Friday, December 30, 2022

Lamb chop dinner


I grew up in cattle country. Beef was king!.
Never had mutton or lamb in the house. Tolorated wool, because it was warm.
So lamb of any sort is a novelty to me. This year, I tried lambs shank. I was told it would stink while and after it cooked. Not true.  I look forward to my next venture with this meat source.
Here is a meal plan that includes the broiled lamb recipe I posted a while back.


Friday, December 16, 2022

My December 15th card

My December 15th card.
I received  the snowman in a swap about 6 or 8 years ago.
The sentiment ia from a card I received last year.
The card base is from a pack of color cardstock from Walmart. I have a slightly smaller card inside that  is from the same pack and is orange, the local school colors





Thursday, December 15, 2022

My December 13th card


I got a bit behind in making cards, this week.
I have been catching up on them today.
Here is my December 13th  card.



Sunday, December 11, 2022

December 10th card


My December 10th card.
The sentiment is from an ad we got in the mail this past week.
The image is from a Cricut Cartridge called The 12 adays of Christnas, I think. I cut them our over 6 years ago.


Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Birthday card I made

Finished, today.
The background came from an old paper pad. It was not large enough on ita own to make a good background so I vcut it with a paper cutter and spread it apart , and lighten it up. It was rather dark looking, to me.
The sentiment  is  plain card stock, die cut and hand stamped.
My gold ibk pads pad came loose, so I improvised for the edges of the sentiment,  by running the edges on the pad at an angle to give it some color. The edge of the background  needed a bit of detail, so I ran a black marker along the edges. But it skipped at one place, so I made a similar  mark on the other side.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Easy Birch Bark Ornament

A Styrofoam ball and some birch bark turn into this Christmas Ornament.

https://colormethrifty.com/birch-bark-christmas-ornamen/

Birch Bark Christmas Ornament


Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

How to Gllitter Acorns

I know, it is the HEAT of Summer, right now.but just think, in just a few weeks, the Acorns and Pince cones are going to start dropping and I am going to want to make things with them.  I am going to ask around if I may pick up the pine cones that are in some people's yards. I can just jump out of the car with my basket or tote and pick up just a few, to bring home.
I love the idea of acorns. Even the fake ones make great decorations.
I can see using a few different colors of glitter for this project, can't you?


https://modpodgerocksblog.com/glitter-acorn-decor/


Glitter Acorns

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Halloween is coming

Yes, I know, it is still a few months away but Halloween is going to be here before we know it. I am looking for yard decorations to put out in our yard. and this one looks like a fun one to slip under our living room window.




I think the only change I might make is to add some  knees to the legs by wrapping the pool noodle with a little tape about halfway up them.  


Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Summer Hat

Great Summer hat project. 


Completed flower hat


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Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Great idea for any season, really


I am going to be making a few of these for this summer, to keep the bugs out of our drinks. 

I can see that using a copy of  family members would help nidify which drink belongs t o who.

 
Patriotic Craft Mason Jar

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Quick update

Just an update. 
I made a Graduation card for Grand daughter. She loved it.
I've been straightening up my crafting corner but it has taken me a while to get to it.  
Gardening has gotten in my way of doing much else.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Halloween in Wonderland Treat Holder

Here is a YouTube video on making a Halloween in Wonderland Treat Holder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3zP9b5DEVU

I know, Who thinks of Halloween in May, right? but why not.  if it's too hot to be outside then why not make decorations for fall or early winter.


Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Friday, April 29, 2022

Card I started this week.

I cet 
Magazines from both our local phone company, a d power company. Sometimes a picture will trim well and fit on a cardboard. I will turn this one. Into a Fathers day card.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

April 17, 2022 Easter


Today is Easter Sunday.
I didn't do any decorating for this holiday, this year.  I put up two "Flower" posters but they are not strictly Easter. Just flowers. We had Dinner at Heathers. Ham, which I brought a lot of home with me, since they do not eat left-overs and there was a lot of ha left on the bone, and I got the bone as well, for a pot of beans I want to make on Tuesday. We colored eggs last night, at her house. 
WE got the Greenhouse put together and put in it's place by the house, but I may move it to the back later. I filled 36 plastic cups with some potting  soil and seed starter mix, and planted some seeds into each cup. They are now in the Greenhouse, sitting in my wagon, waiting to be put on the shelfs. That is my plan to work in in the morning. watering, checks and setting on the shelves. 
After Dinner, just before we left Heather's home. She wanted to know more about the community garden. She wants to help me get the set up and see what she can learn to grown, and she would like to see each box filled. I told her one of the main things we need right now. is filler and soils to plant in. Each box has very little left in them. A lot of soil is needed. She may know someone who can help with that. And no only wants to grow but what we don't need donate to the food bank and, and anything I grow, I want to donate  to the Senior Center.  There are w few more seeds to buy. Onion and zucchini are what I remember she put on the list. She said corn and I an mot adverse to growing corn, but we need some land tilled in order to do that. maybe some potatoes as well. 
I found a small electric tiller that runs off of a battery that is reasonable priced and I am trying to talk Jerry into buying it for me.  Heather mentioned that Mother's day is only three weeks away. So, maybe I will get it for that day.  
It took me two years, but I got the large sind chime restrung. I lost the tound stricker from it, ut the sind paddle has been working just fine for stricking the chimes on it.  I never did get the cards made, but I have that on my list to make later and can give them out, next year.




Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Friday, April 15, 2022

April 15, 2022


It's been a week and it's not over, yet.

We had some windy and heavy rains, and I have forgotten which evening that was. Tuesday, I think.
Jerry had a Heart doctor's appointment on Monday. A couple of med changes. But his heart sounds good and the blood tests look good as well. He has a Ultra sound on Monday, and then another visit with the Cardiologist.  He is still retaining water, so he's on more diuretics. I am thinking that is why his back has been hurting the last few days, It maybe rough on his kidneys. That is one of the questions he is going to ask.

Tuesday, besides the storms, was un-eventful. I started putting the Greenhouse together We got it about half way done and had to stop for the evening. I was getting cold and tired and the weather was not looking good either. We had rain,, just not as much as we had the night before. 
Wednesday, Senior Center, and two new people came in and Dell joined in the Rummy game.  And stayed after lunch to play some more. His daughter joined in putting puzzles together and we may have talked her into joining the card games as well. I was too sore from working on the Greenhouse to work on it so it had to sit for a while. I moved it around to the side of the house to get it out of the way.
Thursday, We finished the Greenhouse. I could do all but the peak of the thing. I am just too short and I can not raise my left arm that high, any more. We left it in the front yard over-night. Weighted the bottom poles of it with rocks to keep the wind from taking off with it.
Today (Friday) Jerry had a different Doctor's appointment, for a shot in his eye. These shots are going to be for the rest of his life. I rode with him, this time. He usually has SETHRA take him, but since it is Good Friday, they are not working outside of Dialysis and Cancer treatment people. So we had to drive in. When we got back and rested a ew minutes,  Jerry fixed one of Heather's push mowers, and then used it to mow where I am keeping the greenhouse, After moving it. I was trying to string a wind chime when he started asking me where it was going. I dropped what I was doing, and not gracefully, but we had it out, and cooled off. then I Moved it where I wanted it. Then he had to move it back out, and mow some more, then put it back. I cut some plastic cups in half. to use for seed starting cups. I cut 36 of them enough for 3 trays worth. the trays are really the tops off of some Deli trays or cake trays from the store and each one holds 12. I planted a few of each of the seeds I have. I still have 6 packets to get a few seeds from and see if the will sprout or not.  I did this, on the porch and put the trays in my folding wagon, to make it easier to get them from the porch to the greenhouse. We were taking Heather's mower back to her, so I just parked the wagon in the greenhouse and will put the trays on the shelves in the morning.

tomorrow, we are going to be busy. In the morning we are helping doing some cleaning of the building where the HAM Radio club has it's quarterly meets.  Just before Noon, He is taking me to the community gardens and I will stay there for about an hour. The weather is getting better, so who knows if we are going to get anyone to show up or are they all going to Easter Egg hunts.  There is a Garden information meeting at the Building the Senior Center is in, but I am not going to it, this time. Unless we get finished quickly at the Gardens. Then I might consider going to that.  Baily has to work until 4. So we will go up to Heather's around 6 to color eggs with her family. We all have lots of fun doing that together each year. Sunday, we will spend most of the day at her home,  If Jerry's legs get to hurting him too much, we will come home early.



Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Sunday, April 10, 2022

April 10, 2022

My crafting has been going very slow, so far this year. I have made a few cards but I have not taken many pictures of them. Mostly I have been trying to set up a work space for crafts and every time I just about have it like I want, it gets cluttered and I have to clean it all up and start over again. 
Today my "Craft" has been to work on my Christmas Gift from my daughter and her family of a Greenhouse. We got about half of the frame up and will finish it tomorrow.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b
    

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Spider Halloween Treat Gift Jars


Posted: 23 Sep 2018 03:12 AM PDT
I thought these Halloween Treat Containers from Recycled Jars would be a cute idea. A large pom-pom and four bump chenille pipe cleaners created a furry spider on top of the lid. I pinched some Trick or Treat ribbon and wrapped the bottom of the front leg around it. A spider ring adds a decoration and an extra little toy. This jar is a small 4oz jar, you could use any size you'd like. And of course they can be filled with the candy of your choice:@)

My spider is kind of floppy and friendly looking...
You can make it spookier by bending the legs up and into more of an upside down V shape.

Directions:
  1. Remove label from jar (if necessary), thoroughly wash and dry jar and lid.
  2. Cut a circle from scrap book paper or construction paper to cover top of lid if desired. I left mine as is.
  3. Create legs from four pipe cleaners. Either hot glue individually to lid, or wrap another pipe cleaner around all four and hot glue that as I did below. 
  4. Use large pom-pom for body/head. Glue it on top of legs. 
  5. Glue googly eyes to pom-pom. 
  6. Add embellishments and decorate jar as desired.



Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.
Garden zone 7b