Until our first giveaway deadline!!!
I've been away from the computer lately but I'm anxious to get to work on whichever blog wins!
There are only 2 days left to enter so if you haven't yet, what are you waiting for?!
Just a reminder, each "action" (liking us on FaceBook, following on Pinterest) is an additional entry!
I've also added a "subscribe" option -------> over there if you would like to be notified by email when I post!
Good luck to those that have entered!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Knit iPad2 Case
This is the Pattern
Use bulky yarn, or use double strand worsted weight yarn.
E-Wrap for 12"
Cast off
Sew up one end for the bottom.
Take the top of your sleeve, crease it in half, put half of the stitches back on the loom, and continue to e-wrap a flat piece (left to right then right to left, or honestly it doesn't matter which direction you go, whatever you're comfortable with)
Do this for another 6"
Bind off
You are done!!
Now, if you don't want to cast the whole thing off and re-do 1/2 stitches you can just cast off half of the stitches, cut your yarn to weave in and continue making the flap from there. I might try this next time as I had a small issue with the stitches lining up with the rest of the work.
Obviously you can change the pattern and knit the whole thing instead of e-wrapping, finishing with a button, or adding in cables, which will be my next attempt. Overall it's a great way to get familiar with loom knitting and it's something else do make besides a hat!
If you like this project please feel free to Pin it!
Happy Knitting!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
I didn't forget!
I'm so excited to see new readers on the blog! I wanted you all to know I didn't forget about you all or the contest, I had minor surgery yesterday so I wasn't able to answer any questions. I wanted to pop on and than all of you for joining me and supporting my blog!
I will resume blogging ASAP!
*please forgive the awkward writing. Percoset is strong!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pin of the Week!
4'x4' Cedar Garden Box from Home Depot
I haven't set it up or planted in it yet but the plan is to have it done by Friday!
I'm not a huge veggie person so i'll probably be planting fruit instead (or whatever can tolerate the weather here) Wish me luck so I don't kill everything off!
Blog Design Giveaway!
Not only am I super handy with knitting needles and cake pans I also enjoy dabbling in blog design.
My latest project was for a friend of mine, Sarah at Frugal by Choice, Cheap by Necessity.
Sarah's blog is great, she has tons of great recipes, DIY projects and a ton of pictures of her adorable super-hero loving son!
For Sarah's Blog I made her a custom header, blog button/grab me code, favicon and added pages and other gadgets including a "pin it" button for Pinterest.
The Rules for the Giveaway are as follows:
1. Comment here with your blog address and why you want/need a blog design. (1 entry)
2. Head over to Sarah's Blog and mention me in your comment. (1 entry)
3. "Like" our page on Facebook and leave a comment mentioning the giveaway. (1 entry)
4. Follow me on Pinterest * (1 entry)
5. Become a "follower" of this blog ------> over there (1 entry)
Using random.com the lucky winner will get hooked up with a Free, yes free, blog design. How kewl is that?!
*If you live under a rock and don't have a Pinterest account yet and need an invite, email me here.
**Entry deadline is 6/15**
My latest project was for a friend of mine, Sarah at Frugal by Choice, Cheap by Necessity.
Sarah's blog is great, she has tons of great recipes, DIY projects and a ton of pictures of her adorable super-hero loving son!
For Sarah's Blog I made her a custom header, blog button/grab me code, favicon and added pages and other gadgets including a "pin it" button for Pinterest.
The Rules for the Giveaway are as follows:
1. Comment here with your blog address and why you want/need a blog design. (1 entry)
2. Head over to Sarah's Blog and mention me in your comment. (1 entry)
3. "Like" our page on Facebook and leave a comment mentioning the giveaway. (1 entry)
4. Follow me on Pinterest * (1 entry)
5. Become a "follower" of this blog ------> over there (1 entry)
Using random.com the lucky winner will get hooked up with a Free, yes free, blog design. How kewl is that?!
*If you live under a rock and don't have a Pinterest account yet and need an invite, email me here.
**Entry deadline is 6/15**
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Gourmet Chicken Quesadillas
This is by far one of the easiest meals to make and according to my husband "in the top 3" so here it is getting a shout out on the blog.
Ingredients:
Rotisserie Chicken (about 1 cup, shredded)
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Red Onion (1/4 cup diced)
Artichoke Hearts (1/2 cup diced)*From a jar
Roasted Red Pepers (1/2 cup diced)*From a jar
Cumin (2 tsp)
Garlic Salt (2 tsp)
Cooking spray
Burrito sized tortillas
In a bowl mix together all inredients except for the cheese and tortillas (duh!)
or you could skip the bowl and do it all in your skillet, save yourself a dish.
Heat up everything in the pan until the oninons start to go translucent, and the chicken is warmed through.
Pile up the mix on your tortilla, sprinkle on the cheese.
Fold it up and throw it back in the pan to grill, only takes a minute.
Take it out, cut it up and ENJOY!
This is seriously a yummy dinner and only takes about 3 minutes of prep and 8 minutes total of cooking. And since most of the ingredients I had in my pantry (everything but the rotisserie chicken in fact!) it was super cheap!
Here are some pics!
Ingredients:
Rotisserie Chicken (about 1 cup, shredded)
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Red Onion (1/4 cup diced)
Artichoke Hearts (1/2 cup diced)*From a jar
Roasted Red Pepers (1/2 cup diced)*From a jar
Cumin (2 tsp)
Garlic Salt (2 tsp)
Cooking spray
Burrito sized tortillas
In a bowl mix together all inredients except for the cheese and tortillas (duh!)
or you could skip the bowl and do it all in your skillet, save yourself a dish.
Heat up everything in the pan until the oninons start to go translucent, and the chicken is warmed through.
Pile up the mix on your tortilla, sprinkle on the cheese.
Fold it up and throw it back in the pan to grill, only takes a minute.
Take it out, cut it up and ENJOY!
This is seriously a yummy dinner and only takes about 3 minutes of prep and 8 minutes total of cooking. And since most of the ingredients I had in my pantry (everything but the rotisserie chicken in fact!) it was super cheap!
Here are some pics!
Super filling and so good!
Back in the pan!
Get in my belly!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Taco Cornbread Bake
I decided to also start blogging about what I make for dinner. Not every night of course but probably once a week, highlight my favorite dish. The husband and I use Emeals. Basically for $2.25 a week ($15.00 every 3 months) I get a 7 day meal plan (ours is the low fat any store for 2 plan) complete with sides and a grocery list. Coupled with my local market's delivery service meal planning has gone from a chore and the bane of my existence to something I actually enjoy.
This week our meals included:
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Spring Salmon with a Wilted Salad
Creamy Pesto Pasta
Chicken BLT Salad
Fried Rice
Taco Cornbread Bake*
Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Sounds good huh? It's pretty easy to stick to a "diet" with food this tasty!* Emeals says this isn't a diet plan, and it really isn't. It's just eating low fat food, but for those of you on WW they also have plans that correspond with the points program and the points are listed with every recipe so it's easy to log your meals!
So onto today's featured dish.
Taco Cornbread Bake, one of the easiest and most delicious (IMHO) recipies I've made while using Emeals.
All you need is:
1lb of ground beef (we've been using ground turkey instead and it's just as tasty)
1 packet taco seasoning
(optional) 8oz can of tomato sauce (i use this instead of the water in the taco mix, much tastier especially when substituing the turkey for beef)
1 box cornbread Mix
Milk
1 egg (or egg beaters)
shredded cheese
(optional) can of refried beans, I don't eat them so I leave this out
Fat Free Sour cream for garnish
Preheat oven to 425
Brown your meat in a skillet, once browned add tomato sauce and taco seasoning, simmer for a few minutes.
meanwhile mix up the cornbread, let it stand for a minute or two.
once meat smells like tacos, put it in the bottom of a 8x8 pan, layer on cheese, then spread the cornbread mix on top.
Bake for 15 minutes and it's DONE!
So yummy and it definitely feeds more than 2 people!
Here are some pics:
This week our meals included:
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Spring Salmon with a Wilted Salad
Creamy Pesto Pasta
Chicken BLT Salad
Fried Rice
Taco Cornbread Bake*
Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Sounds good huh? It's pretty easy to stick to a "diet" with food this tasty!* Emeals says this isn't a diet plan, and it really isn't. It's just eating low fat food, but for those of you on WW they also have plans that correspond with the points program and the points are listed with every recipe so it's easy to log your meals!
So onto today's featured dish.
Taco Cornbread Bake, one of the easiest and most delicious (IMHO) recipies I've made while using Emeals.
All you need is:
1lb of ground beef (we've been using ground turkey instead and it's just as tasty)
1 packet taco seasoning
(optional) 8oz can of tomato sauce (i use this instead of the water in the taco mix, much tastier especially when substituing the turkey for beef)
1 box cornbread Mix
Milk
1 egg (or egg beaters)
shredded cheese
(optional) can of refried beans, I don't eat them so I leave this out
Fat Free Sour cream for garnish
Preheat oven to 425
Brown your meat in a skillet, once browned add tomato sauce and taco seasoning, simmer for a few minutes.
meanwhile mix up the cornbread, let it stand for a minute or two.
once meat smells like tacos, put it in the bottom of a 8x8 pan, layer on cheese, then spread the cornbread mix on top.
Bake for 15 minutes and it's DONE!
So yummy and it definitely feeds more than 2 people!
Here are some pics:
Corn bread!
Cheese!
Ready for the oven!
All done!
Eat up!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Say hello to "Buster"
That's what I've named the bear I just finished knitting for The Mother Bear Project.
Not perfect by any means but I'm excited to make more and improve my work! The embroidery was definitely harder than I expected it to be but I will be using more YouTube videos for help next time!
Without any more suspense, here's Buster!
Not perfect by any means but I'm excited to make more and improve my work! The embroidery was definitely harder than I expected it to be but I will be using more YouTube videos for help next time!
Without any more suspense, here's Buster!
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Mother Bear Project
I've been knitting for close to 20 years (yes i'm only 28 but I learned quick thanks to my amazing Grandma) and before recently all I ever managed to turn out were scarves and small blankets.
I've been trying to expand my knitting horizons and while doing some surfing on Facebook I came across the Mother Bear Project. MBP is a non profit organization that sends hand knitted and crocheted bears to children in Africa that have been affected by HIV/AIDS.
So I decided to do my part to help and I ordered my kit, which came very quickly I might add!
In the envelope there was a set of knitting needles, yarn, and a pattern, which even for a scardey cat-I'm-only-sticking-to-scarves knitter like me I found the pattern easy to follow.
After another night or two (after I figure out how to sew everything up!) I should be finished and I'll post the finished product here. I can't wait to finish it and start making more bears!
As a bonus I'm impressed with myself that I'm making something more involved and it's given me confidence to try new things!
So if any knitters out there are looking for a project that goes relatively quickly and is also for a great cause, give the Mother Bear Project a try!
So I decided to do my part to help and I ordered my kit, which came very quickly I might add!
In the envelope there was a set of knitting needles, yarn, and a pattern, which even for a scardey cat-I'm-only-sticking-to-scarves knitter like me I found the pattern easy to follow.
After another night or two (after I figure out how to sew everything up!) I should be finished and I'll post the finished product here. I can't wait to finish it and start making more bears!
As a bonus I'm impressed with myself that I'm making something more involved and it's given me confidence to try new things!
So if any knitters out there are looking for a project that goes relatively quickly and is also for a great cause, give the Mother Bear Project a try!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Easter!
I hope everyone who celebrates had a great Easter!
We had a great day with our family and I just love having holidays at our new home. I love having everyone together. I didn't take too many pictures but I did get one of the centeripece I did for our table.
I used peonies, hydrangeas and some stick thinkies from JoAnn's and for the vase I just used an existing vase and put scrap book paper along the inside.
And this is the Bunny Bait. Another recipie inspired by pinterest.
I used:
Plain Popcorn
Pretzel Sticks
Pretzel M&M's
White chocolate (melted and poured on)
Sprinkles (or where I'm from, Jimmies)
After it set up I broke it up and put it into bags for the kids.
I also made but didn't take pictures of:
Funfetti cake batter dip
Lasagne (YUM)
I have a couple of projects I'm currently working on. One is collecting knit/chrochet hats for my local hospital's maternity unit. If you would like to help please contact me -------> over there.
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