Mugalicious Monday?

Well... Everyone else has cool days of the week... so I'm going to try this once...
Introducing Mugalicious Monday, bake stuff in your favorite longaberger mug! And just to add to the "M" theme, they're microwavable! (Which college kids -like me- LOVE)

Fudge Brownie Mix
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt

Directions: Mix together. (easy  huh? you can give this to people with a Longaberger Mug if you like, tie it in a baggie with a pretty bow and directions, I'm a college student, so microwavable is always nice)

Actual Brownie Recipe
Ingredients
2 (1oz.) squares of unsweetened chocolate
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine
Fudge Brownie Mix in Baggie
1 Small Egg
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
In your microwave safe mug, place your chocolate squares and butter, heat in microwave until  melted, melting at 15 second intervals (heat for 15 seconds, stir, if not all melted, heat again, this is to prevent the chocolate from burning, if you don't stir it you don't know when it's done and it will burn)
Stir Mixture until smooth, let cool slightly. Add fudge brownie  mix from baggie, egg, and vanilla. Stir Well.
Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes. Let cool. You can also add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped topping on top.

(if you want... You can cook it in the oven, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes)

Quick Christmas Gifts

OK, it's December 23rd, the shopping malls are packed, and you forgot to get something for that someone. You know that person, your mother in law, your sister, your neighbor who won't let you live it down if you don't get them something. Or perhaps it's just that person that you completely hate buying for because they've got everything! What do you do?

Step 1: Take a Fabulous Longaberger® Mug (square, round, or travel) or even a small crock or a tumbler, (the ideal thing with these is- they come in sets, you can break them apart and use them the next time you forget something)
Step 2: Fill them with stuff!

For the Ladies:
- Make a nail care cup using a mug or crock, fill with a neutral color nail polish, small tube of lotion, small bottle of polish remover, shove it in a small bag and be done with it.
-Winter care- chapstick, hand cream, pair of nice gloves. This can sit by the door as a winter emergency beauty kit

For The Guys:
- My dad is forever forgetting where his glasses are- why not put an eyeglass cleaning cloth and some eyeglass spray in a travel mug? It will fit glasses with a soft case in it perfectly! and It's got a handy handle to carry around the house.
- Put some nice hot chocolate or tea into a mug and perhaps a nice chocolate covered spoon (melt some chocolate bits on the stove and dip a plastic spoon in- allow to cool)

For a Kid:
-Take the hot cocoa idea from the guys part and add in some marshmallows or sprinkles- now they have their very own mug! (which was the highlight of my childhood)
- Paint kit! take some watercolor paint and a paintbrush, drive their mom bonkers with artistic genius!

-Just a few ideas using one product, maybe they'll save your holidays!

Berry Basket Online Only STEAL!

Just a heads up that the Berry Basket (one of my BERRY favorites!!!) will be online for just $20 at MyShop  that's a savings of $14! This was actually one of my very first baskets that I owned- I won it as a second chance basket at Basket Bingo when I was in the sixth grade!! There are a few million uses for this basket but just a few include:

• Holding Napkins on the table
• using it with the square bowl as a nifty serving solution! (see the picture!!)
• Holding Hair Ties In the bathroom
• Holding Sticky Notes
• First Aid Kit (band-aids, Neosporin, New Skin and some tylenol) at work
• and a few million other uses... Tell me, how do you use yours

Check out the official flyer!

And just in case you missed it:

This online offer is available ONLY at www.longaberger.com/melissaisaacs

Also known as: My shop

It will be available at 12:01 AM -11:59PM on December 10 2008

-This would make a great Christmas Gift for ANYONE on your list, and the cheap price only makes it better!

Happy Basket Hunting

-Missy

PS right after I posted this I found THIS SITE they're raffling off a Longaberger Wrap-it-up basket to help find an orphaned child a home...
*Disclaimer- I have no connection with the folks raffling off the wrap-it-up basket- Before donating, i'd recommend doing your research, i.e. email the person and check out their church and stuff-- It seems legitimate to me, but- this is the internet!*