How long till spring?

How long till spring?

 I love looking out my windows

 and seeing the beauty of winter

 The pine trees all covered with snow.

The trees their buds waiting to bloom

.

The patio waiting for activity

 with friends and family.

How long ?

 There is one thing I love about winter and that is 

The beauty the Lord lavishes on us

with all the snow. But I welcome spring!

Thank you Lord for the beauty

of winter!

 love and blessings

Ruby

Paper Wreath

I have seen these wreaths on lots of different blogs

 and decided to see if I can master one myself

 so I headed out to Joann Fabrics for a Styrofoam

 12" ring and glue sticks, then off to a thrift store 

for an old book.

I had some craft paint , brown and gray

first I rubbed the brown on the edge of the book pages

then topped it with the gray paint.

I then tore off the cover

 

and started tearing out the pages

then folding my pages 

 and gluing the first layer to the bottom of Styrofoam ring 

I than turned it over and worked my way up around the ring,

till it was all filled up.

I found this to be VERY inexpensive

but VERY time consuming.

I love the look as it goes well in our home.

I added a brown bow and hung it on my inside
door with a mirror.

What do you think, do you like or not?

Love and Blessings

Ruby

Tea Towel

Recently we were with out electric for 4 days

 Whats a person to do with out it?

 Everything I wanted to do I needed it. So

 I went thur my craft room in search for something

to do that I wouldn't need electric.

 This is what I came up with.

 A  COTTON TEA TOWEL

and some old remnants of fabric.

 I cut some birds, flowers and hearts from the fabrics

 and started to applique them to the towel.

I then turned to my embroidery floss box and started

 to embellish my little creatures with the floss

here's the finished tea towel

  

I like using cotton so much better then terry

tea towels.

So delicate and precious

 I think I like it!

 being with out electric made me appreciate it soooooo
much more

and do something I normally would not have done.

Lord why do we ( I ) take so many things for granted?

Help me be more thankful and appreciative things 

I take for granted for in my life.

such as electric.

love and blessings

Ruby 

Doggy Treats

Valentine Doggy Treats

 I had fun making these 

 mixed all ingredients together

  

next roll out the dough to 1/4 - 1/2" thick

then I got out my little heart cutter

 and started cutting out my little treats

I only made a 1/2 batch 

but it filled up my cookie sheet

then put them in the oven to bake

let them cool and packaged them up.

I think he'll like them

  Recipe

 Bacon Bites

3 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup milk

 1/4 cup oil or bacon grease

 1 tsp garlic power

 3-4 slices bacon ( I used bacon bits)

1/2 cup cold water

 mix all together, roll out 1/4"- 1/2 " thick

 cut into desired shapes

 bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes 

 Treat your special pet with a special treat

 and wish them a Happy Valentines Day!

love and blessings

Ruby

love and blessing ruby

Happy Valentines Day

Valentines Day

Chocolate Cake Mix

 from a box

made according to directions

Icing

boil 2 min.

 1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

 slowly add and bring to a boil, stirring constantly

 2 TBS milk

 cool to lukewarm and gradually add

 1 cup powdered sugar

beat till spreadable consistency, may need to add a small amount of water.

I baked it in a rose bundt  pan

 made the icing so I could drizzle it over cake

placed it on my white pedestal cake plate

with a clear dome and set it on the table.

Now I'm waiting on you to arrive so we can enjoy it together.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Share God's love!

 love and blessings

 Ruby

Get organized

I like being organized, putting things where they belong.

this is what I did to my laundry closet 

ORGANIZED!

 I went to target and got wire bins and jars

some glass and others chrome

I love that I can see all my products

everything is labeled and has its place.

 even my plastic bags know just where to go.

 the hangers are all in line

waiting for there turn to be used

paper towels and toilet paper all in their bins

neatly stacked. believe it or not my husband

even knows where they go because they are all labeled.

The rags, light bulbs, extension cord,hand soap,ect...

all lined up and in their place. I'm so organized

I can hardly stand it, (well in the laundry closet that is.)

and if I need a shopping bag I know just where to find one.

 Are you organized? 

Try it you'll love it 

I PROMISE!!

 love and blessings

Ruby

Organizing my Jewelry

My jewelry

What a mess, all tangled up in this little jewelry case

 I had some egg cartons laying around

and decided to make some good use of them

so I cut off the lid

and sorted my earrings, rings and pins

 and placed them neatly into their own little compartments

I placed them in a drawer  I have easy 

access to,

no more tangled messes and being able to

find them quickly at a glance.

 

oh how I love it 

this couldn't be any cheaper!

Such a good feeling

TO BE ORGANIZED!!

 love and blessings

Ruby