My Dog Trooper!

Today I decided to take some pictures with my Dog (Trooper).
He's a Bull mastiff and Labrador mix he's almost 1year and he's just adorable!!! 

Trooper

Trooper and I

Yeah,he got a little camera shy

The Batik fabric pillow cases!

So I made a pillow case for my best friend Autumn for her birthday.When her mom saw it she loved it and wanted one for herself and one for her mom for mothers day!

I made a mock french seam on the pillow case and I really loved the look. So now I am going to be making a real french seam on the pillow cases for my friends mom.
I also used for the first time Batik fabric on the pillow cases and I just LOVE the way it looks, its so beautiful and the way it firms all up after you've ironed it!!!who knows one day I might be able to be in a pillow case making business.So here are the pieces of fabric im using the pillow cases!

Batik Fabric!

Going to be making Batik pillow cases!!!

I love batik

Simple Vegan butter cookies

Vegan Butter Cookies!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted or stirred before measuring
• dash salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• blanched almond halves(opt)

Preparation:

Mix cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture; mixing until well blended. Shape dough into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets; press an almond half into the top of each ball. Bake butter cookies at 300° for 20 to 30 minutes, or until just lightly browned. Makes 5 to 6 dozen butter cookies.  

I used Best Life butter spread because that was the only butter
available but I like to use Earth Balance 

 1cup of Butter

I used Organic Cane Sugar

This is 1 cup of Sugar

Mix cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy

Add 1teaspoon Vanilla Extract

I mixed it together

Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture

Add a dash of salt

Mix it all together

Shape dough into small balls

You can use a glass pan or cookie sheet

Add just a little oil to grease the pan

Bake butter cookies at 300° for 20 to 30 minutes, or until just lightly browned

Makes 5 to 6 dozen butter cookies

Done!

They were really good!

I used this recipe from

Butter Cookies - Recipe for Butter Cookies

I hope you enjoy!!!