Thanks Becky!

Like I said on Facebook, "Becky you spoil me".

She sent me a box full of goodies, and I mean full.

It was a bit heavy, as E would say.

Because I'm to lazy to take pictures, you'll have to use your imagination.

There was home made chex mix in a Santa tin,

ribbon

zippers

fabric

a TURTLE

zipper pulls (for me to make more earrings)

and a rotary blade sharpener.

See, I wasn't kidding was I?

Thanks so much Becky!

I found Becky in blog land, or she might have found me. She lives in NC as well.

Come to find out, she grew up right here in the same county as I live now. She vows not to come back to this county.  I haven't gotten to the bottom of that story yet.  Maybe soon?

Even if you don't come back, I still love ya!

Go here to read my latest review.

A Dog for Kentlee

So, I have this awesome trick for my brother on Christmas Day.

My brother knows I've been wanting a dog.  Common sense keeps me from getting one.

Anyway, I'll tell my brother I got Kentlee (his 11 month old) a dog for Christmas.

Right when his jaw drops and he starts to yell, I'll pull out this adorable stuffed Scottie dog.

How cute is this?

I didn't have a pattern for this, I made it by looking at Aunt Spicy's.

Check hers out here.  She's made tons, I bet she could make them with her eyes closed.

I think on the next one, I could stuff it more on the legs and all the corners.  Live and learn.

I tied a mint green shiny ribbon around his neck.  I also stitched the ribbon on by hand.  Just in case that Kentlee decides to remove said ribbon, someone should see him before he's finished. (hopefully)

Thanks Aunt Spicy for the inspiration.

Merry Christmas to all!

A Really Quick Stocking Stuffer Gift

i saw this tutorial this morning over at bitty bits & pieces

these are super easy to make and fast

Sashing DONE.........

Yah...The tree time BOM is now sashed.

I won't be doing any quilting on this, it has lots of buttons on it and I'm not so good at quilting around all that.  I thought this would be a small hanging.

haha, it's the full size of the recliner.

my tree to tree quilt line fell that I had outside, so I had to take this picture inside.

I'm pleased with this.

I heard through the grapevine that she's doing a "boots" BOM starting in Jan 2011.

I think i'll do that one too.

Tree Time BOM-Finished!

these are blocks 11 & 12

I stayed caught up the entire year until these two blocks.

I just fell behind.

Now, i'll have to trim them all to the same size, and find some sashing for them

either green or red.

I used the same background in all of them, as well as the same color of thread, and used all the same Christmas fabrics throughout.

I'm going to start trimming these and see how they all look together.

This was my first BOM and I loved every minute of it.  Thanks so much Molly!

My first written recipe.

One Dish Italian Chicken with Veggies

I've been making this for about 6 years now.

I used to make it for one serving, and now it's grown to this huge pan.

Let me remind you, I don't like to cook, I don't like to have 3-4 different burners on with something different in each pot.  It's not my style.

I like one pot meals, or one pan meals.

I love my veggies........

And if you do, this is the meal for you....

4-boneless, skinless Italian flavored chicken breasts (or you can use plain)-chunked

4-med. size potatoes, peeled and diced

1-bell pepper, sliced

1-large onion, sliced in half moons

3 Roma tomatoes, quartered

lay it all out on a baking sheet, being sure that it has some small sides

I always line my pan will foil for easier clean up

salt and pepper to your liking

drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil over entire dish

then I add a few tablespoons of butter (you can omit this step)

cover with foil and bake on 350 for 30 mins

after 30 mins take the top foil off and leave in for 15 more mins or until chicken is done

enjoy!

Christmas Stars is Finished!

i really like the way this turned out

i didn't run it through the wash like i wanted too

i don't pre-wash my fabric and i was afraid the red would bleed onto the white

i'll let my mom find out if it bleeds when she needs to wash it, lol

i just quilted around each star

the lone star on the back is the label....

i hope she likes it

she don't really show emotion so it's always hard to tell