Friday, October 15, 2010

Friends, Fabric and Food...

There's no better way to spend a Friday than with friends, fabric and food. Last Friday I went to a new to me fabric store with my friend Tina from Seaside Stitches. Tina and her friend Janet (no blog, but I think we should convince Janet to start one though, lol !!) invited me to join them for a day of shopping at Ryco Trimming Co. This store is amazing...6000 bolts of quilt fabric and trims to die for. I think I went to ric rac heaven!

Another blogging friend, Shellie, from Shellie Sews, works at Ryco. It was so wonderful to finally meet her in person.

The picture below was taken in the store. Tina on the left, Shellie in the middle and then me on the right. Next time we'll remember to take a picture with Janet and my sister...they were taking this photo.


Here are a few of the things I purchased that day. Isn't this the cutest Halloween fabric from RJR.
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and great Christmas fabric too!


Here is a picture of the trim I purchased. I could have stayed in that section all day.


Isn't this JUMBO ric rac the best.



My sister happen to call me while I was in the fabric store, so she met us there too. We all went for lunch and had a great time. I made 2 wonderful new friends in Shellie and Janet that day.

Thanks ladies for a wonderful time!

If you want to follow two wonderful blogs, hop on over to Tina's and Shellie's blogs...they are fabulous. So many great quilts, projects and pictures. Here are their links...Seaside Stitches and Shellie Sews
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Have a great Friday,
~Karen~

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe...

Just thinking ahead to Thanksgiving...thought I would share a family favorite recipe. Great any time of the year though, not just for the holidays.
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SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

4-6 sweet potatoes, boiled in the skin until tender, then peeled
½ cup Karo clear corn syrup
½ cup melted butter
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract (you read that correctly...1 Tablespoon, yummy!)

DIRECTIONS: mash the peeled sweet potatoes in a bowl and add all of the above ingredients. Spoon sweet potato mixture into a casserole dish and sprinkle with topping mixture below.

TOPPING: blend the following ingredients into a crumble
1/3 cup butter, cut into cubes
1/3 cup flour
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
½ cup packed brown sugar

BAKE AT 350* FOR 25-30 MINUTES
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This is my absolute favorite recipe. This is pretty much all I eat...that and all the other veggies. I love the turnips and squash and...ok, I give up...I love every thing!!
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If you want to print this recipe from this blog page, just place the cursor at the top of recipe, left click and drag to high light the whole recipe. Right click the high lighted part and click print. When the next window opens up, check off the box that says SELECTION and then click print. Only the high lighted recipe will print.
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Have a great Wednesday,
~Karen~

Monday, October 11, 2010

Sew Many Magnetic Pin Holders...

Hello everyone. Hope you had a wonderful long weekend. Ours was great, but busy. I had so many posts I wanted to write up, but no time to do them, maybe Wednesday. After all...tomorrow is another day! (make sure you say that like Scarlett though)

Onto Tool Time...seems like I'm stuck on magnets lately. Last week's TTT was the magnetic business cards and this week you can turn anything into a magnetic pin or needle holder and I mean anything!

This package of 8 round magnets was $3.00 at a craft store.


These are 3/4 of an inch wide by about 1/4 of an inch thick, but they come in many different sizes.


Just take a look around your house for anything that will hold pins and then hot glue the magnets to the bottom and presto...a magnetic pin holder. You will have to decide how many magnets to glue on depending on the size of the item and the thickness of it. I used 1-3 magnets for the following examples. Glue them on and then test how well it holds all the pins. Add more magnets if needed. Here are a few examples...
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How about a sea shell from that favorite beach vacation.




This was a Martha Stewart soap dish on clearance for $1.00. The girls use a pump soap dispenser in their bathroom, so this was never used.



This is an antique glass butter dish.



A little crystal heart.



A small porcelain dish.



A tea bag holder. I have a few of these that I don't use, because I keep my tea bag in my tea cup...nice and strong that way!



This is a little dish from my Christmas dish set. Great to change out your pin holder for the season.



This is a pillar candle holder for the fall...also on clearance last year.



Look for unusual things too. This is a ceramic Christmas ornament, but flat like a dish, so it works great.



Do you have a sentimental tea cup saucer that you may have broken the tea cup. You can also find saucers in yard sales or thrift stores. They are always cheaper when they've lost the cup.



This is a tiny wooden bowl. Magnets work great through wood too.



How about a cardboard jewelry box.



A tiny metal tray.



Last, but certainly not least, a little ceramic heart tray...perfect for your Valentine.



The possibilities for magnetic pin holders are endless. Don't forget recycling too. Peanut butter jar covers, plastic containers, frozen food trays or metal tins. Anything can work...just take a look around.

These pin holders will also make great gifts for sewing friends for Christmas or a special day. You can personalize the pin holder with that person's favorite thing. If she loves tea, how about a basket filled with the ceramic tea bag holder idea, a package of pins, a cup and saucer, some tea bags and a jar of honey. Tea-rific! (sorry...couldn't resist)

Have a wonderful Tuesday,
~Karen~
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