Happy Easter!

Latestet Sewing Room Updates

I thought I would show

a few things I've been working on

before the 'big reveal'.

This shelf was in 

Justin's room

full of stickers

and trophy's and things.

(and I'm sorry...again..for the lopsided pics.

I have no idea why it does this)

And here is 

what it looks like 

now:

And again...sorry for making you crank your head!

I painted it white and glued on some

decorative wood pieces to

kind of dress it up.

I sprayed the handles

with a silver metallic spray paint.

I think it turned out 

nicely.

Here are a few close ups of the shelves.

The beautiful cross stitch was done

by my sweet sister, Sarah.

And here is another shelf.

 

Some close-ups

 

 

While I was cleaning out

containers and other goodies,

I came across the old thread

spools I got from my grandparents auction

a few years ago.  I put them in this 

jar...but I have to say, I am

loving the little pin that was in there.

When I went to JoAnn's a few weeks ago

I bought the letter "C".  Do you 

think I should have bought a vowel?  LOL

So...being so inspired by my

blogger friend, Melissa, to 

break out the Mod Podge, 

and a bit of glitter.

I turned my "C" into this:

This is my first attempt at

Mod Podge and I have

to say that I really enjoyed it!

I hope you've enjoyed the latest

tour!  And I hope it inspires to bring

out some creativity in your day.

Thanks for visiting!

xoxo

Cindy

Sewing Room Upate

Hello!

I thought I would let you know

that my room is finished.

But I'm thinking the fixing up part

is a whole lot easier

than the moving in part.

So these are the final photo's 

I'll show until I'm all

moved in and decorated.

And just to show what I've moved in....

JUST FROM UNDER MY CUTTING TABLE!

YIKES!!!

It's always fun to redo something

in this house.

Our home was built in the 1870's,

so we keep hoping that someday

we'll find some awesome treasure.

You never know!

I also wanted to share this amazing 

pancake recipe with you.

Since my family has been good 

about helping me with my room,

I thought I would make them a 

hearty Sunday morning breakfast

.(Yes...I did skip church, but I did 

say my prayers!)

I found this in a magazine, however,

I don't remember which one!

It's Naomi Judd's blueberry pancakes.

2 eggs, separated

1-1/2 c sifted flour

2-1/4 baking powder

3 T sugar

3/4 tsp salt

1 c buttermilk

3 T butter, melted

1 cup fresh, or frozen thawed blueberries

In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; set aside.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder,

sugar and salt.

Beat egg yolks in a medium bowl;

add buttermilk and melted butter.

Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients; mix until batter is smooth,

and stir in blueberries.  Fold in beaten egg whites.

Bake on a hot greased griddle.  

Makes 12 pancakes

And of course, even though I'm trying hard

not to make a lot of processed foods,

you can have pancakes without:

Little Smokies are just a given.

Just so you know, the pancakes

are a bit time consuming,

however, they are very much worth the effort.

My husband normally eats

two pancakes at the most.

Today...he ate four!

Enjoy!

xoxo

Cindy

Sewing Room Update

Hello!  

We are almost done

with my new room.

I CANNOT WAIT!

But my husband reminded me

not to rush the finishing.

People get too excited for the finished product

and start to slack at the end.

So I will listen....ugh.

Here's another sneak peak of what's to come.

This is the old floor (that was underneath the carpet...YUCK!)

 

And here is what the new floor

is looking like.

I am completely in love

with everything that is taking place.

My sewing machine REALLY misses me.

But it will love it's new home.

So while the floor was bare

I thought I would go ahead and paint Justin's 

old, old dresser.

It went from this

 

To this

And I'm sorry if you have to look at this

 lop-sided.  I rotated the pictures

before I downloaded them,

but for some reason

they decided to 

fall over again.

Go figure....

But if you have any tidbits

on how to get this right side up,

I would sure appreciate it!

Hopefully by Monday

I'll have pictures of a finished room!

Keep your fingers crossed!

I promised you a recipe,

so here's one I think you will enjoy.

It's from Giada De Laurentis.

Photo and recipe are from

Foodnetwork.com.

Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Garlic Mayonnaise

Ingredients

• 5 sweet potatoes, cut into about 1 by 5-inch "fries"
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the sweet potato "fries" on a foil-lined baking sheet and toss with the olive oil. Bake until golden, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile combine the basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. In another small bowl combine the mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice, and stir to combine.

When the sweet potato fries come out of the oven, sprinkle with the basil salt. Serve with the garlic mayonnaise alongside for dipping.

Doesn't that sound delish?

Let me know if you try it!

xoxo

Cindy

Sewing Room Sneak Peak & Doll Quilt Swap

I'm sorry for the blurry picture here,

but remember this room?

At one time 

it belonged to 

my youngest son, Justin.

But he left for college.

It's now being transformed

into my new sewing room. 

Here's a sneak peak of the same area:

What do you think?

I am SO loving it!

Tonight I finished all the painting.

My husband and son did the electrical work

(put additional outlets in and

a new ceiling fan).

Now we just have to

take care of the floor

then I can start to move in!

Below is the fabric I

purchased for my curtains.

Oh yeah....

Total chic room!

No boys allowed!

LOL

I also participated in a doll quilt swap

at Once Upon a Quilt.  Here's the quilt I made

my swap partner, Kris:

I was very happy with how this came out.

But when I got mine,

I just didn't have words

for how much I love it.

All hand stitched.

Absolutely beautiful!!

This will definitely have

a special place in my new

sewing room.

I know I said I would be posting 

a recipe, and one is coming.

I have just been driving 

myself crazy working on my new room.

But I have a good one for you

in the next couple days.

I hope this finds you well

and happy!

xoxo

New Space in Progress & Freckled Whimsy!

New Space in Progress & Freckled Whimsy!

 

Remember my sweet little sewing room?

This was my favorite space in the whole world.

Take note of the charm pack quilt along

from Freckled Whimsy.

This is an older picture,

cause that top is now sewn together.  LOL

 This is my sewing room now.

YIKES!

 

 Because I moved all the stuff 

from this space (below)

to my old sewing room,

cause I'm getting a new one!

YEEHAW!

 Don't let these picture fool you.

Our youngest son left for college last summer.

He's going 3 years all year round.

We had a talk because I wanted

to make sure he was OK with the switch.

(who am I kidding? I wanted to make sure I was OK)

It took me a long time for that conversation.

Cause he's my baby.

And I don't want to see him grow up.

You know what I mean.

I do, but I don't.

But I am so proud of him.

 So, my Mr. Neat Freak left me a mess when 

he moved out.

Yep...sure did.

I didn't touch anything until over the weekend.

And moved all that I could to my 'old' sewing room.

So I can work on my 'new' sewing room.

Now it's all cleaned out and ready

to become a new, creative space.

I could have had everything look all 

neat and tidy.

But then you wouldn't feel that sorry for me.

Because it wouldn't look like I had a lot

of work ahead of me.

LOL

I read the sign that's in my dining room

every time I walk by it.

Just to remind myself

I can handle this big task.

So I'll put my big girl panties on

and get my groove going.

Soon, I will have one 

kick-butt space.

And Justin will have a new room 

to snuggle in when he comes home 

to visit.

And I have to give a shout out to my

sweet mommy.

For the last 3 weeks, she has made

my family supper every Thursday.

And I'm not talking like a pizza

or something like that.

I'm talkin cheesey potatoes,

lasagna, meatballs,

round steak, potato salad,

green bean casserole

and dessert

dessert

dessert.

It is has all been DELISH!

Thank you, mom!!!

AND...you'll have to check out my Midwest Hottie's blog, KarrieLyne at

Freckled Whimsy

She featured one of the ideas

I learned from our last quilting retreat!

Oh Yeah

(Picture the Kool-Aid guy here)

She's the bomb!!

And I also have to give kudos to 

one of my other favorite's,

Melissa,
from 100billionstars.
She's just amazing.

More to come as my room progresses.
So keep checking back!
I also have some new recipes to share.
I'll have those up this weekend.
Please come back for a visit soon!
xoxo

Latest Happenings

It's been a great week.

Tuesday night we went to take Justin

out for supper.  He's a broke college student you know.

It was really a great family night

and we are all so proud of him.

Next month when we go visit him

we're going to the Flying Wienie.

Yep.

You read that right.

I guess they have really good hot dogs.

Pictures will follow after that visit!

Fo sho!

LOL

So one of our Christmas gifts from Jesse & Catie

was a home cooked meal.

You just can't beat that!

It was amazing.

They did this for us last year too.

As a matter of fact,

the stuffed pepper recipe

in the recipe tab

is from Catie.

Only her's were WAY better.

She is an outstanding cook.

Jesse is one lucky fella!

Here are a few pictures of them 

preparing our meal, which was

Ham Balls

Y.U.M.M.Y.

and the shrimp& bacon appetizer Jesse made...

W.O.W.

We are lucky parents!!

And my little babies

just waiting

for something to drop

:o)

Until the next adventure

keep lookin up!

xoxo