Today's featured shop is The Sunflower Cupboard. Pat specializes in decorative painting on various surfaces.
Primitive Ginger Snowman
Be sure and visit Pat's shop to see all her handmades.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSunflowerCupboard
Friday, December 13, 2013
Today's Featured Shop -- The Sunflower Cupboard
Today's featured shop is The Sunflower Cupboard. Pat specializes in decorative painting on various surfaces.
Primitive Ginger Snowman
Be sure and visit Pat's shop to see all her handmades.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSunflowerCupboard
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Witches Stitches - The Best Bread
I have to apologize. I am so busy finishing Christmas orders,
(not complaining), that I did not have the time to do a sewing related topic. I
promise after the holidays I will be back to that. For this week I want to
share one of my favorite bread recipes. This
is so easy to make. The great part about this bread is the different ways you
can make it. It is wonderful warm out of the oven, but the other great thing
about it is, it makes the best toast the next morning. It is like a meal in itself.
Beer Bread
3 cups self-rising flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
Whatever else you choose to add – I will have suggestions after the directions.
1 - 12oz bottle of beer (the alcohol does bake out, and you do not taste the beer)
Combine the flour, sugar and whatever your other choice of ingredient is. When well blended pour in the entire bottle of beer at once. Mix until blended and all dry ingredients are combined.
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees
Butter the bottom and sides of a loaf pan
Pour combined ingredients into buttered loaf pan place in the center of your oven and bake for 55 to 60 min.
The top will be golden brown when done.
Remove from oven do not remove from pan, coat the top crust with butter and let cool about 10 min. To remove from pan just flip pan over and shake a bit the loaf will come right out. If it sticks a bit just run a knife around the inside of the pan between the bread and side. Then flip and shake again.
Now for the best part, you can add almost anything you want to this bread depending on what you are serving it with.
Here are some suggestions; you can use any one of these at a time:
A full tablespoon of dried herbs:
Sundried tomatoes (Top the crust with olive oil instead of butter)
These are the things I have used, I am sure there are many others. When I make it with the sweet ingredients I serve it the next morning as toast. This is great if you have overnight guests. It is so good with coffee or tea. I make a loaf the night before. When it is done I put the butter and sugar on the top then just let it sit in the loaf pan until morning. I sit mine in my microwave just to keep it safe from the cat. My cat loves bread. Yea, who would have thought.
Beer Bread
3 cups self-rising flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
Whatever else you choose to add – I will have suggestions after the directions.
1 - 12oz bottle of beer (the alcohol does bake out, and you do not taste the beer)
Combine the flour, sugar and whatever your other choice of ingredient is. When well blended pour in the entire bottle of beer at once. Mix until blended and all dry ingredients are combined.
Pre heat oven to 375 degrees
Butter the bottom and sides of a loaf pan
Pour combined ingredients into buttered loaf pan place in the center of your oven and bake for 55 to 60 min.
The top will be golden brown when done.
Remove from oven do not remove from pan, coat the top crust with butter and let cool about 10 min. To remove from pan just flip pan over and shake a bit the loaf will come right out. If it sticks a bit just run a knife around the inside of the pan between the bread and side. Then flip and shake again.
Now for the best part, you can add almost anything you want to this bread depending on what you are serving it with.
Here are some suggestions; you can use any one of these at a time:
2 cups of finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese (great for
serving with chicken)
2 cups of dried cranberries (After you butter the crust sprinkle
a full tablespoon of sugar on the top too)
2 cups of raisins (After you butter the crust sprinkle a full
tablespoon of sugar on the top too)A full tablespoon of dried herbs:
Rosemary (Top the crust with olive oil instead of butter)
DillSundried tomatoes (Top the crust with olive oil instead of butter)
These are the things I have used, I am sure there are many others. When I make it with the sweet ingredients I serve it the next morning as toast. This is great if you have overnight guests. It is so good with coffee or tea. I make a loaf the night before. When it is done I put the butter and sugar on the top then just let it sit in the loaf pan until morning. I sit mine in my microwave just to keep it safe from the cat. My cat loves bread. Yea, who would have thought.
The best way to make this bread into toast: I know, I know how hard can toast be, but I
have found the best way is to slice the bread about a half inch thick. This is a
dense bread so after it is cool for a while it will slice easily with a good
bread knife. Put it directly on the rack of a toaster over and toast it a
little darker than med. When it starts to brown take it out and put butter on
it right away. I find if you wait it may get a touch dry. You can also add tart
jam also. So good!!
When serving it with dinner serve it warm, just slice and
serve and watch it disappear.
I hope you give this simple bread a try. Nobody will know
how easy it is and it looks like you really fussed. Thank you for reading and if you have questions
give me a shout.
Thanks, Faith
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Handmade Spotlight - Golden Sunshine
With all the colder temperatures some warm sunshine is in order... A Splash of Golden Sunshine, that is.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Christmas Candy Ornament
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! It is also a great time to make handmade ornaments. These fun and quick tree ornaments are easy to make and can be eaten or just add to your tree.
What you will need:
What you will need:
- 1 package of peppermint candies candies
- 1 package of red hot cinnamon candy's or other red round candies
- 1 can of frosting
- 1 strip of Christmas ribbon
How you make it:
1. Unwrap as many peppermint candies as you wish. You can make a small wreath or a large wreath.
2. Place a dab of frosting to act as "glue" between each peppermint (make sure you put enough frosting to make sure they are glued)
3. Glue small red candies to the wreath with the frosting.
4. Let the wreath sit for a couple hours to allow frosting to harden.
5. Once the wreath has hardened, tie Christmas ribbon on to hang from the tree.
Now you can hang it on the tree or if you want eat it! This is a good craft project that you can do with your kids or grandkids!
Have fun! :)
Colleen
Monday, December 9, 2013
Jacquie's Up-Cycle Nation: Supply List
All crafters know there is no such thing as too many supplies. These Etsy up-cyclers have just the right item for that special handmade project.
The perfect vintage photo can be found at VeetzyInnovations. Instant downloads means a speedy trip from inspiration to work table.
Etsy up-cyclers often share their supplies alongside their finished pieces. ChartaAnthology offers stunning, one of a kind journals certain to inspire!
Recycled fibers and remnants gather at JoiedeWeave. Pick up everything from trim to completed pieces in this Etsy shop.
EthelusVintage offers fabulous ephemera at affordable prices. Check out how this Etsy up-cycler uses paper goods in creative ways.
Button, Button... Who has the button? AddVintage does! In all shapes and sizes! Find the perfect embellishment for the final touch here.
LOVE & UP-CYCLE NATION!!
Jacquie Wheeler
Hand of Bela Peck
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