Falling for the season to come

It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the 1st of September. The kids have gone back to school and new regimens and schedules are inevitable. It's a good thing to be organized, however it can be crazy for most of our family lifestyles to maintain your sanity during the week.
So... in great expectation of my week ahead, I decided to get myself back on track with my meal planning and so forth. I spend a great deal of my week working on customs leaving little time for preparing for meals.
One of my family's favorite fall meals is a bowl of chili and cornbread that is easily prepared and takes us throughout the week. I've even pulled the chili out when unexpected guests arrive with a bag of corn chips for a great appetizer, light lunch and even a great football game munchy!

The cornbread I make is unlike any other I have ever had. I discovered the recipe on the side of my corn meal box. It's more cake-like in taste and texture. I've made it dozens of times for parties and you just can't go wrong! It makes a great addition to your soup nights, salad nights or whatever.... my kids snack on it!
So here it is! I hope you are able to try it at some point! So yummy!!!

Alber's Sweet Corn Bread


1 1/2 Cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn meal
1 Tblsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 Tablespoons melted butter

Preheat oven to 350. Grease or paper line 18 muffin cups or grease a 8 inch square baking pan.
Stir together flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder, & salt in medium bowl. In a different bowl wisk together the rest of the ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry & stir just until everything is well blended. Pour into prepared muffin cups 2/3 full or pan. Bake muffins for 14-16 minutes for a not too browned finish, or a bit longer for browning if you prefer. I like to also bake in a regular cake pan that has been sprayed with pam & bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
*I often double the recipe & bake it in a 9x13" pan but it takes a lot longer to cook all the way through- like 45 minutes, so allow enough time if you want to make a big pan of it.

Everything's coming up roses!

... or should I say "rosettes" :0)

I have been working on filling Etsy, Ebay and website orders for the upcoming fall season! Whew!
The kids are back in school and I have much to do. The rosettes above are embellishments I use for Calico Princess Belle. I was insistant on making them myself and so here are some of the 48 I recently created... all by hand!
I am loving that thimble now!

Anyhow, I am here! If you need to contact me, please do! I can be reached at angela@boutiqueolliegirl.com with your questions or comments!
Have a blessed day!

Up to my "Ears" in work ;0)

Just thought I'd pop in and say hello!(waving to you all!) I am currently working on orders and my Etsy store is keeping me pretty busy which I am so excited about.
With fall, Halloween and the holiday season quickly approaching I have quite a few little princesses out there waiting for their "fairy godmother" to deliver their gown for the royal ball! :0) Thank you to my customers for your continued business and friendship! You all bless me so!!!

If you are thinking on ordering any of our creations for those events, I encourage you to order soon to ensure timely delivery for your special occasion :0)With fall just around the corner, it is not uncommon for designers to increase turnaround time for customs due to higher volume of sales. Please contact me any questions you may have.
I am working weekdays in my design studio and will answer emails as quickly as possible :0)
I look forward to hearing from you!
Your fairy godmother :0), Angela... Ollie Girl!

Buddy's Summer

When you are a kid, summer is the highlight of the school year and seems like an eternity.
Mikey is not the least bit ready to go back to school! He's enjoyed his summer to the fullest I can honestly say. I just wanted to share some of his little ventures with you all. I think we can all remember back in the day when the biggest worry was "Has it been 30 minutes yet since I ate so I can go jump back in the pool?"

Anyhow, in the midst of my busy summer, I am glad he and my girls are enjoying themselves ;0)



You know your'e a kid when the first thing you do in the morning is run out to your vegetable garden in your jammies to see if any of your tomatoes are ripe enough to harvest :0)





"Mom, can I keep him? Look how little he is... he wont take up very much room."




"I'll take out the trash in a little while... can't you see I've been busy riding my bicycle around the campground for the past 3 hours!" ;0)



Spend all day in the water... and hold the memory forever in your heart :0)

Endless Summer

I hope you all have been enjoying your summer. It wont be long til the kids are back in school!
So in between customs we've been painting the house, going to the beach and camping a bit. I am not looking forward to going back to school since this summer has been so full of fun and adventure!
I just thought I'd share part of our West Coast Sunset with you at Carpinteria State Beach. Thank you for stopping by to visit and I hope you enjoy the remaining summer!

It's nearly time!

Yes, two of those faces on this album cover are those of my very own Kristina and Susannah :0) They were thrilled to be included on their very favorite music artist's newest album!

I want to let you all know about Phil Wickham's FREE Downloadable CD available from Phil Wickham's Blog tomorrow 8/08/08!!! Phil Wickham is an awesome Christian Music Artist who my family really enjoys. His music is so full of praise and his voice is just beautiful!
I hope you get the chance to download it and listen... you wont regret it~
Click on the image to be directed to his blog for this FREE downloadable CD!

...just a little bit of Pixie Dust!

Here's a fun option now available with our Calico Princess Collection!
I am offering this option for Etsy and boutiqueolliegirl.com orders. Please contact me if you have any questions!
Hugz, Angela

Beautiful Belle

I just wanted to share a sneek peek of Belle with all of you! Doesn't she look amazing!
Jacquelne and Whitney did a gorgeous job photographing and modeling Belle.
I just love Jacq's photography! And Whit is just too adorable!
Pre-orders are being taken for all princess designs. Please feel free to contact me at dearolliegirl@aol.com regarding ordering any of Ollie Girl princess gowns or princess wardrobes for your special little girl.