Christmas & New Years

My Prayer is that You will Have the Peace that Passes All Understanding, Your Lives Will Be Blessed With Love, Kindness and Mercy will Always Be Given To You and Yours!!! Grace and Peace Be With All of You!!! Have a Very Merry Blessed Christmas and New Year Too!!! God Bless Your Lives in Jesus Name, Amen!!!

Last Minute Gift Idea

A {Relaxing Neck Pillow} I found it at: {One Pretty Thing} Although it's taken me longer than it took her, it is an easy project. I had to figure out a step. I know some basic sewing, so that is why I think it took me longer to do this. But I am going to start on another one. I used material I had on hand and stuffing from making my {Mumblina} for my grandchild one year. Second pillow shouldn't take as long. Hope your enjoying the holidays!!

Burned Out Bulbs

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If you have any burned out outdoor Christmas light bulbs how about turning them into an ornament. I used puffy paint to make a design and added glitter. Let dry before attaching a ribbon or thread to hang. I will either attach blue thread around the skrew part or ribbon so I can hang it. Reinforce ribbon or thread with glue. Let dry before you hang it. You can use glue to make a design and sprinkle glitter over it. Let dry before use. If you had enough of them your could make a garland and hang it across your windows or where ever you choose. Give the ornaments as gifts like I did this {Snowman} Orna-

ment two years ago using puffy paint, glitter and mod podge. You could also attach it to a gift even. {God Bless & Happy Holiday's!!!} PS. Wouldn't it be cute to paint a black belt and fur down the middle of a red bulb for a Santa suit? Even put glitter on the red part of the bulb or the fur and belt. Would love to see what you come up with!!

A Charlie Tree

Lots of limbs down on the ground. I've put some in a pitcher with baby's breath that dmil grew in her yard, made a wreath and added a few extra pine cones and baby's breath, and I made this Charlie Tree by putting greenery inside a vase and sticking in a limb I found on the ground on one of my daily walks. Added a red bell I bought sec- ondhand and some baby's breath. So simple to do. {God Bless You!!!}

Underside of Lid

Here is the underside of that other lid I told you about in the following blog entry, {Stenciled Pickle Jar}. I like the finished look much better. {Sticky Situation} {Pray 4}

Sticky Situation

If you run out of tape when wrapping gifts, you could use a glue stick, stickers, even those stickers you get from junk mail and how about using your address labels. {Pray 4} {Sticky Situations} ~ Betsy Schmitt

Prayers Please

Please keep Elsa Mora's friends {Pedrito & Alejandro} in your prayers!!! God Bless and Thank You So Much for Praying!!!

The Rag & Bone Blog

{Papercrafting} Toilet Paper Tubes & {Annette Mangseth}

Founding Fathers & In Touch

{A Few Declarations of Founding Fathers} {In Touch}

Mixed Media Artist

{Sandi Holland Mixed Media Artist}

2009 Collection Dates

Find out what kinds of things to give and how to pack a shoe box for {Samaritans Purse} & find out where the {Drop Off Locations} are. Collection dates for 2009 are from November 16-23! Thank You So Much for Blessing the Lives of Children!!! May the Good Lord Bless You Always!!! Please Continue to {Pray 4}!!!

Restyle Clothing Books

I've checked these out at the library years ago. {The Yestermorrow Clothes Book} by Diana Funaro {How to Recycle Od Clothes into New Fashions} by Fenya Crown {Gladrags} by Delia Brock & Lorraine Badger.

Pine Needle Tea

If you'd like to try this yummy tasty recipe out for Wild Wood- lands Morning Brew, info. at: {November Blog Party}. Please continue to {Pray 4} Mary is new on the list. God Bless and Thank You for lifting up all the Prayers!!!

Sweets & Immune System

Remember sugar weakens the immune system. So you might not want to let your kids eat a lot of that candy they are bringing home tonight. I was listening to a program and a parent was concerned about germs on the candy wrappers. I was thinking if the parents are concerned about germs on the candy wrappers they might put all the candy the kids brought home in a freezer bag and stick it in the freezer for a few days maybe that would kill the germs. That is my guess anyway. Do not let the kids stick their hands in the bowls of candy either. If your giving out candy use a scoop. {Pray 4}

Pray for Mary

Please pray for Mary. She was in the hospital for a couple of days. Hasn't been feeling well. God Bless and Please Pray for her Healing!!!

The Worship Network

I turned on the television to a channel and heard Christmas music the other day for the first time this year. I usually start singing Christmas music in October. I was listening to a program awhile ago, that mentioned that Christ was born in September they think. What I like about the {The Worship Network} is that they not only play beautiful music and have beautiful scriptures come up on the screen they also have lovely photography from different places. It is soothing to listen to or watch. You can even buy it to have in your own collection and listen or watch it when you want to. There are other selections of Worship music too. God Bless!!!

A Deck of Cards & Table

I've been going through boxes in preparing for the move and I found this small set of Old Maid playing cards. So I thought I'd play with them and see what they might look like on a table. I have another table I might put them on after I move. I think I could just use mod podge to set them in place and put a varnish over them. I use to listen to the song called {The Deck of Cards}. It was on a record my Dad had. I loved to listen to it when I was young.

I think the small cards could be a fun border in a family/game or children's room if you collected enough different decks of them. You could also frame a deck or decks of them.

Produce & Sweets

Yesterday dd and I went to a produce store so I could buy local honey in a glass jar. While there we both found some really great deals on pro-duce. I spoke with the honey supplier the oth- er day and think I will go out to their farm around Christmas time and get some bees wax candles that they make. Today I brought in the {Stevia}. I added information at the link with a photo.

Felt Hat

I've had this felt hat for years and am thinking about changing the rib- bon. I just might go out and get a bleach pen and make a design on it too. It is on a hat form to dry and looks a little bent out of shape. lol!

Austin Gutwein

You can become something bigger than yourself: {Hoops of Hope}

Wednesday's with Beth

Watch Wednesday's with Beth on: {Life Today}

Reflex Camera

I bought this camera from an estate sale years ago. On a slip of paper inside the box it came in, was written with the following inforamtion. If you opened a savings account at a Federal Savings for $250.00 you received this camera and a year supply of free film when you went to a drug store and paid for a regular processing charge. I am going to try and put new film in it. It came with one package of film but it is so old, that I do not think it would be good anymore. The wrapping it came in had been open. I just looked up 620 film to see if they still made it. I found a source. I might try at a local camera shop first to see if they can get it.

Hanna's Back to Blogging

{iHanna's Creative Blog}

Sing "Hallelujah!"

When your feeling stressed, Sing "Hallelujah!" a few times. "To make the 'l' sound, you have to tap your tongue on the alveolar ridge at the top of your mouth, "says Lang. "That stimulates the thy- mus gland to produce the hormone thymosine, and studies show thymosine gives you an instant sense of well-being. {A New Hallelujah} God Bless!!!

Recipe from Dottie

1 pkg. cranberries, 1 pkg. marshmellows } grind. Add 1 cup sugar, let sit for an hour. Fold in 1 pint of whip cream, 1 can of crushed pine- apple (drained) and chopped walnuts. Everyone loves this dish. One of my younger brothers came up with the idea of freezing this cran- berry dish a little bit and eating it when it was in the soft serve stage. I think he had froze it and thawed it to the soft serve stage and ate it. That is how he found it it was great that way. Enjoy!

Season of Truth

What determines the true start of a season, is it actually the date and time set by man, or is it the first sign of new growth in spring, a new bud or green breaking open the ground beneath my feet, could it be the first turn of yellow, red or orange of a leaf, or is it when all the leaves start to fall to the ground at my feet, is it the first frost, or the first dusting of snow? When does a new season truely begin, is it the date man as set or when nature itself is telling us so? ~Flassie

The Lovely Lemon

While looking up information on the {Lemon} and it's benefits, the following link came up to a: {Lemon Tart} that might be a nice recipe for me to try out for Thanksgiving dinner. I'd like some- thing different to add to the traditional dishes that seem to al- ways be served every year. God Bless You and Yours!!!

I like this show called, {Grandfather Reads}

Pumpkin Seeds

Sprout People instructions for {Pumpkin Sprouts}

Stenciled Pickle Jar

I made this many years ago. In the 80's. A dsil taught me how. I wanted them to have a more finished look on the underneath side of the lid. So on some of the lid's I covered cardborad that I cut to fit, with material and attached it with hot glue gun. I repurposed a cardboard insert from either a dress shirt or nylon package. When I find one of the lids that I know is finished on the inside, I'll post it.

An English Prayer

Give me a good digestion, Lord, and also something to digest; Give me a healthy body, Lord, to keep the good and pure in sight, Which, seeing sin, is not appalled, But finds a way to set it right. Give me a mind that is not bound, that does not whimper, whine, or sigh. Don't let me worry over much about the fussy thing called I. Give me a sense of humor, Lord; Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some happiness from life and pass it on to other folk. ~Found on the wall of England's Chester Cathedral

Moving in November

Getting ready to move in November, so will not be around much, in the month October. God Bless!!!

H1N1 Virus

Please Pray for one of my Great-nephews and his family. He has 4 younger siblings. He has the H1N1 Virus. God Bless & Thanks for all the Prayers!!!

Wildcrafting in the Movies

I enjoyed watching this movie with wildcrafting in it, called: {Where The Lilies Bloom}. I like Harry Dean Staton in the movies I have seen him in. I en- joyed Julie Gholson in the movie and wonder why I haven't seen her in more movies. Make films with a {Edible Wild Plant Expertise} for Screen Writers, Producers and Directors.

Japanese Researchers Report

I read that drinking two or more cups of green tea helps to keep allergies symptoms at bay. I also read that soaking brown rice in water 24 hours before it is cooked can increase its concentration of vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients. Rescreachers believe soaking simulates the first stages of sprouting in the rice, activating enzymes within it that supercharge its nutritional value. Note that white rice will not sprout.

Keri Smith

Read: {Class Winners} for Keri Smith's book, This is Not a Book. "You have not lived a perfect day, un- less you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you."~Ruth Smeltzer

Homemade Instant Oatmeal

Blend 1 cup dry oatmeal in a blender or food processor. If using a blender add a 1/4 or 1/2 cup at a time. To make single serving packets, place 2 Tblsps of oatmeal powder and 1/4 cup of oatmeal flakes in a ziplock bag. To serve place oatmeal in bowl add about 1/2 cup boiling water & stir. I place a small plate over it and let it set a little bit before eating. You can put oatmeal powder in a jar and add the flakes when you make it. Variation: add raisins, dried fruit and cinnamon and sugar to packet or when you make it. One of my dear sister-in-laws gave this recipe to me years ago. PS. Month of Dec 2009, I decided to just add a 1/3 cup of oatmeal to a small bowl and add raisins, cinnamon and hot water. I usually just put a small plate over it and let it set till the oatmeal absorbs the water. I am just using this lid so you can see the bowl. See the steam? Not sure if there is a benefit to cooking it for 5 minutes but if you are in a hurry and don't want to dirty a pan. I use a tea kettle to boil water. Oatmeal here that I am using is thick cut.

Recipe from: The Maples Inn, Bar Harbor, Maine

{Blueberry Stuffed "French Toast} A dear friend gave me this recipe years ago. I am glad he wrote down where it came from. I looked up the inn and there is was. I've been going through boxes and was pleased to have found it online. God Bless and Enjoy!!!

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themsleves. ~ Thomas Carlyle

"I met God in the morning"

I met God in the Morning, When my day was . . . at it's best, And His presence came like sunrise, Like a glory in my breast. All day long His presence lingered, All day long He stayed with me, And We sailed in perfect calmness, Over a very troubled sea. Other ships were torn and battered, Other ships were sore distressed, But the winds that seemed to drive them, Brought Us to a perfect rest. Then I think of other mornings, When a keen remorse of mind, When I too . . . had loosed the moorings, With His prescence . . . left behind. So . . . I think I know the secret, Learned from many a troubled way. . . YOU must seek God in the morning . . . IF YOU WANT HIM . . . through the day! ~ Ralph Cushman ~ and {Jesus 2020}

Dorothy Ainsworth

I first seen {Dorothy Ainsworth} many years ago when I pick up a magazine from the public library called, {Backwoods Home Magazine}. She has some good articles on her web pages.

Christmas Shoe Project

{Christmas Shoes Project} & {Pray4} & {On PBS}

{~*~A Deluxe Golden Book~*~}

I have this book called {The Fairy Tale Book} with lovley beautiful illustrations in it by Adrienne Segur.

{~*~Elin's Amerika~*~}

{Elin's Amerika by Marguerite De Angeli} is a book I bought my grandchild awhile ago, from an Antique Shop. The one I bought her was a vintage. I really enjoyed reading the story. It's nice to know that it is still available.

{~*~Needing Prayers~*~}

Link to: {Needing Prayers & Me Too!!} I seen the following link: {Does God Answer Our Prayers}, while making this blog entry. {God Bless} & Thank You for All the Prayers !!! Don't Worry, Just Pray!!!

{~Uses for Shoulder Pads~}

I usually take the shoulder pads out of my clothing. Here are some ideas of use for them.

Make cat toys, sew on curve, leave a enough opening to add catnip at the tail end and add a tail and sew up. Add ears, eyes, nose and whiskers. Add to inside or outside of pants and use as knee pads, Add lace for hair accessory, make a bra, link to bra tutorial & other projects at:{One Pretty Thing}, make a child purse, doll head, pin cushion, add zipper and make a coin purse, make fin-

ger puppets, eye mask, tree ornaments, doll bonnet, brooch, add as ears to a costume, sew around, leave opening big enough to fill with beans or rice and make a toss toy, or stuff with fiber fill and make a ball or make a {Kippah} if you had enough of them collected & fold and sew to children's clothing to make pockets. Supplies needed: scissors, thread. Embelishments & other supplies needed, depending on project, are: ribbon, lace, buttons, hooks, snaps, velcro, zipper, beads, embroidery floss, hair clasp, fabric beans or rice. How about making finger puppets and adding them to a shoe box blessing for a child and give to: {Samaritans Purse}

Doll Pattern

This pattern is a result that came from two drawings my sweet granddaughter drew on a magna doodle pad. I drew it on paper and folded it to make each side more even. I used glue stick to add the hands to the arms. Click photos if you'd like to get a closer look.

Glued Pattern

I glued the legs to the body and decided that the legs were to close together for me to sew.

Leg Pattern Pieces

Here I made separate pattern pieces for the legs. I pinned all pieces to the material and cut it out about a 1/2 inch from the edge of pattern.

Sewn Body

I sewn the body twice around and left the botton all the way open for easy stuffing and adding the legs later. I did some clipping and trimming around the body too.

Cutting arms

I found out after turning the body right side out that the arms were puckering so I turned it inside out again and cut the arms off. I reinforced the bottom of the arms by machine stitching them where the seams were on each side after I had to cut them away from the body.

Adding Arms

I turned the arms rightside out and stuffed them with Polyester Fiberfill and attached them to the body, using the sewing machine.

Doll Body

This is the finished body. I need to do some more shifting with the fiberfill to get the body smoothed out. I will be adding facial features with embroidery thread & hair or a hat maybe both on another day. One more photo below of the lace I will use when making the dress.

Lace for Doll Dress

This is the lace I will use to make dress. I am going to use blue material to make a puffy sleeve dress. The lace will be added in layers over the blue dress. I will add photos to the finished doll at a later date.

{~*~Sparrow Post~*~}

While looking up the meaning of a Sparrow Post I found the following article at: {A Life Well Lived by Laurie McGill}. Some- time tomorrow I will make a blog entry about how I spent the day celebrating {Tasha Tudor Day}.

{~*~Prayers for My Son~*~}

Please say a Prayer for My Son Bryan Today!!!

Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

James 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

God Bless You in Jesus Name!!! Thank You So Much for Praying!!!

{~*~Pillowcase Pants~*~}

Here is the the capris made out of a pillowcase and here is close up of the {Pocket }. The pant legs are the same length even though it doesn't look like it in the photo. I had used another pair of pants to make a pattern. {Paper Dolls}& Beads

{~*~Missing You Already~*~}

Oatmeal and Raisins, Airport on time, Hugs and Kisses, till next time, Saturday in Sweden.

{~*~ Pillowcase Pocket~*~}

In this photo is a pillowcase pants pocket. I took two pieces of left over material from mak- ing the sleevless part of a dress to make a pocket for the pants. I sewn two pieces together, the wrong sides facing each other and left an opening enough to turn right side out. I machine stitched around it and blanket stitched the pocket to the pants by hand. The pants turned out to be more like capri pants. Here is a link to matching dress at: {60's Mod Pillowcase Dress}

{~*~[Prayers Needed]~*~}

{{{Please Pray 4}}}

and the other people

on my lists, please!

God Bless and Thank

You So Much for all

the Prayers!!!

{~*~{~I Won! I Won!~}~*~}

{I Won! I Won!} I won Elsa Mora's orginal art piece pen- dent! The one whom recieved it, lit up when I gave it to her. It came at just the right time when she needed a lift! {Thanks So Much Elsita }!!

{~60's Mod Pillowcase Dress~}

I ran out of the smaller ribbon so I think I might sew buttons around the bottom ribbon. The buttons are yellow and not white like they are showing up in the photo. I also think this could be a top for a teen or an adult.

My first: {Pillowcase Dress}

The next pillowcase dress I try will be one with embroidery on it. I also want to try and make bloomers, or pedal pushers and a revers-

ible pillowcase dress.

{Check out Creative Kismet's Curtains for Her Craft Room} Lovely!!

{~*~(Paper Mc Dolly's)~*~}

These little animals, people and creatures. that I cut out, came from a Happy Meal pa- per bag and glued them to cardstock. Make stands by cutting a little notch between the legs of the paper dolls a little bit and cut between the middle of a stand you can cut out in the shape of a half circle and cut the bottom of the stand down to fit so the paper dolls could stand up on their own. You can also glue the backs of them to popsicle sticks and make puppets out of them if you'd like or just leave them as they are pictured here. Check out {One Pretty Thing} to learn how to make lots of fun things & check out {Paper University} for a tutorial on how to make other shapes with paper for making {Recycled Paper Beads} Check out Kelli Nina Perkins recycled paper beads at: {Bead Crazy} and check out her blog at: {Common Life into Art}

{~Tasha Tudor Day~}

Come Celebrate Tasha Tudor Day on her birthday August 28. Check out Storybook Woods blog for details at: {Tasha Tudor Day}!!

I found out about it through,

{One Pretty Thing}

Tasha Tudor Family Website links:

{Tasha Tudor Books}

{Books of Interest}

{~*~I'm So Excited that I Won~*~}

I am the {Winner} & I am so excited, I just {can not hide it}! Check out more of {Elsa's Eye Candy} & her lovely items at {Elsita's Etsy}!!

{~*~Pillowcase Dress & 3 Links to Tutorials~*~}

I added the lace, buttons & bow to the above photos of a {pillowcase} {dress}. Third photo is the front. Fourth photo is the back. First and Second photos I added in after I added ribbon up at the top backside of the dress. I like it much better now.

When I added the stretch lace at the collar I measured across the top and added a little bit more so I could sew the cut edges first. Also make sure you have enough so you can pleat it at each edge on each side of the dress if you have attached the lace to the arm hole. Otherwise it will not match up at the top. Link 2 a: {Pillowcase Dress}

{~*~{~Orange Lace~}~*~}

Pink clouds, Lace the Heavens, Orange Re- flections, at Days end, Open to a new Beginning, A Queen inside a Vessel... ~Flassie

{Ojibwa Prayer}

{~*~Margaret Oomen & Elsa Mora~*~}

Poetry Stones up for {Silent Auction for Autisum} & a Lovely Sweet {Pendant Giveaway}+{4 P's}+{Submit}

{~*~Sweet Medicine!~*~}

{The August Blog Party Call for Submissions} Need by 7-31-09

{~*~Sweeter Than Sugar~*~}

{Growing Stevia} I grew Stevia in a pot without fertilzer and used recy- cled water and amaz- ingly it did really well. It is really sweet. I will be making both liquid and dried Stevia.

{~*~Porta Potty Pitch 4 Pino~*~}

{A Donkey in Need of a Porta Potty} {August Event} {New Donkey Dream Calender} {Misc}

{~*~Alzheimers & Misc~*~}

{Alzheimers Disease Symptoms and Stages} & {A Place for Mom} {Alzheimer Memory Loss} & {Miscellaneous} & {Three Books}

{~*~Misc~*~}

{Saving Your 'Green' by Going Green}{Please Continue to Pray 4} Not sure how much I will be around blogland for a month or so. I'll be sure to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you all for your continued prayers for everyone on my lists and blog en- try. {Pray 4}! {ChickenRiddleQ&A's} Check out :{One Pretty Thing} for Tutorials!! {4 August Event}. Use for Soap and other Crafts: {Gallon Bag of Lavender Bud 4 Sale} God Bless You and Yours!!!

{~*~For August Event & a Prayer~*~}

{Send Prayer Flags to a Donkey named Pino} {Ojibwa Prayer}

{~the drifter & the gypsy + two books~}

{Things to Live by} + {Roulottes} + {Robin Brown}

{~*~Typewriter Art~*~}

The amazing: {Paul Smith's Artwork and Story}

Such a cute idea:{Refashion two pieces into one}

Refashion:{Outfit out of Linen Napkins}

Check out:{Mary Janes Farm} & {Send Prayer Flags} to the Donkey Pino!

{~*~Home Test pH Kit~*~}

I bought this pH kit to check my pH. Yesterday, I caught a little bit on the Dr. to Dr show on TBN from {Dr. Eileen Silva} about it. So I will open it up today and read up on how to use it. I ended up giving to my son. I've check back with the store to get one for myself and they haven't got them in yet. I figure dd can use it too. I bought it from Whole Foods.

{~*~Pedal Cars/Bikes/Trikke~*~}

I am looking for new wheels. Check out some cool: {Surreys} {Pedal Quad Bike}{Rhoades Car}{American Speedster}{LFCycles}{Madsen Cycles} I woke up late night and seen this {Trikke}. Looks like a lot of fun.

{~*~Listen-Look-Learn~*~}

Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend. ~Ellen White

Listen to the Echo's of the Heart, Take a deep Look with-in, Observe and Learn... ~Flassie

{-~Ojibwa Prayer~-} < - :: Link

Michelle My Belle is having another {Goody Giveaway} Ends7-3-09!

{~*~Abstract Art Books~*~}

Three books on abstract art called, Painting Abstracts ideas, projects and tech- niques by Rolina van Vliet, abstract and colour tech- niques in painting by Claire Harrigan, and a children's book called, What's The Big Idea? Activites and Adventures in Abstract Art by Joyce Raimondo. Do you have a Library card?

{~*~The Forager's Harvest~*~}

The Forager's Harvest by Samuel Thayer is a book I picked up at the library. After looking up {Samuel Thayer} online I went to {WFA} and found this video: {Wild Living} with Sunny Savage. I looked up her online and found this site: {Wild Food Plants}

{~*~{Moth Mullein}~*~}

This is a {Moth Mullein}. I have finally found out what this {plant is} plus an {Elderberry ?}

{~*~Ducks On The Pond~*~}

Check out: {The Duck}