Leah's crafts and doodads

2012-01-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

This is the frosting for the previous cookies, sprinkled with chocolate jimmies.
Got it years ago on Gail's Recipe Swap from: Dawn/NYS -- VERY sweet
caramel/butterscotch frosting
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
5 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
Sift sugar if lumpy, and combine sugar, butter, and salt in saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Add milk and reduce to low heat; simmer for about 3 minutes. Let cool.
Add powdered sugar and whisk until thickened.

2012-01-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Butterscotch Bar Cookies
1 Devil's Food cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup chopped butterscotch chips

Mix together.
Spread thick dough in 15x11 cookie sheet
Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool, remove, frost, cut in small squares.

2011-08-21T15:27:00.000-07:00

Making toasted coconut/butterscotch blondies, blueberry cookies, and cowboy cookies for the apartment house this month.
Found the recipe for the blueberry cookies here - http://www.phuocndelicious.com/2011/05/20/marblised-chocolate-and-blueberry-cream-cheese-cookies/
We skipped the chocolate dough for marbling and used only the blueberry dough, They are a nice blue color with bits of fruit. The first pan at 12 minutes was a little too overdone, so the others were in for only 10 minutes.

2011-07-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

The monthly cookie bake for the apartment house - 15 dozen fruit&nut oatmeal, 7 dozen peanut butter, and 6 dozen sugar.
I blame the hubby for the odd flower middles - he tilted the rack before they were dry and they flowed. We sent birds, flowers, alligators, lizards, roosters, and two varieties of fish; but Tommy wanted to keep all the caterpillars at home.

2011-04-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

The ladies have requested more delicate, ladylike cookies; so I made some coconut macaroon-like ones using the recipe from the December 10th post.
Yellow cake mix,
1/2 cup oil,
2 large eggs,
3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries and juice,
1 cup or so of coconut (ground finer in the Magic Bullet) and
2/3 cup finely-ground almonds.

Spread in a jellyroll pan.
Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
The pink icing uses the remaining maraschino cherry juice and more coconut. It's a lovely pink.
Will post photos later.

2011-03-23T09:17:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of Perler bead owls.
I saw a similar one recently, and will post the link when I locate it. I think the purple one needs some changing, so haven't ironed them yet.
Hope you like them.

2011-02-22T21:03:00.000-08:00

Sugar Cookies and half-dipped Granola Cookies for the apartment house.

2011-02-01T08:43:00.001-08:00

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2011-01-10T10:13:00.000-08:00

The snowfall at the end was giant wet clumps full of air, and that has melted; but the small hard flakes that started it all are still making us look like a Christmas card.
The birds and squirrels are hard at work emptying the black oil sunflower seeds from the feeder, the cats are watching them from the comfort of the window, and the hens are grumbling their feet are cold.
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Yesterday Tommy went for a walk in the snow.
He didn't want to sit in it or play in it, he just wanted to make tracks all through it.

2011-01-09T11:41:00.001-08:00

Our January snow 2011.
Click for larger size.
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Makes me want to cut some snowflakes.

2010-12-26T08:35:00.001-08:00

2010-12-23T20:48:00.000-08:00

I tried to put the lens in the
places I saw my grandson
put his head, to give us
a child's view of a
Christmas tree.

2010-12-23T20:45:00.000-08:00

2010-12-23T20:42:00.000-08:00

Christmas tree photos.

2010-12-17T22:13:00.000-08:00

Here's the snowflake-bedecked bedroom door.

2010-12-14T19:15:00.000-08:00

Well I made the cookies using the recipe from the December 10th post.

Instead of individual cookies, I spread the dough in a jelly roll pan (a cookie sheet with sides) with 6 pulverized candy canes in the batter, and candy cane flavor Hershey Kisses dotting the top of each cookie bar. The dough raised up around the kisses, sinking them in a little bit. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
The folks went mad for them... snitching them from the bowl before hubby could get them arranged on the platters. The peppermint scent was very strong and you could smell them as soon as they entered the room.
I had been afraid that 6 candy canes wasn't enough, but we tasted the edges without the Kisses, and the peppermint flavor came through beautifully.

2010-12-12T12:50:00.000-08:00

I love paper snowflakes.
Been hanging them on the doors. This is the library door. Everything is knob high or higher, because of the grandson.

2010-12-10T21:23:00.000-08:00

The cards this year all look alike on the outside.
I scanned some fabric and printed it on colored card stock. The insides are all different, however, courtesy of my grandson.

2010-12-10T07:53:00.000-08:00

I made these for the first time Christmas 2 years ago. People still ask about them, so I'll be making them again this year.
I got the original recipe from Stephanie over on mrssurvival.
Cherry Chocolate Cookies

1 chocolate cake mix,

1/2 cup oil

3 eggs

handful of shredded coconut and cherry chips

Combine into stiff batter , drop by rounded spoonfuls, bake at 375 , for about 10 minutes.
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I used a cup of maraschino cherries, chopped, instead of the chips and coconut. It was a nice texture dough, very glossy; we made 48 balls - or would have if folks hadn't kept stealing the dough as they went by! They smell divine!
The tops crinkled, with a slight pinkish tinge from the cherries. Needed to sit for a few seconds on the cookie sheet before trying to remove them.
They are yummy; rather like brownies. I think they would be good as bar cookies. The texture was like a bar cookie, not like a cake.

2010-12-01T17:16:00.000-08:00

Oops, I should have posted these before the God's Eyes.

2010-11-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

Continuing my adaptation from jeancats' design (see Nov.18th).
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Seems strange to show the original - because how on Earth did I go from a little round ornament with a band, to the newest ones which are supposed to be 'God's Eyes?!
LOL
Looked at one after another you can see the progression, but it's so funny if you just look at the first and last.

2010-11-26T07:00:00.001-08:00

I've started the Christmas cards; but my problem is, some of the people I send them to read my blog now!
How do I post them here, without that person seeing theirs ahead of time?
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I could maybe mail them, wait a few days, and then post...
If I don't say which card went to whom, that might work.
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edit:
I found some fabric I must use!
Scanned it in, and printed it onto card-stock.
Going in a different direction with the cards, now.

2010-11-22T18:53:00.000-08:00

Striped teardrop ornaments.
Made on the large square board.

2010-11-21T18:17:00.000-08:00

Bead trees.
Made Six at a time on the large circle board.

2010-11-20T18:13:00.000-08:00

Ornaments after ironing.

2010-11-19T13:23:00.000-08:00

Not even a mouse...
Perler bead mice, gingerbread house and a replica of a German ornament we had when I was a child.

2010-11-18T10:35:00.000-08:00

Starting Christmas tree ornaments.
Here are three bead ones before ironing; inspired by jeancats on flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeancats/sets/72157624041042781/

2010-11-15T11:01:00.000-08:00

I made these for the apartment house last month. Soft, sweet and nicely spiced.
They must have liked them as much as we do, because the next day they were requested for December.
Soft Molasses Cookies - Makes over 2 dozen cookies.
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 +1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 Tablespoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
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Sift together dry ingredients, set aside.
Cream butter and sugars.
Blend in egg and molasses.
Slowly add dry ingredients, mixing well.
Shape dough in balls, roll in sugar and flatten on un-greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

When cool, put in plastic bag to equalize moisture.

Good right out of the oven, but better after mellowing. They stay soft for at least a week; can't tell you any longer they are all gone.

2010-11-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

A rainbow of Korean doll bookmarks.
Cut from the sides of movie-size Mike&Ike boxes. You can get 2 from each side, or 4 from each box,
Colored with permanent markers.

2010-11-05T09:38:00.001-07:00

I came across a picture of the ornaments I made for a Christmas Exchange in 2007, and realized I had never posted them.
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I went out in the yard and pulled Morning Glory vines, removed the leaves, formed the wreaths, and set them to dry in the sun on the henhouse roof.

The figures are apples from our tree made into sauce, then mixed half and half with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and cloves. I put 2 Tablespoons of white glue in there too. Mixed the dough, let it set for a while and cut out with mini cookie cutters. Let dry for a few days.

Brought in the dry wreaths, wrapped them with satin and/or glittery ribbon. When the figures were dry, accented them with satin and/or glittery fabric paint. Let everything dry, and try to match the centers with a nice wreath. Tie them together.

That's about it.

2010-11-04T19:38:00.000-07:00

We didn't make many decorations for Halloween, but I did make this foil helmet with ray deflectors for one of the costumes.

2010-10-25T14:23:00.000-07:00

Making the first cookies together with my grandson.
They're his idea of pumpkins.

2010-10-17T19:41:00.000-07:00

The owls from this year
and last,
on the wall.
The four owls from this year
were fused into a diagonal.

2010-10-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Front window day and night.
There will be more work on it, but it gives the neighborhood some Halloween cheer.

2010-10-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

Getting out the lights
and making sure
they work.

Tommy is most
happy about it all.

2010-10-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favourite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs.
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He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed.
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Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort forced himself down the stairs, gripping the railing with both hands.
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With laboured breath, he leaned against the door-frame, gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven: there, spread out upon newspapers on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favourite chocolate chip cookies. Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted wife, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?
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Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table, landing on his knees in a rumpled posture. His parched lips parted; the wondrous taste of the cookie was already in his mouth; seemingly bringing him back to life. The aged and withered hand, shakingly made its way to a cookie at the edge of the table, when it was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife.
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"Stay out of those," she said, "they're for the funeral."

2010-10-01T11:33:00.000-07:00

The second set of new owls.

I found a cross-stitch pattern as inspiration, but changed it so much one could never tell which one it was!

2010-09-30T08:16:00.000-07:00

A chill is beginning to creep into the air early in the morning...

Fall must be coming.

2010-09-15T08:46:00.000-07:00

Showing some of the circus designs hanging on the wall.

2010-09-12T13:58:00.000-07:00

The giraffe. Or perhaps it's a llama?
Made in two parts
and modified from the camel design.

2010-09-10T17:59:00.000-07:00

Circus camel, made on the large
square pegboard.
Design from the Perler website.

2010-09-09T16:49:00.000-07:00

The high-wire act.
Made on the large square pegboard.

2010-09-08T15:21:00.001-07:00

The circus knife-throwing act.
Made on the large circle, and
large heart boards.

2010-09-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

A circus clown face, he looks a bit skull-like doesn't he?
Made on the large round board.

2010-09-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

The circus tent.
Made on the large heart pegboard.

2010-09-05T08:51:00.000-07:00

The circus sign letters.
I don't like the single lines of beads, so I added a second for strength - more cheerful and 'circus-like', too!

2010-09-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

The second of
the circus designs.
A clown made on the
large heart peg board.

2010-09-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

Happy September!
In the spirit of the season change, I've started crafting again.
Behold the beginning of the Perler bead circus -

Paper bouquets

2010-08-11T08:28:00.000-07:00

Paper bouquets, folded in eighths. Large-headed straight pins and rubber earring backs form the stem.

2010-08-01T10:44:00.000-07:00

Good morning!
The emptying of the storage unit and the sorting of all the boxes is done.
It's rather chilly this morning, so I'm baking a Blueberry Peach Crisp for brunch. I left out the nuts as Tommy hasn't had them yet, and couldn't find the sesame seeds.
I used this recipe from Cooks.com .
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1637,150181-234207,00.html

BLUEBERRY PEACH CRISP Printed from COOKS.COM

□ 1 1/2 pkg. frozen blueberries
□ 1 c. oats
□ 1/2 c. what germ
□ 1/2 c. brown sugar or honey
□ 1/4 c. nuts
□ 1 pkg. frozen peaches
□ 1/2 c. flour
□ 1/2 c. butter, softened
□ 2 tsp. cinnamon
□ 2 tbsp. sesame seeds

Butter a 9 x 13 inch pan, cover with blueberries and peaches. Combine remaining ingredients, sprinkle over fruit. Pat down. Bake at 350 degrees 20 to 25 minutes or until brown, and peaches are soft.

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I wonder if I shall ever get back to crafts?
I'm being very crafty fitting all the books and things into their places, but that doesn't seem quite the same.

2010-07-11T09:13:00.000-07:00

And just because of a few curious kittens... ME!
(If your computer burns up, or the monitor cracks - don't say I didn't WARN you!)

2010-07-11T07:51:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of pictures to show him off.

2010-06-29T22:38:00.000-07:00

My first time doing a wet-on-wet icing.
Next time I won't add more liquid to the recipe.

Toba Garrett’s Glace’ Icing

1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
- 3/8 cup milk
3/8 cup light corn syrup
flavoring as desired

Divide to flavor and add color.

2010-06-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Inside-out Chewy Peanut Butter 'Cup' Bars -
Yield: 70 cookies ; 350 degrees F 20 minutes
1 18.25 ounce Pillsbury Moist Supreme Golden Butter Cake Mix
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/3 - 1/2 cup Hershey Syrup
1 egg
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Dark chocolate candy wafers
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11 x 15 inch jelly roll pan, sprayed lightly with Pam
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Mix together cake mix, peanut butter, syrup and egg to make a very thick dough. Adjust syrup amount if needed.
Pat in sprayed pan. Dot with upside-down chocolate candy wafers (one per piece) in a 7 x 10 grid pattern.
Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Let cool in pan before cutting between the chocolate dots.
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Tastes like an inside-out peanut butter cup, with a brownie texture.
Here's the link to the original recipe before I changed it.
http://www.pillsburybaking.com/Recipes/Details.aspx?recipeID=3284

2010-06-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

Nummy-nummy! Yellow tomatoes almost ready to pick.

2010-06-10T21:00:00.000-07:00

Old picture of the basket weave cake for Wilton Class 2.
I love piping flowers.

2010-05-31T09:15:00.000-07:00

Poop. MORE Rain.
Even people like me, who have lived here forever and usually love the rain are getting grumpy.

I'm GRU-MPING in the rain!
I'm gru-mping IN THE RAIN!
What a blechy-ish feeling, I'm gru-mpy again!
I plod down the lane, with a grumpy refrain...
I'm grumping.
and plodding.
in the RAIN!
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Soup is on - roasted turkey broth, barley, vegetables* and chicken. Trying to decide if I want to add beans and/or make it spicy.
*Dehydrated carrots, celery, cabbage, onion, bell pepper, leek and a little tomato. Fresh onion and celery.

2010-05-23T18:00:00.000-07:00

I like to make bar cookies that fill a jelly roll pan rather than use a 13x9. They're thinner and I usually cut them into 64 pieces. I made these for the apartment house for tomorrow. ( There's only 62, because we always make sure they taste good enough.)
Basic Lemon Bars Makes 64 sweet & sour bars, just like lemon meringue pie.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup butter, softened (used 1/2 margarine, 1/2 butter)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup bottled lemon juice
4 large eggs (used 3 of Piper's HUGE eggs)
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1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Combine flour and powdered sugar, mix in butter until well blended. Press into a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Meanwhile, to prepare the frosting, beat together flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon juice, and eggs.
4. Pour this mixture over the hot, baked bars. Bake again for 25 minutes.
Cool before cutting with oiled pizza cutter.

2010-05-10T03:51:00.000-07:00

Still having computer printer trouble, but found these paper twist 'corn husk' dolls I made a while back.
The witch was based on a straw Halloween decoration, and the others are some variations I made.
Styrofoam heads, twisted paper, ribbons, silk from an old shedding Christmas ornament for the blond hair.
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June 2, 2010 - Darn, I just realized I have already posted this. Well I'll leave it, as it might get confusing if they're removed.

2010-04-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

Easter 2010; 'watercolor' eggs.
Hot water dye, with paint brushed accents. There were more, but they were eaten before I found the camera.

2010-04-19T19:01:00.001-07:00

A man comes into a room with an empty glass and a pitcher of water. He proceeds to pour water into the glass, and stops at the half-way point.
That glass is half full.
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A man comes into a room with a full glass of water and an empty pitcher. He proceeds to pour one half of the water from the glass into the pitcher.
That glass is half empty.
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I say "What, you're too cheap to give me an entire glass of water?"

2010-04-18T13:47:00.000-07:00

Still having computer problems...well the computer is working, but I can't put up any pictures.

2010-04-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

2010-04-01T10:48:00.000-07:00

2010-03-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

organized chaos posted these chewy granola bars over on Zombie. I've made them twice, the first is the original, the second I changed around a bit.
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Homemade Granola Bars
Ø 2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
Ø 1 cup flour
Ø ¾ cup packed brown sugar
Ø ¾ cup dried cranberries
Ø ½ cup wheat germ
Ø ½ teasp salt
Ø ½ teasp ground cinnamon
Ø ½ c chopped pecans
Ø ½ cup vegetable oil
Ø ½ cup honey
Ø 1 large egg
Ø 2 t vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, cranberries, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and pecans.
In a smaller bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, egg, and vanilla; pour into flour mixture, and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed. I use rubber gloves for this. Press evenly into the prepared baking pan. Make sure it is packed in tightly.
Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven or until the edges are golden. Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
Notes
They freeze well (wrap them up two bars to a bag for an easy trail snack out of the freezer.) Yes, they are high in fat, but if you are hiking hard, you will burn it off. And they are better for you than a candy bar. These bars take well to using applesauce or baby prunes as part of the oil. Any nut can be used, and feel to change the fruit or add chocolate chips, etc to the batter. These bars are dang good- no matter how you change the recipe. With homemade items try to eat your product within 3-4 days of baking it. Most homemade items can be frozen safely in advance (cut into individual portions, wrap, and store in large freezer bags.) Most frozen items are good for 1-2 months in a freezer.
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Homemade Granola Bars -- my variation, Leah
Ø 2 cups old fashioned oats
Ø 1 cup flour
Ø ¾ cup packed brown sugar
Ø 1/4 cup coconut, 1/4 cup choc chips, and 1/2 cup raisins (chopped in the Magic Bullet)
Ø ½ cup wheat germ
Ø ½ teasp salt
Ø ½ teasp ground cinnamon
Ø 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
Ø 1 Tablespoon flax seed
_,½ cup vegetable oil
Ø ½ cup honey
Ø 1 large egg
Ø 2 t vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, cranberries, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and pecans.
In a smaller bowl, thoroughly blend oil, honey, egg, and vanilla; pour into flour mixture, and mix by hand until the liquid is evenly distributed. I use rubber gloves for this. Press evenly into the prepared baking pan. Make sure it is packed in tightly.
Bake 25-30 minutes in the oven or until the edges are golden. Cool completely in pan before turning out onto a cutting board and cutting into bars. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
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With the flax seed, whole grains and dried fruit, these are very good for... ahem, shall we say - bowel issues? LOL
I made them again.
I chopped the 1/4 cup coconut, 1/4 cup choc chips, and 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/4 cup toasted almonds until it was like jam, and added it that way.
It was even better; moist and every bite was fruit-filled. I'll be making them that way from now on.
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2010-03-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

Good kitty! Love the green eyes!

2010-03-11T08:41:00.000-08:00

Sorry for lack of updates - been fighting with the old computer and now the new one!
arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

2010-03-03T15:03:00.000-08:00

Perler bead patchwork quilted heart, in patriotic colors.

2010-02-26T14:10:00.000-08:00

Mermaid under the sea Perler bead scene.

2010-02-23T20:25:00.000-08:00

Perler beads Spring patchwork quilt heart.

2010-02-22T17:18:00.000-08:00

Made a Perler bead quilt block for Spring.

2010-02-20T17:15:00.000-08:00

Perler bead Christmas tree ornament - a patchwork quilt heart.

2010-02-18T22:07:00.000-08:00

"The Cave"
This is a 2 foot long sign I carved from a hunk of bark from a tree we had to cut down. I hope you can see the skull silhouette.
The colors are from the different depths of carving.

2010-02-16T10:02:00.000-08:00

Joyful Mardi Gras to you!

2010-02-12T17:19:00.000-08:00

Whoo loves you, Valentine?

2010-02-03T14:13:00.000-08:00

Russian Doll Bookmarks. Cut from an old VHS cover, colored with permanent pens, and 'aged' with a tea bag.
Found this idea on Craftster.

2010-02-02T08:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Groundhog Day!

2010-01-26T20:42:00.000-08:00

Been working on a tiki from a chunk of trunk.

2010-01-23T13:15:00.000-08:00

One of the stuffed toy soldier ornaments.
I'm going to embellish them more during the year, but they did nicely this year.

2010-01-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

Gingerbread Heart Ornaments .More from the preprinted gingerbread set.

2010-01-17T14:26:00.000-08:00

My daughter made the bottom left.
The bottom right plant is from the Perler website, and the others are my variations of it.

2010-01-14T14:18:00.000-08:00

Pipe cleaner and crystal bead candy canes.
Notice a bit of a pattern around here? :D

2010-01-13T19:52:00.000-08:00

Bead drops from paddle wheel, pearl and faceted beads.

2010-01-12T10:26:00.000-08:00

Pre-printed gingerbread-look teddy bears. Not my design, but I wanted to post them so the picture of our tree(s) will be more complete. I just sewed these together, and put sequins on them. Not everything on the trees were made by me, or even handmade; but the effect is always friendly and 'homey'.

2010-01-11T14:13:00.000-08:00

Fabric yoyos tied into rings to form wreath ornaments.
Yoyos are two-inch fabric circles; run a line of loose stitching around the outside, and then pull the stitches to close them into a one-inch ball.
These have a little batting in them to make them puffy. They are strung in 8 to 11 ball strings, and then the ends are joined to make wreaths for Christmas tree ornaments.

2010-01-09T22:38:00.000-08:00

More paddlewheel bead and pipe cleaner candy cane Christmas tree ornaments.

2010-01-07T15:32:00.000-08:00

Paddle wheel bead candy canes.
These are long ones, the length of a pipe cleaner. In blue and green tints.
Click picture for actual size.

2010-01-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

More ornaments for the tree - little quilt-look pillows.
Rectangles of vintage fabric with ironed on appliques,
stuffed with batting.

2010-01-03T20:56:00.000-08:00

More pipe cleaners and beads:
wreaths made with paddle wheel, crystal, smilie faces.

2010-01-02T12:13:00.000-08:00

Some Styrofoam ball snowfolk.
Sequin features. The green hats are felt-covered bottle caps.
One scarf is a pipe cleaner.

2010-01-02T08:10:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year from Leah and all her staff
(1 hubby, 2 cats, 3 kids, and 4 hens).

2009-12-31T10:51:00.000-08:00

My daughter made this tree completely from fuzzy pipe cleaners.

2009-12-30T13:58:00.000-08:00

Pipe cleaner candy cane pairs.
One each color, cut in half, for each pair.
Twist, bend crook, twist together with scrap red pipe cleaner then formed into a bow.

2009-12-28T15:50:00.000-08:00

More Christmas ornaments;
Paddlewheel and bead wreaths, strung on pipe cleaners.

2009-12-26T14:23:00.001-08:00

Ah, what lovely madness Christmas has been.
People popping in and out; in person, over the phone and even web cam!
This is what holidays are for - to stop the mad dash of normal days, and let folks know you love and appreciate them.
Gives one a chance to pause for a moment and say 'Where did the year go?'
Even with holidays, the years spin by so fast - How the heck did I get to be this age already?! I am still 26 - SO THERE! (When things don't hurt, LOL )
HOPE ALL HAD A GOOD HOLIDAY, WHICHEVER YOU CELEBRATE!

2009-12-25T13:21:00.000-08:00

Pipe cleaner and bead wreaths.

2009-12-24T11:59:00.000-08:00

Fishing bobber candy canes. Strung on pipe cleaners.

2009-12-23T17:13:00.000-08:00

Wreath ornaments made from fishing bobbers strung on pipe cleaners.

2009-12-21T19:46:00.000-08:00

Some 'gold', 'crystal' and 'pearl' dangling ornament baubles.
I always liked the Victorian trees with the jewelry on them, so I made some. Several look like they would make nice earrings, with different hangers.

2009-12-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

Perler bead snowfolk.
The bodies are supposed to look like fabric.