Being a Thanksgiving baby, I love pumpkin fill-in-the-blank anything. When I saw this recipe for Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal via Mint, I had to try it. It didn’t disappoint and it will definitely go in the keeper file. Truly scrumptious and very easy to make! The recipe is as follows: Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal serves 4-5 DRY…
Archives for November 2012
Crafty Today: Thanksgiving Napkin Ring
When I host a holiday meal, I set the table in a formal manner because I am a traditionalist at heart. This time I wanted to use my crafty genius to create a simple, but stunning napkin ring out of paper. You need the following supplies and tools: Creative Memories Border Maker Scallop Stitch Border…
Photography Monday: Disneyland Part II
We stayed at Disneyland into the evening, which gave us the opportunity for some night shots. We shot several locations in the daytime and nighttime. Shooting the same subject in the day and at night can highlight different aspects that are evident in these photographs. We had to experiment with the neon signs in Cars…
Cricut Friday: Christmas Pillow Box
It’s box time and I created a fantastic project to share. You need the following supplies and tools: Cricut machine Cricut/Creative Memories Holiday Frames & Tags cartridge small circle punch 7mm rhinestone cardstock and patterned paper adhesive and hot glue gun Set the Cricut machine to cut the box at 2 1/2″, which is the…
Crafty Today: Christmas Tag #2
I have another Christmas tag to share with you. You will need the following supplies and tools to create this tag: Cricut machine Cricut/Creative Memories Holiday Frames & Tags cartridge Cuttlebug machine various Cuttlebug embossing folders Creative Memories Nordic Christmas Layered Stickers cardstock adhesive Set the Cricut machine to cut the tag at 5″ high. Proceed…
Crafty Today: Christmas Tags #1
It’s time to create some Christmas tags. You need the following supplies and tools to create these tags: Cricut machine Cricut/Creative Memories Holiday Frames & Tags cartridge Cuttlebug machine various Cuttlebug embossing folders cardstock 7mm rhinestones adhesive I used the same pattern for each tag, but varied the cardstock combinations. Set the Cricut machine to cut…
Confused Dahlias
I mentioned in an earlier post that my mother’s newest obsession is dahlias. She purchased several batches of bulbs and gave the extras to family and friends. Our bulb grouping was planted in the spring, which means we had a late start. It took some time for them to get going, but we had a glimmer…
Photography Monday: Disneyland
We went to Disneyland on Saturday to spend the day celebrating a dear friend’s birthday. We haven’t been to the park in over 15 years so we figured it was time to visit. It also gave us the chance to use and play with a new camera that was on loan to us. For photography nuts…
Cricut Friday: Christmas Ornament #1
In my world, we can start talking about Christmas crafts now that Halloween has passed. I wanted to share this ornament I created with the new Creative Memories/Cricut cartridge named Holiday Frames & Tags. Don’t let the name fool you. You can make lots of projects that have nothing to do with Christmas, but everything…
Crafty Today: Birthday Packaging
My niece’s birthday is today so I sent her a box filled with paper craft supplies. She is crafty like her aunt and I knew this would be the perfect gift for her. During her summer visit, we crafted one afternoon and only had paper, punches and glue. Along with her brother, we had the…