DATE ARCHIVES : February 2015

$300 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

Happy Friday, Everyone! To celebrate the fact that it’s almost the weekend again, I have a giveaway for you! Woohoo! I’m so pumped to be teaming up with all of these lovely girls to bring you a $300 Visa gift card! I know I would have a field day in Target with a $300 visa gift card…that or the craft store! I have been going nuts there lately, lol! Well, regardless, your options are endless so get to entering!! Just follow the rafflecopter link at the bottom of this post and good luck!

 

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Sparkles and Shoes – Luxury Lens – Beauty By Elizabeth Faye

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Navy & Roses

Rose sweater with pink clutch

It is too cold. That’s really all I have to say today. Lol. Last week I was wearing this wonderfully summery outfit…and now this. And this was taken before it got REALLY cold. I haven’t been able to take photos all week it’s so cold. I don’t envy all of your northern bloggers who do this in the snow and such. Thankfully its *supposed* to be 60 today and 70 on Sunday…..let’s hope this is it. I know, I know, I really shouldn’t complain about one week of cold, but this is Texas! All I can say is that you will never hear me complain about the weather during the summer:) Target Navy rose sweater Navy rose sweater Pink rose sweater with denim Target Rose Sweater Target rose sweater with pink clutch Navy rose sweater with boots Rose sweater outfit and a cute puppy

Get The Look:

Target Sweater (only plus size left)  //  Target Denim  //  Chinese Laundry Boots via Zulily  //  Charming Charlie Clutch, Earrings, & Watch  //  Steinmart Sunglasses  //  Jawbone UP24 //  Etsy Necklace

I saw this sweater on someone’s instagram and I fell in love. I searched Target.com for it and found it, ON SALE! Woot woot! I wore it in a pretty basic manner here, but I already have some great ideas of more fun ways to style it:) I’m thinking a little pink plaid or maybe a few polka dots? We’ll see!

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Brand Rep Search

I have been working diligently on my Etsy shop over the past few weeks and am at that point where I need to get some photos that are on children/babies! That being said, if you have children or know people who do stop on by my shop’s Instagram or Facebook and enter them to be an All That Glitters brand rep! See all the info below:

All That Glitters Baby Brand Rep Search

All That Glitters Baby is looking for a few lovely brand reps! We need two boys and two girls! Each brand rep gets to make a wish list of our products and will receive a big box of All That Glitters Baby merchandise each month. This will be in exchange for the use of your child’s photos on our social media accounts and Etsy shop as well as a little bit of Instagram love! We are looking for quality photos that show of your little one’s personality! Brand rep search will last now until 3/7/15!

Follow the steps below to enter:
– Like our shop on Instagram or Facebook
– Share this image on your account using the hashtag #AllThatGlittersBabyRepSearch and tag us @allthatglittersbaby
– Tag @Allthatglittersbaby and #AllThatGlittersBabyRepSearch in at least 3 photos of your child showing off your adorable little one and your photography style!
We would love to accept all of your beautiful little ones, but unfortunately we must stick to four! Good luck and I can’t wait to learn all about your fabulous little ones!
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I hope to see a lot of you enter your babies! Be sure to let me know if you found the search through my blog! See you all tomorrow!
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Life Lately

Oh Monday, you come again far too soon. I worked all weekend on getting some more items ready for my Etsy shop. Well, not ALL weekend. There was a little bit of drinking in the neighbor’s backyard….but just a little:) I got  a LOT done today and will be putting new items up in the shop all week long, so be sure to check it out! Since I worked on shop things all weekend long, I didn’t have much chance to edit outfit photos and such, so you’re getting an Instagram update! If you don’t follow me on Instagram, you’ll be sad to know that you just missed a $500 Shopbop gift card giveaway, so be sure to follow along so that you don’t miss the next one!

Well, there you have it, some of my amazing outfits from the last two weeks! Stay tuned this week for the entire outfit with that rose sweater!

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Spaghetti Squash Bowls With Meat Sauce

Spaghetti Squash Bolognese- great healthy recipe for the pasta lover trying to eat healthy

Look at me being all healthy today! You guys should be SO proud! I’m proud too, because my husband ACTUALLY ate this and he ENJOYED it! Points for everyone! But in all seriousness, this is a GREAT recipe! I had been wanting to make spaghetti squash for a very long time, but I was always hesitant because I didn’t know if I would actually like it. Well, when my cousin brought one over to cook last summer, it was the perfect chance to try it. Well, try it I did and I LOVED it. No, it’s NOT pasta and you are kidding yourself if you think it will be the same, but it is still REALLY good..and I LOVE my pasta. 

My cousin made us spaghetti squash marinara, and it was good, but I knew that if I REALLY wanted to love it (and wanted my husband to love it) I was going to have to add a little bit more to it. Enter, the meat. My husband thinks that meat sauce makes EVERYTHING better and in this case I have to say I agree. Add some meat and a few extra veggies into your sauce and you have a full fledged feast on your hands:) Spaghetti Squash with meat sauce and peppers- such a great substitute for those who want to eat healthy and love pasta

Ingredients:

  • 1 large spaghetti squash
  • 1 jar pasta sauce- I used Classico Tomato Basil
  • 1 bell pepper- I used half a red and half a yellow
  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Suggestion: Add more veggies! Throw in a few mushrooms, a little onion, and maybe a little bit of spinach!

Spaghetti Squash bowls with meat sauce- tastes amazing and won't leave you hungry!

Directions:

Squash:

  1. Start by heating your oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cut your spaghetti squash in half. Y’all, this was hard. I used 3 different knives before I almost gave up. Thankfully we had a pumpkin carving knife sitting in our drawer from Halloween. Worked like a charm- highly recommend! Lol!
  3. Scrape out the seeds on the inside of your squash, just like you would a Halloween pumpkin.
  4. Spread a little olive oil around on the insides of the squash and sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
  5. Lay face down on a cookie sheet covered in tinfoil. I also like to put a little olive oil on my tinfoil to prevent sticking!
  6. Once your oven reaches 400 degrees, put your squash in the oven.
  7. Cook the squash about 30-45 minutes, depending on your oven, or until soft.
  8. Once your squash is soft, remove from the heat and using a oven mit to hold it still, scrape out your spaghetti squash with a fork. It should be stringy like (duh) spaghetti! You don’t have to scrape the entire squash out, but at least do the top.

Sauce:

  1. Cook your ground meet in a frying pan until half cooked.
  2. Add your chopped peppers (and other veggies) to the pan and cook until meat is browned.
  3. Add your sauce and simmer on medium-low until squash is fully cooked.
  4. I like to add a little spice to mine with some basil, oregano, minced garlic, and crushed red pepper.

Spaghetti Squash Bowls:

  1. Once the squash and sauce are done, scoop your sauce out into your squash bowl.
  2. Cover with mozzarella cheese.
  3. Place back in to oven for 5-10 minutes or until cheese has melted.
  4. Serve! This is the fun part! Wes and I enjoyed eating out of the squash bowls, it was fun. You have to scrape along the bottom to get more squash, it was an experience. If you, however, don’t get pleasure out of being a child playing with your food, or you are trying to in fact feed a child, you can scoop it all out in to a regular bowl. 

Spaghetti Squash with meat sauce- recipe

I’m so serious about this one you guys! I was full, my husband was full. We actually had so much food left over that I will be having it for lunch twice this week! Not only was there a lot, but it tastes so good too. Highly recommend this one, especially if you are trying to be healthy and are a pasta lover like me!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you know of a. a better way to cut a squash than with a pumpkin carver or b. any other great spaghetti squash recipes, let me know in the comments below!
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