My all time favorite diaper bag company-Petunia PIckle Bottom chose me (and 6 others)!

OK. So I am SO excited. Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bags are to die for. I first learned about them when Devin was a few months old and I tripped across one at a boutique here in Vegas. HELLO gorgeous bags! I am a frugal gal, but there are a few things you do pay money for in my mind. Those are shoes, bags and jewelry.  These bags are euro chic and just to die for. They have brocade, velvet patterned material (Cake), men's diaper bags and now glazed ones that can be wiped down. I have had three of these over the last 2 years and still have my Teaberry Roll back pack and my Parisian Pansy Cross town clutch. I love that people compliment me on my bag and are shocked when I tell them its a diaper bag.

The gorgeous bag they are giving away

Living in Vegas I see the bags everywhere. I never would have noticed them before being a mom, but now that I am-I see them everywhere and appreciate the beauty no matter the pattern or style. My girlfriend Tina has one of their Cake collection bags (Society Satchel to be exact) which is so amazing. I cannot afford that one ($325-$350ish) so I just ogle hers when we are out. Petunia runs sales every few months to let us other gals buy their bags at lower prices being on discontinued patterns or bags with minor flaws. I have bought a second bag and never found the flaw.

They also run contests through their facebook page every month or so to win a bag. They also post on their facebook page when authorized dealers run giveaways. I enter every time I qualify for what they are giving away. I have been doing this for almost two years now and have never won or made it to the finals. I know my time will come and today is that day. They ran a recipe contest for the month of December to submit your favorite recipe for a chance to win one of their Red Velvet Cake Clutches. They ran the same contest last year and sadly my dutch apple pie did not make the finals. BUT, my saltine toffee bars this year did. I actually included this recipe in the Family cookbook I made in 2008. Love love love this recipe. My mom used to make these when I was a kid and I now make these now that I am a grown up. :)

Saltine Toffee bars

2 sticks of butter

1 c sugar

1.5 sleeves of saltines

1 12 oz bag of choc chips

Preheat oven to 375*. Line a cookie sheet with sides with Reynolds nonstick foil. Lay out crackers side to side, top to bottom to cover whole sheet. Melt butter in a small sauce pan on med low heat. Add sugar and dissolve stirring constantly. Pour over crackers and spread out with spatula. bake in oven on top rack for about 10 min or until light brown. Pour choc chips over top and let melt. Spread out with spatula. cool completely then break apart.

These are always favorites on the cookie plates I make for friends and family every Christmas. So simple yet so yummy. I made a batch for Devin's teachers this week and for the contest. (Frank did not mind that there was a lil extra to take to the office) The lucky staff gets to make all the yummy recipes and then taste test to pick the top one. Talk about a fun day at work. Wish me luck!