My Old Fashioned Christmas Swap Goodies

have arrived. I joined in on Chars swap and had so much fun creating for my partnre.....Colleen from And Baby Makes Five.. I love making new friends and crafting for them in these swaps. Colleen sent me these wonderful Old Fashioned Christmas hand mades and I can honestly say that I cannot just pick one favorite out of all that she sent. I received a beautiful Santa stitchery, a wooden word"Joy", chocolate chip melts, hand made & painted dough bowl fillers, homespun wrapped strand of lights, a wooden "Deck the Halls" sign and wooden painted snowman sign, the cutest Santa napkins and a package of mulling spices!







A huge thank you Colleen!!! You sure brightened my Holiday and sure know how to spread some Christmas cheer and spoil your swap partner! Thank you!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

I hope you all have a safe and Happy Halloween! I will be going by my sisters house later this evening and then picking up my nephew to spend the night.

I know I have not been on here lately and just have been working many hours at my day job and then doing computer work for my husband company. I have not had time to create lately being so busy. I am not giving up creating, just taking a much needed break for a little while until things slow down. I will be sharing more creations when I have the time, doing some make overs and other things.



Have a great weekend!

E-Pattern is now available

for my Primitive Early Pumpkin Stocking Doll. She is on the left side bar. I finally got things back working with my PDF files! This weekend has been so cool and wet:( Perfect for decorating and cleaning house but not much of anything else. I did manage to swing by the GoodWill Saturday morning and will have to post a few picks in a day or so of my finds. Hope you all have a great Sunday!

New Early Pumpkin Doll Stocking Pattern Available

on Ebay. The pattern is only available as a printed mailed pattern on Ebay. I was having computer problems and lost my program I use to make my PDFs. I swear, sometimes I think computers just eat things up!!
I really need to take a little break to finish my Fall decorating....but we shall see how the week goes. I also want to finish a couple makeovers too. So much to do and so very little time to do it!! Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Primitive Early Harvest Pumpkin Doll Stocking

Whoooo Hoooooo, just got done watching some football and the Bears won!!!!! Sundays are our football playing, (we toss around the football) game watching, snack a ton day!! If anyone has some great football snack recipes to share I sure would love to hear what you make and maybe share a few recipes!

The leaves are starting to fall and the cooler weather is upon us! Great Harvest weather....perfect to share my new creation with you...... her name is Elizabet! She is such a sweetie and is listed on Ebay for a 7 day auction. I have been doing 3 day auctions, but need a little more time this week to get some more creations and a pattern or two done.

Here is a sneak peek of Elizabet....there are many more pics of her in my auction. Have a great evening!!

The Best Baby Back Ribs Recipe

I just had to share this recipe for the best ever baby back ribs. I have made these quite a few times and every time, they turn out great! This recipe is for two slabs of ribs. If you love ribs, you have to try this!!

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. First you want to remove the back membrane of your ribs....this is a must! Taking the membrane off of them will make them cook better and be more tender. Then I combine the following ingredients for a dry rub.

Rib Rub Recipe:

1/4 cup brown sugar,
1 1/2 Tbsp. paprika
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. black pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4-1/2 tsp. cayenne red pepper.

I cut my slabs in half so they fit into the foil lined pan and then rub this dry rub all over your ribs, front and back. Line a 9x13" pan with foil (for easy clean up) and place your half slabs in the pan. Try and place the ribs leaning on their sides in the pan, it is ok to have them touching each other. Then I add water to cover the bottom of the pan about 1/2", just so they do not dry out. You could also pour some BBQ sauce over them instead of the water.Cover the pan tightly with foil and place in in the oven for 2 hours.

Once they are done take them out of the oven and let them cool. Finally, grilled them on medium heat, brushing with your favorite BBQ sauce for about 5-10 min. a side, till they are nicely caramelized. YUM! They were "falling off the bone" tender, without actually falling off the bone. Try these! You won't be sorry!

Welcome Fall

I am a little sad to see Summer leave.....all of the BBQ's, swimming, camping, fishing, boating, gardening and fresh vegetables, long sunny days but do love the Fall also. Now if we can just skip the winter, I would be a happy camper!!!

With tomorrow being the fist day of Fall, I have listed my newest creation on Ebay . Her name is Mae and she measures 26" tall. I hope you can stop by my auctions to view my Harvest offerings:)

Here is peek of her.
Have a great evening!