Welcome to my Craft blog. I am creating amazing craft projects to share with friends and family. As well as some other family favorites : books and food. Lets Create something today !
Prep your upcycled coffee mugs by washing and drying thoroughly.
Grab your Superglue and natural candle wick. Put a drop of super glue on the bottom of the wick’s base. Then place wick base in the center of the mug and let dry. We recommend doing this to make sure the wick stays in place.
Melt 12oz of palm wax:
Place sauce pan on stove top, add wax and turn on stove top to medium/high heat.
Measure one tablespoon of coffee grounds (or whole beans) (used or unused).
Once wax is melted, pour thin layer into mug while holding the wick straight up. We recommend using a funnel while pouring wax to keep from making a mess, cleaning up wax sucks. Add a light layer of coffee and then add the rest of the wax. While wax is still wet, add the rest of the coffee and lightly stir coating the coffee in the wax. Make sure beans are not too close to the wick or they will burn when lit!
My scrapbook page dedciated to our family favorite coffee.
Community Coffee is a coffeeroaster and distributor based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.[1] As of 2005, it was the largest family-owned coffee brand in the United States, controlling 52% of the market in South Louisiana and 72% in Baton Rouge, and employing 850 people.[2] The company has distribution throughout markets in the Southeastern United States
Challenge #305 - Tag It! and/or a Thank You + a Sentiment
Hello & Happy "it's almost Fall y'all! We'd like to thank everyone who played along in our August Challenge, there were so many wonderful entries! Thanks for popping in for our next challenge, this month let's work on our Tag stash!! Think gift tags, bookmarks (for those cozy Fall/Winter days reading), place cards for those Holiday meals, etc. you get the idea.
Its Never too early to Give Thanks ! for the change of season....
Three cute little pictures makes this tag come together quickly. With cute background print paper and wooden sentiment. With string yarn .
Happy Tuesday and I am celebrating with Apples -- in honor of Johnny Appleseed day I am sharing a great children book, a cute craft and my scrapbook page featuring a recipe for Apple butter....
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about the American hero Johnny Appleseed! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!
In this simple yet lively book, preschoolers will be introduced to John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Lyrical text and bright, appealing artwork capture the essence of this important American and early conservationist who traveled the country planting apple trees. Little ones will enjoy engaging anecdotes about Johnny Appleseed, beginning with the young John, who liked to walk barefoot in the cool, quiet woods. They’ll gain a clear understanding of the way he helped American settlers by walking a hundred thousand miles in his lifetime, for over fifty years, to plant seeds. Fun facts at the end—such as how Johnny Appleseed looked poor in his worn-out clothes, but died owning over a thousand acres of land—round out this nonfiction book with typical Little Golden Book style and warmth.
The Legend:
Johnny Appleseed’s legend begins when John Chapman left the family farm and signed on as an apprentice for an orchardist named Crawford. After that, fact and fiction become intertwined. There are anecdotal reports of “Johnny Appleseed” appearing here and there over the middle Atlantic states, with key sightings in Pennsylvania. It’s likely that Chapman had combined his love of itinerant travel with his skills as an apple orchardist, and roamed the young United States looking for opportunity, locating landowners interested in planting apple orchards or starting cider mills.
Apple Crafts:
Paper plate
Red construction paper torn into little pieces
A little brown and green construction paper
Scissors
Pencil or crayon
Glue
Directions:
Beforehand cut a little notch in the paper plate to resemble an apple.
Spread glue all over the front of the paper plate and cover in the red paper pieces.
Cut a little stem from brown paper and glue to the back.
Cut a green leaf and glue on the top.
Cut a little worm from green paper and glue on the front and draw a smiley face. You could partially cover the worm with red paper to make it look like he’s coming out of a hole.
Hi friends. The weeks go by quickly and summer has turned to autumn so fast its amazing. It is time for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
We have an invitation for a weekend at our friends estate...
1 We have a choice of skeet shooting, horseback riding, a sail on their lake or games on the lawn like lawn tennis, croquette, etc. Are you interested in one or will you stay at the house reading or talking with friends?
Skeet shooting and Lawn games seems like fun...
2. In the afternoon there is a hayride to enjoy fall colors and pumpkin or apple picking. Which one suits you best?
Apple picking - so I can make juice and pie.
3. In the evening there will be a choice of movies in their screening room. What movie gets your vote?
Charlie Brown : Great Pumpkin
4. Our last night there is a costume ball. What will your costume or character be?
We spent some time with my son at college last weekend for parents weekend. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Has its own swamp on campus. Maintained by the Biology department.
See any gator? Lot's of other wildlife!
I am linking with Happy Homemaker Monday post
Weather outside: Warm but chance of Rain. Temperatures in 90 and 80 but cooler nights . Fall is here.
Outside my Window
It's nice to see roses blooming again after hot weather.
Breakfast plate : smoothie and toast .
My weeks menu plan :
White beans and ham
Taco Tuesday
Chicken stew with rice
Shrimp Creole
Fried rice , dumpling
Weeks chores and plans:
Grocery shopping.
Daily chores I need to do .
Clean my Craft room again and pull supplies from my stash.
What iam reading and watching:
It's National Coffee day this week!
Don't forget to sign up for your library card at your local library.
Coffee, Cozy and cookies is here each Sunday. For books and recipes. Lisa
On TV : my usual with lots of cooking shows thrown in. Planning for Halloween.
My weeks plan:
It's Mid autumn festival and we celebrate this Chinese holiday with food and friends.
Mom Time Out planned at library for Sunday at 2pm. I need to make card kits and get supplies together. And organize my help.
The theme is Football !
Check out my latest cards and scrapbook projects on my blog. As well has some fun holiday crafts.
Sunday bible journal
Nothing is to hard for the Lord. Sometimes we need a reminder.
Happy Sunday ! And Welcome to my Home ... September is National Honey month so lets celebrate with a cozy read and coffee.
Death Bee Comes Her : An Oregon Honeycomb Mystery Book 1
Book : Includes tips and recipes!
Welcome to a specialty shop in the Oregon tourist town of Oceanview, where it’s all things honey—from taffy to body scrub. But murder can make things sticky . . .
A BALMY WAY TO GO
With her Let It Bee honey boutique buzzing along nicely, life is as sweet as nectar for Wren Johnson—until she takes a morning walk along the Pacific beach with her Havana Brown cat, Everett, and stumbles upon the body of Agnes Snow, the cranky queen of the local craft fairs, stiff as driftwood. More unfortunate? Clutched in the victim’s fist is a label from Wren’s homemade beeswax-and-honey lip balm. Which makes Officer Jim Hampton focus his dreamy-blue Paul Newman eyes on Wren as suspect number one.
With fabulous feline support from Everett, Wren must comb the town for clues and clear her name before someone else gets stung.
Honey Coffee
2 C strong Coffee
1/2 C milk
1/4 C honey
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
In a small saucepan, combine coffee, milk, honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook and stir until heated through. (Do not boil.) Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into cups or mugs; serve immediately.
Next Weekend : Mom Time Out ! Football Time
2pm @ the Library : Cardmaking, Scrapbook, Party treats abd Fun
Join us for Highlights here next Sunday ..... Lisa
This Friday I am at the library working. And I found this Fall craft book with some great ideas...
Fall is an incredible season to share with your kids. Take advantage of the awe inspired by changing leaves and cooling temperatures by giving your little ones (and yourself too!) a chance to express their creativity!
A compilation of craft ideas from the nation's most inspiring hobby blogs, this book will excite you and your child with beautiful and fun to make projects. From traditional fall keepsakes to autumn themed home decor projects, your child will love the process and you will love the result -- so much you might want to make them on your own!
With craft ideas accessible for every age, this book is your one stop shop for fun fall crafting! Discover How To Make:
Pine Cone Turkeys
Spooky Spiders
Fall Banners
Halloween Party Invitations
Funky Tile Coasters
And So Many More!
Get ready for afternoons filled with new discoveries and creativity -- Buy Your Copy of 19 Fall Craft Ideas For Kids Today!
My fun craft to share:
Real leaves
Paper (preferably thin or lightweight)
Crayons or oil pastels
Collect leaves of various shapes and sizes. You can use fresh leaves or dried fallen ones. Place a leaf with its bottom side facing up. Put a sheet of paper, preferably thin or lightweight, over the leaf. Rub the side of a crayon or an oil pastel gently on the area over the leaf. As you do this, you’ll see the colored areas start to take the shape of the leaf. Continue until you’ve rubbed over the entire leaf. Remove the leaf from under the paper. This completes the basic steps for making a leaf rubbing.
Hello and welcome to a new "I spy with my little eye" challenge taking place right here on my blog! Pauline and I are back with a new fun theme a couple of days earlier than usual and we are so excited to be collaborating with the fun Double Trouble challenge this time for some Triple Fun - more details below.
Of course it is optional for our participants to join Double Trouble challenge so lets first get started with our theme here.
I spy with my little eye....................
Something on or from a farm.
My cards : I live in the country in South Louisiana.
These fun cards are all about life in the country.
Clip art of Barn, windmills and farm animals. On navy chicken wire paper.
(card 2 ) stacked farm animals clip art. On cute polk dot and farm background paper.
Welcome to my Home.. Today I am sharing some great cards I made on my blog. I love creating cards for all occasions and these are all quick and easy to make. Lisa
#331 Stars
We aim to help you create for the guys of all ages in your lives and to show you that making those cards is not as difficult as you might think!
My Little Guy Star :
This cute little digital stamp highlight a Super Star. Done in red, white and Blue he's a Super Star for whatever he does. A Star pupil, a Star helper : hes my special guy.....
red dots and blue stripes with a Big Yellow Star !!
We are back with a new challenge - this one is called Shake It Up. So as the title says we would like to see shaker elements on your projects.
My Card from my stash :
My Christmas shaker card was part of a Paper Pumpkin card kit from a few years back. I loved all the great pieces in this kit.
The outside clear round shaker is filled with stars as SNOW! Making this ornaments card a favorite of mine.
Making a basic shaker card:
Card stock
Blank card
X-Acto knife and mat
Paper cutter
Foam tape
Scissors
Craft glue
Clear acetate
Shaker filler material (sequins, seed beads, glitter, etc.)
Cut Out the Front. Cut a piece of card stock to match the size of your blank card. Then cut out the window on the card stock with an X-Acto knife. If you want the card to have a cut-out saying (like the “hi” shown here) make this with your X-Acto knife as well. (It’s also totally fine to keep it simple.)Now line the back of the window cutout with craft glue.Cut a piece of clear acetate about ½” larger than the window. Center the acetate over the back of the window and adhere it to the card stock.Add foam tape around the entire border of the window, making sure that there aren’t any gaps in the tape where bits of filler could work their way out after the card is assembled. add some shaker fill in the center, then remove the backing from the foam tape. Line up the blank card with the window assembly and press down to seal the shaker cut out to the front of the card. Now just write your message, slip it in an envelope, and get ready for the recipient to be seriously impressed!
It's been a little while since I have been her but after making some blog changes I am back. Sharing my favorite things from Home. Books, Paper craft and Food. And like always some fun holiday decorations and party fun..
Make sure you check out all my projects and keep crafting....
Today is Monday 18th! And National Cheeseburger Day!
Check McDonald's, Wendy's and more for deals today..
Weather : we finally had some rain and temperatures are now in 80 and 90 instead of 100. A blessing
Menu this week
Red beans with rice
Chicken taco
Pasta back
Pork chop and rice
Baked fish and vegetables
This week's plans :
Usual household things
Garden clean up.
Planning for blog , library and other.
My blog : I have finish fall decorating, cards to post and planning a Mom Time out party! More details coming soon....
Melville library September is library card sign up time. We have school visits and booth sign up planned.
What I am reading... from our Library collection....
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
“A powerful portrait of the courageous women who fought against ignorance, misogyny, and racial prejudice.” —William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land and Lightning Strike
The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek!
Want more Book recommendations Check out Sundays : Cozy, Coffee and Cookies
My Sunday lessons 😌
Psalm 126:5 those who plant in tears will harvest in 😊 Joy!
We need to look ahead of our struggles. That tears shed will be like seeds planted in fields. With tending, they will spout up with joy.
Prayer List: Rain
All the firefighters that have been called out to help fight wild fires in Louisiana. And the people whose life was effected by the fires....
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See any gator? Lot's of other wildlife!
It's National Coffee day this week!
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Just Wondering.. a Toni Repeat This week slipped away from me and I didn't get the Tuesday 4 up. I will post one from Toni's site...
Hodgepodge For Nineteen Points Welcome to this week's edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions ...