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Friday, February 7, 2014

Good Morning ! It's Friday and its not snowing ! WOOhoo !It will be tomorrow though !
I finished stitching the February wordplay last night from With Thy Needle and Thread.. and I finished it this morning like I did the October word play.

I used burlap for the backing of this one ..

and also for the bow. I use pipe cleaners to secure the bow to the handle of the tray. I also added two burlap hearts with some bakers twine bows. I bought this burlap at Michaels last year it is laminated so it doesn't ravel ! Just a little bit of heart doodles in chalk to the top..

Now its on to March !

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

It's October In February !

Good Morning ! Of course it is snowing here again ! We got about 5 inches last night and its still snowing !
I finished this With My Needle and Thread October wordplay on Friday ( #fallfridaystitching on Instagram)..I had started it last year and then didn't have time to finish it ..I am stitching all the months , I have July and August finished also, and a good part of September stitched .. I wanted a way to display them all the same way. I used this silver tray , Good will ,$1.99.. chalkboard paint and magnets ..First I mounted the stitching on needlework sticky board, then cut a piece of chipboard a little larger and mounted some Halloween colored homespun ..I hot glued some magnets to the tray and also the back of the chipboard. I added a bow of the same Halloween Homespun fabric .. I can't wait to finish all the months !

I am getting close to being finished with the granny squares for this granny square blanket.. I am thinking one more row.

I finished Lizzie Kates Dog Lessons .. Thank you again to Catherine for sending it to me !

I am working on February's wordplay from With Thy Needle and Thread .. Hope I get it finished to put on my silver tray before the month is over !

I couldn't resist the last time I was at Walmart .. zinnia seeds ! I am going to buy a few packages everytime I go so I am ready ! ( if the snow ever melts )

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Monday, February 3, 2014

My Favorite Infinity Scarf Pattern Dressed Up !

Good Monday Morning !
I love these infinity scarves ! They are fast and easy to make and with the addition of a crocheted flower they are so cute ! I sewed the flowers on ,you could probably also sew a big button on the back of the flower to be able to remove it from the scarf..

My usual scarf model is frolicking in Florida , so I got the help of my sons girlfriend ..

and one of our Jack Rusells to model the scarves :) Aren't they the cutest !! Hey.. when there's no one else at home , you resort to dressing up the dog :)

Super bowl food yesterday ...Buffalo Wings, homemade eggrolls, chicken and cheese quesadilas,

bacon cheeseburger dip and a veggie tray with our favorite Homemade ranch dressing ..For dessert...these football strawberries.. I dipped them in chocolate , then melted white chocolate with a little shortening and put it into a pastry bag to pipe the stitch marks.. very easy and cute !

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chip Cookies ( Levain Bakery knockoff recipe)

It was a cookie making kind of day today and I thought I would share them with you!
There are alot of Levain Bakery copycat recipes in blogland ..My neighbor Jamie ,gave me this recipe a few years ago and I make them all the time .. and yes ,there is yeast in a cookie recipe .. These are Double chocolate with peanut butter chips. They are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !

Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter (not softened)
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup dark Dutch process cocoa powder
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
3/4 tsp. yeast
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 cups peanut butter chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Using a stand or hand mixer, cream butter and sugar...add eggs..then add in cocoa powder.
Mix in flour , salt and yeast . Add the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips ..Don't overmix.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a ice cream scoop , scoop the cookies onto the baking sheets. This makes about 20 cookies. They take about 16-18 minutes to bake..They should look a little oozy on top. Make sure you have lots of cold milk on hand...

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Monday, January 27, 2014

DIY Winter Decomesh Wreath

It's Monday !
Hope you had a great weekend ! No school around here today or tomorrow because of the below zero temperatures ! When it looks like this outside you need a wreath on the door that is very wintery ! I took down the Christmas wreath and didn't put anything back up ..It was just too bare.

I got this decomesh at Hobby Lobby after Christmas for 90 percent off ! So it was about $1.50 ! I should have bought more ! I used a evergreen wreath that I already had.

To make the wreath you just bunch up how big you want the loops and use the evergreen wired branches twisted together to hold it down and secure it. Like using a twist tie..I made these loops about 8 inches long.

I did 2 rows of the decomesh , one on the inside one on the outside..I used this light aqua ribbon for the bow...

I got these glitter snowflakes at Joann fabrics after Christmas .. I think they were about 25 cents each ( 3 snowflakes on each pick)

I also used some glittery cord from Hobby Lobby ..its an aqua color..

I added light blue tulle bows to make it really full

This took me less than 30 minutes and look how fabulous it looks on the door !

These wreaths are so easy ! Hope you will try one !

Yesterday I had my granny square blanket spread out to take the pictures for my blog.. I left the room for 2 seconds and this is what I came back to..She had to be the first one to try it out..:)

This is what I see looking out the front door..Lots of snow..and so cold !

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