Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: New Recipe

We were getting tired of the same old things for dinner so I went on a mission for new recipes and was overwhelmed by the amount of recipes you can find on the web! I have been trying a lot of them and hubby keeps asking "why are we not repeating any of the new one's...we just keep trying new one's".....go figure!

I thought I would start sharing some of the recipes I have found and have been making. Today is Old Fashioned Salisbury Steak. I will give you the recipe as it is suppose to be. Since there are only the two of us, I usually have to cut the recipe down for us. 

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 package Lipton's French Onion Soup Mix
• 1/2 cup cracker crumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 (.75-ounces each) packets of brown gravy mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 can mushrooms (I use fresh mushrooms sliced)
• Egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes, as the side ( I use hunk boiled potatoes)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Make hamburger patties using ground beef, cracker crumbs, egg and soup mix.

Fry or grill until patties are browned on both sides.

While the hamburgers are cooking; in a bowl mix together the dry gravy mix, water, as needed on the back of gravy instruction, and sour cream. Mix to combine. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray and lay cooked patties in the pan.

Cover the patties with the sour cream and gravy mixture. Bake covered for 30-40 minutes, turning patties halfway through.

Now mine don't look near as nice as they do on the original recipe, but they are very good. Maybe as time goes I will get better at making the pictures look more appetizing. :)

Happy eating! :)

Colleen 

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Jacquie's Up-Cycle Nation: Who's Your Daddy?

June 15 is Dad's time to shine! 
Whether he's serious or goofy, sporty or sophisticated, show Dad some love with handsome offerings from these Etsy up-cycle artists!

Dad earns first place in every kid's heart! Surprise him with a repurposed vintage trophy to display the honor year round. Snap up this award from LastCentury.

 Dads crave items made by the up-cycling genius of couchguitarstraps! Masculinity meets eco-cool!  Choose from guitar straps, key chains, and cases all made of at least 25% up-cycled materials.

Help Dad keep his best face forward with luxurious shave products handmade in Cork, Ireland!  Drksoapcompany uses ingredients from sustainable sources, no chemicals and never tested on animals.  Go Dr. K!

Metal and leather are right on trend this Father's Day!  Personalize a key chain just for him at JessicaNdesigns.

 Rugged yet sophisticated, this flask wrapped in up-cycled leather by Gx2homegrown screams ultra-cool Dad! Favorite this truly unique Etsy store for frequent shopping for every occasion!

For more fabulous up-cycled Father's Day gifts search upcycled dad on Etsy.

LOVE  &  UP-CYCLE NATION!

Jacquie Wheeler

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Sunday Blog Party - Show Us Your Handmade Items

Welcome to our Sunday Blog Party. We would love to have you show us what you are making.

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The rules are simple:
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3. You may list up to 3 items each week.
4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops,  post about it on your  blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.
Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.
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Witches Stitches – Bear Making

I have made bears in the past, but I always made them out of fur. I can’t stand using fur. As I said last week I have made one out of fabric. I used a vintage piece of feed sack fabric. I decided I wanted to use a heavier weight fabric, something with texture to it. I did not want to use plain muslin. I then decided on a pattern I chose one by Sweet Meadows Farm. You can get them on etsy as an instant download.

Here are the easy steps to making this bear.
Step 1 – Choose your pattern. Trace and cut out pattern pieces from freezer paper.

Step 2 - Iron you pattern on a doubled piece of fabric. Make sure you place the paper shinny side down on your fabric. The paper will stick to the fabric and all you have to do is sew around it.

Step 3 – After you have sewn around the pattern pieces, remove the paper and cut the pieces out. Now turn to the right side and stuff and assemble the bear as per the pattern’s instruction.

Step 4 – Give our bear a personality. When you put his head on make sure you atilt it a bit. This Twill give your bear an expression.

Sep 6 – Here is a pic of him done but no dyed or any eyes, nose or mouth. Now take the bear and add a nose and eyes, I use tiny rusty bells, for his eyes, you can use whatever you choose.

Step 7 – Dye your bear, you can use Walnut Ink or tea for this. After he dried I sanded him with a fine grit sandpaper.

I added a cheesecloth tie around his neck and he is done.

I will have to start making bears again. I love the way they turn out. What do you think?

...and now for a shameless plug for me, he will be listed on etsy tomorrow afternoon.

Handmade Spotlight - My Sunflower Friends

Don't you just love sunflowers? I sure do! Today I'm featuring a whole group of handmade sunflowers. You can see all of them up close by CLICKING HERE.

 

Please stop by again soon!

Deena Davis

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