Tuesday Display Chain A Crafting Secret Exposed

I'm slowly getting my Mojo back & decided it's time to jump into Misi's weekly display chain. This week's theme is A Crafting Secret Exposed.

Because I was goofing around on Pinterest again this evening, I have no pics to share, but I do have a tip to share.

So here goes:

Tip #1  I learned this years ago & it still comes in handy. To stuff small dolls or parts such as fingers & toes fill a drinking straw with fiberfill. Stick the straw down into the part to be stuffed & push the stuffing out of the straw. I use a small wooden skewer to get the stuffing out of the straw. It works wonders.

The other thing I would love to share is always take some hand work with you when going to appointments such as the doctor or dentist. While waiting to be called in, pull out your project & get to work. You'll be amazed at what you can get accomplished.

Thanks to Misi for hosting the weekly chain. Hop on over to see what "secrets" others have posted or to join in.

Have a great night~Becky

Henry Goes to Grandmas for Easter

Happy Monday All. Today is a day off & I'm trying to get my chores done so I can work on some projects. It's windy & sprinkling outside~perfect for creating.

 Yesterday we spent the day at my parent's house celebrating Easter a week late. It was a nice day spent with family. Of course Henry had to come along. Henry is my prim rabbit I bought from Marie aka OLM. Here he is hanging out with Cody (my oldest). This was taken right after we had eaten & Henry was ready for a nap.

Here he is in the truck on the way home. Hubby asked if I was going to belt him in. Hehe. He thinks I'm a little crazy.

Have a great week!! I'm off to try to get something done.

Becky

Super Easy Easter Basket

Good Evening blogging friends. I just had to show you these super easy Easter baskets I made. I found these on Pinterest. I love how they turned out. This is a super simple & fairly inexpensive thing to make. If you would like to make some for yourself you can find the directions here.

Have a wonderful night~Becky

Baking Day

Today is a late work day for me & it was cruddy & raining, so I decided to bake some cookies. These are super simple to make & only have a few ingredients. Here's the recipe if you would like to bake some of your own.

German Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Box German chocolate cake mix (any brand)

1/2 cup softened butter

1 tsp. vanilla

6 oz. bag chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 eggs

Mix 1/2 the cake mix, butter, vanilla, & eggs together. Add other 1/2 of cake mix & blend well. Stir in chocolate chips & walnuts. Drop by teaspoon full onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let baked cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Remove to cooling rack & let cool completely.

Have a great day~Becky

Part of the Reason I've Been Absent from Blogging

I thought I would share some pictures of my vacation with all of you.I spent a week in Mexico with some girlfriends. We had a wonderful time shopping, eating, drinking, & hanging out at the beach. We stayed right on the beach & it was fabulous.

 

 This is the pool area.

 Pic from our room on the 6th floor.

 Enjoying the sights & sounds of the ocean.

 If you couldn't walk to your destination, you rode on these golf cart taxis. Fun!! Fun!!

And this is their Kmart. Hehe!!

It's nice to have some memories of warm weather on a cold, rainy day.

Have a wonderful weekend all~Becky

I'm Still Here and A Long Overdue Thank You

Hello Blogging Friends~

Just popping in to let you all know that I am doing fine. I've just been super busy. Thank you for emailing me to check up on me.

I have to work today, but wanted to say a very very belated Thank you to Lil Raggedy Angie. She had a giveaway over a month ago & I was one of the lucky winners. I think she knew I was struggling with my creating because she sent me a wonderful pattern with some beautiful fabrics. Thank you so much Angie. Unfortunately, I haven't touched the goodies except to take them out of the box. I still haven't gotten my creating MOJO back yet. Make sure you stop by Angie's blog to say HI. You can find her here http://lilraggedyangie.blogspot.com/

Have a great day~Becky

Fabulous Recipe Found on Pinterest

Okay~so something is going on here. I have this wonderful underlining on my blog & can't get it off, so I'm just going to post like this. I know it's bad when my son can't figure it out.

Don't know what happened, but it's gone!! Yippee!! So while checking out pinterest for days & days, I decided to finally try one of the recipes that I pinned. I tried the Sweet & Spicy Bacon wrapped Chicken & it was fabulous!! The best part about it, was it was super easy to make & I had all the ingredients. This is before baking.

And this is after it came out of the oven. The only thing I would do different was put it under the broiler for a bit to crisp up the bacon. I think it would also be great on the grill.

If you would like to try this recipe, you can find it here http://diaryofarecipeaddict.blogspot.com/2011/07/sweet-spicy-bacon-chicken.html.

In other news, I'm on overnights for the next two weeks. Not looking forward to it.

Have a wonderful night all~Becky