Tuesday, August 30, 2011

{Spud hugs and a giveaway}


how do you like your spuds?




I like mine in little plastic cups that I covered
with pretty fabric 



which are perfect for holding my mini potato doughnuts
I call
"Spud Hugs"



The newest issue of 
Where Women Cook
is on shelves now
Yahoo

{this is just a little peek of my latest article that you will find among it's pages}

to celebrate just leave me a comment on this
post and you could win a copy of the new Autumn issue


Hope to visit you all soon...
I am back at school and life has just gotten a whole lot busier 
hugs


92 comments:

Gabriela Delworth - Instructional Designer said...

Hello,

Congrats! I want a copy!


Gabriela

andrea creates said...

oh what pretty cups!!
have fun at school :)

Unknown said...

I did not know that Vancouver was SPUD grown' country. Are you faking us out? Now, SPUD HUGS maken' country well...that I have not a single question about. And those gr888, cute, adoreable cups to hug those minis in...PRECIOUS.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Enjoy your week, my friend! I would LOVE to have a copy of this book! How exciting for you!♥

Magpie's Mumblings said...

I like my spuds any way I can get them! I've always been a huge fan and I truly think I would die if I weren't allowed to have them any more. I grew up eating mashed potatoes covered with (real) butter and cucumber relish. Probably an acquired taste!!

Poetry and Wild Roses said...

This is Sooooo adorable! And I am a big fan of those magazines :-)
Have a wonderful day.

Coco Rose Diaries said...

Oh goodness me, how great are they! LOVE THEM TO BITS! I love potatoes any which way, just love them. I could eat them all day long actually. Such a versatile food.....and I just need to try a spud hug!

We start the term next week and it will be a shock after a lazy summer holiday!

Take care!

Vanessa xxx

Aprendeconvale said...

I want these cute and lovely cups!! where did you get them???? a big flowerful kiss!!!

Cathy said...

covering ugly plastic cups with pretty fabric is my favorite idea of the week. I'm pinning it.

Monica said...

Your cups are so cute! I love the "Where Women Cook" magazine, and look forward to reading your article. Thank you for offering a free copy as a giveaway. Have a happy day :)

Sandi said...

how very utterly cute!!!!!!!!!

Sherry said...

Your fabric covered cups are adorable. Spud Hugs sound just yummy. I could use one right now. I love the Where Women Cook magazine!

M said...

I have no idea how I stumbled upon your blog, but it's been in my google reader for a very long time. It always makes me smile. Thank you.

silly old suitcase said...

I like potatoes cooked, baked, fried, smashed.
Over here in Holland we eat a lot of these fellows!
I must admit i'm a fan of goldbrown fries :-)
Seeing these spud hugs maybe can chance my mind, i really have to taste them...but you have to send me a such a nice cup of those to me by mail...

...together with a copy of the new Autumn issue?

;-)

x

Michle said...

Hope you have a great school year!

BumbleBeeLane said...

I've wanted to peek at this wonderful magazine for awhile.You are so lucky to be featured.Warm Blessings!~Amy

Jacqueline @ HOME said...

You make everything look so pretty Koralee.
Hope that you have settled back into work mode OK ! XXXX

FrenchBlue said...

Dearest Koralee,
I am off to get my copy now! I can't wait to read about YOu and where you cook:) You are a darling pure inspiration to all women who know you!!
Big spud hugs today sweet one~
XOOXO

Jen Price said...

So cute! I would LOVE to win a copy!

Lori's page said...

Oh how sweet, thanks for your kind offer, would love to have a copy. Beautiful pics, as always. Hugs back to you, L ♥

Becky said...

Love the cups, Im a fan of magazines,would love to have this fall issue.Best of luck this year in school.

Unknown said...

Super cups and those spuds look scrummy. Kxx

Anonymous said...

i am back to school too!!!
and B.U.S.Y. is the word :D
would love to win the giveaway...
so cute...never heard of
'spud hugs' xxxxx
BEAR HUGS
~victoria~

Elyse said...

my sister says, "i never met a potato i didn't like!" same here and i love how you have presented your sweetly titled treats!

i would LOVE to win a copy. fingers crossed.

happy day, sweet friend

xo
elyse

LissyLou said...

spud hugs!! very cute - even better in pretty cups. I've never heard of where women cook mag xx

myletterstoemily said...

my mouth is watering for your yummy spuds
in their lovely cups! how do you think of
all these creative special touches???

Lulu London said...

ah!! You covered the cups with fabric?! I'm in love!

Carol said...

The "Spud Hugs" look so yummy and cute in those adorable cups. Love a copy of the latest WWcook!
Have a happy day!!

Unknown said...

Congrats on your article! I love this cute idea of putting fabric on cup, it makes them look so pretty :)

Suz said...

Oh, my gosh, Koralee. Those are wonderful! Ypu did a beautiful job. I adore that fabric and doughnuts...oh, my. i love them!
Big hugs and thanks for the cheer!!!
Suz

Anne Marie said...

so cute with that paper on the plastic cups!

only you would do that! love it!!

can't wait to get my copy :)

Teresa Kasner said...

Koralee, you rock! I love dressing up a plastic cup.. and doughnuts made out of potatoes.. ya gotta love that! Congrats on the article. Say, do you go to school, or teach? Inquiring minds want to know!
((hugs)), Teresa :-)

Trisha said...

You know an Idaho girl would love a recipe for Spud Hugs! Happy Tuesday!

~Trisha

tinajo said...

It looks lovely and I´d love to taste some! :-)

GardenOfDaisies said...

Oh golly, any food would taste great in a pretty fabric covered cup like that! So pretty!!! Spud Hugs sound so cute! I don't know if Mashed-Potatoes-With-Gravy or Scalloped-Potatoes would ever forgive me if I gave their first and second place standing away to any other spud, cute or not. :-) But being a potato (and doughnut) lover, I say bring on the competition!!
Congratulations on being published again! I would love to enter your giveaway!!

~*~ saskia ~*~ said...

Lovely, inventive, yummy, beautiful, shall I go on? I bet your contribution to Where Women Cook is awesome!
You are back to school, up and running off you go. May the new school year be a wonderful adventure, sweet Koralee.
Lots of love xxxx

Deb said...

Congratulations!
Love the idea of covering plastic cups with pretty fabric ~ so creative ♥

Elyse said...

hi again!

i just bought my own copy*. couldn't resist! about to look at your pages with some chocolate chip cookies!!!

xo
elyse

ps
*you can withdraw my name from the giveaway :)

It's me said...

That magazine is great !!..just like your ideas......love from me....xxx...xxx...xxx..

Sewn With Grace said...

Oh yum!! I could use some of those right now! Always so fun to see your work in magazines. How fun!

emilyandtheyellowhouse said...

Congratulations! Those doughnuts look wonderful! I'm a potato fan. One of the ways I like them are cut up, tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted in the oven.

Shannon Jones said...

I love homegrownspuds!

she dreams big! said...

I just know that spuds in a pretty cup have absolutely NO carbs, right? I'd rather eat a potato than almost anything! And I bet there are good photos and recipes for potatoes in the mag! Count me in please!

à la parisienne said...

You are the perfect feature for this magazine! Whether I win or not, I'm buyin' it!

Love your spud cups, by the way.

Mandy

K @ Aurora Blythe said...

Congratulations! Looks like a lovely article... but then, anything you post is always so lovely.

Blondie's Journal said...

The cups are darling and the donuts look delicious!! What a clever way to serve them!

I have never been able to find the magazine...would love to win it!!

XO,
Jane

Sem Nome said...

Love love love the cups, dear Koralee!!!!
Kisses!! Bela

Melanie's Randomness said...

I don't think I've ever had a "Spud Hug"! Looks good!! Ooo I'd love the autumn issue! =)

Melanie's Randomness

Bohemian said...

Congrats on your Feature in one of my fav Magazines... I'd love to win the latest issue.

Those Spud Hugs look delish... and the sweet fabric covered containers are adorable, it would make eating anything in them feel like a Party!

Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian

Susan said...

I remember family vacations when my uncle would go to a small mom and pop store and bring back fresh little doughnuts every morning. They were the best I ever had! They weren't presented as beautifully as yours but they were sure delish! Is the recipe in the magazine? They'd be perfect for brunch, now wouldn't they? *yummers!*
I am gearing up for the new school year as I know you are. Room prep and meetings this week. Meet Your Teacher Day next Tuesday and classes begin on Wednesday. Here.we.go!
Blessings!

Anonymous said...

Potato donuts?!?! Tell me more!!!

Unknown said...

Super cute! I love the magazine!! Thanks for the
Chance. Have a wonderful week. Xo suz

Blessed Serendipity said...

You do everything with such class Koralee! Cute!

xo,
Danielle

diana56 said...

Love the color---love the giveaway.....too kind.
Thank you
Diana

Dagmar said...

I am number 55 on your comments today..I drove thru your town yesterday as I was driving back to the OK and hoping next time we can connect for a coffee...I will bring you a peach!
xoxo

Deborah said...

Your blog is so amazing...I always feel inspired after visiting you....I love the material on the little cups and adore the spud hugs!

I never heard of the magazine but I would love to receive one it sounds awesome!

Maria said...

HI Koralee!
I love these cups. I also love the way muffins and cupcakes look in liners like this. Chris' french fries were served in a wrapped liner at a restaurant we stopped at last week. They looked extra special that way! Spud hugs is such a cute name for your potato treats.
How were your first two days at school? I am back tomorrow for another day of meetings. It's also orientation day for the fifth graders. Oh they'll be so nervous and excited at the same time!

I wish you a wonderful week ahead ~
Thank you for all the JOY here at Bluebird Notes*
Maria

Marilyn Miller said...

How exciting to be published in that magazine. I actually took a peek today on the newstand to see if you were there and saw the article. Congratulations! I hope I win it because I would love to have it. It looked like a good issue, just no $$'s today maybe later.

Stephanie Suzanne Designs said...

Koralee,

I love what you did with the cups.
Throw my name in that hat for a copy
of the magazine...I'd like to read your article.

Hugs,
Stephanie ♥

malia said...

Equally beautiful and delish! Congrats! xoxo Malia

mkirsch said...

Include me, I heart you so much!

Nelly said...

Hmmm, there is surely no better way to house your chips than in a cone, and one that is so pretty, why that is just perfect!
Nelly xxx

Jacqueline said...

Dearest sweet koralee, this is such a lovely and beautiful idea! I really like that you cover plastic cups with gorgeous flower fabrics! I would love to land a copy of Where Women Cook! I want to read your article! :) Have a lovely merry happy mid-week and love to you!

jacqueline
http://jqlinesocuteithurts.typepad.com/

Martina said...

Dearest Koralee, these pix are amazing - so love the sunny yellow on these wellies and cups! Hope your new school cycle started well and autumn will be lovely for all of us!

Castles Crowns and Cottages said...

OH NOW I AM SO LATE, and this post is absolutely charming and PERFECT FOR A MAGAZINE!

Koralee, you are a genius and everything here is darling. Those WELLIES, THOSE CUPS, THE RECIPE!

Oh sweet one, I am so busy, and I know you are too. To see your comment last night made me smile from ear to ear. Yep, we are busy NOW!!!!! But thank you for the visit and this post is absolutely perfect.

MUCH LOVE TO YOU MY friend and colleague in shaping young minds!!! LOVE TO YOU, Anita

Lulu and Co. said...

I'm always delighted but what I see when I visit you!! The cups are brilliant and so lovely and spud hugs are pure comfort!!!
Such a treat!
xo,
Lulu

Vintage Home said...

Great cup covers!...WOW...Yummy BC potatoes!

Helen Philipps said...

I adore those pretty cups! And I would sooo love to win this giveaway, please include my name in the draw! Thank you, Koralee.
Helen x

polkadotpeticoat said...

yum, yum, they look divine!

Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...

Spud hugs... how cute! I have never had them, but they look yummy! Congratulations on your article. That is awesome! :)

Not Just a Waitress said...

THOSE LOOK AMAZING!!!
That's such a clever, economical, and PRETTY way to present those yummies!!

Gill said...

I love the idea of spud hugs!

found and sewn said...

love the little floral cups, congrats on your article x

beachvintage.com said...

Oh no, school is back! Take care on this first week back my friend. Love your teeny spud hugs!

My Farmhouse Kitchen said...

hello, my sweet friend...what a SURPRISE i got today...i picked up the magazine cause i saw it at the grocery store and the cover caught my eye..came home to lay down with Teddy to read it...and i see YOU !!!! congratulations !!! it's a great article...love the spud hugs...and the pretty paper cups...so BLUEBIRD NOTES !!!!

happy to stop by today
it's always a pleasure to visit with you

sending love,
kary and teddy
xx

Dogwood said...

Sweet.
Love you holder.
The idea is fabulous.
You are so talented.

Hugs to you lovely lady.

Ruth Yoder said...

where do you find the magazine! i haven't seen it yet!
the potatoes looks so yummy!

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Koralee,

How sweet your little spud hugs cups are and love the cute floral gumboots.
This magazine looks wonderful and shall see if I can get it ordered over here, congratulations on the article. May you have a wonderful new school year.

Hugs
Carolyn

Linda said...

Yummy! Please enter me in your drawing!

Sue said...

One of these days, I'm going to win one of the wonderful magazines you give away! You make donuts?? I really do wish I lived closer!

Unknown said...

how adorable are spud hugs?! and your cute little container, and your cute little model! sooooooo fun!!! count me in! xoxox

Linda Carole Bloom said...

I like mine with butter and sour cream! Yum. I'm goin' out to buy Where Women Cook! Congratulations and how exciting! Love, Linda

Pamela Jane said...

Such pretty cups! And congrats!

Sandra van Doorn said...

Koralee i love this! and your boots... i want them :)
xo sandra

Clara {Clover and Violet} said...

I would love to win a copy of "Where Women Cook". Those cups are just adorable!!

Cathie said...

wishing you a wonderful school year filled with prettiness & deliciousness!
yay, congrats on the article lovely friend ♥

Maaike said...

Oh Koralee how could I have missed this, of course I would love to win an issue with your article in it!!!

Love, Maaike

cathleen said...

Hi Pretty Lady! I would like to win a copy of it!

Bring Pretty Back said...

OH! Please enter me!
Thank you!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin

Thistle Cove Farm said...

Congratulations on your article; it's a fabulous magazine. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

Ms. Robinson said...

OMG...those spud donuts look like heaven...can't wait to see the new mag... xoxoox

GeoLin said...

I like my spuds as french fries!
I would love a copy! :)