Fun in the Sun

Need to keep the kids entertained these last few weeks check out the fun in the sun sun glasses.

Tutorial found HERE

Old T Yarn Making

So what do you do with all those old raggy T shirts and news ones that don't fit ?

I found this cleaver tutorial with photos on how to make a simple yarn out of them.
Tutorial can be found HERE on craftpassion.com
Check out her other recycle  tutorials while your there.

NATIVE FRY BREAD RECIPES

NATIVE AMERICAN FRY BREAD RECIPES



Traditional


1 pkg. dry yeast
3 cups warm water
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
6 cups flour
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 cup cornmeal


Dissolve yeast in warm water then add salt and sugar.
Let stand for 5 minutes covered with a towel.
Add flour and oil to liquid mixture. Mix and put on
floured bread board and knead until mixture is smooth.
Put dough in a greased bowl, cover with towel and
let it rise for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from bowl and put
on bread board, knead in the 1/2 cornmeal.
Make dough into 2 balls rolling each into 12 inch
circles 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 2 inch squares and drop
into hot cooking oil. (Works best with cast iron skillet.)
Fry 5 to 6 pieces at a time for only a few moments.
Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with white powdered sugar.
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Blackfeet


4 cups flour
1 Tbsp. powdered milk
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
11/2 cups warm water
Oil for frying

Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly. Add water.
Knead until soft, then set aside for one hour.
Shape into small balls. Flatten each ball into
a circle with or rolling pin or by hand.
Fry in a skillet half-full of oil until golden
brown on both sides.


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Creek


2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Sift flour,salt and baking powder then add milk
and more flour to make dough stiff. Roll out onto
floured bread board and cut into 4 X 4 squares
with a slit in the center. Fry in hot cooking oil
until golden brown. Drain on plate with paper towels.
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Cherokee


1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup milk


Mix ingredients adding more flour if necessary to
make a stiff dough. Roll out the dough on a floured
board till very thin. Cut into strips 2 X 3 inches and
drop in hot cooking oil. Brown on both sides.
Serve hot with honey.
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Chickasaw


2 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1/2 cup warm milk
Stir first three ingredients then stir in the beaten egg.
Add milk to make the dough soft. Roll it out on
floured bread board, knead lightly. Roll dough out
to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into strips 2 X 3 inches and slit
the center. Drop into hot cooking oil and brown
on both sides. Serve hot.
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Pumpkin Fry Bread
Add the following to the ingredients shown above to make Pumpkin Fry Bread
2 cups fresh pumpkin or 1-16oz. can pumpkin
1 tbsp. milk or water
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Drop into hot cooking oil and brown on both sides. Serve hot with butter or powdered sugar.
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Old Fashioned


4 cups flour
2 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup warm water


Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add
in the shortening and water. Add only enough
water to make dough stick together. Knead dough
until smooth, make into fist-sized balls. Cover them
with a towel for 10 minutes then pat them out into
circles about the size of a pancake.
Fry in hot cooking oil in cast iron skillet until brown
on both sides. Drain on paper towels, serve with jam.
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Navajo #1


1 C flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 C powdered milk 1/4 t salt
warm water
Combine the ingredients and slowly add enough warm water
 to form dough. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough until it
is smooth soft and not sticky. Cover and let rest 1 hour.
Shape into small balls and pat into flat circles about
1/4-1/2 inch thick. Set aside.In skillet, heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil.
Brown dough circles on each side and drain on paper towels.
Serve with chile beans and your favorite taco toppings
for"Navajo Tacos."

Navajo #2


3 cups unbleached flour, sifted

1/2 cup dry powdered milk

1 Tbs. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup warm water or milk
2 quarts oil for deep frying

Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl
and kneaduntil smooth and soft, but not sticky.
 Depending on the altitude and humidity, you may
need to adjust the liquid or the flour, so go slowly
 and balance accordingly. Be careful not to overwork
the dough, or it will become tough and chewy.
Brush a tablespoon of oil over the finished dough
 and allow it to rest 20 minutes to 2 hours in a bowl
covered with a damp cloth. After the dough has rested,
heat the oil in a broad, deep frying pan or kettle
 until it reaches a low boil (375º). Pull off egg-sized
balls of dough and quickly roll, pull, and path them
 out intolarge, plate-sized rounds. They should be thin
in the middle and about 1/4 inch thick at the edges.
Carefully ease each pieceof flattened dough into the
hot, boiling oil, one at a time.
Using a long-handled cooking fork or tongs, turn
the dough one time. Allow about 2 minutes cooking time per side.
When golden brown, lift from oil, shake gently to
remove bulkof oil, and place on layered brown paper or
paper towels to finish draining.Serve hot with honey, jelly,
fine powdered sugar,wojape, or various meat toppings.
Hint:
The magic is in frying the bread quickly!
The hotter the oil, the less time it takes to cook.
The less time it takes to cook, the lighter the texture
and lower the fat content.
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Osage


4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp and a half baking powder

1 tablespoon melted shortening
2 cups warm milk
Shortening for deep frying

Sift flour, salt and baking powder into bowl.

Stir in shortening and milk. Knead the dough into a ball.
Roll out dough on lightly floured board.
Cut into diamond shapes and slice a slit in the center.
Heat shortening in deep fryer to 370 degrees.
Fry 2 or 3 at a time until golden brown on both sides.
Drain on paper towels.
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Seminole



2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup milk


Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk gradually
making sure the dough is stiff. Put on floured bread board
and pat it out with your hands until it is 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into strips with a slit in the center.
Fry in hot oil until both sides are golden brown.

Beaded Belt

Beaded Belt


Pony Bead Pattern
You need:

--256 Pink Pony Beads
--256 Purple Pony Beads
--144 Black Pony Beads
--1 Lanyard Hook
--¾" Metal Ring
--6 Yards 1/4" Satin Ribbon

Basic Instructions:
Fold your ribbon in half to find the center. Use a half hitch (see detail below) to secure it to lanyard hook. Lace beads using pattern at right as a guide. Finish by tying off with a double knot.

The Pow Wow

For many years the hubby and I have attended the local Native Pow Wows.
Our friend JJs Aunt Pauline Bell Riggs is the founder of the Selitz Pow Wow grounds. She was a fine woman and dearly missed.

We were there for grand entry and the royalty ceremony.
The photo is outgoing royalty and the young woman in the dark purple has served 14 years .Her name is Jennifer Easter and part of JJ's family. Grand entry is where everyone comes in flag ceremony and national anthem is song. Prayer follows.
We enjoyed the grand entry and dancers, the fancy and grass dancers are my favorite and always a joy to see them dance.

This weekend is followed up by next weekend in Grandronde at spirit mountain casino.
http://www.grandronde.org/
I did miss this year the quality of venders that usually attend the event. There were allot of cheap jewelry and foreigners food venders this year.

Evan so everyone should attend at least once in there life.

Zipper Necklace Link

Ok We have had the zip flower so why not a great necklace to go akong with it.

Found by Donna on the Chat board this great zipper Necklace.

tutorial found HERE

The Zuke Relish

Light Bulb Birds

Light bulb birds

Who would have thought how cute these are.

The photos and tutorial were sent by Donna on the chat board to this site.

craftsbyamanda

Orange Lime Pie with Meringue Topping

Orange Lime Pie with Meringue Topping
Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2008 The food network
I have not tried this recipe yet but it looks good.
Let me know if you try it out.
Ingredients

18 cinnamon graham crackers, broken up
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
4 eggs, separated
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 orange, zested
1 lime, zested
1/4 cup sugar
Special equipment: 8-inch springform pan, food processor, stand mixer


Directions :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. with the rack in the middle of the oven. In a food processor, pulse crackers until crumbly. Slowly drizzle in butter while pulsing until crumbs are moist but still crumbly. Press mixture into a springform pan using the bottom of a measuring cup. Make sure the crust goes at least 1-inch up the sides. Set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together egg yolks, milk, lime and orange juices and zests. Pour into crust and bake until pie sets, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Preheat broiler. In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Slowly add sugar until meringue turns glossy. Increase the speed and continue whisking until meringue holds medium soft peaks. Top pie decoratively with meringue. Broil in the middle of the oven until meringue begins to brown on the top, about 3 minutes.

Cricut Creation Kristens Stool

This was made with a cricut buy Joesmom for her grandbaby.

Darling stool found over on the Chat forum made of Dust tape ?

Crochet Rock Sea Urchins

This beautiful creation is found over on Purlbee

Tutorial found HERE

Bottle card Printable

The Russian Cake Recipe

Ingredients:


1 box yellow cake mix with pudding. (I use Duncan Hines)
1 large box instant chocolate pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup Mazola corn oil
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup coffee liqueur (I use Kahlua)
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup Kahlua
1 1/4  cup 10X confectioner's sugar (divided)
2 tablespoons Butter

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, sift the cake mix, pudding mix, and granulated sugar. Stir in slightly beaten eggs, oil, vodka, 1/4 cup coffee liqueur, and water. Beat for 4 minutes. Pour batter into well greased and floured bundt cake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool for about 5-6 minutes in pan, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Turn cake right side up onto a pretty serving plate.

Make a glaze by combining the 1/4 cup coffee liqueur with 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons butter. Cook until thick on a low simmer.Poke cake several times with a fork and cover with glaze. Allow to partially dry, then dust with the remaining 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar.

Servings: 10-12
Time: 20 Minutes Preparation Time
30-40 Minutes Cooking Time

Note: This last year I cook at 3,200 feet.

I use a 2 tablespoons less water and cook 48 mins

My new Garden Totem

Finished this one up last night and plant to post it on the garden deck with a small plant inside.

Hubby says put it in the hallway with a fish. I still think outside is best !

Soda Can Flowers

Found over on greenopolis.com This amazing recycle project.
For Tin Soda cans

Found on

The gogreenblog

11.30Soda Can Pinwheel Flowers

Decorated your winter gardens this year with DIY flowers made from recycled soda cans by CanarsieBK.
You’ll need the following:
1 empty can of soda
1 bottle cap
Razor Scissors
Drill or nail
String
Stick

How to Make Flowers Using a Soda Can:
1- Use razor (and scissor if necessary) to cut off the top of the soda can around the ridge line.
2- Starting from the top of the can use your scissor to cut down about 1/8 -1/4 inch from the bottom.
3- Make cuts all the way around the can. Get creative with the cuts if you’d like by zig-zagging. Once all of the cuts are made. Fold all of them outwards.
4- Take the drill or nail and poke a hole in the bottle cap and the bottom of the can.
5- Fish string through the hole of the top of the bottle cap and continue it through the bottom part of the can.
6- Tie knots on either end to loosely secure the bottle cap to the can.
7- Tie a stick to the opposite side of the soda can that the bottle cap is on.
8- Plant your flower
 
Video How to

Eddible Flower Arrangement Video

How to Paint your shoes

I know we have all seen these tutorials before but these are really cute.
Found over on the blog http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/

The  tutorial link can be found HERE

New from The Forum

Judy over at the forum has created and shared a beautiful crocheted shawl.
Love the colors in this one. All my favorites.

Donna Has surprised us with a Jewelry piece of silver and turquoise

Made by Donna

Chainsaw Frame

Not my finest photo but you can see what I did.
These are old chain saw chains mounted to a wood frame. It is for my hubby's garage. He has old pinups that I will mount into the frame and set up in his work area. It was a challenge to make as some of them are still very sharp.

But I only cut my fingers twice .

The great Flip Flop Pillow tutorial

Donna over on the Chat forum found this great tutorial .

Found HERE  at Suzysartsycraftsysitcom . Hop on over for this fun ,bright  wimmsy of a pillow and her great tutorial.

When Your Day Sucks Tutorial

This little gem of a craft was shared by Joesmom over on the chat forum.
She found this link to a great craft and a very creative blog spot.

This tutorial can be found HERE 

The Little yard Update

My little yard project is almost done.

Well the foundation is done.

I will add planters and color next year.

But for now all but 6 feet of the main rock is done.

Update pictures 7-9-2010

Zukes are doing well but the cucmbers are a bit sickley ?

Beaded flower

Create a colorful Flower pattern using seed beads and craft wire.

Courtesy of Bead Studio

BEADED FLOWER
Sculpt this flower from beads & wire. Once made the uses are endless! For wearable art you can create a brooch, a centerpiece for a necklace or on a barrette. For the home, a napkin ring, a candle or a curtain. Let your imagination go!
Materials:

- Four yds 28g craft wire, cut in 1 yd pieces
- Assorted seed beads (11/0, delicas, 3-cut, hex or charlottes)
Choose colors that blend well in a variety of finishes to give texture to the flower.
- Twelve 4mm round or firepolish beads
- One 6mm bead

Step 1 - Slide 3 seed beads onto a piece of 1 yd wire. Thread end of wire back through 2 of the beads, pulling both ends to create a small loop of beads in the center of the wire.

Step 2 – Add 3 more seed beads on one end of the wire and thread the other end of wire through the seed beads in the opposite direction. Pull gently being careful to work out any kinks in the wire as you see them developing.

Step 3 – Continue this process to build the petal. The pattern we used is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2. You can develop your own pattern through experimenting with different combinations.

Step 4 – Add one bead to each of the wires, then start building the next petal, using the pattern in the reverse order. Try using a different color or type of bead for each petal to add interest and texture to the flower.

Step 5 – To end the petal, thread wire back through a few of the beads, twist around once or twice and snip the ends.

Step 6 – Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to create 2 more sets of petals. You will need three set to complete 1 flower.

Step 7 – Cut the last piece of wire into 4 equal pieces (approx. 9" ea).

Step 8 –Thread one of the 4mm beads onto the wire and twist the wire to anchor the bead in the center.

Step 9 – Separate the wires, add a bead to one wire and twist several times. Continue until you have 4 beads on each wire. Repeat until you have 3 pieces finished.

Step 10 – With the one remaining wire slide the 6mm bead onto the wire and fold in half and twist. Take all the wires and thread through the center of the petals. Twist or braid and coil all the wires to anchor.

Printer Friendly verison From The Bead studio

Foam Flowers

Cute and easy to make foam flowers
You all know  I love flowers.
These are wonderful for cards,packages, hair clips , magnets all kinds of great crafts.
This tutorial is easy and quick.

The tutorial for these can be found  HERE 

Paper Red White and Blue

This easy to make paper wreath

can be found with instructions over on Family fun go.

Great craft for the kids and strung together
 as a fence

decoration this would make a bold statement.

Find Instructions HERE

The Bandana Purse

This cute little purse and instuctions on how to make it was sent by Donna to the Chat Forum. Link can be found HERE If it appers in Italian please go to Google translate and change to english.  Many thanks again to Donna in NC

Fancy Coffee Filter Corsage

 Thanks to AmazingMoms for this idea!

Create them this unique and beautiful Fancy Coffee Filter Corsage that can last years.

All you need are:
•3 Coffee filters
•1 Pipe Cleaner
•Acrylic or Watercolor Paint
•Paint brush
•Scissors
•Ribbon
Hot Glue Gun
•Optional Embellishments: doilies, felt balls, broken jewelry, decorative paper


To create, simply follow these steps:
1.Start with 3 coffee filters.

2.Flatten them out with your hand.

3.Fold the filters like a fan. One fold towards you, one away, until you reach the end.

4.Once you have your folds all done, cinch the center with a pipe cleaner.

5.Then gently, open up each “petal” one by one.

6.The next step involves paint. Choose any color or colors of acrylic or watercolor paint, that you want the edges to be.

7.Water the paint down as much as you can, while still retaining the color.

8.Then slowly drag your brush along the edges, and watch the watery paint bleed onto the filter petals. This is my favorite part…

9.Next, cut off the ends of your pipe cleaner, so that you can hot glue a ribbon on to the back, to serve as your wrist tie.

10.The next part involves any creativity and imagination you want to incorporate into your corsage. Use papers, doilies, ribbons, felt balls, bits of broken jewelry or anything you wish, to embellish your corsage… I used wrapping paper for leaves and I hot glued doily edges here and there for extra frill. I used hot glue for this entire project. Make sure not to let children use a hot glue gun without adult supervision.
Wala ! Flower Corsage

Another coffee filter Flower

The Sock Puppy

Originaly published in 1958 he is a cute toy for an older child .Not recommend for under age 5

Wondering Fish

While strolling through the art section in Sisters Oregon a few weeks ago we came across this marvelous item.
I have done a little work in metal but nothing as fantastic as this metal fish.
Look closely at this marvel of patience and skill.
I would love to own this beauty and display it on the table my hubby made but alas it is 2,500 dollars well worth the time and skill,but way out of my tiny art budget.
One can always dream and there are always pictures.
Enjoy the marvel of the metal fish.

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Banana Lime Cupcakes

The tart tang of lime adds zest to that great banana flavor. Our banana lime cupcakes are a refreshing flavor combo!

Ingredients:

•2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter softened
•1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
•3 eggs
•1 tablespoon lime juice
•1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
•2 ripe bananas mashed
•1 teaspoon lime zest grated
•3/4 cup sour cream

Makes: About 18 standard cupcakes. Each cupcake serves 1.
instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, lime juice, vanilla, banana and lime zest; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream; blend thoroughly but do not overmix. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.

FREE Doll E-Pattern

FREE Doll E-Pattern by Shashi Nayagam

Shashi Nayagam of "MoonbeamWorld.com" and "Sewing With Moonbeams" blog offers one of her wonderful dolls "Butternut" as a FREE Doll E-Pattern in .PDF format that you can download yourself.
Just CLICK on the two .pdf links below to view and print the E-Pattern and Instructions for making Butternut.

Pattern - Click here to open [Butternut-pattern.pdf]

Instructions - Click here to open [Butternut.pdf]

Shashi's Bio - “I was born in India and raised in a small hill station. When I was very young I would watch my mother's friend who made beautiful cloth dolls and dreamed of making my own dolls one some day. After growing up, getting married and moving to UK, I was able to make my dream come true. With the help of many Internet doll making friends and on line classes as well as taking classes with some of the wonderful doll artists from and in America, I have been able to develop my doll making skills. Since my childhood pastimes were drawing and painting I have been able to use these skills in creating my dolls.”
Shashi's website is "MoonbeamWorld.com" and Shashi's blog is "Sewing With Moonbeamssewingwithmoonbeams.blogspot.

Yard Updates Wisteria and Strawberry

This has become almost a weekly update.
We have moved onto the Wisteria and Strawberry Bed.
Rock now crosses the front of the deck so there will be now more mud into the house.
Hubby is working on the trenches for the French drains on this side of the yard. We had gutters put on the house and need deeper trenches on this side of the house. June 13 2010
The benches and cover for the deck will have to wait till next year.
I have almost used my whole garden budget for the year.