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I have to admit that my cousins remark the other day has me thinking. Jacqueline said: "I have found the solution to scrapbooking! Photobooks from Shutterfly instead. So much easier!" I agree with her. There are a number of new websites that now allow you to create photo books online with your digital photos. This can also be the solution to those baby books I never finished! The process of making these online photos books is painless. Each company offers multiple designs, options and is user friendly. Shutterfly Photo Books Tiny Prints Photo Books Snapfish Book Builder Picaboo Photo Books Blurb My Canvas MixBook Kodak Gallery WinkFlash LuLu My Publisher MPIX Smile Books Well, that's the end of the list for now. I hope you can find a service you can enjoy. I belong to a few of these. I am having a look at the other sites I found during my research for this posting. I do not receive compensation for this article. But you are more than welcome to click one of my sidelink ads :)

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I saw a photo on Pinterest a few weeks ago and I thought I would try to do the same thing. I pinned the photo somewhere on my Beautiful Crafts Board. Now I will pin this one too. The idea works very well, although I will need to shift the spools around to accomodate more ribbon. Thanks to Bed, Bath and Beyond the hanger was $6.99 and with the 20% off coupon they offer you, I received an awesome deal to store my ribbons. Might even consider buying a second hanger.

Delightful Whimsy http://www.icwhimsy.com/2012/02/storing-ribbon.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eec1c1e8833016762ccfc51970b 2012-02-23T01:00:00-08:00 2012-02-22T11:41:50-08:00

In the search to find recipes to make a Meyer Lemon Cake, I've come across an article in Food Buzz for the perfect cake. The photo below will take you the Food Buzz website and a recipe that is absolutely divine for a Spring Tea. Meyer Lemon Blueberry Butter Cake. Thank you Chef Dennis and Harold Ross!

Delightful Whimsy http://www.icwhimsy.com/2012/02/meyer-lemon-cake.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eec1c1e8833016762a633b6970b 2012-02-19T21:42:25-08:00 2012-02-19T21:42:25-08:00

I use vanilla extract nearly everyday when baking. It's as common in recipes as flour and sugar. In the past two years I've started experimenting with other, gourmet vanilla extracts now and again. And I thought it would be fun to make my own-so I gave it a try! I read this tutorial from Ina Garten and decided that I wanted to cut the recipe down a bit as I wasn't sure how long it would take me to use quite that much extract. Fill a bottle with 4 ounces of vodka (feel free to use the cheap stuff for this recipe as it won't matter-we won't be drinking it!) and 1 vanilla bean split down the middle. Seal your bottle and let it soak for 2 months. Ta-da! Vanilla extract!Now you might be thinking:�Wait, I'm going to be putting vodka in my cupcake recipes? I'm not too comfortable with that idea.�Don't worry-the alcohol burns out as the recipe bakes, leaving only the delicious taste of vanilla. And because extract is made with such a high content of alcohol it can be stored at room temp (and used)�indefinitely.�Happy baking! xo. emma and elsie via abeautifulmess.typepad.com yum

Delightful Whimsy http://www.icwhimsy.com/2012/02/make-your-own-vanilla-extract.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54eec1c1e8833016301adf1e8970d 2012-02-19T16:23:07-08:00 2012-02-19T16:24:00-08:00

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