13 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Gardening, How To's
I wanted to give you a look at how I start my seeds out in the spring. It is an easy way to recycle materials in the process. Not to mention, it’s an economical way to fill your garden, tummy and freezer this year.
11 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Cooking
This is one of my favorite snacks to make for school bake sales. It is very simple and economical to make!
The recipe was also warmly accepted by my sons football team as a quick snack after games.
You can double the sugar mixture if you would like the popcorn to be completely covered.
05 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Jewelry
April is Autism Awareness Month. Support a loved one! The 2012 statics state Autism is now said to affect 1 out of every 88 children born. Help solve the Autism puzzle and show your support.
Solve The Puzzle (Autism Awareness)
I handcrafted this loving necklace out of a 1.5 inch stainless steel blank. I started out by cutting the blank out of metal and then hand stamping the saying “SOLVE THE PUZZLE”. After hand stamping the piece, I darkened the lettering to make them stand out from the metal.
To the design, I added a silver puzzle piece and finished off the pendant with a 18″ silver plated, lobster claw clasp, ball necklace.
Solve The Puzzle Autism Support Necklace $16.00 ($3.00 shipping)
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01 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Cooking
3.) Roll a pickle up tightly in the ham slices. Wrap into plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to overnight before serving.
4.) To serve, cut each roll crosswise into 1 inch slices. Arrange cut side up on serving platter.
Pair up crackers, an assortment of sliced cheeses, meat sticks, and the ham rollups on serving platter. It makes a wonderful assortment of snacks.
25 Sunday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Crafts, How To's, Jewelry
For those of you that have ever wanted to experiment with resin to make jewelry the video below is for you! This video was the first video that got me excited to try to make my own resin jewelry.
I have made a few pieces that I gave away as gifts and followed the method taught within the video. I didn’t buy all of my supplies for this project through the vendor in the video, but I HAVE purchased other items through them. So, if you can’t find something in your area, by all means use this online company they are easy to work with.
17 Saturday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Cooking
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! On today’s agenda is raking the yard, making Reuben sandwiches, visiting the zoo and then indulging in some green beer.
Here is a quick and easy way to enjoy a Reuben. Wonderful for deli meat or left over corned beef brisket.
Ingredients:
Marbled rye bead
Corned beef sandwich meat from the deli
Swiss cheese
Butter
Suerkraut
Russian dressing
Small onion
Directions:
In a skillet add bagged sauerkraut and one chopped onion. Brown the sauerkraut slightly and cook until the onion is soft.
Butter one side of marbled rye for each of your sandwiches and lay it butter side down on your skillet. Add one piece of Swiss cheese, corned beef slices, Russian dressing and then the second top buttered rye bread.
Grill the first side until golden brown. Flip and grill the opposite. Serve on a plate and enjoy!
Hope you get out and enjoy some green beer too later. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
16 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Family, Party Planning
It is not too early to start preping for graduation time. Here are some wonderfully creative graduation announcements, invites and postage choices. Starting at $1.85 each.
15 Thursday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Alphabet Photography, Gifts
I decided to give you the complete listing of designs I currently have on Zazzle for my photo alphabet prints to date. As time permits, I would like to add all of my designs.
If the print as has customizable text you can play around with the font colors, size and type to create your own unique wall art.
All designs are printed and mailed within one day of ordering.
8×10 “Love” Alphabet Photo Letter Print $7.50
“Sister” Alphabet Letter Print $1.75-4×6 or $3.75-5×7
“Love, Love, Laugh” Alphabet Letter Print $2.00-4×6 or $5.00-8×10
“Family” Custom Alphabet Letter Print $5.00-5×7 or $7.50-8×10
“Love Lives Here” Custom Alphabet Letter Print $15.00-10×20
“Friends Welcome Here” Custom Alphabet Letter Print $15.00-10×20
10 Saturday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, Crafts, How To's
I was looking for some cute framed sayings to add to my bathroom decor and I really didn’t like anything I came across in the stores.
Then, I remembered that my daughter had given me some white, 8×10 frames for Christmas last year and I figured maybe I should just make something to print out and distressing of the frames to tie them together.
My 12 year old son said the framed prints have been a huge hit with his friends. He stated that not a tween or teen has come out without giggling and repeating the sayings.
I created four different sayings and frame them all for the downstairs bathroom. There is a picture of each design unframed below.
Since I have already done the prep work, I decided to share the patterns with you. You can download and print out all four of the patterns below using the red text.
Please do not sell them. They are for personal use only. You may print them to make a framed print for yourself or give them as gifts only.
Brush Teeth
Wash Hands
Flush Toliet
Toilet Paper
I printed all of the sayings on regular white printer paper and then cut the (3) 8×10 to size. For the wash your hands print, I framed that specially, I found a 11×14 frame and 8×10 mat. Then I just put them together and it was a instant masterpiece!
Feel free to use any or all of the designs to make some added bathroom reading materials for your guests.
Dichroic & Fused Spell Anything Recycle Broken
Glass Jewelry With My Alphabet Into Crazy Crayons
06 Tuesday Mar 2012
Posted in All Blog Postings, How To's
I tested a new way to clean my burner pans and stove top burner rings. For the most part, I have to say this works pretty well.
