The New 2023 Hat a Thon is on!!

Making as  many hats as I can from now till we have the Back to School Bash in August!! 

Got this one finished!!

Made some ear warmers for my Pastor's Daughters!!

My sweater got a hole in it so I am making a new one!!

I sold one of the Afghans I made for Christmas so I made another one!! 

 

 I am working on Christmas Crochet. I have 2 Afghans done and I am working on a Sunflower one!!

  These are the blankets so far that I have  made for my daughter's family that lost everything in the fire. I have 2 more to go one for her and one for her husband. It is so good to know that all the kids have one now!! They are all so precious to me!! 

 

 Well it has been a long time since I have posted anything!! 

My daughter's family lost everything in the fires in Colorado. So I am making each family member an Afghan!! I have 3 done and 4 more to go!! 

My granddaughters have received theirs and now for the grandsons and mom and dad!! They did find a new house and are all safe, which is what really counts!! 

 I made 40 Hats for the Back to School Bash at my Church!! Some kids will have warm heads this Winter!!

I am now starting on Afghans for my grandkids for Christmas!!  My Grand Daughter wanted an Afghan like the one I have on my bed. So here is the start of them!! 

I have been making some Afghans for Christmas Presents!!

I also made a shawl for my secret pal!!

I think she really liked it!! It was so fun giving it to her!! Of course she knows who I am and it is no longer a secret. Since I am the only one that makes and gives homemade gifts!!

You all have a great day!!
God Bless you!!

New Recipe!! these are really good!! 

Roasted Winter Vegetables

Sweet Potatoes, Carrots or Butternut Squash chunked

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

½ teaspoon Garlic Powder

¼ teaspoon Oregano

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

2 Tablespoons Olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400° use some olive oil to oil cookie sheet.

Mix together the vegetables and the spices in a Ziploc bag. Add Olive oil, seal the bag and mix it around with your fingers till they are well coated.

Bake for 45 minutes stirring occasionally till they are cooked through and golden brown.

I had Low Carb Oat Bran Blueberry Muffins and a Banana Berry Smoothie for Breakfast today!!
My Smoothie had a Banana and some mixed frozen berries some cranberry juice and vanilla yogurt, And some fresh Spinach leaves!! Blended in my little blender. Recipe for muffins below!!

Oat Bran Muffins

2 ¼ C Oat Bran
½ C Blueberries
2 t Baking Powder
½ t Salt
¾ C Milk
2 Eggs
¼ C Stevia
2 T Oil

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together. Put into muffin cups and bake at 350° for 20 minutes, or till done.

Ok!! I toasted them!! They did well in the toaster. They mostly toasted on the edges.

I added some butter on top of them and they tasted real good!! They tasted like crunchy Cinnamon Rolls!! I also had a little Ham and Swiss eggs for Breakfast too!! 

Today I plan on making an Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake!!

Have a great day!! God Bless you!!

I made some Low Carb Flax Seed Buns today.

I have a baking pan that you can make Hamburger Buns in. So I found a recipe for Flax Seed Muffins and tweaked it a little. I plan on using them for toast in the mornings for Breakfast. So tomorrow I will see how they do in a toaster!!

Flax Seed Buns (LOW CARB)

3 lg eggs
1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup Vital Wheat Gluten Flour (Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 cup Splenda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
dash of salt
ground cinnamon, 3 big dashes
1/2 cup water
1 cup Flax seed meal(Bob's Red Mill)


Preheat Oven to 350°F.

Beat eggs, add melted butter and vanilla and continue to beat well. With an electric mixer or whisk, add ONE BY ONE: Vital Wheat Gluten Flour, Splenda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon. Beat well. Stir in water and flax seed meal.

Spray bun pan with oil, Makes 6 Buns. Bake for 35 minutes.

They can be individually wrapped and stored in the fridge.

oui Yogurt Jars!! I made these nice little candles!!

I used Modge Podge and some food coloring and I painted them.  Then I put some lace ribbon around them and put little battery operated Votive candles in them.

I have another idea for Christmas ornaments to make with them. I think I will color them red and put the little candle in them and crochet a sling for them to hang on a tree!! I just have to figure out my crochet part!!

Everybody have a great day!!
God Bless you!!

I made some Oat Bran muffins with Blueberries this morning. they are also Low Carb!!

Oat Bran Blueberry Muffins Low Carb

2 ¼ C Oat Bran
½ C Blueberries
2 t Baking Powder
½ t Salt
¾ C Milk
2 Eggs
¼ C Stevia
2 T Oil

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together. Put into muffin cups and bake at 350° for 20 minutes, or till done.

I am trying some recipes that are Low Carb or Keto but they are like bread. I guess I just like bread too much!! Especially for breakfast. These muffins were real good this morning!!

Ok!!! So I seem to be getting a collection of oui Yogurt jars. And I want to find some kind of craft to do with them!!

I found a few on Pinterest. It seems like the most ideas are votive candles. I want to make crafts that I can give away as gifts.

I think I really like this idea the best. Putting a cutout on the jar them painting it!! I may try this one out!!
God Bless you!!

I decided to experiment and see if I could make some KETO Pudding Pops. So here is my recipe!!

Keto Chocolate Pudding Popsicle

3 Eggs

¾ Cup granulated sweetener

2 Cups Heavy cream

¼ cup water

1Tablespoon Vanilla

½ teaspoon Salt

½ Cup Cocoa Powder

Put all ingredients into a sauce pan and Whisk while heating up on the stove. Keep whisking till it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and prepare Popsicle mold pour into molds and add Popsicle sticks. Place in freezer till solid.  I used the leftover as pudding and it is good too!! 

Well I noticed that it has been quite a while since I have written anything in here!!

I have been busy though!!

 I made 60 hats for the Back to School Bash at my Church!!

 And I have been gardening. This year I am gardening in containers!! Makes for less weeding!!

 We are picking Blackberries right now!!

 We have gotten done with our Blueberry harvest!!

 Chives and Yellow squash in containers!! Hope I can keep them alive!!

I have many of my Knitting and Crochet projects listed in Ravelry!!
It is very hot here in the 90s every day with heat index in the 100s. I am so glad for Air Conditioning!! Hope you all have a great Summer!! God Bless you!!

Spring time is here!!

 I have been quite busy making things. Messy bun Hat above.

 My start on this year's 100 hat goal. I am working on hat number 10 now.

And this circle shawl that took me something like 2 months to make. It is made from sock yarn. I thought my first color would be enough for it but then I ran out of yarn and had to serf my stash to find colors that went together.

On the garden scene. The blueberry bushes are blooming. As I was out taking the pictures of it, it sounded like I was in the bumble bee and Honey bee super highway!! They were buzzing right by me all around. I didn't even get stung!! If you look closely you can see some of the bees on these flowers in the pictures!!