Do you have that one go to dessert that makes a bad day better? I do! Let me introduce you to my secret… Chocolate Cloud Cake
A girl-friend brought me my first Chocolate Cloud Cake one day after I had eye surgery. My family was away for the weekend and I managed to eat the WHOLE THING before they returned. I knew I had to get her recipe. When I did, I realized how simple it was and could not have been happier. Are you ready? Continue reading “Chocolate Cloud Cake”
What do you do when you get some wonderful yarn that’s FREE? You find a project and knit it up.
My sweet sister gave me a skein of multi-colored bulky yarn. Too be honest, I’m not sure the brand or color name, for there was no label. With only one skein, I opted to make a baby blanket.
I used almost every inch of yarn. I simply cast on 55 stitches with my #10 needles and knitted in a simple garter stitch until I was almost out of yarn. Then I casted off and wove in the ends. The result was a super cute baby blanket.
The only thing left to do was decide what to do with it. Thankfully we are past the baby phase around here, as are my sister and sister-in-law. But with the help of the internet, I found a solution – Stitches From the Heart.
Stitches from the Heart, with the help of volunteers all over the country, donates baby items to families of NICU babies. After having a niece that spent almost 3 months in the NICU when she was born with a heart defect, helping another family touched me. That time in the life of our was very stressful and we relied on prayers to get us through. I’m hopeful that this simple gift will be a blessing to another family at a difficult time. To learn more about Stitches from the Heart visit their website here.
Hello, my name is Rebecca, and I have an obsession with snowmen.
I find snowmen to be soooo cute. During the winter holidays my house is full of these whimsical characters. This year I found a way to add another one to the bathroom.
The way I calculate it the project was practically free. I always need soap in the bathrooms, so I would have bought it anyway, and I had the paint and brushes on hand from another project.
I began with a bottle of white hand soap (well 2 actually).
Step one – remove the label. I have found that rubbing alcohol helps to remove the sticky residue that is left.
Step two – use acrylic paint to create a super cute face. A Q-tip works great for the dots.
Step three – when the paint is dry, wash your hands.
I loved how they turned out. I put one by my kitchen and the other one in the kids bathroom. The soap is now almost gone (I’m a little behind in posting my projects) but the face is still there. These will be making another appearance at my home next December.
If you decide to make these, I would love to see some pictures.
Living in Florida and having wonderful neighbors means more oranges than I can use. It seems that every couple of days they show up with another bag of oranges. While it has helped my grocery budget because I am not buying as much fruit, the kids are getting tired of them. The solution – Ambrosia.
What is ambrosia you ask… According to Wikipedia it is a food of the Greek god’s that confers immortality to whoever eats it. While by no means will I claim that it gives immortality, I know it is loaded with Vitamin C.
Ambrosia has been a family favorite at Christmas time at my house for many years. My mother even had a special bowl we always put the ambrosia in. While I am not held to tradition, we have eaten several large bowls of ambrosia lately. It is a quick fruit salad to put together. Continue reading “Ambrosia”
Do you ever get songs stuck in your head while knitting. Maybe it’s just me, but I could not help but sing “I’m a little teapot, short and stout…” while knitting up this dishcloth.
Using a pair of size 6 needles and a skein of Torrent Blue cotton yarn by Bernat, I tackled the free teapot pattern I found on Ravelry by Louise Sarrazin (here). I did alter the edge of the pattern to create a smoother edge. On each row I slipped the first stitch purl-wise. The final product was much larger than I was anticipating, approximately 10 x 10 inches before being washed. Hopefully it will shrink a little when I wash it the first time and will be able to fit into my drawer. This pattern knitted up quickly and easily and the final product is quite lovely.
Now to brew me another cup of hot tea on this cold winter day and start my next project.
