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  2/3 cup blueberries (divided use) 8 sprigs of lavender (divided use) 1 cup vodka 4 T sugar or Splenda 4 lime wedges Club soda Muddle 1/2 cup blueberries, sugar or Splenda and 4 lavender sprigs in a sealable plastic container.  Cover mixture with vodka and let stand overnight.  Strain.  Divide in to 4 glasses.  Add a few berries and ice, top with club soda.  Garnish with lime wedge and lavender sprig. From the kitchen of Christol, Sales Manager

For the Cupcakes: 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1 large egg 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla 3/4 cup whole milk 1/4 cup peach jam Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 12 liners in a cupcake pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until it looks creamy. Beat in the egg, vanilla until the mixture is smooth. Add...

Welcome to the Julio Designs Blog! I’m Juli Hales.  Owner and designer for Julio Designs.  My customers are always asking how I got started and where I get my inspiration.  I’m going to start out with monthly blog installments, so check back to see what’s on my mind.  Hopefully this blog will shed a little light! I’ll start with a basic introduction.  I was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas.  My Mother was a ballet teacher and ran her own school, so I saw firsthand that being a female business owner was an achievable goal.  She exposed me to the...