The snow is also sticking, so its piling up fast. I wanna go make a
snowman right now!
Ingredients: 2 medium sized beets, 2 carrots, 2-3 oranges, plain
oatmeal(not the ready to cook kind) and sugar or honey to taste.
Peel and cut the beets in fourths, and peel the carrots and chop them
up a bit. Drop the beets and carrots in a juicer and juice them. Put
everything, pulp and all, in the blender, add a cup of oatmeal(more if
you really like oatmeal) and blend it all together. Strain the mixture
twice and put the juice in the blender. Put the pulp away to be used
in cooking if you wish. Add the orange juice and sugar or honey and
mix. Pour the juice in a cup and enjoy!
This is enough for about 4 people. Drink it quickly though, because
beet juice starts losing its nutrients after a day.
If you aren't already an MCC member, join now and meet more great crafters!
As a side note, if you don't have anything to give, feel free to trade
one of your finished products for supplies!
You can find green plantains in spanish grocery stores and big
supermarkets. They're called 'platanos verdes' and are easy to confuse
with the wider 'platanos maduros', or ripe plantains, which are NOT
bananas.
Ingredients: 3 green plantains, mayo, butter, and salt to taste.
Optional ingredients: cream cheese, fried salami.
Fill a medium sized pot 1/3 with water and a pinch of salt, enough to
cover the plantains well, and set it to boil. Peel the plantains with
a knife and rinse them. Set them in the pot to simmer about 10-15 min,
until the plantains are well cooked. Drain them and put them in a
bowl, then mash them well with a fork, mixing in a spoonfull of butter
and mayo, and if you want, cream cheese.
Now just fork it into a bowl and add salami. Enjoy!
A craft swap is essentially where crafters exchange supplies they
don't use anymore with other crafters, so everyone ends up with fresh
supplies!
So now, lets talk rules:
- The swap has to happen in the US, or the crafter getting the items
has to be willing to pay for shipping if its international.
- The swap has to have a similar value. You can't exchange a box of
paints for a small packet of beads(unless the beads are valuable)
- Please, for everyone's sake, the items must be clean. Or at least
presentable. If the fabric is stained with jam, DON'T trade it.
- Have fun! And invite your friends! This swap is open to all crafters
of all types.
Everyone who is interested comment here with contact info and i'll
post the official swap and list of crafters in another post.
Thanks!
She makes cute hooded towels, burp clothes and various other one of a
kind baby items. She's inspired by her kids, who help her get to know
her products, figuring out what a mom uses and what kids actually
like. Plus she reads blogs to help her get inspired creatively.
And why etsy? She has a friend that sells on etsy who got her looking
and after checking it out Becky decided to give it a try. And
according to her "I haven't looked back since!" Becky uses etsy, like
most moms, at naptime and after the kids are put to bed. Though she's
done craft shows, etsy is her best venue because of the custom nature
of her items. She also loves to buy supplies on etsy, since you buy
from home and you can participate in the etsy community.
Visit her today at http://www.spiritofgiving.etsy.com
And view her blog at
http://spirit-of-giving.blogspot.com
I personally like to buy food from cute little restaurants and
bakeries and clothes from stores that have a cozy feel to them. And
what these store owners tend to do is package up their products in
cute packaging that makes you feel good just looking at it.
Whether its something as simple as an extra button in a little folded
piece of pretty paper pinned to the dress to jelly in a custom jar
with a heart shaped sticker closing, these touches signify handmade
items made with love. So if you sell handmade, remember that its the
little things that count. Loving touches that makes us feel like the
seller cares and has poured their whole heart into this one item.
Would you like to be featured? Just comment here with your name, shop
name, a link to the shop, and email, and i'll pick a crafter every
tuesday and feature them on wednesday. For today i'm just going to
have links to my favorite etsy shop, but next wednesday i'll have a
featured crafter! I'll also tweet about the crafter, so that's free
exposure!
I prefer shops with little sales, or new shops, but all sellers are welcome!
Now tell me, what colors are you looking forward to this fall? And
what do you like most about this cozy colored season? The beautifull
leaves? The warm, fuzzy sweaters? Welcome the change of seasons!(and
the hot cocoa. Mmmm...)
Here's two lunch bags I made. This brown one is lined with vinyl.
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care of this gem or we won't be able to see such beautifull sights
What would be your dream purse? Pick two, a formal purse and a casual bag. You can leave a long or short description, just looking for ideas!
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