What I Wore Wednesday: Week 16

Welcome to another week of WIWW!

Did you all catch my Christmas DIY project yesterday?

I will have more trees to show you soon!

And you will have to come back again tomorrow to see some of my Christmas vignettes.

On to the outfits

Cardigan: Kohls, White Long Sleeve: Target (I just realized that I accidentally own 5 of these...). Pants/belt: NY&Co., Boots: Steve Madden

Sweater: Target (I am OBSESSED with these sweaters, they are SO soft!), White Tee: American Eagle, Black Jeans: BCBG Outlet, Boots: Steve Madden, Necklace: Thrifted

Floyd was a little miffed he wasn't asked to be in this picture.

Linking up with Linsday:

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Scrappy Trees: Christmas DIY

I love making, giving and receiving homemade gifts for Christmas.

Each year I love to create a new craft to make and give to loved ones.

This year Pinterest came to the rescue.

I recently saw this

and this

and thought they were adorable.

Luckily, I have a few million hundred fabric scraps.

In the design world, fabrics are often discontinued.

While it is sad to see them go, it is a crafter's dream! 

When these fabrics get discontinued at work, I often go through them and keep the pretty ones.

I have a hard time saying no to beautiful fabrics.

This equals a loooot of fabrics...

Once I saw these trees, I knew I finally had a use for all of my fabrics!

These trees are so simple to make and very unique.

Items Needed:

• fabric and leather scraps
• hot glue
• canvas (I used a few different sized ones)

1. Decide what color scheme you want your tree to be

2. Cut rectangles of scraps to make the body of your tree

3. Cut a square for the tree trunk. (I used leather scraps for this.)

4. Cut a star for the top (or angel if you are really good!)

5. Hot glue a larger piece of fabric over the canvas to create your background. (I think a burlap background could be really cute for these too!)

6. Lastly, glue the scraps onto the canvas and ta da!

The options are endless with this craft!

I am excited to make more of these and can not wait to give them as gifts!

Have you made any Christmas DIY presents yet?

Linking up with Cassie over at Hi Sugarplum! for the Blogosphere Holiday Link Party!

and All Things Lovely!

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Weekend Wrap Up: Thanksgiving Style

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend with friends and family!

Here's how it went down:

Wednesday: 

Raced home to Madison after work to make it my high school reunion meeting 

to plan our 10 (!) year reunion coming up in 2013.

(so weird!!)

Then we had dinner and headed out to see everyone!

We had a great time catching up with old high school friends.

Whitney and I.
Sorry this is so fuzzy-not sure what is going on

Thursday:

The Mister, Floyd and I got up early and headed down to Tennessee to see my family down there!

This was Floyd's very first trip to his great-grandparents.

He did very well in the car and very well while he was there!

There were 5 (!) dogs at my Papaw's house for the day.

Everyone got along great! 

The Mister and I have started the tradition of going Black Friday shopping at midnight on Thursday.
(Apparently we are crazzzy!)

Last year it was Wal Mart, this year it was Kohls.

Well, it was supposed to be Target but once we saw the line we decided on Kohls.

When I say line, I mean A LIIIINE.

We guesstimated it was over 1/4th of a mile long.

Our sanity won over the savings.

We did score some good deals at Kohls though!

I can't share them quite yet...wouldn't want to ruin any Christmas presents!!

Friday:

My mama and I got up (semi) early and I went shopping again.

Who doesn't love crazed shopping twice in 8 hours?!

We, again, scored some good deals!!

The 3 of us headed back to Madison to spend time with Whitney before she headed back to Dallas.

Saturday:

The Mister and I ventured to downtown Madison to do some Small Business Saturday shopping!

I love supporting small businesses and especially in my hometown!

Sunday:

We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Mister's side of the family.

The Mister's mom made a delicious meal and it was a great time with his family!

 Mister even carved the turkey! 

Phew!
I'm worn out just talking about it again, ha!

We hope you had a great weekend with loved ones as well! 

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Meal Plan: Week of November 27th

Phew!

That was a whirlwind of a holiday weekend! 

Details of ours to come tomorrow.

 How was yours??

We are trying to get back on track this week and eat healthy.

No small task...

This week I am thankful for Skinny Taste - Gina is making my life much easier! 

 

Sunday: Something quick and easy

Monday: Mexican Slow Cooked Pork Carnitas

Tuesday: Carnitas leftovers...maybe on a pizza?

Wednesday: Roasted Potatoes, Chicken Sausage and Peppers

Thursday: Pork Chops and Baked Potatoes

Friday: Baked Pasta with Fontina and Peas (recipe to come soon)

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Stuffed?

How was your Thanksgiving?

Did you eat your fill of turkey?

We are having a great time with family and friends and hope you are able to do the same!!

Who is going shopping today?!?

I know we are and I can not wait!
My mama and I go every year together and love to score a lot good deals!

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Turkey Day!

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!

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Winner! and a Meal Plan

I am happy to announce that Laura from Everyday Easy has won our very first giveaway!! 

Yay!  

Laura: Kady and I will be in contact with you!

Our Meal Plan leaves much to be desired this week.

Instead we will be enjoying yummy food prepared for us by our families!

We are very thankful for them!!

Sunday: Book Club was at our house.

I served:

Queso and Chips

Zucchini Fries + Sweet Onion Dip

Guacamole Bruschetta

 Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes

Monday: Breakfast for Dinner

Tuesday: Cleaning out the fridge

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Dr. Mama, Please Prep for Surgery

Floyd has a favorite toy.

His name is Dino the Dinosaur.

Floyd has had Dino since day 2 of his life with us.

The Beckers gave Floyd Dino and it has been true love ever since.

(Speaking of the Beckers, did you enter the giveaway yet?!)

Floyd loves Dino.

Like, reallllly, really loves him.

Because of this love, Dino has had more than one surgery in his short life.

Did you know that doggie toys get surgery?

I did not until my Mamaw offered to sew up our dog Princess' toys when I was little.

She was the first doggie toy surgeon I knew.

Thank goodness she taught me so well.

That being said, occasionally, Dino needs to be sewn back together.

These moments are very tense for Floyd.

Dino was scheduled for surgery once again last week.

Floyd was showing a large level of concern over his patient's well being. 

He eyes did not leave Dino the entire time I was sewing.

He was extremely concerned about his patient. 

After the surgery, Floyd and Dino needed to snuggle with one another.

A boy and his bestie.

P.S. Wish Floyd luck, he is going to a new camp today!
We will have a full report next week.

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Trip to Urban

I finallllly made it down to Urban Outfitters.

I've been talking about going for about 2 years a month.

So the Mister and I trekked down to Clifton and to check it out last Sunday.

Let's just say I should have set 0 exceptions for the trip.

There were a few shirts and dresses in there that I really liked but overall, I wasn't wowed.

The sale and home sections (my favorites) weren't very big and that was very disappointing.

I did find this scarf that I fell in love with.

I told the Mister to let Santa know how much I loved it.

It's SO soft and leopard print.

What more do you need?

 I knew I couldn't leave without making at least one purchase.

I came across this ELF eye shadow set and it was all she wrote.

No joke, 99% of the colors are amazing in this set.

When does that ever happen??

And the best part...

it was $5!!

I have been using this a lot already and I know it will come in very handy for the holiday season.

Update: I was just at Target and they have this palette there too! 

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What I Wore Wednesday: Week 15

Now that Fall has finally arrived I have embraced the layering.

These outfits were great for cool mornings and warmer afternoons.

Collared Shirt: Target

Sweater: Gap Outlet

Jeans: BCBG Outlet

Boots: Steve Madden

 Cardigan: Belk

Dress: French Connection via TJ Maxx

Belt: Kohls

Boots: DSW

Yes, Mom, I need to work on my posture.

I think next time I may try to tie up my cardigan like this:

Linking up with Lindsay:

And don't forget to enter TBC's very first giveaway HERE!

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Giveaway Time!

It is a very special day at Total Basset Case today...

Floyd and I are hosting our very first GIVEAWAY!

And to make this giveaway even sweeter it is hosted by one of our very best friends, Kady from Our Becker Blog!

Kady makes adorable onesies, shirts, pacifier clips and birthday banners.

Seriously, how cute is that?!

Take it away, Kady!

Hello Total Basset Case followers!

I'm so excited to be with you today! I've known Sarah since our husbands became fraternity brothers in college. Sarah and I endured a lot of "gross boy things" together and luckily, we've stuck with those "gross boys" - who are now our amazing husbands! 

In my spare time I enjoy creating shirts & onesies for little ones. I have an Etsy shop and I'm so excited to share it with you today! I hope you'll stop by, take a look, and leave a note for Sarah - letting her know which items you like. One of you will win two onesies/shirts for the special babies in your life - and JUST IN TIME for the holidays, I might add! 

All Total Basset Case followers receive 20% off through November 21st. Use the coupon code: totalbassetcase at checkout.

A special thanks to Sarah (& Floyd) for allowing me the chance to be featured on the blog today! Happy shopping!

And now for the details...

Please leave separate comments for each entry 

(even if you already follow us through any of the methods):

1. As Kady mentioned: tell me which item is your favorite from her Etsy site

 2. Follow Total Basset Case

3. 'Like' Total Basset Case on FB

4. Follow Total Basset Case on Twitter

That's 4 possible entries!!

The giveaway will be open until this Saturday and the winner will be announced on Monday!

Good luck and thank you Kady for hosting this giveaway!

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Meal Plan: Week of November 13th

Here is what we are eating this week!

Sunday: Leftover Chicken n Dumplins!

Monday: Bethany's Turkey White Bean Chili

Tuesday: Chili leftovers

Wednesday: Breaded Chicken over Pasta

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Having some friends over for dinner! 

Not sure what we are having yet!

I am sure that most of the ideas will come from Pinterest though.

Notes from last weeks recipes:

The pad thai in the crock pot was NOT good.

I had very high expectations for it and it really disappointed me.

On the plus side: 

the Peanut Butter Chocolate Dessert was DELICIOUS!

It was very rich but very good! 

What are you having this week?

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Fridays with Floyd: To the Park

We recently took Floyd and Sidney to the 'fancy dog park'.

The one with the pond, rock paths, jungle gyms and big open spaces!

Doggie dreamland.

We felt it was necessary for Floyd to wear his life jacket while we were there.

Bassets aren't know for their swimming abilities.

And Floyd isn't know for his grace. 

But do not let that jack fool you.

Floyd did not step one paw into the water.

Sidney, on the other hand, swam her little toosh off!

P.S. Don't tell Floyd but Grandma and Sophie will be here when we get home from work!

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Blog Business

Great news!

Total Basset Case has joined Facebook!

You can 'like' us HERE!

And in one more piece of blog business...

I have something very exciting for everyone coming up next Tuesday!

We want you to come back each and every day but you DEFINITELY want to come back on Tuesday for something extra special!

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What I Wore Wednesday: Week 14

Hi Friends!!

Happy Wednesday and welcome to another week of WIWW!

I have 2 outfits for you today!

Wrap Cardi: Kohls

Purple Tank: Target

Pants: Limited

Shoes: Belk

Shirt: F21

Skirt: Old Navy

Tights:??

Boots: Steve Madden (LOVE these boots)

Necklace: Thrifted

Earrings: Tiffanys

What are you wearing this week?

My mama is coming up this weekend and bringing me some new gray boots!
I can't wait to see them in person and hopefully model them for you next week!

As always I'm linking up with Lindsay!

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Tasteful Times

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to 'Tasteful Times'.

Tasteful Times is a 'gourmet food store' located in Indianapolis (Fishers), Indiana full of delicious food and wine.

Tasteful Times is owned by a good friend of mine, Jon.

Jon happens to be engaged to one of my best friends, Maggie.

According to their site

'They realized there was nowhere locally to find some of the finer food and wines they loved to enjoy with friends and family. A combined retirement and entrepreneurial dream of the family birthed the concept with exceptional customer service as the primary goal.'

I recently visited Tasteful Times and I was blown away by its beauty and vast array of products.

(And in a total blogger fail I forgot my camera to take pictures of the beautiful space).

Jon and and his family have put together an incredible compilation of unique food and fantastic wines.

Tasteful Times also offers many spices, salt, sauces and rubs.

As soon as I walked in I could tell how much time, love and thought had been put into carefully creating Tasteful Times. 

There were so many delicious options that I had a very hard time choosing what I wanted!

After much deliberation I narrowed it down to the following:

Tuscan Farmhouse Herb Seasoning (great on anything and mixed with oil on bread)

Caribbean Jerk Rub (yummy on chicken, shrimp, anything)

Apple Jalapeno Jelly (best over cream cheese with crackers)

Quattro Mani Wine

Along with carrying great and unique products, Tasteful Times takes pride in offering an array of products from local vendors as well.

My favorites are S.A.L.T. Sisters, Traders Point Creamery, and Joseph Decuis.

You can see them all here.

I can confidently say that all of these choices were great ones!

I can not wait to go back to pick up some more goodies!

You can 'like' Tasteful Times here and follow them here on Twitter!

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Meal Plan: Week of November 6th

Here's what we are having:

Sunday: Dinner with the in-laws :)

Monday: Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Tuesday: Out to dinner with a friend :)

Wednesday: Pad Thai in the crock pot via here over noodles

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: My mama is in town! I'm going to make dinner but it's a secret!

Treat for the weekend: Peanut Butter Chocolate Dessert

What are you having this week?

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Recipe: Queso and Salsa Chicken

A few weekends ago we had some new friends over and I made this queso.

The Mister and I are HUGE Mexican food fans and so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest I knew I had to try it.

Let's just say...it was a very good decision.

We had some queso leftover and I wanted to get creative with it.

I took inventory of our fridge and determined we had queso, salsa (Trader's Joe version=delicious), and chicken.

I broke out the crock pot and got to work.

I used:

1/3 cup salsa

1/3 cup queso

2 chicken breasts

I mixed everything together in the crock pot and set the time for 3 hours. 

Verdict:

Amazing. 

This meal was definitely a winner and will be repeated in the near future.
Especially that queso.

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Fridays with Floyd: Personal Trainer

The Mister and I always talk about how funny it would be if Floyd wore sweatbands and/or was a personal trainer.

We turned this dream into his Halloween costume.

And I think it turned out quite well.

I picked up some kids basketball shorts and a t-shirt at the thrift store.

I then cut a hole in the butt of the shorts for his tail.

I kept asking the Mister if we should cut a hole for his wee wee in case he needed to go...

he said it wasn't necessary...

Then I took an old shirt and made Floyd a headband.

(With holes for his ears, of course.)

And finally I cut up an old wash cloth, added some elastic and made his sweatbands.

All in all I think it turned out pretty well.

And it was cheap!

Speaking of a trainer...

Floyd may need one soon.

He has been eating us out of house and home lately!

I'm pretty sure he is working on his winter coat.

We have definitely noticed a weight gain...haha.

 On the plus side, it is more skin to love on :)

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Pumpkin Nutella Muffins

My mama called the other day and asked if I had experienced these muffins.

 I said, no but I'm going to need you to send me that recipe right this instant!'

Pumpkin + Nutella = love and deliciousness.

I've made these twice now and both times they have gone over very well.

So well I want to share the recipe with you!!

Muffin Batter:

4 eggs
1 1/2  cup sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup applesauce (I used unsweetened)
1  15 oz can pumpkin filling (pie filling)
3 c self rising flour with2 tsp baking soda and1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Mix all dry ingredients and add 1 cup of four at a time and mix until all of four is mixed in a thick batter. 

Nutella Filling:

1 8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup of nutella
1 egg

Beat in separate bowl.

Preheat oven to 375

Place muffin liners in muffin pan

Fill liners with 2 tablespoons of muffin batter

Place 1 tablespoon of nutella filling 

Top with 1 tablespoon of muffin batter

You are creating a layered muffin.  Muffins should be batter, nutella, batter.

 Muffin Batter

 Ta-Da!

Delicious beauties!

Sharing over at: Eisy Morgan!

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