Thanksgiving Planner

Thanksgiving will be here in less than a week and my DIY Planner is filling up quickly.  

It sure helps keeping everything organized and on track so that it all runs smoothly.

Also, not sure how that “Christmas tree” snuck in there (haha) but Christmas is not be far behind. 

Happy Saturday!

mini Pumpkin Cakes

These little cakes were a fun dessert to make for, what I would call, a Friendsgiving. 

Our group consists of moms that became friends way back when our children { now adults } were in grade school. We have remained close and try to get together as a group once or twice a year. We always have a wonderful variety of food to enjoy while we catch up. 

Since it is still pumpkin season these little cakes seemed like a good choice to make for our potluck.

And, since I was making them into mini Pumpkins I figured I would add a stem and chocolate leaf to each one to make them extra festive. 

The DIY chocolate leaves were made first so the chocolate could harden while I baked the cakes. There was actually enough batter leftover to make a 9x9 bonus cake as well. 

Cream cheese frosting is always good with pumpkin cake so that was the filling. I had plenty  of  leftover frosting so was able to frost the cake as well. It was the perfect amount for both.

According to the ladies, the more frosting the better!

I like how they think

because that is my feeling too. 

Happy Wednesday!

Always Better Together

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10

Have a great  Sunday!

Fishing Sympathy Card

This DIY card was made with lots of love for the family of a dear friend and greatest fishing buddy.

He will be greatly missed.

Blessings, 

DIY :: Med Student Birthday Card

This fun little card took a lot of twists and turns in the making.

Sometimes ideas are hard to come by when you need them and other times there are too many to choose from. It’s a conundrum, however, when they are plentiful it is fun to try them all, which I usually do and did this time. That resulted in three different card front ideas that I had to choose from and I can say from experience it is not always easy.

This little guy was fun. He looks like he has been on a lot of long shifts at the hospital seeing patients and is ready for a Birthday break. He started out as a plain, ordinary, blue monster however once I added a white coat, pants, a belt, stethoscope, clipboard and some balloons he looked a bit more like a med student on rotations who is ready for a break to celebrate his birthday.

For the inside of the card I made a pegboard to hold a clipboard, white coat on a mini hanger and a stethoscope which were all handmade. The place to hang up the things you won’t need when you are Off~Duty. 

The back of the card has a doodle at the bottom and below are some of the doodles for the card before it all came together.

The element squares took a little extra time to make however once they were ready and printed they were easy to cut and mount.  The little white coat fit on the itty bitty DIY hanger perfectly.

The other design for the front was a pair of hiking boots with a tag attached to the back that also says “Off duty”. The name badge and a space for the birthday message were on the inside of the card, opposite the pegboard. So there you have it. The birthday card run down.

Every year is a new adventure and we can hardly wait to see what is ahead. 

Happy Thursday!

Election Day is HERE!

It is election night, the poles are closed and the votes are in!

Why not celebrate with a Patriotic Dinner?

A festive Red, White and Blue Table set the theme.

Then we will serve up some Red, White and Blue Spaghetti!

Theme colored Jello Jigglers are a must.

With a dollop of whipped cream, of course!

A small batch of Patriotic Cupcakes is just the right amount for two.

Our simple little celebration dinner is ready. 

It doesn't get better than that!

Let the counting begin!!

more PUMPKIN on the menu :: cake & soup

It is pumpkin season once again and that means all of the old favorite pumpkin recipes come out and new ones are tried.

Dessert First, as they say!

Pumpkin cake is a must this time of year. This was a new recipe and not quite as good as our favorite one however it was worth a try.

And Curry Pumpkin Soup is perfect for cold and blustery days just like the weather we have been having here lately. 

Comfort food to be sure. 

Don't be surprised if a few more Pumpkin goodies show up here between now and the holidays!

Happy Monday!

PS...

 Election Day is almost here!