Archive for April, 2007

YAY

April 22, 2007 · Filed under brown, cards, crafts, green, photos, stamping

Time with my Charbear and time spent crafting.  It’s a winning combination.  Here is what we made yesterday:

1. All of our cards all our cards 

2. our green and brown cards  cards-green-n-blue.jpg 

3. our cards we made from my new Stampin’ Up set, Espressolly Yours.  It is just too cute.  cards-sharity-espressoly.jpg

4.  Charity’s espressolly card.  I just love that it is in all brown.  card-chars-espressoly-yours.jpg 

5.  My green and brown card.  We both fell in love with this color motiff.card-green-n-brown-coffee.jpg

6.  My congratulatte card.  congratulatte

   

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Now What?

April 17, 2007 · Filed under cards, crafts, crazy, crochet, garden, work, yarn

As I prepare to return to work full-time, I can’t help but wonder how this will affect my crafts. If it takes me months to complete projects now, how long will it take after I return to work?  Will I ever haul out my card making supplies again?  Will I ever finish my 3 curent crochet projects?  When will I get to shop for new yarn?  Will my garden ever get weeded?

With so much about to change, I just hope I can still make time to do the things I really love. 

But still, I am very excited about these changes.  Weeeeeee….. look at me go…..

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Pear Blossom

April 11, 2007 · Filed under photos, spring

Because it’s spring and the blossoms are beautiful.

pear blossom1              pear blossom2

stop by my photoblog for many new pictures.  Cheese.

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Appetizers

April 6, 2007 · Filed under appetizers, recipe

These are a couple favorites.

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Pasadena Pinwheels  -  from “Aces” , Best of Bridge Series

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      8 oz pkg. cream cheese

      2 tbsp. mayonnaise

      4 oz. can diced green chilies, drained

      1 large tomato, seeded & chopped

      1/4 cup finely chopped onion (i like red onion best)

      1 large garlic clove, minced

      1 tsp. chili powder

      1/2 tsp salt

      flour tortillas

Blend cream cheese and mayonnaise. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Spread cheese mixture over each tortilla and roll up tightly. Trim ends. Refrigerate until firm.

Slice and place pinwheels flat on cookie sheet. Broil until lightly golden.

Also a tasty dip to serve with taco, or corn chips.

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Crap Dip/Spread

(i don’t have a recipe for this, I just add enough celery, onion and salad dressing to make a good consistensy)

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      imitation crab meat

      celery

      green onion

      miracle whip

      dash of paprika

Chop up the crab small (or shred it), cut celery and green onion small. mix together with miracle whip and paprika.

Serve with crackers, or pita chips.

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