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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Art of tree Trunks

Tree trunk art
a collection of various tree trunks close up
Quote By~Unknown
It’s funny that those things your kids did that got on your nerves
seem so cute when your grandchildren do them

Facts
On average, a movie makes about 5 times more from its video sales than ticket takings!
By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.
The great warrior Ghengis Khan died in bed while having sex.
85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear.
A bird 'chews' with its stomach.

Tips
Tenderize away hard-to-remove perspiration stains. Before you wash that sweat-stained sweatshirt (or any other perspiration-stained garment) dampen the stain and then sprinkle some meat tenderizer on it. Then just wash as usual.

Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass- the fibers catch ones you can't see!

Recipe
Painted Desert Chili
Mix in a JarLayer in a 1-quart jar:
1/4 cup dried parsley
2 tablespoons granulated garlic
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons white cornmeal
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 tablespoons granulated garlic
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 cup dried pinto beans
1/4 cup small dried white beans
1/4 cup small dried black beans
Approximately 1 cup dried kidney beans
The ingredients are layered, like sand art.
Don’t worry about getting the layers even. The desert effect comes from the rippled appearance of the spices. One tip is to carefully add each seasoning along the edges of the jar, then fill in the middle of the layer. This way all of the beautiful colors show along all of the edges.
On card
Pour contents of jar into 12-quart pot.Add: 1 medium diced onion 4 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes 1 large can of tomato paste 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar 49 ounces tomato juice 2 pounds ground beef or turkey, browned

Fill remainder of the pot with water. Bring to boil. Let simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Crafts & Tutorials
How to make tree limb coasters
http://www.curbly.com/ModHomeEcTeacher/posts/6516-how-to-make-tree-limb-coasters

How to make a bubble wrap screen
http://www.curbly.com/Shari/posts/6546-bubble-wrap-screen

Decoupage Key holder
http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/6579-diy-decoupage-key-organizer

Picnic Bag Tutorial & pattern
http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2007/11/gift-bag-sket.html

kitchen scrubber Tutorial
http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2007/08/kitchen-scrubby.html

Bird Feeder * looks great too
http://allysonhill.typepad.com/allyson_hill/2009/02/the-great-backyard-bird-count.html

How to make Boxes from recycled greeting cards
http://lennydavinci.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-boxes-from-recycled-greeting.html

Stay Crafty !
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Don't you just love chatting with a friend

Don't you just love chatting with a friend


Quote By~Henry David Thoreau
Go Confidently,
In the direction of your Dreams.
Live the life
You've imagained!

Facts
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
Streets in Japan do not have names.
In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child “Buttocks” or “Prostitute”!
Women wishing to enter Canada to work as strippers must provide naked photos of themselves to qualify for a visa!
Halle Berry’s stunt double, in the movie “Catwoman”, is a man.

Recipe
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/better-homes-gardens/2464/kikkoman-recipes-from-our-readers/

Non-Fried Rice
Ingredients are cooked in the micro-wave.
Cook 2 cups rice in 3 cups boiling water in the micro-wave on settings for your type of micro-wave. Or otherwise cook on high for about 10 minutes or until water has evaporated and rice is fluffy. Chop 1 onion, 2 rashers bacon into small pieces and cook between 2 pieces of paper towel in micro-wave on high until onion is see through and bacon is cooked. Place 1/2 cup of peas, 1/3 cup chopped capsicum and 1/2 cup corn into micro-wave safe dish and cook on high for about 10mins. Using a fork, wisk 1 egg and 1 tablespoon milk. Pour onto a plate and cook in micro-wave on high for about 1 minute or until egg is cooked. Chop cooked egg into small pieces. Mix all cooked ingredients together and add enough Kikkoman Soy Sauce for taste. Serve hot. Enjoy.Maxene Freudenberg, Strathpine Qld

Sweet & sour Pork
http://www.bettycrocker.com/Recipes/Recipe.aspx?recipeId=35176&WT.mc_id=paid_search_phase2_08&WT.srch=1&esrc=335

2pounds pork boneless top loin
Vegetable oil
1/2cup all-purpose flour
1/4cup cornstarch
1/2cup cold water
1/2teaspoon salt
1egg
1can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in syrup, drained and syrup reserved
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup white vinegar
1/2teaspoon salt
2teaspoons soy sauce
2medium carrots, cut into thin diagonal slices
1garlic clove, finely chopped
2tablespoons cornstarch
2tablespoons cold water
1medium green bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
8cups hot cooked rice

1.Trim excess fat from pork. Cut pork into 3/4-inch pieces.
2.Heat 1 inch oil deep fryer or Dutch oven 360ºF.
3.Beat flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the egg in large bowl with hand beater until smooth. Stir pork into batter until well coated.
4.Add pork pieces, one at a time, to oil. Fry about 20 pieces at a time about 5 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels; keep warm.
5.Add enough water to reserved pineapple syrup to measure 1 cup. Heat syrup mixture, brown sugar, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the soy sauce, carrots and garlic to boiling in Dutch oven; reduce heat to low.
6.Cover and simmer about 6 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; stir into sauce.
7.Add pork, pineapple and bell pepper. Heat to boiling, stirr constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with rice.

Tips
Asthma being irritated by the mites in pillows, put pillow in tumble dryer on hot setting for 20 minutes, this will kill off the mites.
Instead of buying expensive garbage disposal deodorizer, throw in a few pieces of chopped lemon. Run hot water in the drain and turn on the disposal, letting it grind up the lemon. It freshens it and helps clean it too.
Wise to keep a small rug on the lino by a door with a window in it. The lino can get quite hot from the sun shining in and can burn feet quite badly.

Crafts & Tutorials
Paint & pattern Mother Day Mother's Garden Set
http://deltacreative.com/pid/94/Project-Details.aspx

How to make a broom holder from a hinge
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Broom-Holder-from-a-Hinge

How to make a broom
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/How-To-Make-A-Broom.aspx

Flower collar tutorial
http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/5/1/tutorial-flower-collar.html

Coupon Clutch tutorial
http://theobjectproject.typepad.com/the_object_project/2009/04/coupon-clutch-tutorial.html

How to make a Cobweb Broom
http://www.friendswoodbrooms.com/cobweb.htm

3 way Laundry Bag tutorial
http://pm-betweenthelines.blogspot.com/

Drawstring Bag french seam tutorial
http://pm-betweenthelines.blogspot.com/2009/04/drawstring-bag-french-seam-tutorial.html


Stay Crafty !
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Playing with food








Playing with food
http://www.playingwithfoodbook.com/Page_2.html

Quotes By~Margaret lee Runbeck
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Facts
The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

Tips
Garbage Disposal TipsIf you've ever switched on the garbage disposal instead of the kitchen light, mark the switch with a dab of red nail polish - anything to stop that grating noise. If your dishwasher drains through your garbage disposal, switch it on when the hot soapy water is running through is so it gets a good cleaning.

Recipe
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/recipe/
Skor Bar Brownies, courtesy Donna Kaiser
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup all-purpose flour
3 Skor bars, crushed (Heath bars work too)
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Microwave butter and unsweetened chocolate in large bowl or glass measuring cup until melted. Stir until smooth.Stir in sugar, then add eggs and vanilla. Beat lightly with a wooden spoon just until combined. Stir in flour.Spread batter in a greased 8"×8"×2" baking pan. Sprinkle crushed Skor bars and chocolate chips evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Allow to cool, then cut into 16 pieces.

Crafts & Tutorials
How to make Costers from curling ribbon
http://www.chicaandjo.com/2009/04/21/make-coasters-from-curling-ribbon/

Embellish a Plastic container with ribbon *would be cute for mothers day
http://www.makeandtakes.com/embellish-a-plastic-container-with-ribbon

Etch a Glass vase for mom
http://www.makeandtakes.com/etch-a-glass-vase-for-mom

How to make a fabric covered headband down load pattern
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/05/fabric-headband/
&
http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/kinder-gentler-headband.html

Make some Feather Clips
http://www.clutch22.com/2008/12/11/diy-feather-clips-round-two/

sew for little girl tea Towel Skirts
http://filthwizardry.blogspot.com/2009/04/tea-towel-skirts.html

Make a portable sand box
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/04/portable-sandbox/

Make a Basket out of plastic bag tutorial
http://luckyladybirdcraft.blogspot.com/

Stay Crafty !
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !


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Monday, May 4, 2009

Pig in Sheep Clothing



Dream Landscapes
Beautiful photos of unrealistic looking landscapes. I like the way the sky is pointed out by the original use of intensive colors in the combination with the more subtle, pastel nuances.
Quotes By~Josh Billings
"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while."

Facts
In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
In Texas it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
It's illegal in Alabama to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
You're subject to fines and/or imprisonment for making uglyfaces at dogs in Oklahoma.

Recipe
Peanut butter Salad Dressing
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549693
Makes 1 1/3 cups
Ingredients
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mixed salad greens
goes great on a crunchy salad of cabbage, carrots and apples.
Preparation
Whisk together first 7 ingredients in a bowl until blended and smooth. Serve over mixed salad greens.Southern Living, SEPTEMBER 2003

Tip
Stale bread
Restore life to stale bread by slipping it into a 325 oven in a lightly dampened paper bag. When the bag is dry, your bread will have regained its former softness. Stale bread is a natural fit for breadcrumbs, croutons.
Eggs
If you can't recall when you bought that carton of eggs and want to make sure they're still fresh, place them gently into a bowl of water. Rotten eggs will float, and the fresh ones will stay fully submerged. The fresher they are, the more quickly they will sink.

Crafts & Tutorials
Waving technique tutorial
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/

Punched Tin Tutorial
http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/taxonomy/term/3

Tutorial in making cardboard box with paper around it
http://margitammentorp.blogspot.com/

Thrift store plate mirrors
http://www.craftynest.com/2009/04/thrift-store-plate-mirrors/#more-2754

Grocery bags Holder tutorial
http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/01/grocery-bag-holder.html

Trash bag for the back seat of the car tutorial
http://www.makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/

Sass up your clips tutorial
http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/01/sass-up-those-clips.html

Nursing Cover Clip * great baby shower gift
http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/02/nursing-cover-clips.html

Binky Clip tutorial another winner for a baby shower gift
http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2008/12/binky-clip.html

Stay Crafty !
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing !
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Golden poppy Califorina flower



The Golden Poppy or California Poppy or California Golden Poppy is

the California State Flower. Golden Poppy is a perennial and one of the earliest wild flowers to grow in gardens. The Golden Poppy is most beautiful when setting California's rolling hills ablaze with its golden blooms.


Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. ~Walt Whitman

Facts
President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
Parrots have 500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks.
Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
The Japanese liquor, Mam, uses venomous snakes as one of its main engredients.
Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.

Tip
SLIP-FREE STAIRS For outdoor paint projects (a patio or steps), stir a little sand into each can of paint to provide better traction on rainy days. The sand functions as a grip and helps prevent falls in slick weather.
WEEDING MATERIAL If weeds have overtaken your yard, smother them with newspaper printed with soy-based ink. It will degrade naturally and add carbon to the soil. Lay four to six sheets of newspaper over weeds (a layer of cardboard also does the job), and weight them down with some rocks or a heavy branch. Cover the weeds during autumn, and by spring, you should have lovely, weed-free soil, ready for planting.http://readymade.com/resources/gardening_guidelines/

Recipe
Appetizer on the grill
Hot,Sweet&sticky Chicken wings
http://www.weber.com/recipes/Recipe.aspx?rid=17
Marinade1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
4 teaspoons granulated garlic
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
3 teaspoons Tabasco® sauce
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons chili powder
20 chicken wings, wing tips removed
Extra virgin olive oil

1. In a medium bowl whisk the marinade ingredients.2. Rinse the chicken wings under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Place in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade, place in a bowl, and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, turning occasionally.3. Remove the wings from the bag and discard the marinade. Lightly brush or spray the wings with oil. Sear over direct medium heat (350°F to 450°F), with the lid closed as much as possible, until well marked, 4 to 6 minutes, turning once. Continue grilling over indirect medium heat, with the lid closed, until the meat is no longer pink at the bone, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.Makes 6 to 8 servings

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Birds that steals Ice cream



Birds Stealing Ice cream
You can practically see the greed in his eyes.
To see more:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/03/birds-stealing-ice-cream-cones.html

A dream within a Dream By~Edgar allan Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow!And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow--You are not wrong, who deemThat my days have been a dream;Yet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less gone?All that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream.I stand amid the roarOf a surf-tormented shore,And I hold within my handGrains of the golden sand--How few! yet how they creepThrough my fingers to the deep,While I weep--while I weep!O God! can I not graspThem with a tighter clasp?O God! can I not saveOne from the pitiless wave?Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream?
Facts
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.

Tips
Repel rodents: Use dryer sheets to keep out mice, skunks, squirrels, rats, etc from your basement, garages, boats, campers, and clubhouses.
In your car: stash dryer sheets under your car seats and floor mats, and in your glove box and trunk for fresh scents as you travel.
vacuum cleaner: Place a dryer sheet in your vacuum bag or dust containment unit. As the hot air moves as you vacuum, you’ll bulk up your cleaning efforts.


Recipe
Caramel Crunch mix
http://dessert.betterrecipes.com/caramel-crunch-mix.html
9 cups popped popcorn
9 cups Crispix cereal
1 cup slivered almonds
3 cups pretzels
1 cup butter
2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp baking soda
Mix together popcorn, cereal, almonds and pretzels in a large bowl. Over medium heat, stir together butter, brown sugar and syrup. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Stir well and pour over popcorn mixture. Mix well so all pieces are coated. Cook at 250 degrees for 45 minutes on two large cookie sheets, stirring every 15 minutes then cool completely.
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