Land of Liberty

Good morning!
This is Land of Liberty from With Thy Needle and Thread . I started this for Stitchmaynia 2019 and finished it this year .

I stitched it on 28 count Monaco that I Rit dyed aqua and then coffee tea dyed .. I used Classic Colorworks in the colors Sticks and Twigs.. Blue Corn .. Ribbon Red..Bamboo .. Perfect Piecrust .. and Roasted Chestnut . 

I changed the dog to look more like my dog Ronnie .. to finish it I used this metal picnic hamper from The Pioneer Woman at Walmart .. It is so cute with its patriotic plaid pattern! I used magnets to attach it to the hamper .. I mounted the stitching on sticky board with a piece of batting underneath  .. and also mounted red check fabric on sticky board . I glued those 2 pieces together and then attached the magnets to the back . I made a bow from red buffalo check ribbon and added daisies a wood star and a small flag which I used the pipe cleaner I made the bow with to attach it to the handles . 

I Love it so much ! 

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The Pioneer Woman, Colorado and Football!

Happy Saturday!
Yesterday my daughter and I went to Naperville Illinois (about an hour and 15 minutes away) to get our cookbooks signed by Ree Drummond ,The Pioneer Woman..We shopped during the day ,had dinner then went to the book signing..So many beautiful shops full of pretty things in Naperville!  We were # 456 and 457 to get our books signed! Ree looks good for having signed all those books before us :)

Last weekend we flew into Denver and went to Colorado Springs.. We saw The Garden of The Gods..It was gorgeous and we had good weather the whole weekend!

We drove up Pike's Peak ..Couldn't drive all the way to the top..the last 5 miles were closed due to snow and ice..Isn't it beautiful!

Then on Saturday we were in Fort Collins at Colorado State to see my sons team San Diego State win another game ! WooHOO!

The view from the airplane coming home last Sunday ..

and I will leave you with my view this morning.. Christmas stitching( Hands On Design A Year In Chalk) .. a new cup from Homegoods for my tea ..and my pup! 

Have a great weekend!

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Five Great recipes ! It's Time to Cook!

Good morning !
When I got my new Kitchenaid  mixer , my old one went to live at my daughters house .. She has been baking up a storm ! Here are some of the recent recipes she has made..
This Amish Bread recipe is from the Allrecipes.com website and they featured her photo on their Instagram page.. My daughter definitely needs a blog ;) This photo was taken at her house the rest were taken at mine ..

Amish White Bread 

Peanut butter eggs that turned into peanut butter balls   these peanut butter balls were supposed to be egg shaped but she just went the easy way and rolled them into balls ..

Snickerdoodle Apple bread

This apple bread is fabulous ..

These brownie cookies are amazing .. these will be made alot around here!

The Pioneer Woman's Brownie Cookies 

This pasta salad is my contribution to this recipe parade .. This salad dressing has become a must have in our home.. I make mine with Romano cheese instead of Parmesan ..It is amazing! Pioneer Woman recipe Creamy Italian Dressing 

For the pasta salad I used :

Italian Pasta Salad 

1 box rotini ( cooked drained and then run under cold water until chilled.)

chopped baby carrots

can of black olives sliced

can of artichoke hearts (drainedand cut up)

grape tomatoes ( quartered)

slices of pepperoni ( cut in little strips)

grated mozzarella cheese

Creamy Italian dressing 

Just add it all to a bowl and mix it up .. It is fabulous.

I also use this dressing for green salads.. It has become a favorite around here!

Have a great weekend ! It is Spring!

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Christmas Chalkboards and The Pioneer Woman

 Can I tell you how much I am loving decorating for Christmas with chalkboards ?

This one is a frame that my daughter bought at Goodwill ,chalk painted the frame cream and  painted the glass with chalkboard paint and I chalked this design on this morning for her.. The next frame I also used for Fall decorating .. it was purchased at a rummage sale , I had a board cut to fit it that I painted with chalkboard paint . Both of these frames are pretty big !

 
 
 
 




 I used these 3 thrifted  trays , painted with chalkboard paint to do these holiday designs. The top one is in my foyer, the middle in the kitchen by the base of the tree,

 and this one on top of the hutch .

 

This Silent Night design is under the tree in the dining room. Its a frame that we also painted the glass, and chalk painted the frame.

 This little frame , I painted the frame cream, painted the glass with chalkboard paint , glued the little wreath and bow on. Its in the kitchen on a silver tray with a little vignette.

Isn't it just the cutest ?

 This Joy To The World is in the foyer ..this was one of the wood shapes I used in the fall ...simply painted with chalkboard paint.

 Here is another wood shape from my Fall decoating in a little vignette in the kitchen..

 I got this frame yesterday at the Goodwill, painted it cream and painted the cardboard backing with the chalkboard paint ..It worked and looks great !

 Two days ago I decided I needed some chalkboard ornaments on one of my trees.. I bought some wood shapes at Michaels, painted them with chalkboard paint, and used  white sharpie marker to act as the chalk ( so I can reuse them next year ) I had to go over the letters a couple times with the marker to make the words dark enough. I added some red gingham for hanging and bows.. Absolutely adorable !

I used them on my candy cane kitchen tree , I think they are the perfect addition to make this tree even better :) I added 4 more of them to the tree this morning and forgot to take another photo.. I thought it could just use a few more....

This last chalkboard was a piece of wall art from the goodwill , no glass, just a very hard , kind of like cardboard backing. I painted it cream, and then used the chalkboard paint.. added some glittery greenery , a burlap bow, and a jingle bell.

So yesterday my daughter and I drove to Naperville, its about and hour 15 minutes away...we spent the day shopping at thrift stores, pier one, pottery barn ( so many things for inspiration there !) At 4:30 we went and picked up our books from Andersons Bookshops, for our book signing with Ree Drummond.. So exciting ! We were # 351 and 352 in line ! They said they were going up to 700 ! We went and shopped in downtown Naperville, lots of cute shops !  .. at 6:30 we went back to the bookstore to wait our turn.. we finally got to meet her at 10:15 !

 
 

We were so excited to meet her .. She was super nice, super cute ! It was a fantastic way to spend the day !

I have been decorating for Christmas all week , I have 9 trees finished , 2 upstairs that need to be done and the real one that we will get in a week or two. I will be back next week to start showing you my trees ! It has been so different decorating this year because of the remodel , all the openness makes it so much better !

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