Stuffed artichokes and chicken pot pie

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Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

As promised here is the stuffed artichoke recipe and the link to the best chicken pot pie! Greta for all your leftover turkey too! 

First thing is to bang the artichoke on the counter to open it up more .. then rinse and dry upside down to drain them ..
To make the artichokes ..you need sliced bread made into bread crumbs . I do not like the dry bread crumbs so make them fresh ..I used about 9 slices for 3 huge artichokes .. 1/4 cup shredded Romano cheese .. tsp. dried parsley .. tsp. salt ..and 1/4 tsp pepper ..olive oil

Mix the cheese and spices in to the breadcrumbs

and then spoon some of the bread crumb mixture into every leaf .. Place in a steamer pot with water underneath the steamer .. and drizzle with about a Tbsp of olive oil on top of each artichoke .Put the lid on and bring to a boil then turn down to low/ medium .. I cooked these for one hour 30 minutes .. You will know they are ready when you can easily pull out a leaf . Check the water in the steamer .. I had to add water once to make sure it didn't go dry .

Here they are all cooked 

and the finished artichoke .. This was the way my family made them and they are fabulous!

This chicken pot pie is simply amazing .. Definitely make the crust it is the best part! I don't go thru all the steps for the crust they did .. I make it in my kitchenaid and just get the butter and flour combined then add all the other ingredients .. click here for the recipe

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Christmas Tiered Tray

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I started my new job as animal wrangler at the zoo this morning and did perfect :)
LOL!
 I got all 5 of them in the photo !

This is all about the Christmas tiered tray .. I was just kidding about the animal wrangler

Calvin just wasn't ready for his 5 minutes of fame to be over ..better here thought than his other favorite spot in the Christmas village ..UGGGH!

The tiered tray sits in the middle of my kitchen table .. and I change it out for all the seasons and holidays.. 

I found the buffalo plaid table runner at Walmart and love it !

lots of buffalo plaid fills the tray .. a vintage Santa mug peeks around the corner ..

A chalkboard sits front and center .. the little plaid house was from Kirkland's last year ..Upon top is a little mailbox fro letters to Santa ..a bufflalo plaid sign ..a little galvanized house and a barn ..

So fun and festive! This tray came from Sam's club 4 years ago I think .. and I have used it ever since then ! Lots of flocked greenery and berries and ribbons fill up the tray ..

It is the most wonderful time of the year and I can't wait to show you more of the decorations in the house !

Here they all are posing so nicely ! Hope you have a wonderful day! 

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Glitter Village

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I am so excited to show you my Glitter Village finish ..This series is from Country Cottage Needleworks .

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I knew from the start that I wanted to use this old and crusty vintage window to mount the pieces on

and I think it looks amazing! I stitched it on light grey coffee /tea dyed evenweave .. I used the called for Fancy Floss except for the sparkly floss I changed that to Classic Colorworks Tea and Biscuits ..

I mounted the pieces on sticky board .. and then mounted light grey/tan gingham check fabric on sticky board for the backing 

I hot glued each panel onto the glass panes ..I used 2 big flocked branches for the topper 

a Putz style church .. A glitter deer .. white sparkly picks and bottle brush trees . I also added 2 bows one to each side made with aqua ribbon ..A string of fairy lights is woven through the topper ..
This will come out with my winter decorations after the Christmas decor comes down

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Merry 2 and Trick or Treat !

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Yesterday was Winter and Fall here .. today is Christmas and Halloween!

This Is Merry Chalkfull ..she uses the kit that Fat Quarter shop sends out ..so it is all called for colors and 14 count chalkboard Aida .. stitched by Kimberly at the Fat Quarter Shop and finished by me..This is my chalkboard to cross stitch collaboration with Hands On Design ..You can actually see my Merry Jar in the background :)

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I found this frame .. it is an 8 x 10 inch picture frame at Hobby Lobby ..I mounted the stitching on sticky board .. then mounted red check fabric on another sticky board that I glued inside the frame opening ..I then glued the stitched piece on top of that ..

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I made a bow with 2 different ribbons and added a wooden snowflake that I painted white .. and I added 2 sparkly evergreen picks .. She's a beaut Clark :)

Now on to Calvin's favorite .. This is Trick or Treat by Trellis and Thyme .. 

also stitched by Kimberly and finished by me .. I found this pumpkin frame months ago and it was the perfect size for this piece ..I mounted the stitching on sticky board with a layer of batting underneath ..then mounted the black wood grain fabric from our finishing bundle available here 
The bow was made from 3 different ribbons and some candy corn picks .. The button is a covered button that I used the cat fabric for and made sure it was in the center .. so cute ! Calvin loves it and will be sad when it gets sent off to Texas!

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Fall and Christmas Whirlygigs

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Two Whirlygig's ..one Fall ( Chelsea's ) one Winter ( mine) both on thrifted trivets I changed the floss colors on mine .. I used all Classic Colorworks .. Black Coffee, Cherry Cobbler , Rainshower , Bamboo, Cocoa Bean , Steamed Broccoli  ..

To finish Chelsea's I used some Lori Holt lace ..and kind of pleated it around the edges .. I then added a gathered ruffle of orange plaid fabric .. I added a washer to the back because there is already a magnet on the trivet ..Fall with Santa's ...because it is full on Christmas here !

My trivet is green and much smaller than Chelsea's .. I added the black gingham to both of them and then we just change out for the seasons ..I added red vintage trim from Lori Holt and a red and white plaid gathered fabric ruffle to mine ..I used red ticking stripe ribbon and black check ribbon .. a covered button of red and black fabric and some sparkly greenery .

I made the bow with fall plaid ribbon and orange check ribbon .. I added a velvet pumpkin to the top . and attached a magnet to the back to change out for the seasons ..

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Here Comes Santa!

Good morning!
Here Comes Santa in his buffalo plaid sleigh!

all dogs ..

and one cat accounted for :)

and of course Calvin doesn't like it because it is not Halloween ..

This thrifted chalkboard hangs in my kitchen and gets changed out for all the seasons and holidays! Santa .. his reindeer ..chickens and poinsettias lining the sidewalk .. and of course a little truck with a chicken decorating the tree ..

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