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Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend

Congratulations!!!

Trisha D.

You are ready to shine compliments of Mitchell’s Jewelry!

What lady does not love to watch the jewelry commercials and dream? Well, no need to dream because I am so excited to share with you a new line of jewelry I am IN LOVE WITH. My friends at Mitchell’s Jewelry introduced me to Sara Blaine! Wow! This line is so gorgeous with its colorful semi-precious gems and classic design. It has something for every gal you can name. Large and flashy all the way to small yet colorful. Best part is that Sara Blaine’s average cost is $250. Not too bad when you are talking vibrant semi precious gems!

Here are the pieces I am wearing today…..Can you see a pattern? This girl loves blue. 

In honor of all things with gems and shimmery….I have an incredible cookie bar that is just the thing a girl should nibble on while wearing her gems!

Millionaire Shortbread Gems

Easy recipe that will make you feel like a million bucks~

Ingredients

  • Shortbread:
  • 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • Caramel Filling:
  • 2 cans dulce de leche
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
  • Chocolate Topping:
  • 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 9×13 cake pan, line with parchment so that you form a sling. Spray generously with cooking spray.
  2. In a stand mixer or food processor, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in eggs one at a time making sure to mix completely and wiping down the sides. Add in flour one cup at a time. Mixing till a ball is formed. Remove from bowl and turn out onto a floured surface. Knead with 1/4 cup flour until dough is firm and no longer sticky. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Poke with a fork all over. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  3. Caramel:
  4. In a medium sized bowl empty the cans of dulce de leche. Heat in microwave for 3 minutes or until warm. Add in vanilla paste stirring till well combined. Pour over COOLed shortbread. Spread over shortbread till it is completely covered. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  5. Chocolate Topping:
  6. In a medium sized bowl melt chocolates in microwave on medium heat. Stirring every 30 seconds till melted. Add in vegetable oil and stir to combine. Spread chocolate over the caramel and return to the refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate is set up.
  7. Once chocolate is set, use the sling to lift bars out of the ban. Use a sharp knife and cut into bars. Store in refrigerator for up to a week in an airtight container.
Now the best part…..

Mitchell’s Jewelry Giveaway

$250 Gift Card

To enter to win:

Drawing will take place on Sunday, December 18 at 12:00pm. The winner will be selected by using Random.org.

Disclosure:

This giveaway is provided to you by Mitchell’s Jewelry. The views and opinions expressed on Fat and Sassy Mama are purely my own and based upon my personal experiences with Mitchell’s Jewelry. I was given the product(s) free of charge; however, I was not monetarily compensated for a positive review or giveaway.

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  2. 2

    My favorite gem is the saphire. It’s such a beautiful blue and comes in so many different shades. Plus…also my birthstone. 🙂

  7. 7

    My favorite gemstone would be the sapphire, because it reminds me of my grandma who passed in 2004. Not just an ordinary blue sapphire however but I have a ring that is a pink sapphire. My grandma always loved the color pink she told us when she passed she wanted a white casket with pink roses. I have a ring I wear everyday and have since then that I look at everyday as a reminder of my grandma. Pink has been a color that reminds me of her presence in my life still. It may sound silly but I have visited her grave before and taken a picture and somehow the way the light shined in the picture, it looked as if a pink halo surrounded her grave. The sapphire is also both mine and my grandmothers birthstone so it has even more importance to me in my life.

  10. 10

    My favorite gem stone is the opal…. not my birthstone but as a young girl I received
    a floating opal (as a birthday / Christmas gift) I absolutely loved it, but in changing clothes for gym one day I apparently pulled the necklace loose and didn’t realize it.. never found it 🙁

    I love all the different colors available in an opal and it seems that every time you look at the same opal, the colors change in it. 🙂

  11. 11

    My favorite gem is the RUBY, It always reminds me of my sweet baby sister. Her name is Ruby Pearl . She was killed in an automobile accident by a crunk driver. She was as beautiful as her name.

  12. 12

    My favorit gem is a RUBY. It always reminds me of my baby sister. Her name is Ruby Pearl. She was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver. I will always miss her.

  13. 13

    My favorite gem is the emerald. It is my daughter’s birthstone and mine as well. She is a true gift from God, as we were told we couldn’t & then shouldn’t have children due to health issues. I found out that I was pregenant with her and a month later found out that my Father had terminal cancer. She gave him great hope to fight to see his only grandchild. Her name is Hope and he named her and he lived to see her for three months of her life. Hope is a true blessing in our lives and such a wonderful gift from God. So you see, there is no other choice for me but the emerald.

  14. 14

    I love color so it would have to be the aqua marine or blue topaz. Color has always been such an important part of my outlook on life. I thank God always for giving me the desire to enjoy color because we are so blessed with color everywhere. I like to wear the color in a bracelet or necklace drop. It makes me feel very much alive.

  15. 15

    i love gem stones more than diamonds!! all shades of green and yellow my favorite is lemon quartz!!

  17. 17

    I don’t own any gem stones. There are so many pretty ones. Ruby is a really pretty color.

  18. 18

    My fav gemstone is Amethyst but to be honest, I don’t really care what it is as long as it SPARKLES! 🙂

  21. 21

    I LOVE light blue topaz or aquamarine stones. My father had a jewelry store and gave me a large light blue gemstone topaz ring. My mother also gave me a necklace with the same stone set with diamonds.

  24. 24

    The ruby is not only a beautiful stone, it was also my Grandma Ora’s favorite. Also the same color as my favorite team….Oklahoma Sooners…. Boomer Sooner!

  28. 28

    I love the color RED so I would have to say that Ruby’s are my favorite although I love the emerald as well as the saphire too so it would be very hard to choose just one.