Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Picnic Recipes

Last week we got all our supplies for our picnic so now we need to get the food ready so this week I thought I would share picnic recipe with you and when I thought about a good place to get recipes for this I thought of.......yep, your right.......Pinterest!

So here are a few recipes for your picnic.....



First, what is one of the most eaten foods at a picnic....chicken! And this Crispy Picnic Chicken from Taste Of Home looks pretty simple to make and I am all about easy and simple. :)

From Taste Of Home

Next of course you need to have potato salad and Mother Thyme has this great recipe. I have a good potato salad recipe also and I will be sharing that with you in the next few weeks so stay tuned. In the meantime you can check this recipe out. 

And of course we need to have something to wash down all this food so how about strawberry lemonade from The Frugal Girls. This will hit the spot. :)

Now we need to top the picnic off with dessert and the number one dessert at a picnic is of course.............watermelon! Look at this great idea of how to serve watermelon. The kids would get a kick out of doing this! 

Now if you want to do a little something special with your picnic for the kids how about this idea I found at Hotel F&B. What a neat idea! Now if I had a beach to go to and the grandkids around maybe we could do this, but up north here picnicking on the beach is not an option as it is wayyyyyyyyyyy to cold even in the summer. :)

So since July is only half over there is still plenty of time to do picnics so get those picnic baskets out and filled with food and head out to wherever you want to go to have a picnic.

Happy Eating!

Colleen :)

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Jacquie's Up-Cycle Nation: Carnival Love

Summer entertainment isn't complete without the annual circus or small town carnival.  From the billowing tents to the side show curiosities, all eyes are wide open in wonder and amazement.   These Etsy up-cycle artists have circus-inspired work perfect for preserving the summer side show vibe year round!

Lights are on under the Big Top every night with a light box night light from
The Rekindled Page! Check out this Etsy artist's vast selection of vintage dictionary prints to compliment the circus theme.

Party cupcakes take center stage in a tiered circus tent stand!  Once the festivities are over, let the kiddos use the stand in their own small scale circus play.  Pick up this cutie and all the coordinating party papers at  iFavor123.

Carnival themed necklaces keep the curiosity magic alive! Take a walk on the wild side at Wicked Crafts where hand-crafted jewelry mingles with intriguing vintage gems. 

Bring the Side Show home with vintage images from Dark Shadows 13.  Mingle modern memorabilia with the true flavor of old time oddities for carnival fans of all ages!

Liven up the décor with this whimsical circus-themed table from Amy Industries. All tables dream of being up-cycled into such a family-fun phenom!



For more circus style fun search recycled circus on Etsy.

LOVE  &  UP-CYCLE NATION!!

Jacquie Wheeler

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Sunday Blog Party - Christmas in July!

Welcome to our Sunday Blog Party. We would love to have you show us your handmade items for Christmas in July.

You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops or your blog.

The rules are simple:
1. Follow our blog
2. Handmade items only.
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 - Weed Be Gone!!!

If you are like me you love your wonderful lawn and beautiful gardens. The thing I can’t stand are the WEEDS!!. Getting down and weeding is something I choose not to do. In my gardens I laid down a layer of weed cloth so no weed grow. This works very for my gardens, but for the rest of my yard I am not one to use weed killer that is all toxic chemicals. It is so bad for the environment. You may think you are only spraying the weeds between you stepping stones, but really you are spreading poison throughout your yard. This could affect all the wildlife.  

Here is a weed killer you can make in no time and it is kinder to the environment. Mix together the vinegar and the salts. Then add in the soap. Mix slowly, don’t shake or you will have a bucket full of bubbles.

Now put the mixture into a spray bottle and spray your weeds. Be careful it will kill whatever you spray it on. It is best to use a bottle with a fine spray so you can direct the spray. You can get these most hardware stores.

1 Gallon of vinegar

2 cups of Epson salts
¼ cup Dawn dish soap (original blue)

 

The environment thanks you.

 

 

Handmade Spotlight - Witches

Are you thinking about Halloween yet? This cute Witch Treasury will get you started if you're not thinking about it yet. You can see it all by CLICKING HERE.

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