Souvenier Spring 2011 FREE Online Publication by Heather Bullard

A wonderful new online publication was just "published" yesterday!  It's called "Souvenir" and is put out by the talented Heather Bullard.  It is a seasonal lifestyle gazette loaded with outoutanding photography, arts, crafts, a recipe and so much more.  You will love this, I am sure of that. Sign up here, and it will be delivered to your email address.  I'm loving every pager, with many of our favorite blog friends included!

I've been working on a number of projects.  My birthday (yes, I continue to draw out the celebrating!) and birthdays in general are at the top of the list.  There sure are a lot of spring birthdays.
             Birthdays:  a good thing!

When I begin working on a project I love to just start piling up items to use...

I love to buy inexpensive bags of costume jewelry at our yearly flea market.  Yes, we only have one flea market a year here!  So I really appreciate birthday gifts like one I got, the magazine "Flea Market Style".

Just one more thing....the daffodils are blooming here!

Have a blessed weekend!

 Heidi

(linked to Cindy's My Romantic Home's "Show and Tell Friday")

C-ing things: Claira, Cranberry COOKIES, Cheeseburgers & Chalkboards

In my cake picture (in my last post) I see my photograph of Ellie, Claira and I was when Claira was in the middle of a outfit change!  I wanted you to see her in her pretty party clothes.  Here she is (held by Jessica):

Notice the cookies she's reaching for, which we didn't let her have!  These are such yummy cookies, I'll share my recipe with you.  When I made these, or regular chocolate chip cookies, I can't eat more than 3 even if I want to.  If I do, I wake up with a bad headache, from the sugar I guess.  Does that happen to any of you?  

Here's the recipe:

Heidi’s Cranberry Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter -- softened
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs -- beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups quick cooking oat meal
1 cup craisins
1 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°. Blend together butter, sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Mix in 2 beaten eggs. Gradually add all remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded teaspoon 2" apart on to ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.   Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
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Our two girls planned the party, Melissa was in charge of grilling the cheeseburgers:
  They were so good, in fact, so good I ate two!  And I never eat more than one! Jessica made sweet potato oven french fries, and there was a macaroni salad.  (Check out Allrecipes.com for sweet potato french fries.)

A few more things to say about chalkboards:  Did you know you can make your own chalkboard paint?  Neither did I until recently.  One of my daily stops if CresendoH, and today one of the blogs Jenny Doh pointed out was  The Idea Room Blog, which pointed me to Martha Stewarts craft website which told how to make homemade chalkboard paint! (Did you follow all that?)

Looks simple to me, watch for what I come up with!  You know I love painting chalkboards, walls, tables, frames, menu boards, and anything that doesn't move!  Here's a set I hung on our guest room wall:

(Still one more to add, I like sets of 3 or 5 better!)

Blessings, Heidi

(Linked to Today's Creative Blog's "Get Your Craft On",  Sugar & Dot's "What I Whipped Up Wednesday, and Someday Craf's Whatever Goes Wednesday",