JulieK | Embrace the Everyday

  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Home
  • About
  • My Shop
  • 52 Fridays
  • Tutorials
  • Link Parties
  • Disclosures
  • March 6, 2026

Archives for April 2013

Unjunk Your Junk Food

April 23, 2013 By JulieK

I love having the opportunity from Naturally Savvy to review some of their products… We all want to eat healthier, it would be so nice to have the time (and money) to be able to eat only whole organic foods… But the reality is that as much as we want totally holistic home grown foods, most of us just go along, eating the best we can with the time and resources available.  This book, Unjunk Your Junk Food is a wonderful resource for eating better without tons of judgement!! It has a great way of giving you choices… Listing the ingredients of a “bad” choice of junk food, and then giving an alternative better choice!!I love that the book doesn’t preach about taking all the “goodies” and snacks out of your diet, it just gives you a healthier alternative!

Unjunk Your Junk Food Book Review

The glossy pages, great images, and straightforward language make this book perfect if you’re trying to eat better, but still like to eat pre-packaged foods and snacks. The pages are full of information on some of the “worst offenders” on the ingredient lists, and how to clean them up for better choices. I find myself reaching for the book often, just refreshing my (bad) memory!! I especially appreciate that the book goes into “hidden” names for some of the worst ingredients, knowing what to look out for on the ingredient list really makes shopping in a healthier way better!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of “Unjunk Your Junk Food” from the  Naturally Savvy Blogger program to facilitate this review. Opinions are my own.

 

Meet the Author: Tom Angleberger

April 8, 2013 By JulieK

We (and by “we” I really mean Sean) was so excited when we got an email from the Andover Bookstore saying that Tom Angleberger was going to be at the bookstore last week!! Sean LOVES his books! He already had most of them, and this was a good opportunity to get the new one and also have Mr. Angleberger sign them!!

Sean love, love, loved the Origami Yoda book, and the ones that followed, so meeting the author was very exciting! Every day after school he would check and make sure that we were planning to go… Friday afternoon we picked up the kids and headed right over there… The kids’ school is practically right across the parking lot, so we were the first ones there!

juliek, julie kelley, Tom Angleberger

Mr. Angleberger was great! He did a little presentation where he asked the kids questions and added to drawings about the books… Sean got one of the drawings because he knew the name of the character from the book (he’s read them all several times!).

juliek, julie kelley, tom angleberger

He also passed out green paper to everyone and demonstrated how to make their own origami Yoda!! It was fun, and the kids all really liked it!! Mr. Angleberger was so personable and fun, and really good with the kids who were all ages!  When the presentation was done, he signed books and the origami Yoda that the kids made for everyone :)

juliek, julie kelley, tom angleberger

juliek, julie kelley, tom angleberger

 

A special “Thank You” to the Andover Bookstore for holding this kids of event, and to Tom Angleberger for such a fun afternoon!

Zutter Class ~ Spring Decor

April 4, 2013 By JulieK

I’m teaching tonight at Ink About It in Westford… I sooooo love this project!! It’s a Spring themed decoration that stands on its own.  Perfect for the mantle or the table (there’s patterned paper on the back as well, so it’s pretty from both sides!!).  The beautiful papers are by Carta Bella… Each panel is 4×8 and it will stand wherever you place it. There may still be a few spaces left if you’d like to join us!! 6:30 and it will be finished before you leave the class because everything is pre-cut for you!! If you have a Zutter, bring it, if not I always bring mine to share!!

JulieK, Julie Kelley, Spring, Zutter, Carta Bella, altered project

Speaking of “Happy Easter”… Patchabilities!!

April 1, 2013 By JulieK

I was recently at one of my Local Quilt Shops, Sew Together in Tewksbury, MA… MaryAnn carries the Patchabilities patterns and also kits! I’ve pieced and quilted lots of blocks and projects, but I’ve never done applique work… Well, she has the kits and patterns, plus all the samples there for you to see… I decided to try a couple of them because they were just so cute!! I went home and made this one right away, it was super easy to follow the directions and I think it came out really cute!! My Mother in Law loves to decorate for all the holidays and was hosting Easter this year, so I made it for her!! Take a peek (click the pics to make them bigger)!! Here’s the front and back… I have 3 more kits to make, an adorable sandcastle, the “April Showers” and the May one!! I can’t wait to have a few minutes to sew :)

JulieKPatch1 JulieKPatch2

Tewksbury Honey

Google

Follow
Follow

Craftsy

Quilting Supplies at Craftsy.com

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Check out Tewksbury Honey

Tewksbury Honey

Categories

Instagram

My Latest photos

    April 2013
    M T W T F S S
    1234567
    891011121314
    15161718192021
    22232425262728
    2930  
    « Mar   May »

    Copyright © 2026 · Delightful theme by Restored 316

    Copyright © 2026 · Log in