School dance ask/answer ideas

Brady asked when I wasnt home, so I dont have pictures of his asking. He wanted to ask by getting Crush soda and saying I'd be "crush"ed if you didnt go to the dance with me, but he couldnt find the soda, so he got some cry baby candy and said I would be a Cry Baby if you didnt go to the dance with me.

This is her response.

I think he unwrapped 4 boxes inside of boxes. There were pop rocks as he unwrapped too.

In the last box was rocks. The note says: Id be dumber than a box of rocks if I didnt say YES!

Young Women gifts

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. Life just got too busy.
I am in the Stake Young Women's presidency. We are making these as gifts for girls who earn their personal progress...get it? "Purse"onal Progress. Inside are 8- 3x3 cards, one for each value. (to see what the purse looks like with cards inside, see this post) Each card is decorated in the color of the value and there's a little quote about the value on the card. The girls have really liked these. We also give them to leaders who earn theirs as well. Cute huh?

I was trying to get ahead so I made several on this day.

I used Die Cuts with a View paper stack (La Creme) and ribbon. Easy to make, just time consuming.

Thanks for stopping by, Ill try to update more often.

6x6 tiles

I thought I had already uploaded these. I made some 6x6 tiles like my 4x4 coasters, but I put the 6x6 tiles in a stand to display them. This is what I came up with for these.

The snowman pattern is from the "I Believe" book by Art to Heart. It's a quilt book. I used Echo Park papers on this.

This Santa pattern came from the same book. I used Basic Grey papers on this one.

and this one came from the book as well. I used Basic Grey papers for this one.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to your family from ours!

More tile coaster designs

Here are the other designs I made for the tile coasters.

I love this little penguin. He was made from a pattern by Kaylas Kreations. I dont know where you can find these patterns anymore...she has taken her site down.

This reindeer is one I saw in an idea book a couple of years ago. I think they used a coaster from a restaurant to make the head...I just paper pieced it.

I dont remember where I found this pattern, but they are cute huh?

Hope you like my ideas. Leave me a comment so I know you stopped by :)

Christmas Coasters

I dont know if you remember the tile coasters I made back in March, but I decided to make some Christmas sets. Here is one of the sets I have made (there's more I'll show you later).

I used Basic Grey papers on it. I pieced one and copied them like I did before so it would be quicker and less bulky. I hope the people receiving these will enjoy them.
I'll share the rest with you later.

Happy Holidays!

Amish Friendship Bread

Amish Friendship Bread Recipe

For your start:

Mix 1 cup milk

1 cup flour and

1 cup sugar in a NON metal bowl or gallon baggie (I personally use the baggie...just squish it all together to mix it).

Leave alone on counter for 2-5 days

Day 6 stir it (if in bowl, or squish it in baggie)

Day 7 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk then mix.

Day 8-9 mix (stir or squish)

Day 10 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk

Today is the day you can take out 1 cup of starter for baking and give 1 cup to a friend. Maintain starter.

These are the directions I give to friends with a start.

Do not use a metal spoon or a metal bowl for mixing. Do NOT refrigerate.

When air forms in bag and it's puffy, let out and reseal. It is normal for batter to raise, bubble, and ferment.

Day 1 This is the day you receive your batter...Do Nothing!

Day 2 Mush the bag

Day 3 Mush the bag

Day 4 Mush the bag

Day 5 Mush the bag

Day 6 Add into the bag 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Mix together by squeezing the bag.

Day 7 Mush the bag

Day 8 Mush the bag

Day 9 Mush the bag

Day 10 Combine in a large bowl:

Batter from the bag, 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir and pour four 1 cup starters into ziplock bags. Keep one for yourself and give the other three to friends with these instructions.

To the remaining batter, in a non-metal bowl add and mix well:

1 cup oil, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups flour, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1-1/2 tsp baking power, 1 large box vanilla instant pudding ( right from the box, not made)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and generously sugar (a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon) two large loaf pans, or one large bundt pan (or 4 small loaf pans). Pour batter into pan and sprinkle remaining sugar mixture on top. Bake one hour. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Optional: add 1 cup chopped nuts and/or raisins, chocolate chips, coconut, etc.

The fourth bag that you pour will be yours to keep and start the 1o day process over again. You will have bread every 10 days! I have learned a trick...you can freeze the batter for up to 6 weeks, so I have started freezing it and then pulling out a start when I want bread. I just do day 10 on it and it makes 2 extra starts instead of 4. I either give them away or put them back in the freezer until I want more bread. This makes it easier than having to bake bread every 10 days.

My kids love this and request it instead of birthday cake sometimes. The small (mini) loaves are great neighbor gifts for Christmas.