Rick rack, rickety rack
See the train go along the track
When I grow up I want to be an engine driver
But if I can't be that I'll be a deep sea diver.
      ~ lyrics by Gerry Rafferty, 1974

Boy oh Boy! Your entries in our Bodacious B challenge were brilliant, beautiful and breathtaking. And, oh my goodness, was it difficult to narrow it down to just a few winners. Really, it was painful! Congratulations to Lena Katrine, Wendy Price, and Tracy MacDonald (who used my favorite B ingredient, Boudreaux.). You're invited to join our Top Chef designers in next Sunday's Quickfire and grab the Winning Recipe button. 

Congratulations also to player #15, Iris. You've won a $25.00 gift certificate from Purple Onion Designs. Just e-mail me through my contact page, here, and I'll get you hooked up.

Does rickrack make you nostalgic, too? The Ben Franklin Five and Dime kept Grandma Heaton stocked with an unending supply of gingham and rickrack she used to make darling pillowcases. On the other side of my family tree, Grandma Black made adorable rickrack trimmed sundresses for me and my dolls. Ah . . . the good ole days, right?

Raid your sewing notions because our featured ingredient for our next Catered Crop Recipe Swap is rickrack. Oh, and if a few chevrons slip in disguised as rickrack, that's okay, too.

Here's how we roll . . .

• Just use rickrack somewhere in your project.
• Include a link to us at Catered Crop or just add our button, which you can grab on our sidebar or at our {button gallery}.
• Link up and link often, but be sure you link up by 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, May 26.
• Keep the party hopping by visiting the other players and leaving comments.

Need some ideas? Here's a whole gallery of creative ways to use rickrack in your projects. You can click on the inspiration board above to go to a Pinterest board with the sources of these pictures and more gorgeous ideas, brilliant tutorials and a snicker or two.

Bugaboo Stamps' sugar and spice is such a perfect match for our recipe parties. Jodie says she likes drawing the sweet, "cutesy kids' graphics" but her latest passion is her salty, "cranky old boots" likes Stella, Margaret and the Gals who came after them. You'll find some adorable images and great giggles at Bugaboo Stamps Blog and the Catch the Bug Challenge Blog. One randomly picked winner will get to select Seven Free Digital Stamps.

B was a beggarly Bear,
Who carefully curled his front hair;
He said, "I would buy A red-spotted tie,
But I haven't a penny to spare."
   ~ Carolyn Wells

Holy Moly . . . you all proved you really can turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. I'm just flabbergasted with how you turned plain brown kraft paper into gorgeous canvases. Congratulations to Monika Davis, Suzie McFloozy and Cheryl Gorka. You're invited to join our Top Chef designers in next Sunday's Quickfire and grab the Winning Recipe button. 

Congratulations also to player #8, Diana Larson. You've won a $25.00 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting. Just e-mail me through my contact page, here, and I'll get you hooked up.

Get out your buttons, brads, bows, and burlap because our featured ingredient for our next Catered Crop Recipe Swap is The Letter B. Bears, bunnies and bees . . . anything that starts with the letter B.

Here's how we roll . . .

• Just use something that starts with The Letter B somewhere in your project. Be sure to tell us where we can find B in your project.
• Include a link to us at Catered Crop or just add our button, which you can grab on our sidebar or at our {button gallery}.
• Link up and link often, but be sure you link up by 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, May 12.
• Keep the party hopping by visiting the other players and leaving comments.

Need some ideas? Here's a whole gallery of creative ways to use the letter B in your projects. You can click on the inspiration board below to go to a Pinterest board with the sources of these pictures and more gorgeous ideas and brilliant tutorials. And, yes, there's some musical inspiration from Sesame street – I couldn't leave them out!

If you follow the Catered Crop Top Chef Designers – oh, and honeys, you surely should – you've already seen our Designers Jeanie and Dorcas sharing the freaky cute new release from Purple Onion Designs. Aren't they amazing?

Purple Onion Designs' newest release features Stacey Yacula's Sweetest Day images and was the inspiration for our challenge – B is for bunnies, bugs, birds, and butterflies.

One very lucky, randomly selected winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate from Purple Onion Designs. But, you know what? If you see something you like (and you will!), you may not want to wait until our drawing on May 13 to get your hands on them. They are selling out fast! And, get this, because their stamps are made out of unmounted (deeply etched) red rubber, they're very affordable – more stamps for me!

I know I'm biased because some of the Catered Crop designers are there, but you truly need to visit the Purple Onion Designs Blog. And when i say "need" I mean, really . . . like you need milk with cookies. The projects from the Purple Onion Design Team are stunning.