A quick recap

I have not dropped off the face of the Earth - just haven't had time for blogging.  Here are some things that I did in November:

Frankensteins!

This first one is a kit I got from thoughts in vinyl.  So CUTE!!

The second one we did for a YW activity - very cute as well!

Block Spider

This took me about 20 minutes to do - my kind of craft!

Pillow Time

My throw pillows were looking a little ragged and I needed a change anyway so this is what I came up with:

My new favorite craft!

I made this yesterday and I absolutely love how it turned out!

I wish I really could cast a spell that would keep my kids from whining.

BOO!

I have a ton of Halloween decorations but I'm always looking for something new to make.  This one was too cute to pass up.  I had my husband cut it out for me and then I got to the painting.

My favorite part is this cute spider that I made:

Project Fuzzy!

I recently made some hats for Project Fuzzy!  It is a charity that donates the hats to children's hospitals which then gives them to kids ages 0-18 that have undergone chemotherapy.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Cheesy Potato Soup

This is my husband's favorite soup that I make and it is so simple to do!

Here is the recipe:

8 medium size potatoes - peeled and cubed

1/2 lb bag of baby carrots - cut up

1 carton of chicken broth

1 red onion  - chopped

Start the above ingredients cooking on medium heat.  Bring to a boil and let them cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender.  Remove from heat and use a potato masher to mash up while it is still in your pan.

Return to medium heat and add the following:

4 cups milk mixed with 1/4 flour

1 TBSP parsley flakes

1 lb bacon cooked crisp and broken up

1 16 oz pkg of velveeta - cubed

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Stir constantly until all ingredients are mixed in and soup starts to thicken.  Remove from heat and serve with warm rolls! 

DELICIOUS! 

Canvas Flower Necklace

I made this a while ago with my SIL's Andrea and Leslie and my mom.  It has just taken me a while to post it.  We modeled it after a cute necklace that Andrea had bought!    It was way simple to make - we just cut circles out of canvas (6 per flower), glued them onto felt circles and then attached them all together.  We used a ribbon as the tie part and DONE!

A New Church Bag

My Mom bought the pattern and the fabric for this tote bag.  She wanted me to make one with her so that she could just look at mine and not have to follow the pattern.  It turned out really cute - but it was a major pain in the butt to do.

WINNER WINNER

Not very many enteed my giveaway :(  Oh well!  Using random.org the lucky winner is:

Audrey said...

I follow you!

Giveaway TIME!!

I have not done a giveaway for quite some time so here you go:

This cute crochet headband with flower!

I was asked a couple of months ago by my SIL if I could look at a headband she had bought and write down a pattern for it so she could make more.  Well, this is it! ( I will do another post with the instructions on how to make this little cutie!)

But, I made this one to giveaway to one lucky person.

There are 3 ways to enter - here is how:

(1) Leave a comment with your email address

(2) Become a follower or if you already are just let me know

(3) Post about this giveaway on your blog and let me know about it.

That's it!  Easy Peasy!!

This giveaway will be open until midnight, Sunday, August 14th.  I will announce the winner on Monday, the 15th.

Good Luck!!

(My little guy doing a fine job of modeling the giveaway item!)

August Danglers

A baby gift!

A friend of mine recently had a sweet baby girl.  So, I whipped up this little beauty for her!

Above my bed!

I've been thinking about making this for a while now.  I finally got it done.  It hangs on the wall over our bed.

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Summer Subway Art

My first bottling project of the summer!

SALSA!!

I made this a couple weeks ago using a recipe I sort of made up.  Best part - I got to use ingredients from our garden to make it.

More July crafts!

I have been trying to post this for a while now.  I know the 4th has come and gone - but first, the computer was causing me problems and wouldn't let me upload any pics.  Then, our 5 year old had his tonsils removed and has had a struggle recovering from that.  So, all I can say, is better late then never.

This was our craft night project for June!  The other side is all about Summer.

This is a free printable from eighteen25

My July danglers!

Uncle Sam

A cross-stitch that I did ages ago and recently found.