tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52985660491821186752024-03-04T22:29:04.054-08:00The Artistically Challenged CrafterThe Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298566049182118675.post-51885121769101875492012-03-09T14:46:00.003-08:002012-03-09T20:05:33.767-08:00Keeping Our Eyes On What Is ImportantWe have a ton of transition heading our way whether we're ready for it or not, a change of jobs (for both of us) and a new house in a new state are only 3 months away. So in the spirit of keeping our eyes focused on what is really important (and so we have something to fill up the walls of a house) Ben and I made this today thanks to some instruction from a friend over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Osito/170089143023396">Osito</a> (you should really check her stuff out).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully this will be a good reminder for us as we move forward of what is most important.</div>The Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298566049182118675.post-48944332015115180172012-03-06T13:47:00.000-08:002012-03-06T13:47:21.988-08:00Spring Baseball Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR5tvkJGZgCeiICGRA2fCw2XMwUWP-G-KqRRshT6AsO56nOq0nBaOxcC6JUm2_PnT2tw5rBffpfrFmX4ITY8Fwq-T_eFG85LBbnFo7ADRY3MiYXKVnEbACroPTugJnB3fXc3qB1NwqKbT/s1600/IMG_0561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR5tvkJGZgCeiICGRA2fCw2XMwUWP-G-KqRRshT6AsO56nOq0nBaOxcC6JUm2_PnT2tw5rBffpfrFmX4ITY8Fwq-T_eFG85LBbnFo7ADRY3MiYXKVnEbACroPTugJnB3fXc3qB1NwqKbT/s320/IMG_0561.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>With the coming of Spring I decided to make a hat for all the baseball fans out there. I am not a huge baseball fan, but I LOVE this hat.The Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298566049182118675.post-80148068691400531722012-03-01T18:21:00.000-08:002012-03-01T18:21:55.158-08:00Ice Cream SandwichesI got a Belgian waffle maker on a black Friday sale when my <a href="http://brittcassiday.blogspot.com/">sister-in-law</a> and I decided to be brave and battle the crowds. I hadn't used it until I saw <a href="http://www.cometogetherkids.com/2011/07/cake-ice-cream-sandwiches.html">this idea</a> on Pinterest to make chocolate cake in a waffle maker and sandwich vanilla ice cream between the "waffles." My husband and I decided to give it a try this evening with the Belgian waffle maker. Wow! They were delicious! We put the extras in ziplock baggies in the freezer so that we can enjoy them later.<br />
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</div>Tomorrow we have a dessert and game night (does it get any better than that!?) I couldn't decide what I wanted to take so I hit up Pinterest (so addicted) and found these mini apple pies from <a href="http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2011/10/what-i-made-for-monday.html">Little Bit Funky</a>. With some help from Buddy (he kept the floor nice and clean) I made my first pie(s) ever.<br />
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At the little local grocery store where I went to buy my pie crust and apples the elderly lady at the cash register asked if I was making pie, I told her today I was making pie for the first time ever and that I was going to make mini pies she seemed to think that was kind of funny. If you know my sister-in-law <a href="http://brittcassiday.blogspot.com/">Britt</a>, then you know that she has this incredible gift to connect with people and really get to know them...no joke, the salesman she bought her new truck from texted her a picture of his new baby the other day (who does that?). I really admire that trait in Britt so I decided to channel my inner Britt and take the cashier a few of the little pies (after I tested them to make sure they weren't disgusting). She was just getting off work when I got there and I was greeted with a huge smile as I thanked her for selling me my first pie crust and handed her a baggie with some pies in it. I hope I brightened her day as much as she brightens the day of those she comes into contact with at the grocery store.The Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298566049182118675.post-16786504507516021002012-01-15T15:48:00.000-08:002012-01-15T15:48:38.557-08:00Baby Crochet Hat with FlowerI used <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/in-bloom-beret-and-cap">this pattern </a> I found on Pinterest to make Christmas gifts for my sister-in-law and for my brother's girlfriend. I loved the pattern so I decided to play around with it to make a new hat for a friend's baby. I started the hat the same as the adult pattern, but after the first three rounds I stopped increasing. I decided the hat needed a flower so after some browsing I found <a href="http://greetingarts.typepad.com/greetingarts/2008/07/crocheted-flower-tutorial.html">this one</a>. The tutorial for the flower was really well written and had helpful pictures. I loved how the hat turned out, I'll definitely be making more of these in the future!<br />
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<span id="goog_718954559"></span><span id="goog_718954560"></span>The Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298566049182118675.post-82590756246005537272011-12-17T06:36:00.000-08:002011-12-17T06:36:53.387-08:00It's a Homemade Christmas part 2!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So the latest undertaking for Christmas was to put together some small gifts for our neighbors. I really wanted to make some <a href="http://www.shugarysweets.com/2011/08/root-beer-float-fudge.html">root beer fudge</a>, but I couldn't find all of the ingredients. I decided to make my dad's famous fudge...which also happens to be wicked easy. So I asked my dad to email over his fudge recipe. What you should know about my dad is that he tries to be funny pretty much all the time unless he is conducting a funeral, sometimes he succeeds and sometimes he fails. I'll let you be the judge of this one.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Put 1 2/3 cup sugar into a large sauce pan. Add 2/3 cup evaporated milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Stir constantly on high heat (make sure spoon is touching bottom of pan so it doesn't stick or scorch) until it comes to a boil. Stir an additional 1 1/2 minutes. removed from heat and immediately stir in 1 1/2 cups marshmallows and 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips. (Measure them out ahead of time) Stir until chips and marshmallows are dissolved and pour onto a lightly greased dinner plate. Cool to room temperature before cutting. If it doesn't cut good put it in the fridge for 5 minutes, but if it gets too cold it breaks when you try to cut it. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Add walnuts at same time as chips and marshmallows if allowed by spouse. Don't splash the mixture on your hand while you are stirring or you will exclaim: "Oh Sh*%!" While God is certainly willing to forgive you for yelling "Oh Sh*%" your unsaved neighbors will undoubtedly hear you yell "Oh Sh*%" because the hot melted sugar has fused to your hand...and they will never come to know Jesus because of your profanity brought about by sloppy stirring!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div>My husband just graduated from Seminary last Friday but won't get his church placement until June. Since four years of Seminary really takes a beating on your bank account, we really wanted to be smart with our money this Christmas so my husband and I pledged to not spend over $20 on anyone's gift. I got inspired by <a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2010/09/burlap-laundry-signhow-to.html">this</a> and tried to think of ways to turn it into a Christmas gift for our parents. My and my husband's parents have really set great examples of strong marriages for my husband and I so after some brainstorming I came up with this<br />
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It has their last name, the words "truly, deeply, madly" and the date they got married. I'm so excited to give this to them and express how grateful we are for their example of what it looks like to be truly, deeply and madly in love with each other.The Artistically Challenged Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528584864949492153noreply@blogger.com0