Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Greetings to all! These square cards are 5.25" x 5.25" but under the 1/4" thickness limit. Don't' forget to use the surcharge plus postage if mailing.

Project supplies are from Paper Wishes: Rich & Spicy paper and ribbons, 3-D Papier Tole die cuts, foam squares for dimension and card size of your choice.

Christmas Cards-Cricut Class 11-11

I made these 3 Christmas Cards at the November Cricut Club Class that I've been going to...The Cartridge of the month is "Winter's in the Air Holiday". Had a great time!

Key Lime Pie

Yummy!!! I made a Key Lime Pie today with a Meringue top! Can't wait to have a piece when I get home from work! Pulled the last few limes off of my tree to make this.....and made the crust from scratch too!  CLICK TO ENLARGE PHOTO 

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients:
Graham Cracker Crust
1 1/4 cups Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
5 T. margarine, melted

Mix above ingredients well and press into the bottom and sides of an 8 inch pie tin. Bake @ 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Filling
3 egg yolks
2 t. lime zest
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
2/3 cup freshly squeezed Key Lime juice, or store-bought

Beat egg yolks and lime zest with an electric mixer in a mixing bowl for 5 minutes on high speed. Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat an additional 3 to 4 minutes until thick. Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the lime juice just until mixed in good....no longer. Pour the mixture into the baked pie shell and bake for 10 minutes @ 350 degrees. Cool on a wire rack. You can top with Cool Whip or Freshly prepared whipped cream, or top with meringue like in the picture above. See below for whipped topping and meringue instructions.

Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy or whipping cream chilled
2 T. confectioners sugar
Whip the cream and the confectioners sugar until nearly stiff. Spoon onto pie.

Meringue Baked Topping
4 egg whites
1/2 t. cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar

Whip with electric mixer the egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar on medium speed. Beat for 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and stiff glossy peaks form. (I didn't beat mine for 4 minutes). Spread over pie sealing to the edges of the crust to prevent shrinkage. Use the back of a spoon to create little curly peaks. Bake an additional 13-15 minutes to brown on the middle rack in the oven set to 350 degrees. Don't burn the top. Let cool for 3 hours before cutting. ENJOY!

Christmas Tree with Nesting Scallops

This was definitely a fun Christmas Tree to make (all 3 pictured at the bottom of this post)...thanks to Julie from my Wishful Scrapbooking Group for sharing this link with the directions on how to make this project.

http://lifestylecrafts.com/blog/nestingscallopstree/


I thought it would be more sturdy to use these paper mache boxes I bought at the craft store for the base. I painted them, and brushed some stickles over them to make them sparkle as well as brushing stickles on the tree branch edges for the sparkle.

I cut and laid out my scalloped tree parts to get the colors in the order that I wanted them, using all paper from my stash and scraps.

Here are the 3 trees I made using 3 of the pedestals I just finished making...I'm having fun crafting but not getting a whole lot else done.

Pedestals for Home Decorating!

This was a fun project! I hope you get make some & enjoy it as much as I did!

Supplies:

1. Glass or ceramic dinner plate (can use any shape and size as well as bowls)
2. Sundae glass,andlesticks (can be any size you choose. I even used a shot glass)
3. Quik Steel Epoxy ( or something simular, available at Hobby Lobby or other craft stores), a
4. Paper plate, & plastic spoon or craft stick
5. Rustoleum 2x Coverage spray paint (I used Krylon)
6. Paper doilies (optional)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Prepare your plates, sundae glasses &/or candlesticks by:

1. Cleaning them thoroughly and letting them dry completely. If you are doing more than one, decide which plate will be matched up with which base. You want a variety of heights. I started out going to the local thrift store looking for glass candle holders, dessert cups, plates etc...that looked good together to form my pedestals.

2. Take the epoxy from the packaging. Squeeze into a paper plate, about a dime-size of each part of the epoxy. Quickly mix together with the end of a plastic spoon or craft stick. You will feel it generate heat as it mixes. Use the end of the spoon or craft stick to place the epoxy around the bottom of your glass or candlestick – whatever end will be attached to the plate. Try to be neat but this epoxy will pretty much be covered up by spray paint so don’t worry about being perfect. Place it in the center of your plate and place something heavy on top (like books) to exert pressure.

3. Using a large cardboard box to catch the over overspray, place your pedestal face-down in the box. Spray the pedestal completely and generously with Rustoleum 2x Coverage spray paint. Let dry. Turn the pedestal over and spray paint the top of your pedestal. Let it dry. Touch up any spots you missed and let it dry completely before using.

These were so easy to make...and I was able to get them glued and sprayed, and put away all in the same day. I can't wait to Decorate for Christmas now...I may use a couple on my kitchen table and spread the rest out thru the house...will just have to see. I also thought of buying some decorative wreaths or outside candle decorations for setting on the plates and putting my candls or decorations inside that...and the more I think about it I want to go out and buy more dishes and make more to use for different seasons...or I may just respray paint these...the possibilities are endless...have fun!!!