Girl Night Out Clutch - Bag and Pattern Giveaway

All I can say is WOW!  Have you been following Roselee as she posts 5 Girls Night Out clutches this week?

Not only did she make 5 bags, she's giving away the pattern and to a second winner, the bag of their choice!

Go leave a comment on her GIVEAWAY PAGE now to enter to win.

Take a closer look at each of her bags HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Which one is your favorite?  So hard to choose!  Take a look at some other cute versions HERE.

Can't thank Roselee enough for hosting this giveaway.  Sending some blog loving her way...

In the Clutch - Pretty Bags and a Giveaway

My Girl's Night Out pattern has only been out a few weeks, and already it's popping up.  Here's a beautiful version that showed up in the Flickr group belonging to Jill at Homemade by Jill.  A-maze-ing to have such a great sewist and blogger make one of MY patterns.

This version comes from my local friend Sarah.  Teacher extraordinaire and mommy to 2 beautiful girls.  

And if you aren't a follower of Roselee at Jane of All Trades (why aren't you a follower?) now's the time.  She's my dear friend, busy super-mom of 2, Daisy leader, blogger, and oh yeah, she tested my pattern and made 5, yes 5 clutches! 

She'll be posting them, each with a twist, with a pattern giveaway at the end.  Check out this super springy version. 

I've been super grumpy this week because it just doesn't feel very Spring-like.  Looking at this bag cheers me right up.  Hard to feel blue with such a pretty bag tucked under your arm.

Coconut Banana Nut Muffin RECIPE

Here's an easy, yummy recipe, for your Sunday morning.  

I love coconut and there's some evidence that coconut oil might have better fats than butter.  Truthfully, I just love the flavor.  You can subsitute an equal amount of vegetable oil if you don't have coconut oil, but you won't get that subtle, yummy coconut flavor.

 Coconut oil is generally solid at room temperature, so just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds to liquify it.

 Combine the wet ingredients.

Combine the dry ingredients.

Gently fold the wet into the dry.

 This is a fairly thick batter, so I use a cookie batter scooper to transfer the batter to the oiled muffin tin.

Makes for even muffins.

 Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.

 Eat them while they're still warm.

 Yum.