Yard Art Repaint

I was hanging out at my friends pool for the day and I noticed this cute little sign that was stuck into a plant.  I had a bit of a time trying to see what it once looked like before the sun had faded it, so I asked him if I could take it home and repaint it back to it's original glory, he said please!!!  So, here it is before I painted it and after I glued down the flap on the back of one of the pieces with some wood glue.

Then I painted it...

I thought it looked GREAT and so alive with color again ☼

Here it is finished, but my friend requested it to be white~washed,  so reluctantly I did...

I think it turned out looking much better than it did before,  what do you think?

Short Aprons with Ruffles

 I absolutely LOVED creating these aprons!!! My best friend has an apron with ruffles on the bottom and I was so inspired,  ENJOY! 

Blue & Yellow Apron with Ruffles and a Pocket ~ $ 25



Secured Neck Straps



Flawless Pocket



Secured Side Straps

Blue and Brown Striped Short Apron ~ $ 25

Green Blossom Short Apron w/ Ruffles ~ $25

Camo Short Apron w/ Ruffles ~ $25

Green Leaf Short Apron w/ Ruffles ~ $25

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Recipe for Banana Bread

I have been making this banana bread for about 12 years now...it is my favorite!!! 

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2 1/2 Cups ALL-Purpose Flour

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

3/4 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1 1/2 Cups Mashed Bananas ( 3 large ripe bananas )

1/4 Cup Milk

2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1/2 Cup Butter (1 Stick ), Softened

1 Cup Sugar

2 Large Eggs

Optional ~ 1 Cup of nuts, walnuts or pecans

( I use walnuts )

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1. Preheat Oven to 350. Grease 9" x  5" metal loaf pan.

In medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

In small bowl, stir together bananas, milk, and vanilla until blended.

 ( I use a potato masher to get the job done a little quicker! )

2. In a large bowl, with mixer at meduim speed, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.  Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low: add flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, scraping bowl occasionally.

3. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean. Cool loaf in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes: remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

  Makes 1 Loaf, 16 slices.

Each slice: about 205 Calories, 3 G Protein, 33 G Carbohydrate, 7 G Total Fat., (4 saturated ), 1 G Fiber.

Mixing at Low Speed

Recipe from Good Housekeeping Baking 1999

Remember to put your banana peels and egg shells in your compost pile.

Shoulder Bags and Snack Pouches

A dear friend of mine belongs to free cycle and she picked up 5 HUGE bags of fabric,  she was generous enough to share about HALF the fabric with me.  The inspiration for these bags comes from my heart   ♥



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Turquoise & Tan Reversable
Daisy Patterned Bags ~ $ 30

Measuring 17 x 19

Straps 26 inches

 Pink & Green Bags ~  $30
1. Measuring 20 & 1/2 x 19

2. Measuring 19 x 18

Straps ~ 25 inches

Snack Pouches ~ 2 for $10

 ☼ Holds a little over 2 cups of snack  ☼

 





Green, Red & Cream Patterned  Bag ~ $ 30

Measuring 19 1/2 x 17

Straps 35 inches

Blue/Green Striped Bag ~ $ 30

Measuring 14 1/2  x  15 1/2 inches

Strap 29 inches

Blue/Grey Oriental Lined Bag ~ $ 30

Measuring 14 1/2  x  13 1/2 inches

Strap 28 inches

Red & Yellow Spotted Bag ~ $ 30

Light yellow silk liner

Measuring 18 x 13 inches

Strap 34 inches

Blue & Yellow Spotted Bag ~ $ 30

Measuring 14 x 18 inches

Straps 30 inches





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Long Aprons

Long Pink Tie-Died Apron w/pocket ~ $25

Long Pink Tie-Die Apron with Pink straps ~ $25

Long Blue Tie Died Apron ~ $25

Long Pink Apron ~ $25
W/ Purple Stitching

& 1 without the purple stitching

Zoomed in view of purple stitching...

Long Dark Blue Apron with Double Pockets ~ $25

Close up view of  Stitching