giveaway!! are you gonna be the lucky leprachaun that takes all?

happy monday y'all!
don't ya wish i was saying happy aloha friday instead?
wahhh, me too!
well, that's okay because i have a special lil somethin' somethin' for ya today.
i know, i'm a giver. it's how i do.

i have teamed up with a such a great group of diverse girlies with a giveaway that anyone can use.
so if you win, the next time you go to target your bill won't be the usual $200-$300 bucks (just speaking from experience here) it will be freeeeeeee! or almost freeeeeeee!
oh, i do love free (even almost freeeeee works for me too!)

plus-(i have a plus!) because there are so many generous beauties involved there is a also a silver bracelet, an advocare cleanse kit, a starbucks card, a scentsy bar, advertising and more!

and guess what? 1 little lucky leprechaun is gonna take it all!
oh, i hope it's you. yes, i'm talking to you!
enter below and get your lil green hat on coz you just might be that lil leprechaun!!!

You read that right, $200 Target gift card!

 I can't believe it! 

Also, up for grabs,

A gorgeous silver double heart bracelet from 5th Ave boutique, from Kelly @ Sparkles and Shoes ($25 value)

Advocare Herbal Cleanse from Amy @ Living in Fast Forward ($30 value)

I've heard GREAT things about this cleanse. One of my FAVE bloggers, Mama Laughlin, has done one recently! 

$5.00 Starbucks gift card from Fotini @ Glamorous Bride

Set of Luxe Knotted Hair Ties from Leah @ Lovely Life of Leah

Kelsey @ Keeping up with Kelsey is giving away a Scentsy bar from her stash!

 Heather @ Spunky Real Deals is giving the winner a $10 Lush gift card. 

There is also some ad space up for grabs!

>Large Ad Space (220x220) for 60 days on Beauty Flawed

>30 day (200x200) ad space from Glamorous Affordable Life

>Large Ad Space from Kimberly @ Diary of a Brown Eyed Girl

>6 months of "Flippin' Fabulous" Ad Space (value: $60) on Danielle Marie and Katrina on Provocative Manners

>Small Ad Space ($12) on Wifessionals

>Emily @ My Uncharted Territory  is also giving away a Sponsored Post

That is a crap load of stuff, you guys! Now meet these lovely ladies!

1. Desirae @ Going with the Flow

2. Megan @ Shaping Up to be a Mom

3. Ashley @ Beauty Flawed

4. Chelsea @ The Big, Beautiful, and Broke

5. Kendra @ Kendra Kay Pahukoa: My Life

6. Fotini @ Glamorous Affordable Life

7. Leah @ Lovely Life of Leah

8. Rebecca @ Poisoned Perception

9. Britt @ Razorback Britt

10. Kimberly @ The Diary of a Brown Eyed Girl

11. Danielle Marie and Katrina @ Provocative Manners

12. Kristyn @ Chits and Giggles

13. KayLynn @ KayLynn's Reality

14. Kaitlyn @ Wifessionals

15. Tara @ Laila's Charming Pieces

16. Kelsey @ Keeping Up with Kelsey

17. Ashley Marie @ Chevron Stitches

18. Gayle @ Grace for Gayle

19. Amy @ Living in Fast Forward

20. Amanda @ Mama & Co.

21. Danielle @ Lean Green Mama

22. Emily @ My Uncharted Territory

23. Kristine @ Heart Shaped Sweat

24. Stephanie @ Bourbon and Glitter

25. Lisa @ Butterflies and Hurricanes

26. Heather @ Spunky Real Deals

27. Melanie @ Van Wynsberg Nest

28. Ting Ting @ Cup of Ting

29. Kelly @ Sparkles and Shoes

Make sure you check out these blogs, and enter the rafflecopter below for a chance to win ALL of these goodies! Winner will be varified.

GOOD LUCK!  a Rafflecopter giveaway

crisp that makes you go mmmmm....

saturday was "apparently" the first day of autumn.
now maybe in parts of the states that is the case but here in southern cal we are still experiencing 90 degree weather. 

oh, i'm not complaining-this seattle girl will never complain about the sun or the shine or anything of the sorts.

but as i see all the fall decor out in the shops i kinda wanna ride that train too. so i decided to start with an apple crisp. i figure i got all kinds of time for pumpkin stuff (a fav up in my house for sure) and apple just sounded good. 

no, not because it goes with vanilla ice cream. am i that transparent??

when this bad boy was baking my whole house smelled like fall, and well, pineapples, i guess i should change out my scentsy scents huh? oh, if you want some fall scentsy wafting through your home you can get some here (she's my dealer- how thug does that sound??)

 ingredients:

*10 apples- i usually do 5 red delicious and 5 granny smith but if your son breaks the grocery bag open in the middle of the grocery store parking lot and 1 granny rolls under a car then you use 6 red and 4 granny-it happens.....

*4 tbs dark brown sugar

*3-4 tbs of maple syrup (i usually just do 3)

*2 tsp cinnamon

*1 tsp ginger

you can use 1 tsp. of nutmeg too but if you have a daughter that swears she is allergic to the smell (imagine that, a smell allergy?) then you skip it for fear of a major allergy smell attack.

crumble topping:

2 1/3 cups flour 

2 2/3 cups dark brown sugar
1 cup old fashioned oats

1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup room temp butter

preheat your oven to 350.

use an apple peeler (mine is from pampered chef, if you don't have one it is well worth it).

in a large bowl toss sliced apples in the filling ingredients. 

pour into prepared 9x12 baking dish. if you want you can cut all ingredients in half and make in a 9x9 or a pie pan but why would you want less? more i get, but less? 

add all your crumble toppings in a separate bowl. cut in the butter until you have a coarse topping

press topping over the apples

bake for 35-40 minutes

enjoy this:

then heat some up again later-like every 4-6 hours. 
it's totally dr. approved. its got all kinds of apples in it. you know the saying, "an apple a day".....