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Rusty Can Tutorial

Greetings everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Sunday. The weather was a little cool here but still lovely. I am so excited to share this with you guys! I have became a recycling nut. I have been finding many uses for everyday items. Hope you enjoy this project.

Supplies Needed:

Tin Can (I used a spaghetti can)

Mod Podge

Spices

Let's begin. I began by washing out my can well and removing the label. After the label is removed refer back to these steps in my previous tutorial on grubbing jars http://thefruitofherhandstudio.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html

After you have your can grubbied it looks rusty. This step is optional; I printed out my label and stained it with walnut crystals. Using your mod podge glue it on and fill your can with sweet annie! What a lovely display.

As always please do not sell the directions to this tutorial; give them freely to your friends as they were freely given to you.

What Kind of Bear Are You?

See what Care Bear you are.

Stay tuned for Sunday's Tutorial at 7:00 pm eastern time.

Daddy's 60th Birthday

We had the joy of celebrating daddy's 60th birthday today! We had so much fun; we grilled out at mom and dad's and had lots of yummy food. Pork chops, bacon, polish sausage, fried corn, fried taters, shuck beans and cornbread. As well as a cheesecake and the chocolate cake I fixed yesterday. We sure ate good :) It's hard to believe my daddy is 60; seems like just yesterday he was only 50. Time sure flys by! My daddy is and will always be my hero. In my eyes there is nothing he can't do or doesn't know. He is a mechanic, carpenter and does concrete work and in past years did logging and ran a sawmill. He has been self employed and worked hard all his life supporting us four girls and mom. Dad is always working on something; lots of days he comes home from working to garden or can food for the winter. He is rarely ever idle and strives for perfection in everything. We often disagree when he is making furniture for me, he wants it to look new and I want it to look old! I tell him "Daddy it's supposed to be primitive!" and he just rolls his eyes! Lol that's Dad for you! Hope you guys enjoyed the pics of the view from mom and dad's. In one photo you can see the old house daddy grew up in which has fallen down.

HERSHEY'S Chocolate Sour Cream Cake & Baked Ziti

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake Ingredients:
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 container (16 oz.) dairy sour cream
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FUDGE FROSTING(recipe follows)
Directions:1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.2. Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan. 3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Frost with FUDGE FROSTING. 12 to 15 servings. FUDGE FROSTING 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa 1-1/3 cups powdered sugar 2 to 3 tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa; cook, stirring constantly, just until mixture begins to boil. Pour mixture into medium bowl; cool completely. Add powdered sugar alternately with milk to cocoa mixture, beating to spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla. About 1 cup frosting.

Baked Ziti

1 large can Hunts Meat Spaghetti Sauce

1/2 c. fettuccine Alfredo sauce (I used Bertolili's)

1 pound mild sausage

1 half of a 16 0z box of Rigatoni Noodles

1 bag mozzarella cheese

Parmesan cheese

Begin by bringing your pasta water to a boil; when it reaches a boil add some salt and oil to the water. Put in your pasta. While pasta is cooking fry your sausage until brown and no longer pink. Add your sauce and I add some sugar to taste. Set aside. Cook your pasta till almost done. Pour pasta in a 13 x 9 pan add sauce and stir together. Pour Alfredo sauce over the top. Sprinkle the whole bag of cheese over that. Add a dusting of Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 min.

I hope you guys enjoy these recipes! They were both so yummy! It was cold and rainy here today and perfect weather for some comfort food! I have been working ALL night on taxes. Oh lordy I hate doing taxes because I have to gather all my info for two businesses (we also have a convenience store). And let me tell you it's takes awhile and we are cutting it close this year. Hope you are all having a blessed Friday!

I have been Tagged

Thanks Angie! Angie from Love the Prim Look has tagged me! I am tagging; Sharon of Homespun Heart Primitives, Andi of Andi's Everyday Adventures and Simple Folk.

Seed Bag Tutorial

Supplies Needed:
Piece of calico or feed sack
Twine
Latch Pin
Coffee Stain or Walnut Crystals for Staining

Let's Begin! I am sure many of you already know how to make these but in case you don't here's how. Start by ripping the fabric to measure 12 1/2" wide by 7 1/2" tall. Fold the top down on the wrong side about 3/4". You will now need to sew along the bottom where you folded it down; you are making a casing for your twine string. Now cut a length of twine 19" long and tie a knot in both ends. Attach a latch pin to the end and feed through the casing. Put the fabric right sides facing and sew along one side and along the bottom. Make sure not to sew through the casing; just sew right up to the casing. Turn right side out and stain. Allow to dry and draw your string up. Perfect to hang on your pegs! To make them look even older sand them or make them from old fabrics.
Blessings,
Jill