Over 200$ value Giveaway with the Foley Fam!!

Happy Happy Gorgeous Sunday!!!!

Today I'm very pleased to let you know that I am part of a huge giveaway going on at the Foley Fam's Blog!! A lot of beautiful prizes for 1 lucky winner!!! I love reading Kristine's blog... if you have never heard of it you should go check it out! And enter the giveaway!!!

Casey Leigh :: Shaped By Grace :: Truly Lovely :: Coffee n Ink :: For Lauren & Lauren :: Essentially Eclectic :: Mom's Test Kitchen :: LaBelleMadeleine :: The Gnarly Whale :: Here's to You Mrs. Robinson :: At Home with The Hinkleys :: Pharr Away :: Two Red Birthstones :: Fierce and Fashionable :: Hairspray & High Heels

 

Please note: there is only ONE mandatory entry in the Rafflecopter below.

The other entries are optional.

You'll want to complete them all because the ladies are worth getting to know, and a bonus it increases your chances of winning! Click here to view The Foley Fam official rules.

Good luck! {from Kristine @TheFoleyFam}

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Much Love to you all!!

xoxo,

 

Homemade Cheese?... Yes please!!

Helloooo!!

Happy Monday to you all!!!

If you have followed me for a while, you know how much I love handmade, not only in crafts, but especially in the kitchen. I always cook from scratch, it's something that is part of my culture {you would never see me use a box to make a cake}. I know that many times it's easier and faster to use stuff already prepared, if they are available... why not? But I just love to make my own food.

My husband, even though he is not Italian, likes to make food from scratch as well {he has worked many years in a delicious Italian Restaurant called Parisi in Denver, CO} and I recently spoke about a product that I found on Etsy that I love so much: a kit to make your own fresh cheese!!! How cool is that? I bought it for him and when we received it super fast... we already made a batch of our on fresh Mozzarella... one of my favorite cheeses in the whole world. :)

Here's a few pictures of the product and the making of the cheese. The whole kit comes with a precise description of how to make the cheese, it was easy and it came out super good!!!

 

                     

 our fresh Mozz!!!

You can make your own as well!! Go check out this awesome shop:

UrbanCheeseCraft

There's not only Mozzarella, but a big variety of fresh cheese!
You should try it....;)

xoxo,

 

PicNic at the park ~ fashion post

May is such a beautiful month! I love spring and I love seeing the roses in bloom everywhere {at least here in California}. Right now it's the perfect weather for a pic-nic in the park.. so I decided to play around on polyvore.com and pick a cute outfit! What do you think?

PicNic at the park by luisa-madeleine featuring kate spade

 

Have a great day!!!

 

xoxo,

P.S. Remember to enter the GIVEAWAY to win one of my cozies!!

My Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Yesss... Mother's Day is very near... I'm probably a little late with my list of gift ideas, you probably already have picked something for your Mom. I had fun to look around the web {basically just Etsy.com} and pick different original items that I would love to receive for Mother's day! My children are still young and I'm expecting to receive a beautiful drawing full of hearts {I'll be happy with that!}.. but it's just fun to look around and maybe give you some original ideas..

..like this vintage pattern from the 60's.. if your Mom can sew...

Vintage Sewing Pattern

..or does she like cheese?? She could make her own with this fantastic kit!!!!

Cheese Kit

..if she likes to be pretty and stylish doing chores around the house, this is the apron she needs!!!

Half-Apron

...I wouldlove this cutting board in my kitchen! so original and adorable...

Carved Wooden Board

..and last but not least... home-made organic soap! this one is made in Italy, my beautiful country.

Handmade Soap

I hope you enjoyed my finds.... I wish you all a beautiful preparation to Mother's Day... in the end, the important thing is to show them your Love, even with just a hug.

xoxo,

October Baby ~Movie Review

I haven't written a movie review in a while.... maybe because it doesn't happen very often that I'm really touched by a movie{and I watch a lot of movies!! Thank you Netflix and RedBox!!}.

Last week I happened to see the title "October Baby" among the movie choices on Netflix and I remembered my Mom had seen it and had talked to me about it. So I decided to watch it.

I know, it's not a new movie and probably many of you have already seen it. It's the story of a young girl who finds out she was a survived aborted baby. You can imagine... a pretty dramatic story about how she tries to find her real mom, the feelings of abandonment and rejection which will eventually lead to forgiveness. At the end of the movie I couldn't help but crying!!!

I didn't know any of the actors.. and that's not the reason why I chose to watch it. I deeply believe that to abort is to kill, even if the fetus is only a few weeks old. God creates Life, and we are not the ones who decide to end the lives He gives us. Of course, many people don't know this, are misled by society, they make wrong choices... but the soul of all those babies in Heaven are praying for their Mommies, loving them and forgiving them from Up Above.

Love to you all!

My first Embroidered Hoop

Hi everyone!!!

what is your most relaxing hobby? When I was at the University I used to cross-stitch a lot! After giving an exam I had to cross-stitch {or crochet} something pretty. The pretty colors and the concentration distract me from everything around me... Now that I'm a Mom it's a little harder to find the time to do that!! I haven't cross-stitch in a loooong time!  I recently, though, was inspired by the Embroidery Hoops that many talented people create and sell on Etsy or different online stores. I decided to finally try.. and I loved it!!!! I created an Embroidered Hoop Wall Décor... my favorite are those with verses from the Bible. I opened my Bible by chance and I picked this verse:

"My heart exults in the Lord" {1Sam 2,1}

 

what do you think?

 

I added some bunting banners... just because I love the joyous look they give to the whole hoop.

I think I'm going to start making more, I really enjoyed making this one!

 

Any suggestions on what verse to embroider? I would love to hear from you!!!

 

xoxo,

 

 

 

Sweet Little Cozy

Mothers' Day is close!
I just created this cup-cozy inspired by the joy and the tenderness that I feel thinking of Mom.

 

you can find it HERE .

Have a great Week-End!
xoxo,