All cans go to food bank

Architect and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York .All these cans will go to the food bank afterwards.

Quote by~Thalassa Cruso
"March is a month of considerable frustration-It is so near spring yet
aross a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and
changeable that outdoor activity in our yards
seemlight years away."

Facts
Women end up digesting most of the lipstick they apply.
A real estate agent’s rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
Henry Ford, father of the Automobile, is also father of the charcoal briquette.
The U.S. eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches.
Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, blondes to brunettes.

Recipe
http://www.preparedpantry.com/icecreamssands.htm
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients

3 one-ounce squares of semi-sweet baking chocolate

1 tablespoon butter

1 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 dash salt

4 large egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

Ice creamDirections

1. Melt the chocolate and one tablespoon butter in the microwave. Set aside.

2. Cream the remaining butter and powdered sugar together. Add the salt.

3. Add the four egg yolks, beating after each. Add the vanilla.

4. Add the flour in three parts, beating after each addition.

5. Scrape the dough onto a large sheet of waxed paper. Pat the dough into a square or round log. Wrap it in waxed paper and smooth the edges into a uniform log. Refrigerate the log for at least an hour.

6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the dough into 3/16-inch thick slices. Place them on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for eight to ten minutes or just until set. Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, place the cookies in the freezer to chill.

7. Once the cookies have chilled, fill them with slightly softened ice cream. The top sides of the cookies should be facing out. Place the sandwiches in the freezer until they are completely firm.

Notes:

1. The dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks or frozen for two months.2. For a richer chocolate cookie, use four ounces unsweetened chocolate instead of the semisweet. Add two tablespoons powdered sugar.

Tips
Bring on the Spring
1. Place pots of forced spring bulbs (hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, crocuses) throughout the House. 2. Swap curtains for white sheers.

3. Dress your bed in pretty floral-patterned cotton linens.

4. Ditch lipstick in favor of gloss with a hint of color, like peach.

5. Opt for knits—just choose lightweight versions in citrusy colors.

6. Carry a canvas tote. Instead of boring beige, try a black-and-white print.

7. Slip on a pair of floral flats.

8. Put apple-scented soaps in the bathroom.
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Shelter/Organizing-Cleaning/8-Ways-to-Bring-on-Spring.html

Crafts & tutorials
Three ways of making a Button Necklace
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42878/make-a-button-link-necklace-three-different-ways

How to emborider your own buttons
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/43231/how-to-embroider-your-own-buttons

How to knit a button curtain

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/43201/how-to-knit-a-cool-and-breezy-button-curtain

Simple spring basket

http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2009/03/simple-spring-basket-how-to.html

Elf slippers

http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2009/01/elf-slippers-tutorial.html

Tissue holder tutorial

http://belladia.typepad.com/photos/travel_tissue_holder_tuto/p1010004jpg.html

Tutorial on how to make the CD/card book

http://montessoribyhand.blogspot.com/2007/04/instruments-of-orchestra.html

Enjoy your day,lord Bless you!