! And let all your friends know that the person who brings the most fans wins a little something special too!!!

Good luck everyone, Happy Sharing!!!!!!

Angela & Emily :)

Happy 4th of July!

To all of our friends South of the border, Happy 4th of July! We hope you all are celebrating your country surrounded by family and friends today! Stay safe and enjoy your holiday, everyone!!

To all of our Canadian friends, we hope you had a wonderful long weekend celebrating Canada's 145th birthday!! I (Em) celebrated at the Fredericton, NB Canada Day block party with a free concert!!! The headliner, Joel Plaskett ( a fellow Maritimer), put on a fantastic show!! I think I sang along to just about every song he played!! Canada Day was spent with my Aunt, Uncle, Hubby, and Daughter... it was perfect!!

Joel Plaskett performing!

My first attempt at photographing fireworks! Sadly I'd forgotten my tripod, but managed to get a couple of nice shots!

I am working on more tutus, and will be uploading photos soon!! We have something special coming in the month of July, so watch out for it... we are excited!! :)

Most of all, we are VERY excited that Angela will be coming to NB for a vacation this month!!! So, expect to see some very CUTE photos of the cousins (Princess, Monkey, & Little E) meeting for the first time! We will be hitting the beach, spending a ton of time together, and crafting!!

Happy Wednesday All,

Em :)