Win an iPad!!

Yep, you read that read. The wonderful people over at Rafflecopter are giving away an ipad and the new kindle fire!!  I know I want to win!  All you have to do is fill out the form below and you are entered! When they asked who referred you tell them I did! (Then if you win I get a kindle fire too!)  Okay, go, enter!

Mark Beauty GiveAway!

For those of you who were not aware I am a Mark Girl and I love it!!

What is mark? It is a line of not only cosmetics, but facial care, bath & body, jewelry, and fashion! Not only that but they make a stand with their m.powerment campaign.Since m.powerment by mark was launched in Fall 2008, more than $725,000 has been raised to help break the cycle of dating abuse and partner violence.

I absolutely love their products and once you try them I know you will too!

I am hosting a giveaway for two imark shadows! (in fairy dust and glitterati) (prize valued at $15.50) There are multiple ways to enter. They are explained below.

1. You must follow this blog and leave me a comment telling me your favorite mark product or the product you'd like to try most! (this is mandatory and worth 1 entry)

2. Like my facebook fanpge Mark.beauty with Donna (also mandatory and worth 1 entry)

3. Tweet about this contest! (this is optional and worth 2 entries)

4. Register on my eBoutique (this is FREE to do and I'll be able to send you all freebies, coupons and sales) (this is optional and worth 5 entries)

5. Make a purchase from my eBoutique (optional and worth 10 entries)

So you have 5 ways to enter (up to 19 entries!)

This contest ends on 12/30/2011. I will post the winner later that day!

Handmade Gift Guide

Did you know that Christmas is in only 47 days? Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? Here are some fab gift ideas. They're unique and they're all handmade!

8MileCreek Designs makes unique clocks from hubcaps and license plates.

YellowBugBoutique makes geekery cool with their unique pillows.

Lisa at HillsideBakery makes super yummy fudge!

Shannon at BaruchsLullaby makes all sorts of crocheted goodness.

Sara, at LovelyLemonade, makes the cutest cozies.

I love RobinsFlights. This is a great messenger bag.

I have a shirt from BanyanTreeClothing and it's one of my faves.

HelensCorner has some great onesies.

GraciousMay makes the cutest shoes.

JulieAndCo makes the coolest decorative temari balls.

Lucy at MumMumCrafts makes the best all natural make up and beauty products.

LusciousLather makes amazing body lotions.

ButtonWilloeDesigns makes the cutest little figurines.

Dan from DankArtistry makes the coolest jewelry from spoons.

Rachel from Balanced makes classy and beautiful jewelry.

KimmSmith makes fun jewelry.

Shannon at VixensNaturalJewelry is amazing with wire.

Daffy from SweetHeartStudio makes unique and beautiful jewelry, hair accessories, and magnets.

Ingrid from IngridsCreations makes beautiful, super girly jewelry.

Do you have little divas? Elise from BlackAntBeads makes itty bitty rings for itty bitty fingers! (the pic does it no justice) My nieces love them!

Or you could always stop by my shop, DH'Elegance, and pick up a dichroic glass chunky ring or pendant.

Happy Shopping!

Inspirational (and Free!)

I love to scrapbook! It's one of those things I could (and do) sit for hours and create. When I first heard of digital scrapbooking I had to try it it immeadiately! And of course I loved it. Yes, you can reuse your paper and embellishments over and over, but it can still get expensive if you want to buy a lot more. I am so excited that I found the blog of Summertime Designs! She creates her own scrapbook kits and posts them on her blog for FREE! They are amazing too. (Hint - If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of her blog, on the right you will see the link to all the kits.) I downloaded them all and I'm so excited to start another project. Hope you enjoy and Happy Scrapbooking!

Trick or Treat

Did you go trick or treating or take your kiddos out? My hubby and I usually dress up and go out with the munchkins, but this year we stayed home with my Dad. My Mom used to love to hand out candy to all the cute kids so I decided I should hand out candy too. And that's exactly what I did. I answered the door and handed out the treats. I still was able to take some pics of the adorable munchkins in their costumes! Here they are:

Jayden was a pirate.

Logan was a Power Ranger.

Kelsey was a beautiful ghost.

Lily was an adorable pumpkin.

Bradley was Batman.

Yummy (and super easy!) Snack

I babysat three of the munchkins today and the oldest (8 yrs old) loves to craft and bake. Needless to say we have tons of fun together! Today while his younger brother and sister were napping we decided to make a snack. We made cinnamon and sugar pita chips. It was so easy and he loved making them. The other two enjoyed eating them when they got up too. And so did we!

Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips

Flour tortilla shell

Spray Butter or Cooking Spray

Cinnamon

Sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Break up tortilla shell into "chip size" pieces and spread out on ungreased baking sheet.

Spray with spray butter or cooking spray. Sprinkle mixture of cinnamon and sugar on top.

Cook at 350 degrees for 6 to 9 minutes.

Let cool and enjoy!

I Have a Kitchen!

I have a kitchen (and a stove too)! And I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about it! I was able to do minimal cooking on the truck. I had a cooker the size of a lunchbox that would heat up to 350 degrees. Prep work was a little difficult, but I loved that I could make a hot meal. Now that we're no longer on the truck I have a full size kitchen, oven, fridge, sink, etc I think you catch my drift. I have had so much fun making dinners and desserts. I just love to cook and bake. Teriyaki chicken, garlic rice, and broccoli are on the menu for tonight!