Amy's orange catch-all

 

 So I have no idea how Stephen acquired this piece of furniture, but  it was not looking so good, so we made it better by painting it orange!

Amy's first baby quilt

This is the first quilt I did for my friend, she did not know what the baby was going to be so i made the quilt to match their life style, they both love hunting and their colors in their house are green and brown. the baby ended up being a boy and they named him Tanner W. which if it was a girl it was going to be Taylor W. I was able to do the TW in the first picture before the baby was born.

--Amy--

Amy's table cloth

        This is some fabric that Stephen found in the clearance rack at the fabric store.
I had the fabric for a while before I knew what I was going to make out of it. Stephen
took all the photo's. I used the rolled hem foot and it worked great.

--Amy--

Girlie Stuff

Since I have no daughters, I need to make girlie stuff for other people's daughters.  Here are some aprons I made for my niece, my mom, and a pillow and quilt for a friend's daughter's doll.  :)  I reused nursing bra clasps to make the aprons adjustable and able to open completely.

~ Kellie

Birthday Cakes

Hello Everybody!  Jen invited me to join in the fun.  Here are some of my recent creations.  These were the boys' birthday cakes.  The monster truck cake topping was melted chocolate chips and butterscotch chips and then I mixed in unmelted chips, marshmallows and kix cereal.  I poured it all over brownies.  Seriously sweet, but also very fast to make.
~ Kellie Singh

Strawberry Jam

Who can resist strawberries in the summer?  Well for most of you its probably spring, but here its pretty much always summer!  So the strawberries are already going on sale at the farmers market (along with a bunch of kale).  Woo Hoo!

So we took some strawberries and turned them into jam. We found an easy recipe... and I had three eager helpers with the stirring, which made it even easier!

I used this recipe http://www.marthastewart.com/264063/quick-strawberry-jam?czone=food/brunch-center/brunch-baked-sweets loosely and it turned out delicious.  Heres our version:

4 lbs. strawberries, stems off (actually a little less since we snacked on them while we took off the stems!)

1 C. sugar

3 tbs. fresh squeezed lemon juice

Chop up the berries in small batches in the blender (very coarsely).

Throw them in a pot with the sugar and lemon juice and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly (about 15 min.) stirring constantly so it doesn't burn on the bottom.

Pour into jars, cover and let cool.  This made about 44 ounces of jam

 It is the most beautiful color of red that I have ever seen in my life.  I'd probably have to make it again even if it didn't taste so good just so I could have that color around.  I recommend putting it on something lighter than a bagel....like a biscuit or a scone, but we ate those up too fast and I forgot to take pictures.

Besides that, all you need is a cup of tea (hot or cold depending on your weather of the moment).  

Enjoy!

-Jen