Happy Earth Day!

Did you have a good day eating off real dishes, wiping your mouth with cloth napkins, riding your bicycle to the grocery? I taught the kid how to sew. She made a shopping bag for each of her teachers. I'm completely obsessed with yellow and gray at the moment.

I love this pattern! I have made some out of denim. They are a total rip off of the plastic shopping bag, But they are soooo much prettier not to mention fully reversible.

She worked very hard on these, so she got her own label. She's a very conscientious thread snipper. Who knew?

We finished off the day planting two red oak saplings in our front yard.

I'm famous!!

**I fixed the link**

March 12, 2013

Hey everybody! Clinton Kelly was talking about me on TV! Watch it here!!! I'm right around the 5 minute mark!

You see last fall, Ranks invited us to a good old fashioned neighborhood hog roast. It was most delicious. I only wished I would have been there 10 hours before to rub all those spices in to the pig's belly myself.

Everybody brought a little something and we had a full fledged feast.  I took a nectarine blueberry cobbler and scalloped corn. 

The weather was beautiful and everybody was happy to get together!

As you can see, the cobbler went over well.

I heard from The Chew a couple days after I uploaded the photo to their My Bites section of their site.

Hello,

I work for The Chew, and we love your photo of Carla's Nectarine Blueberry Buckle that you uploaded on My Bites!

What is your name?

Hopefully we'll use the photo in an upcoming episode of The Chew!

Best,

Meg

I immediately replied, but really I thought it was an automated response. So I had The Chew on while I was figuring out how many sheets of panel insulation I needed for the basement, I noticed they were talking about skillets. Hmm.. could it be? To be honest, I haven't even finished the show. I just keeping watching my BFF Clinton talk about me.

Easy Skillet Pork and Vegetable Dinner

Want to make an easy skillet dinner in less than 15 minutes?
Of course you do!
First just look in your refrigerator and see what vegetables you have.
You don't have any fresh vegies? No worries, check the freezer or go ahead and use canned vegetables.

This is how I made my "Easy Skillet Pork and Vegetable Dinner":

I used a package of brocoli slaw mix, diced celery, sliced onions, minced garlic and mushrooms.

Add olive oil and butter, oh yes, lots of butter. Season with garlic salt, pepper and some Mrs. Dash.  Saute with a lid on the skillet.

You can substitute French style green beans if you don't want to use the brocoli slaw mix.  Throw in some water chestnuts for a nice crunchy taste.

Now what will make this a quick meal, is that your meat is already cooked. I cook about 5# of chicken breasts and boneless pork up ahead of time on the George Foreman grill. When you want them, get them out of the freezer.

So, Add the pre-grilled boneless pork or chicken filets.  I cut the meat into chunks.

 

 

Add stir fry sauce, not too much!

** For a lighter taste, use chicken stock for sautee instead of butter & stir fry sauce, season & leave saucey.



Serve with rice. I mix the brown rice with the white rice together.

Garnish the plate with bright red cherry tomatoes and carrots and ENJOY your meal!

Round and Round

Remember Jeannie with the Horse Hat? Well, she went to a craft show and picked up this knitted dishcloth. She said, "I only bought one because they were kinda pricey and I thought you could make me a bunch." Oh yes! I want to.

So here is the one she bought.

Here is the crocheted version I came up with.

I modified a pattern from a scalloped potholder found here.

The pattern worked out that I could get two from one 2 oz. ball of Sugar n Cream yarn. So about $1 a piece!

Want some? Call me.

Cleveland Browns Beard hat

How do you stay warm in all this snow? Here's a way to shovel your snow like a Lobsterman and show your support for the Browns at the same time!

You know you want one too.

Proper Princess Pouches

During a recent hurricane "threat" which turned out to be Tropical Storm Isaac, I knew I needed to get creative and turn off The Weather Channel!  So, I came up with these little pouches, that I have proudly and poigantly named "Proper Princess Pouches".

I had two petite pals in particular that wouldn't be picky or petty about the pink and purple pouches.  I was pleased that the pals thought the pouches to be very practical and playful, not plain at all. These precious pouches were prepared perfectly. I hope they are popular!
$5.00 each

This is the start of the project...perfect for pamphlets.

 

Aren't these precious!

 

 

Adorable Gift Sets

In preparation for a Show in Naples in November, I have made these Artsy Girls Purses, as seen here, into Adorable Gift Sets.  You can accessorize with the matching scarf, or turn it into a belt, or just tie it onto the purse. Be Creative!

Adorable Gift Sets (2 piece) $15.00