Want-it-Wednesday

If I was having a Halloween party this year I would get these labels from Martha Stewart:

Unfortunately no Halloween party for me this year, but if you are having one...you could pick these up, or make your own labels. They are so fun!

Happy Wednesday!

Terrific Tuesday

The Witch is in!

My witch's hat came in time for Halloween.  I love how it turned out.

here are some other needlepoint I have done for Halloween.

I call him my pimped out pumpkin

frog wizard

I completed this Halloween club last year:

Happy Halloween

I love to stitch Halloween canvas...I think they are my favorite!

Happy Tuesday!

Monday Morning Musing

I completed 3 of the 4 projects I set out to do this weekend. Here's what I did.

1) I took a wine bottle and turned it into a Halloween decoration.

I added my own label to the bottle, and stuck some wire and beads into the cork.

2) I made some Halloween pictures.

Here are some close ups:

I purchased the frames 1/2 off at Michael's, then just cut out some Halloween diecuts out of Halloween paper. 

3) I got caught up on my pictures. 

4) I had wanted to get my travel trailer listed on craig's list.  This did not get done, but I did make some progress..I found the title and did some research on listing price.  I now just need to get some pictures and get it listed (maybe next weekend)

Happy Monday!

Finish it Friday

Sorry I've not been posting this week...being out of town last weekend and then coming home with a cold kept me from  my normal routine.  Here are things I would like to accomplish for the weekend:

1.  take this

and turn it into a Halloween decoration.  I was inspired after seeing what Noell Hyman created out of a wine bottle.

2. Turn these frames (they are on sale this week for 1/2 off at Michael's) into some art to go onto my walls.

I got the idea here.

3.  I'm way behind on printing pictures.  I want to go get thru at least 3 months of pictures.

4. Sale my travel trailer.  Ok...I don't actually have to sell it this weekend but my goal is to get it listed on  craigslist this weekend.  If  anyone wants to buy a travel trailer let me know.

If you have some goals you would like to accomplish this weekend post them in the comments.

Have a great weekend!

Monday Musings

I made it. I walked/ran 13.1 miles yesterday. My time was a little slower than I would have liked, but at least I finished. The weather was great, and we had a great time. After the run we went to a football game...Broncos v. Jets. Mile high stadium was awesome and I think we were siting about mlie up from the field. We sat by some roudy fans..some for the broncos and some for the jets, so it made for a very fun game. I'm now sitting in the Denver airport waiting to fly back home.

Happy Monday!

Finish it Friday

Goal for this weekend:

Complete a 1/2 Marathon.  I will be in Denver running /walking in the Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon.
I'm a bit worried about the altitude...but I"m hoping that being able to breath while you run is just over rated.  The guides  tell you to get to Denver a week early, so you have time to adjust to the altitude.  Oh right...that's so easy to do when you work full time, and are on a budget... NOT.  We will be going the day before we run.  We will have a whole 24 hours to adjust... no problem.




come back next week to see how I did.

Tasty Thursday - Go Bananas

My favorite banana recipes comes from Robin Miller's Quick Fix Meals.  It has raspberries in it which not only gives it a little splash of color, but also a slight tartness that's delicious.   It does not have any oil or butter, so I  feel it is healthier than most other recipes I've tried.  It stays moist even without all the oil and butter.

The next time you have some overripe bananas give this recipe a try. 

Banana Raspberry Bread

2 cups flour

3/4 cups sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

4 large overripe banana-mashed (it will work if you only have 3)

1/4 cup nonfat milk

1 lg egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup frozen raspberries (you don't need to thaw them)

combine all the dry ingredients. 

combine bananas, milk, egg, vanilla in a large bowl.  Add dry ingredients and mix until blended.  fold in raspberries

Pour batter into 8 in loaf pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray. 

bake about 1 hour in preheat 350% oven (until toothpick comes out nearly clean)

let cool for 10 min on a wire rack, remove bread from pan and let cool completely before slicing. 

Enjoy!

Art Bins

Yes, today I'm talking about Art Bins.  I know not too exciting but they are great. 

This is what I store my scrapbook supplies in.  It makes everything look so organized.   I keep individual projects in them, so it is easy to grab and go if I'm going to a scrap retreat.  

What makes them even better is that they are on sale at JoAnn's this week.  If you are looking for a way to organize go pick one up and give it a try. 

New Plan

I'm going to try a new plan for blogging. Here's what you can expect:

Friday - Finish it Friday
I will list at least one project I hope to complete over the weekend. It could be anything.  A crafting project, An organizational project, or anything else I need to get done.  Feel free to leave a post about what you would like to complete for the weekend.  I  believe that if you make a goal, write it down, and tell someone else... then you are more likely to accomplish the goal.

Monday - Monday morning Musings
I will report on my Finish it Friday project, and then no telling what else.  I may included some other crafty project I"m working on,  what I did over the weekend, or anything else I feel like sharing.

Tuesday - Terrific Tuesday
no particular topic, just whatever strikes my fancy

Wednesday - Want it Wednesday
I will be blogging about items that I want or I think you may want.  Could be a crafty items, clothes, home decor items, etc...anything goes.  

Thursday - Tasty Thursday
All things tasty.  Could be a  a recipe,  a great place to eat, a tasty wine, or anything else food/drink related.

And that brings back to Finish it Friday.

warning: This is my plan for today...blog plans my change without notice.

Halloween Cards

I completed my Finish it Friday project, and made 9 Halloween cards.  I like to make my cards assembly line style.

I cut all the paper at one time, stamp everything, then glue everything down.
I made 3 different designs, but they all use the same sketch...it's just rotated to change the look.

supplies: all from Close to My Heart- Kit of the Month

 I also made a birthday card, but I can't show that yet.

Happy Monday!

Finish it Friday

I got the idea about Finish it Friday from the Simplify 101 blog.  Abey  had a list of projects to finish for the entire month.  I'm totally not that organized...I can only think about what I'm going to be doing in the next few days.  So I decided to mortify her plan.  On Friday's I'm going to blog about at least one project that I would like to complete over the weekend.  On Monday I will let you know my progress.

This weekend, my goal is to make Halloween cards.  I have the paper, glitter, and stamps ready to go.

 Come back Monday to see if I was able to at least get 1 card completed.