DIY Crafts: Easy Homemade Crafting Ideas:

 

This year, skip the materialism and show your love with a handmade gift – it just means so much more when you invest your time and effort.

Crafts that work!

Have you ever tried to make a handmade gift, only to end up with a sad piece of work? We have been there, too!

In this book, all the craft ideas are specially chosen to give you a crafting experience that will require little skill and some basic tools, that will look great and serve a useful purpose. All these crafts projects are perfect for beginners as well as more experienced DIY craters. And best of all, they are all budget-friendly! You can create beautiful items that people will love to receive or just to keep them for yourself. There are many crafting projects to make with the kids for some family time fun

Inside this illustrated book, you will find:

• Holiday crafts like the Christmas Potpourri and the Hallowe’en Ghosts
• Kid-Friendly Crafts like the Nature Beasties and the Painted Birdhouse
• Easy Gifts and Home Decoration crafts like the Decorative Candles and the Eternity Roses<.li>
• Bathing and Personal Care Crafts like the Bath Bombs and the Colorful Glycerin Soap
• And many more!</li
  
  All crafting projects come with a beautiful photo, a detailed list of material and tools you will need as well as step-by-step instructions on making each craft and ideas for wrapping each project for gifting

Book Review: A fun book to get some New idea's for crafting with the kids. 

Mason jar Snow Globe

 

How to Make a Mason Jar Snow Globe

Supplies Needed

• Mason jar
• Protective gloves (optional)
• Glitter spray paint
• Waterproof craft glue, such as Amazing Goop
• Small white floral foam ball
• Crafts knife
• Assorted winter figurines and trees or laminated photos
• Glitter
• Spray adhesive
• Distilled water
• Glycerin
• Remove lid from the glass jar. Separate the two parts of the lid and set face-up on a flat surface. Spray the lid pieces with glitter spray paint. Once the spray paint is dry, glue the two pieces of the lid together with waterproof glue. This will prevent leaking from your Mason jar snow globe. Let the glue dry . Cut a small white foam ball in half, then partially remove the top so both surfaces are flat and the edges are rounded. Make sure the diameter of the foam piece is small enough that you can still screw the lid on. Use waterproof glue to attach the foam inside the lid and let dry. This will bump up figurines and trees inside the Mason jar snow glob.  Add glitter to figurines, trees, or photo edges with spray adhesive and loose glitter. Simply spray the items and sprinkle glitter over the top, twisting the object to cover all sides. Using waterproof glue, attach the miniatures or photos to the foam on the inside of the Mason jar lid. Let dry overnight. Fill your Mason jar with distilled water, glitter, and a few drops of glycerin. Glycerin is what suspends the glitter in the water, creating the magical snow-like effect. It also acts as a preservative to keep your figurines intact Before topping jar with lid, place waterproof glue around the rim of the Mason jar. Place the lid on the jar and screw the cap on tightly. Let the assembled Mason jar snow globe dry upside down overnight. After it is dry, turn it right side up, shake, and enjoy!

Peppermint Stick Cocoa

 Today is National Mason Jar Day! 

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup miniature chocolate chips
• 1/2 C  Crusted peppermint candy 

Layer powdered milk, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, chocolate chips, and peppermint candy.

 On Your tag : Mix contents in a large bowl. For each serving, place 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a mug and stir in 1 cup boiling water. Store remaining mix in airtight container.

Fall leaves

Welcome to my Home! 

What I am making today? Finishing some Fall projects. 

Let's make these cute little cards featuring leafs as the center with gold touches.  And added stickers. 

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

1/2 cup packed (light) brown sugar

• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large firm apple, such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• Baking cups or nonstick spray

1. Heat the oven to 350˚F.
2. Whisk the sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Grate the apple (or dice with a knife) and stir into the sugar mixture. Add in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and cardamom (if using), and stir until almost fully combined. Lastly, stir in the cooled melted butter until fully combined.
3. Place the baking cups in a muffin tin or coat with nonstick spray. Divide the batter into the tin for 6 (or so) muffins. Bake in the middle rack of the oven until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean or with just a few crumbs, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. To store, let cool completely and keep in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days.

Apple Cookbook:

 Cookbook spotlight 

Recipes for an Apple a Day.

Get your copy of the best and most unique Apple recipes from BookSumo Press!

Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply. In this book we focus on Apple. The Apple Cookbook is a complete set of simple but very unique Apple recipes. You will find that even though the recipes are simple, the tastes are quite amazing.

So will you join us in an adventure of simple cooking?

Here is a Preview of the Apple Recipes You Will Learn:

• Tangy Chicken, Apple & Veggie Spring Rolls
• German Dumplings and Sausage
• German Style Apples and Sausage
• Almond Parfait
• Granny Smith Pâté
• Red Cabbage and Thighs
• Cabbage and Apples
• Moon Fritters
• French Dessert
• Apple Tenderloins
• Buttered Apple Scones
• Delicious Apple Crisp
• Family Feast Apple Crisp
• Buffalo Apples
• Chocolaty Apples
• Candied Apples from Seattle
• Sausage, Wild Rice Stuffing
• Balsamic Tenderloin
• Honey Avocado and Apples
• Much, much more!

Again remember these recipes are unique so be ready to try some new things. Also remember that the style of cooking used in this cookbook is effortless. So even though the recipes will be unique and great tasting, creating them will take minimal effort!

Hello to You

Hello to You 

A lovely card featuring a great fall printed tag and sequins.  

It's Tag Tuesday! 

Instead of a tag as a feature.  I am  using a tag as an  accessories on this card. With a circle and stamped Hello.

Tuesday Card time

It's Tuesday at my Home and I'm making some cards to giveaway.  

I made these with a Simple Stories card kit full of country charm. 

Hooray for Hollywood88

  Hello and welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

Hollywood magic is well named. In Druidism the holly and it's wood were used in magic. Magic wands were often made of holly wood.   Lightning will not strike holly so it is often planted next to homes to protect it. The word holly comes from the word holy and the holly tree was sacred in times past.  Today Hollywood still churns out 'magic' and 'spellbinding' displays as well as 'stars in the firmament' who entertain, mesmerize and influence us. 

Let's talk about it....

1.  Do you have a few favorite holiday movies you enjoy watching year after year? Do you make some popcorn to eat while you watch movies at home?

Elf, +Home Alone , Rush hour

2.  Have you had a celebrity crush? Can we ask who it was? No not really.

3.  Do you have  favorite actors/actresses whose movies you don't want to miss and what movie would you say is your all time favorite from those stars?

not amovie fan

4. Ha ve you met any famous Hollywood people in person or would you like to?     Why or why not?

No, No i wouldnot  Leave the mystery to me.

Diy Christmas wreath

Diy Dollar store wreath

Artificial Greenery wreath

Large Christmas ornaments 

Small ornaments picks

Floral wire

Dried berry steams

First thing to do is fluff your wreath out . Just like your artificial tree. This will make a big difference.  

Then add ornaments using Floral wire, then add picks and dried berry . And hanger for your front door. 

Have fun and fill your wreath with your favorite finds from your local Dollar store to make it special! 

Pork Chop and Potato casserole

 

For the Pork Chops

• ▢6 boneless pork chops
• ▢1 teaspoon salt
• ▢1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• For the Casserole

  • ▢1 10.75-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • ▢1 cup milk
  • ▢1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ▢½ cup sour cream
  • ▢1 2.8-ounce can French-fried onions divided
  • ▢½ pound potatoes thinly sliced
  • Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt, then sear 2-3 minutes per side in skillet or until golden brown.
  • Mix together condensed cream of mushroom soup, milk, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and half of the French-fried onions in a large bowl.
  • Place sliced potatoes in an even layer at the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole dish, then top with an even layer of pork chops. Pour soup mixture over top of pork chops and cover with aluminum foil.

At Home this Monday

Welcome to my Home this Monday! It's a clear and cool morning so enjoy... Lisa 

Weather 

53 today 35

62 ,43

64,35

Rain warning 

Rain 

Outside today 

This morning: iam in leggings and sweater. It's chili in the house. Lots of Coffee and waffle.  Thinking about changing decorations out. 

My Chore list 

Regular weekly chors. Clean fridge out. Wash clothes.  

Grocery list and shopping 

Dinner in the crockpot. 

Email , computer work

Menu for week: 

Chicken Noodle soup 

Spaghetti Meatballs 

Taco 

Pork and potatoes ( recipe here)

Hamburger 

On my blog 

Finishing November blog post and crafts. Dec starts Blogmas with daily postcards from Santa. 

From my Community : 

Its pretty quite here. Planning Christmas cookie exchange at library.  And town Christmas events: food drive, parade and lighting tree. 

We celebrated my Mom's birthday in heaven with family and  friends after church.  I made her favorite cake and we shared memories and songs . She was a long time member and the piano player.  

Sunday bible journal

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

 It's National Cake Day! 

And my Mom made this cake for church get togetherness and family birthdays.  

• 2 C AP flour
• 2 C Sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 C Sour Cream
• 2 Eggs
• 1 C butter
• 1 C Water
• 5 tablespoon unsweetened Cocoa powder

Icing

• 6 Tablespoon Milk
• 5 tablespoon unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1/2 C butter
• 4 C confectioner sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.

Make cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat in sour cream and eggs. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in water and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly, then stir cocoa mixture into the flour and egg mixture until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out . About 20 minutes.

While the cake is baking, make icing: Combine milk, cocoa powder, and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla, then fold in walnuts, mixing until blended. Spread icing over warm cake.

 

Cranberry Orange Murder

It's Coffee and Cozy mystery day! 

Sometimes the best medicine…
Is simply, survival.
Cupcake baker and amateur sleuth, Melissa Beckett, is drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue when a local doctor goes missing. Her hunky hubby, Detective Chas Beckett, is on the case, and is working against the clock to solve it before danger hits way too close to home.
Missy’s best friend Echo is having a bit of a mid-life crisis, and everyone thinks she’s gone off the deep end when she befriends her odd new neighbor.
Lives are changed and a complex case befuddles the beloved cast of characters in the sleepy beachside town of Calgon, Florida. Don’t miss out on this fast-paced Cozy Mystery!

Coffee time

I really enjoy this series it's like visiting with good friends.The mystery are interesting and fun to figure out.This series is always a joy to sit back and enjoy.

Happy Birthday

I am using this fun birthday digital stamp and birthday overlay  for this card with sprinkles. 

 

Lemon Loaf

 

 Happy Saturday ! 

Every Saturday while my parents were alive we had Saturday morning Coffee and breakfast. While Dad was Sleeping Mom and Me would make Coffee and talk. About family, our community, crafts and books. My Mom favorite flavor : anything Lemon

Saturday Recipe:  Lemon Loaf 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 medium sized lemon zested
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 medium sized Lemon, juiced ( you can also use Limoncello)

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Spray and line loaf pans and set aside.

Mix butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. then in another bowl mix dry ingredients. Add gradually together with the milk slowly. Add in Lemon zest last. In the mean time, combine the juice from 1 lemon with 1/4 cup sugar Pour into prepared loaf pa. Bake until done. When done poke whole an pour lemon glaze on. Let sit and enjoy.

Together Always

 Welcome to my Home this Saturday ! 

This weekend I am celebrating my Mom birthday with post of thing she shared and loved. 

She and my Dad had been married 65 years when they passed less than a month apart. They were a wonderful roll models and loved very much bu family and friends, 

Thanksgiving Scrapbook

 Welcome to my Home :

I made these quick digital pages last night celebrating Thankgiving favorite foods, 

: Leftover Sheppard Pie

  And today I am using leftovers... 

I had a Roast and vegetables from dinner and today I am turning it into tonight's dinner :  Shepard Pie from Leftovers !!

• 1 pound leftover roast beef, cubed

• 2 onions, thinly sliced

• 1 C homemade beef gravy

• 4 C mashed cooked potatoes

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Place roast beef in an even layer in bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover with sliced onions, then gravy. Spread mashed potatoes over top.

  3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until potatoes are browned.

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Recycled paper DIY

Paper ( any kind)

2 Grease spatter screen

1 large plastic dish tub

Blender 

Spong, towels 

Optional : seeds, thread, confetti 

Directions 

Tear your paper in small pieces and soak about 10 minutes.  Then blend until smooth. Add water to the  tub and 1 screen. Pour pulp in and lift out. Top with other screen and lift out to strain. Place on towel and squeeze out the moister. Flip and add another dry towel and press hard to dry. Remove paper and let dry. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving in the USA. 

Thanksgiving Craft books for kids

 

Need some Thanksgiving Craft inspirations ? 3 books to check out.. 

If you're a DIY-obsessed, you know that the highlight of the holiday is really the chance to bust out your glue guns and paint, which is why you need these ideas for Thanksgiving crafts for kids: to keep both you and your little ones busy with Thanksgiving activities until the big day. Below, you'll find incredibly simple crafts for your youngest kids as well as more complex projects for older kids.

Plan a trip to the pumpkin patch with your kids for an exciting fall-themed day where you may gather the supplies for crafting lovely pumpkins.



Let's go going now!

Through easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations, this book shows readers how to make Thanksgiving crafts and decorations using everyday objects and craft materials. Activities and games are also included, as well as a brief description of the holiday

I Spy Thanksgiving Book for Kids!
Features:

• Full-color pictures making it attractive to kids
• Simple words making it easy to spy for young children
• Children will learn the words easily by associating them with the images

** Improve your child's Cognitive, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking & Decision Making skills