"Camping Out" Chili Recipe Layout

This weeks "Recipe Card Challenge Blog " layout...the great outdoors !

Very easy Chili recipe that tastes better as the night gets colder and the campfire brighter.
May be easily adjusted for the amount of folks you have warming up by your fire.

When no one is watching I try to substitute Ground Turkey for ground beef....just as tasty ; )

Thanks for stopping by : )

Hats off to Going Green

My dog, finished up the last of his special treats this weekend and left me with this plastic jug to ponder over.


I thought of many different ways that I could recycle this plastic jug .
Finally committing myself to turn it into a fall decoration.

With paint, card stock, ribbon ,hot glue and a couple of Dollar Tree finds, this plastic throw away will make it's way as part of the Seasonal decorations in my home.

This would be a fun and easy project to get the children involved creating.

A couple of tips.

1. Cut your circle 2 inches wider than the base , so you will have a nice wide rim.

2. I whip stitched around the edge of the circle to give it more texture.

3. After priming , painting and drying your jug and card stock, seal with some Mod Podge and adhere together using a hot glue gun .

That's it !! I just love the little blackbird peeking out from the leaves !

Hope you have a green week and thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world :)

And don't forget to stop by "Am I a Scrap Addict" and see what fun projects Deanne has created with her trash this week !

Going Green & Grungy

Here's the Grunge.....



and here's the Green !

Week One- Day One "Going Green Challenge"

Create a project with an empty container.

Rescued 3 glass containers from making it into the county landfill this week.

A pickled egg jar, was my first rescue and started me looking out for others through out the week.

An ice tea bottle and an empty canning jar also made there way into this project.

With fall knocking on the door....perfect time to begin thinking about Halloween Decorations for the home !

I came across these wonderful spooky labels while surfing around the web , and knew exactly what I would do with my bottles.

Not sure on how to begin grunging glass, I surfed around the web and came away with the basic idea of grunging .

Taking the basics and throwing together my own personal products of choice.

I ended up with what I think are fun Halloween Decorations for a kitchen pantry or shelf.

Witches Jars!!! Spooky ?? Yes?... I think so to : ) ...But what fun to create !!

Now I have my eyes peeled out for more jars to grunge !

embellish tops of jars to suit your taste.

Placing battery operated tea lights from the Dollar store inside the jars.. help lend an extra spooky touch !

Close up of the small details that are in these labels.

Here are a couple of links I found helpful in creating this project.

LABELS designed by Johnny Love of Love Manor

GRUNGING tutorial by A Primitive Place

As always thanks for stopping by and a big thanks to all those who generously share their inspiration and the " how to do " of crafting !

A Lemon of a Challenge

This weeks Recipe Card Challenge is taken it's inspiration from Pink Lemonade!

My favorite recipe for Lemon Squares...YUMMY !

Very rich and lemony with a crusty bottom.

This recipe makes it's way once a year into my Holiday Cookie tray...always a favorite.

Going Green Napkin Rings

"Am I a Scrap Addict" has Gone Green!

For the month of August, Deanne will be sharing ideas and projects for recycling everyday trash into fun craft projects.
She has invited us to join her in the Challenge of Going Green !
So be sure to stop by and say hello.

While you are there, why not pick out one of the challenges ...and get yourself started towards crafting your trash.

My effort at crafting my trash this week resulted into napkin rings, using a cardboard insert from an empty paper towel roll.

Scraps of felt , embroidery thread, ribbon,and buttons brought these four different napkin rings together, held fast by some tacky glue.

Cut across the paper towel insert at the 1 1/4 inches mark.

Cut your ribbon or felt to size and tacky glue onto the insert both inside and out.

If you will be Inking your edges... do so before applying felt or otherwise finish off your edges with your favorite border stitch.

Add your favorite embellishments giving it your own personal touches .

A few other ideas you can craft using an empty Paper towel holder.

Pen Holder

Snowflakes

Napkin Rings

Hurricane Cover

Candle Storage

One less Paper towel roll into the landfill or waterway...every little bit helps : ) !

Christmas Dishes in July

Recipe Card Challenge for this week is all about Christmas themed Recipe layouts!
The big meal for the day on Christmas at my house, is Brunch followed by tasty appetizers through the day.
With a traditional Dinner of Italian Dishes on Christmas Eve there is never a want for something to eat.
This leaves the day open for me to enjoy the fellowship of family and friends.


This recipe is prepared the night before and placed in the refrigerator and popped in the oven as soon as my feet hit the floor on Christmas morning.
By the time everyone is waking up the house is filled with the most wonderful smell.

One of my favorite and easy recipes to put together is Sausage & Egg Casserole..fast and easy to prepare.

Also may be adjusted easily for the amount of folks who will be enjoying breakfast with you on Christmas morning.

No fuss no muss ...my kind of cooking and tasty to boot!!

This layout is a digital Hybrid , digital wreath credit "Serenity Blue" Holly Berries Kit.

One of the many appetizers for the day, Easy Peasy Sweet & Sour Meatballs.

You may use frozen Meatballs in a bag, if you would like to cut back on time preparation.I tend to use them as we enjoy homemade meatballs with our Christmas Eve dinner.( for a change of taste)

Just make sure you thaw them first.

I created this recipe card using some leftover elements from a Christmas Card kit I had purchased a few years back.

That's it for today.

If you would like a closer look at the recipes just click on the pictures.

Thanks for stopping by my Craft World and have a Crafty Day :).

Happy Birthday Sophia XXOO

Hard to believe my First Grandchild Sophia is 2 years old today!
Seems like only a short time ago,I was able to welcome her into this world.
Love you, little one and many happy returns!

Sophia bouncing at her party!