1. giveaway – 10 pairs of earrings!

    June 19, 2013 by Lauren

    Our lil earrings are always people's favorites at the shop and at craft fairs. We search all over to find the cutest little pieces - from vintage buttons to hand-stamped brass pieces.

    And today, we’re giving away TEN pairs of earrings. Yes ten. All to one lucky person.
    And they are all surgical steel! (===== nickel free! great for people with sensitive ears.)

    You’ll receive one of each of the below pairs. brass triangles, purple flowers, brass fleur de lis, brown small flowers, blue vintage designs, green vintage glass pieces, brass hearts, pink flowers, wood pieces, and white flowers.

    I mean really, who wouldn’t want to win 10 paris of earrings? Girl heaven. Or guy heaven, if these happen to be your style or you’ve got a wife/girl friend/child/person.

    giveaway for 10 pairs of earrings! - The Burlap Bag

     Here’s how you can win:

    We have 6 different ways you can enter this giveaway for 10 pairs of awesome earrings. Please leave a SEPARATE comment for each entry… so if you do all 6, you should leave us 6 different comments here! If you leave them all in one comment we will NOT count them as multiple.

    -Option 1: In the upper right hand column, sign up for our newsletter OR to get each post emailed to you. Then leave a comment telling us you signed up. (already signed up? tell us!)

    -Option 2: “Like” The Burlap Bag on facebook! Then tell us here. (already “liked” us? Leave a comment saying so.)

    -Option 3: Leave a comment on another blog post of ours! Then tell us here that you did.

    -Option 4: Post a pin to pinterest about the giveaway. Then tell us here.

    -Option 5: Share the giveaway on facebook! Or twitter. Then tell us here.

    -Option 6: Follow us on da instagrams! @theburlapbag- Then tell us here.

     

    I repeat. Leave each “option” that you do in a separate comment. If you leave them all in one comment, it will only be counted as one!

    The giveaway officially ends July 3rd, 2013  at 1:00pm central time. Also, it’s open to any country!

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  2. The summer 2 ingredient cookie

    June 17, 2013 by Lauren

    So many of our current readers found us because of our 2 ingredient cookie – which I made up because I was sick of all the “healthy” cookies that still had like a thousand “mandatory” ingredients. I decided to come up with one that only had 2 mandatory ingredients – - and then whatever delicious mix-ins you want!

    And YES. I know. I know. I know. I know that there are more than 2 ingredients in my cookie. Thank you for letting me know in the comments like a thousand times – I did graduate kindergarden and even college and can count past 2! It’s a miracle. But the base is just 2 ingredients – plus YOUR choice of more, if you want.

    Ok enough Lauren rambling. We’ve modified the recipe for summer – since PEACHES are so abundant! Here’s the goods:

    The Summer 2 ingredient cookie – (plus the mix-ins of your choice!)

    The Summer 2 Ingredient Cookie - The Burlap Bag da 2 ingredients – equal parts:

    -peaches (pureed or mashed up a lot)
    -oatmeal (quick oats or regular!)

    and then whatever other ingredients you want! Options that sound great: walnuts, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon, sea salt,  coconut flakes, pecans, raisins, smothered with nutella or peanut butter right before you eat…… or whatever else you want!

    Our favorites (same in our original 2 ingredient cookie and our autumn 2 ingredient cookie) to mix in are cinnamon, chocolate chips, and nuts. 

    The Summer 2 Ingredient Cookie - The Burlap Bag

    Steps:

    1. Mix everything up! Equal-ish parts of peaches and oatmeal.  If you’re using a lot of “mix-ins”, you might need to add in more peach goop (yes i just said goop in a recipe) so it’s not too dry.
    2. On a greased cookie sheet, cook them for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.  Obviously, cook longer if they are still a little mushy in the middle!
    Steps: 1. Mix everything up! If you’re using a lot of “mix-ins”, you might need to add in more pumpkin so it’s not too dry. 2. On a greased cookie sheet, cook them for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees. That is IT! Here’s some photos of the whole process in case you got super confused by those 2 steps:
    A few remarks:
    -We put our peaches in the blender so the peaches would get real liquidy – but with a few nice peachy chunks here & there. I’m sure you could use canned peaches or peach pie filling! We even left the skins on – you can see the little pink pieces in the pictures.
    -Quick oats definitely hold together better – but you can use regular oats if you’d like. I’d suggest chopping them up a little in a food processor/blender/on a cutting board so that they hold together better.
    -do NOT forget to spray your pan (or use parchment paper). You’ll hate yourself if you forget/choose to ignore me. Oatmeal is like GLUE!
    The Summer 2 Ingredient Cookie - The Burlap Bag
    And as with a lot of recipes, this is a little bit of trial and error to best fit YOU!
    Change the mix-ins, add in more peach, cook a little longer, turn your oven up more, make smaller cookies, smush the cookie “dough” down, etc.
    The Summer 2 Ingredient Cookie - The Burlap Bag
    Also, you should probably put these in the fridge within a couple of hours. The peach keeps them pretty moist, which means they could mold fast. Or, bright idea, just eat ‘em!
    Tell us what mix-ins you’ve thought of! And no telling me that these have more than 2 ingredients, seriously. :)

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  3. etsy craft party

    June 5, 2013 by Lauren

    etsy craft party! june 20th! 7pm-10ish! at The Burlap Bag!

    etsy craft party @ The Burlap Bag

    We’re hosting an Etsy Craft Party! Etsy is asking people ALL over the world to have crafting parties on June 20th – and they are even sending us a box of supplies for the event!

    It’s gonna be a blast! What’s going on at ours:

    -Free knitting lessons
    -Make-your-own nail polish table
    -Free DIY laundry detergent area
    -Headband makin’ station
    -Fun photobooth area with backdrop provided by The Confetti Committee 

    Plus whatever else people feel like bringing/making/crafting/doing.

    And we’ll provide da boooooze! The mimosas will be a flowing.

    RSVP via facebook or eventbrite - see you then!

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  4. extreme caprese salad

    June 3, 2013 by Lauren

    Mmm. Here's a fresh & super simple salad that you can eat endless amounts of. AND IT TASTES SOOOO GOOOOOOD. That's my kind of meal.

    We've eaten what we've named "extreme caprese salad" for at least 15 of the past 30 dinners, seriously. You can just add different things here and there and it takes on a new taste. We love love love it.

    extreme caprese salad

    Caprese Salad base:
    -Mozzarella
    -Tomatoes
    -Basil

     

    “Extreme” added ingredient options (our go-tos every time):
    -AVOCADOS (you seriously don’t need any olive oil if you mix in an avocado. they are like crack.)
    -bell pepper
    -zucchini/squash
    -crouton-sized bread pieces
    -creole seasoning (we use this instead of salt. also like crack)

     

    Other options:
    Spinach, lime juice, raw onions, beans, olive oil, salt, rice, I mean SERIOUSLY ANYTHING.

    We cut up all the veggies into bite sized pieces, shred the cheese (I definitely prefer little pieces everywhere to a big ole chunk of cheese. I want it in every bite!), and tear the bread up small. We then mix everything together and the avocado makes an amaaaazing coating for everything, almost into a giant guacamole? Then consume consume consume. Just with a fork. Or your face.

    We’ve been using fresh tomatoes, bell pepers, and basil straight from our garden! Using food that you grow is amazing, seriously. (If you don’t follow us on da instagrams, we posted a photo of our beautiful bell peppers the other day!)

    Category Food Tips and Tricks | Tags: | 12 Comments

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