Sugar*Sugar

August 6th

Yes. At long last, a date!

August 6th! The Sugar*Sugar Online Boutique will be OPEN!

I've been busy, busy, busy making goodies and adding new products to the shop! Lots of items that are new to Sugar*Sugar that I'm sure you will all really love. Of course,  the shop will continue to offer some of the recent favorites, like faux candies, fancy ribbons and trims and sweet embellishments.

To tell you the truth, I've had so many grand ideas and plans, and well, as most things go, not everything has come full circle quite yet. I've been sort of waiting for things to be "perfect" before I open the shop. You know, this is not really the best way to look at things... because it will never, ever be perfect. There will always be more to add, more to improve upon and more to do!

The longer I wait, the more the ideas seem to come... at times it seems very counterproductive.

Taking the WONDERFUL advice from Hope and Andrea, I am going to move forward and open the shop. I have nothing but time... to build, to grow and expand.

So, check in with me over the next few days, I'll be showing you some sneak peeks of the shop, some new products and a generous GIVE AWAY! *wink*

xo,
Analise

summertime sniffles

The last few days have been kinda slow. My husband and I both came down with a bad summertime cold, which really makes no sense. Nonetheless, we have both been laying in bed, kleenex, medicine boxes torn open in haste, watching really stupid t.v. shows like Bridezillas... really though, do people really watch this show? and I also wonder who in their right mind actually marries these girls? I kept throwing my used kleenex at the t.v. yelling, "shut up!" or "this isn't even real...."

ha ha ha

Before the sickness creeped in, I was super busy getting stuff prepped for the website opening! My initial plan was to open on August 1st. I am nearly ready, just a little more to do and it's ready to open it's doors!!

Here's a little sneak peek!

But now, I'm a few days behind and will need to push the opening to next week. I'll be posting in the next day or so with all the details, so check back with me! :0)

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I am working on some fun handmade projects to put in the shop for the grand opening. I've been making some super bright and fun chunky books, made especially for scrapbooking summertime fun. I'll show just a few highlights for now....

Much more to come with those... also, just a few peeks of some new goodies that will be in the new shop!

Well, it's time for me to get some more rest I think! My couch is calling my name...

More to come this week and remember to check back with me about the new Sugar*Sugar shop opening date!!!

See ya soon!
*sniff*
Analise

 

easy quiche lorraine

I tried this Quiche Lorraine recipe this weekend, my kids looooved it, and so did hubby and I! (I never got a photo of a single slice, it was gobbled up too quickly!)

Just quickly, wanted to share in case you wanted to give it a try... I used pre-made, frozen pie crusts, and they worked peeeerfect!
(just bake them for about 10 minutes while ye'r fryin' up yer bacon!) ;0)

Here the easy peasy filling recipe from Betty Crocker:

Filling
8	slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (1/2 cup)
1	cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz)
1/3	cup finely chopped onion
4	large eggs
2	cups whipping cream or half-and-half
1/4	teaspoon salt
1/4	teaspoon pepper
1/8	teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)

Set oven temperature to 325°F. Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion in pie crust. In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly; beat in remaining filling ingredients. Pour into quiche dish.

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

I WILL NOT TELL how many calories and fat it contains, because then, you will never, ever try it. So if you want the gory details nutrition information, you can find them here.

Enjoy!

♥Analise♥

sugary sweets

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share some photos from a recent custom order I made for a *sweet as can be* customer. She is making a scrapbook for her daughter in a "sweets and treats" theme in bright and fun colors.

I made up some of my faux goodies for her in some brighter colors that I've not used yet in the shop... I *LOVE* the way they turned out! She has great taste and I could tell she had these colors in mind for a reason... they look totally great together!
I used some orange tints, yellow, lime green and even red! (Which I WILL TOTALLY BE MAKING THIS CHRISTMAS! I really, really loved the red candies!!)

I honestly love the way my customers order... there is usually a theme in they way they pick their items and it shows when the items are all put together in the packaging.

Some like all pink, all the time. Others NEVER order pink at all... they stick to the more earthy palette of creams, browns, and greens. Of course there are the "romantics" who order pale blues, creams, whites, and pale pink...no bright colors.

Then you have gals like me, who love it all and can never decide, so they order 1 of everything! :0)

These goodies are so much fun and even better in person, when you can see the glitter and shimmer. I'm in the process of making some altered art projects using the faux treats, they should be ready soon to share with ya! ;0)

I will also be bringing a large batch to Silver Bella this year! So fun, I can hardly wait!

xoxo

Analise

some new shop goodies

Lately it seems that all of my work has been on the computer... some days seem so long, just sitting here and editing photos, etc for the new shop. I'm missing actually "making" things besides shop listings!

I had a few moments the other day and put together a few new items for my etsy shop... to hold me over until my web-shop is open... (which is looking like it will be open within a few WEEKS! I'm really excited to finally OPEN!!!)

Anywhoodle, I got out some of my vintage linens for another project and decided to make up a few fabric scrappy packs. I started with just a few patterns and they were totally cute together, but then I was like, "wait, what about this one.... and what about this one..." he he, I finally ended up with 10 different patterns to include in the bundles.

Fun right?

You can find them in my shop along with these fun glittered ruffled crepe paper trims...

Each trim is ruffled and trimmed with deco scissors then glittered with a blend of 3 different glass glitters for an extra shiny and vintage style finish.

hmmm, what else?

Oh! I've been harvesting some really pretty vintage millinery flowers from hats to add to the new shop. In some ways, it's hard to take apart such pretty hats, but then again, when you are like me and like to use those amazing flowers in your art... well, then I guess it's not SO bad!

So pretty! I can hardly wait to open shop and share them with you!

Well, I think I'm going to relax this evening, maybe watch a movie on the couch with the family. Loving these lazy summer days!

xo
Analise

party fun

Just wanted to quickly share a few photos from my niece's 1st Birthday party! My little sis always takes her kid's Birthday parties over the top! This year we had a "Mad Hatter's Tea Party" complete with crazy hats, tea cups and lots of silliness!

Last, but certainly not least, the beautiful Birthday girl...

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Hope y'all had a great 4th of July weekend!! :0)

xo
Analise