Tuesday Tipz

If you have an object that won't work by itself in your crafting projects--- make a color copy of it.

For example, when my oldest got married, candy was printed with their names. 
The candy would decay and ruin if I tried to use it the memory books. It would also make the pages too thick.

I randomly placed the candy face down on the color copier, and placed a white sheet of paper over it before I closed the lid.  I used white card stock to print on. 
I then used this paper for background pages.
I also cut the 'trial' pages up as embellishments for other pages.

Almost any object can be copied for interesting pages and craft projects.
(A corsage from a special occasion could be ''preserved" with this technique.)

Since the candy did not cover the entire page, I used this one for embellishments.

Saturday Sayinz

Mychal's Prayer

Lord, take me where 

    You want me to go,

let me meet who You want me 

     to meet,

tell me what You want me to say, 

and keep me out of your way.

Father Mychal Judge, O.F.M.
(Father Mychal, 68, a Franciscan friar and chaplain of the New York Fire Department, was killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks at the World Trade Center while ministering to the victims and rescuers. Catholic Digest, Sept. 2011, page. 41. )

Friday Funnyz

The Toad at Wee Acres:

One evening The Toad found his way into my garage.
The next morning I was going out to find something in the van and he was there just patiently waiting for me to open the big garage door so he could return to his toad family.
It was a bit of a shock to see a toad looking at me,  to say the least.
Today I was watering the plants and filling up the bird swimming pool, when I got to the Hen and Chicks  something jumped up like: "When did it start raining, the sun is out!"
The Toad had made his home in the flower pot.
He will be joining the birds pecking on my door asking for a cool drink with an umbrella and slice of lemon(as one of our loyal readers suggested!)

Thursday Treatz

Easiest-Ever Peanut Butter Cookies

From Woman's Day

These four-ingredient cookies can’t be beat: They’re made entirely of pantry ingredients and contain no dairy or flour. If you like a little texture, opt for chunky peanut butter.

By Woman's Day Kitchen

Nutritional Information
(per serving)

Calories	33
Total Fat	2g
Saturated Fat	0
Cholesterol	3mg
Sodium	35mg
Total Carbohydrate	3g
Dietary Fiber	0
Sugars	--
Protein	1g
Calcium	--

Serves: 60 Edit

Total Time: 35 min

Prep Time: 25 min

Ingredients

U.S.

Metric

• 1 cup(s) chunky or creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup(s) packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat all ingredients in a large bowl until fully incorporated.
3. Drop level teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1 1/2 in. apart. Bake until the cookies are puffed and starting to lightly brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Wednesday Websitz

Here is a great blogsite for all who love to Organize! Click on the following link:

iheartorganizing.blogspot.com

Tuesday Tipz

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The new idea book catalogs are now available, all I can say is AWESOME!

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Happy Craftin!

Monday Make-Itz

Keep an open mind to interesting craft opportunities.
This recently happened with an instant bird bath.

I brought home a non-working concrete fountain from my folk's house.
It sat  as I 'pondered' what to do with it.
Finally I asked to have the base and the large concrete bowl put in the center of our crop circle a.k.a. the place where an above ground pool once lived.
I filled it with water hoping it didn't have a crack or a leak. No leaks!
I also added some cut hosta stems to attract more birds.
After a few days, I looked out to see a large robin doing the back stroke in the new birdie spa!

Of course, now I have one more daily chore--the silly (or smart) birds won't use the birdbath until it has been cleaned out and fresh water added! Before long, the birds will probably be pecking on my door ordering a cold drink with a little umbrella!