Am patiently working through the office/craft room, cleaning out and getting rid of things that I just have becaue they were a "good deal"-I am passing them on to someone else. I took a break this afternoon and went to the antique mall just to look around-yeah right! After looking through the entire mall I came out with, an antique train case which will be used to carry my art supplies to and from class-I really need to reduce the amount of stuff I drag to class! I also picked up four vintage stamps for my collection, a beautiful glass jar to showcase them in, an old sewing basket to display my small chubby books in, a Boyd's Bear statue to add to my collection, and a two tier french rack (I love this I just don't know where I'm going to put it yet!). I even bought a couple of Halloween things, a runner and small halloween plaque-all in all, a good shopping trip.
I have no art classes this weekend so I can devote most of my energy to finishing up the organization of the office/craft room-still lots to do, but I know I will feel a sense of accomplishment once it is done-
Here is another receipe I tried this week for a silent auction/bake sale we had at work-these are easy peasey and so deliciuous. I know I got this recipe off the internet, but I don't remember which site to give credit to.
Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Cookie Stackers
7 tbls softened butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy p-butter (I use chunky)
1 egg
1 tbls pure vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Cap'n Crunch Cereal, crushed with rolling pin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars until well
combined. Beat in peanut butter until combined then beat in the egg and vanilla.
2. In a large bowl mix the flower and salt. Slowly add to wet ingredients on slow speed. Add in Cap'n Crunch Cereal until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. With the tines of a fork, press gently forming a criss cross shape over tops. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until baked to your liking.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
Hope you enjoy this one. I still need to take come pictures of projects, and download all of the pictures onto the computer to upload them here.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
I'm Getting Better...
About my blog, it has only been not quite a month since my last post. I have not reached my inteneded goal of at least once a week, but I guess I have to start with baby steps!
I have been so busy lately. I have taken six classes in the last month and will post pictures once I remember to move them from the camera to the computer. On Sunday, when the cable guy came to switch over my phone service and internet, he needed to get into the off/craft room-yeah right! So I pulled everything off the floor and into the livingroom. I then proceeded to clean out, get rid of trash, get bags ready to donate and also donate to the upcoming silent auction at work. At the end of four hours, I had six bags of trash (why do I keep some of the things I do!), four bags to donate to GW and two bags of stuff for the silent auction. I sometimes wonder why I buy supplies that I have no use for-my only explanation is that they were on SALE! Anyway, I am still working through putting all the stuff away and then I can start on another pile of "stuff" that I pulled out of the room almost a year ago that has been in the garage that long. Which makes me wonder, do I really need these things if I haven't used them in all this time? Anyway, it felt good to finally make some progress. I even thanked the cable guy for motivating me to do a job I had put off for quite a while.
I now can get to the things for my art classes that I want without having to try and figure out what I did with those things-and then just buying more because it is easier.
Anyway, I am now looking forward to working on some projects to get ready for Christmas. Mostly, sewing and the grandkids birthday presents. I think I was totally unmotivated because of the mess I had in the room. I am starting to actually want to craft at home now.
On another note, I have dediced to go back to clogging after an almost ten year absence. I am in need of serious exercise for before and after my surgery and just the work exercise unmotivates me! But, I do like to dance, so, that will be my form of exercise.
Until Later-
I have been so busy lately. I have taken six classes in the last month and will post pictures once I remember to move them from the camera to the computer. On Sunday, when the cable guy came to switch over my phone service and internet, he needed to get into the off/craft room-yeah right! So I pulled everything off the floor and into the livingroom. I then proceeded to clean out, get rid of trash, get bags ready to donate and also donate to the upcoming silent auction at work. At the end of four hours, I had six bags of trash (why do I keep some of the things I do!), four bags to donate to GW and two bags of stuff for the silent auction. I sometimes wonder why I buy supplies that I have no use for-my only explanation is that they were on SALE! Anyway, I am still working through putting all the stuff away and then I can start on another pile of "stuff" that I pulled out of the room almost a year ago that has been in the garage that long. Which makes me wonder, do I really need these things if I haven't used them in all this time? Anyway, it felt good to finally make some progress. I even thanked the cable guy for motivating me to do a job I had put off for quite a while.
I now can get to the things for my art classes that I want without having to try and figure out what I did with those things-and then just buying more because it is easier.
Anyway, I am now looking forward to working on some projects to get ready for Christmas. Mostly, sewing and the grandkids birthday presents. I think I was totally unmotivated because of the mess I had in the room. I am starting to actually want to craft at home now.
Until Later-
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