Favorites on Friday...Facebook

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(haha get it, face....book?)

Well I finally did it.  I finally created a page in Facebook that will be totally dedicated to all things Lily&Thistle.  It was time (past time).  I've always liked Facebook because it is a great tool to connect and reconnect with people who mean something to me. Like friends from my childhood and people I taught and served my mission with years ago and heck even people who live down the street.  It is so fun to see what people are up to and thinking.

But since Ollie was born, I don't just like Facebook, I love it.  Why? Because it is a lot easier to write a few short lines about what is happening with life and with the business then it is to do a whole blog post and right now, that is a welcomed way to stay connected!  After all, wouldn't you rather spend time cuddling with this guy?

 (the small one...the big one my friends, although I know is tempting, is taken)

So, I hope if you have a Facebook account, you will go right over and "like" Lily&Thistle!  

For two reasons:

1. You can get lots of great deals/promotions that will only be available there!  
2. We can have more of a conversation then we can here.

So, go HERE and "like" me will ya (you can also just go on the left hand side and click the "like" button)?!  Oh and don't forget to enter to win a free ULTIMATE package by leaving a comment HERE.  I will be choosing winners on Monday!

New Outfit Line...Girls in Sports

These outfits are about a year in the making!  I will be posting pictures soon but couldn't wait to show you.  What do you think?  Do any of these outfits remind you of sports you participated in as a girl (or do you still do any of them)?  What about your favorite girl?  

Reminder: this whole month you get a free Outfit of the Month membership with any purchase over $10!

To order the printed version click HERE

To order the print-it-yourself version click HERE

Favorites on Friday...Chickpeas

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I am officially on the Chickpeas (garbanzo bean) wagon!  Do you know about these little beans and how delish they are (and how healthy they are)?

If you want to see just how good for you they are, you can read all about them on an awesome site, a non profit with the mission of promoting healthy eating called "The World's Healthiest Foods"

Anyway, I've been experimenting with a bunch of different recipes and have found some gems to share with you. My food motto is: "Good for you can taste good to you" (I know, pretty catchy).  I am not one to eat something just because it's good for me...it has to taste great too. So with that in mind, I wanted to share some yummy/healthy recipes with you that have me feeling full and fantastic!

The first comes from one of my  new favorite blogs "Chocolate Covered Katie".  She makes healthy deserts..no seriously, like spinach ice cream and zucchini chocolate grasshopper pie.  Well...this one is AMAZING!  I served it for dessert last night and everyone loved it (even my husband who can smell "healthy" a mile away).  After they finished I told them it was primarily made of chickpeas!  They were shocked and happy!  She calls it "Blondie Batter Dip".  It is just like a bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough.  We dipped apples and graham crackers in it.  Divine!

Here's the link (you're welcome): Blondie Batter Dip


Next up...Hummus!  We love it on our sandwiches, crackers, as a dip for carrots...well really any veggie and just about anything else we can think of to put it on.  I particularly love it with sun dried tomatoes, so this recipe is my new favorite. 


Last but not least...my new snacking addiction.  Roasted chickpeas! Yummy...they kind of remind me of the corn nuts I had every once in a while as a child...but not as hard.  So good.  I found this recipe for Salt and Vinegar Roasted Chickpeas and found that I like them a bit more if I leave them in the vinegar for about 15 mins. instead of 30.  YUM.


Hope you try at least one of these...if you do, let me know! Do you have any great chickpea recipes?

June Outfit of the Month

"I  wonder  what it would be like to live in a world

 where it was always June."

-  L. M. Montgomery

Is it as cold where you are as it is here?  It actually snowed this weekend here in the northern Nevada desert! I'm ready for summer weather...or at least a nice spring day.  That's why I had so much fun creating this outfit.  It reminds me of strolling down a boardwalk on a warm evening...no jacket needed!

Have you signed up for the Outfit of the Month yet?  If you haven't, now is the time!  I'm actually offering a free membership this month with any purchase over $10.  Just write "Free OOM Offer"  in your notes to seller at checkout!  Enjoy!

The View from Here...

 This really is the view from where I am sitting right now...

 Great Grandma loves to play "Match" with the girls

...and Ollie gets at least one long holding session every day.

 On our way to the Green House after church....

 This is how you grow a garden in the middle of the Nevada Desert :)

Maisy loves to go "Hunt for Strawberries".

 Two words:  "those cheeks". 

Life is good...

KCWC Girls Nightgowns...the Lazy Version

Well I am excited to say that the girls now have nightgowns for the summer.  They are something an accomplished seamstress would probably talk about behind my back but they were fast and they are done and let's face it...these girls make anything look good! ;)

Want to know how I cranked 12 nightgowns out in 3 hours?  Here's a short tutorial:

 About a month ago I was in Old Navy looking for something to fit my post pregnant body and was happy to discover that all of the clearance items were an additional 50% off.  I found a huge stack of long sleeved, striped shirts and about fell over when I saw they were marked at 97 cents!  That meant I only paid 49 cents for each shirt....I looked for the biggest sizes I could find knowing I'd be using them for something for the girls and came away with 12 shirts for $6.  

 Here's how I transformed them into nightgowns: 

 I ordered these crocheted flowers through Etsy.  You get 24 awesome little flowers for $6...I'm planning on using the rest for other projects or perhaps for hair clippies.

 I just gathered the band in the front and hand-stitched the flower and Voilà!

Three happy girls with a whole bunch of new nightgowns!

I'm linking to Elsie Marley's Kids Clothes Week Challenge