Clover Cookies

 Shamrock cookies

 Happy St. Patty's weekend!  I stumbled across this picture from a couple years ago.  My gram left a bag full of sugar cookies on my stairs.  What a great surprise.  At the time, I was cutting books apart for a journal/recipe book class I was teaching.  I just wanted to savor the moment with a picture.  I'm glad I did.  Cut out cookies are always a good idea!

 

P.S.  My blog's look is still in makeover stage.  It's gonna take some time, but I'm learning a lot along the way.

Under Construction…

My blog is under construction.   My brain is too trying to figure all of this layout stuff out.  Wow.  Hopefully, I'll get it figured out by the end of the week.  

Until then…  

šŸ™‚ Candie

Banana Empanadas

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Banana Empanadas.

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Awesome. Easy to make.

Recipe here.

Making Rainbows

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Hello there!  This is my little window herb garden that's kept me going through winter.  Rosemary, mint, and lavender (left to right).  Nothing beats sweet potato fries with fresh minced rosemary and sea salt.  It's almost time to put them back outside.  Yay!  The other thing I wanted to show you are the prisms we hung over the weekend.  Yep, it's rainbow city at about 8:30 AM here (sun willing).

Rainbows

This picture doesn't do the room justice because there are a hundred rainbows bouncing from ceiling to the floor.  Trust me, it makes you feel so happy.  The prism thing started when I was a kid.  My gram has three or four hanging in each window in the living room from pretty ribbons. Us girls would sleep on the floor or couch and wake up to what seemed like a million rainbows.  Magical.  You can pick prisms up for $6 and up depending on the size.  Both gram and I agree that the smaller ones with simple facets make the best rainbows—bigger isn't always better maybe?  This might be a case for Myth Busters. Well, actually, I know that to be true because just the other day I was wearing Swarovski droplet earrings that made rainbows all over the car.  Hmm, I know someone out there knows the reasoning for this.  Until then, I'll just keep letting the light in.

Sweet Dreams

Rocker 1

 This is what Rocker does when mama's been on a work trip.  He hijacks whatever has your clothes in it.  In the past, a suitcase.  This time a laundry basket full of clean clothes (which smell amazing afterwards by the way…sigh, cuteness wins again).

Rocker 1

 Ain't nobody going nowhere.  Sweet. Dreams.

Fiber Fests and Class with Me

 

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Several of you have been emailing about upcoming fiber activities!  Here's the skinny!

There are many upcoming fiber festivals including one in Portland, IN and Solomon Farm in Ft. Wayne, IN.  I've been to both and they are great for adding all kinds of fiber to your stash, taking classes, meeting super cool people, and seeing things like sheep shearing, spinning, and weaving in action.  Get your crafty gal pals and go!

Also, I'm offering a wet and dry felting exploration with silks, wool, and alternative embellishments at the Honeywell Center.  This is going to be a really fun class with lots of color and neat techniques.  Check out the Honeywell site for details.  If you took my fiber collage class (see photo above), you're going to love this class as we will add to your mad fiber skills.  I promise! 

XO, Candie

Cabin Living and Pie Irons

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Greetings from a sweet little cabin!  I'll admit it took a minute to get used to the one room lifestyle, but now I love the simplicty of it.  And Rocker loves his big yard.  We're not sure if we can ever go back to city life.
Candie on the farm
This is what I look like on a lazy weekend.  My boyfriend gave me the camo hat.  That's what love does to you.  It makes you wear camo.  The first time in 32 years, people.
Rocker camo
Rocker got a camo hoodie for Christmas.  He's in love also.  Not so in love with having his picture taken.

Candie on the farm
These are some pictures from our Winter picnic we had a few weeks ago.  I checked the forecast and maybe we'll get some outdoor time in on Saturday.  Fingers and toes crossed.  In the picture, you'll see my favorite campfire activity (well, next to toasted marshmallows)—pudgy pies!  See the pie iron?  They make cute little toasted sandwiches like this:

Candie on the farm
Super cute, huh? And so yummy and fun to make!  You can put anything in them.  Pie filling, pizza stuff, or good ol' ham and cheese.  Sweet or savory, you and your family are going to love them.  Check out some ideas here.  Is the vintage plate too over the top?  I love contrast.  Camo hats and foo foo plates.  Pretty darn sweet.
**I wanted to give my friend Blake a shout out for making a giant "C" for the mantel.  If you're interested in getting your family initial, holler, and I'll pass his info along to you.