Particularly Peachy

5 Step Sauce

2011-12-31T12:54:00.000-08:00

This spaghetti sauce is so simple, I thought pictures weren't

necessary.

Ingredients:

Frozen meatballs

Parsley or cilantro

26 oz. can of Hunts premium Four Cheese pasta sauce

( Make sure the canned sauce is room temperature )

1 Garlic clove, chopped

1/2 of a medium sized onion, chopped

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Parmesan Cheese

1. Defrost your meatballs. Don't heat them up completely.

2. Combine oil, onions, and garlic in a pot on medium-high.

3. Add your sauce. Reduce fire to medium-low, and let simmer for 5 min .

4. Add meatballs . and let simmer for another 5 min.

5. Pour the sauce over your pasta, top with Parmesan cheese, and use the cilantro or parsley for garnish.

Enjoy!!

Pick ups from last weekend...

2011-12-09T18:27:00.001-08:00

Last weekend I went to Ironwood, up in Newberry Springs

and I went to the ezra retreat for the first time ever!

I loooved it!! I got to make a bunch of new friends, and also meet a bit of old friends..

And I got to take time out and really evaluate my walk

with the Lord and it really helped me.

Here are some pictures I took with my top list of

friends up at Ironwood

This is noah, he was a sponsor. He made me laugh

many a time...

and this was my counciler, her name is Amanda..

(aaah memories!!)

and this is leeane, she was the brightest

person I had ever met!!!

and this is Emma,she is also a funny person...

and this is Jessica, she is a very kindhearted girl

she is so nice.. it's amazing

this is Josiah...He is very a sweet fellow...

He's very nice..

and that is the end of my little clique that went on at Ironwood!

Pure Awesomeness!

2011-12-09T18:23:00.001-08:00

I made recently made this crochet slouchy for my friend, and I

charged her $3 for it... and guess what? She loved it!!!

I tried to take pictures of her in a rush, but she kept cracking up and wouldn't stay still cause
I was making her do all these poses that

she thought was embarrassing..this was all I got at the moment though,

Aaaah the memories after school!!! She makes me

laugh so much.. I like funny people!!!

Anyway I will also be making a hat for her little sister, Jennilie (je-ni-lee) !!

What a long week.....

2011-11-30T18:55:00.001-08:00

My week consisted of me finally finishing my slouchy beret, making pom-pom clips, and taking pictures of my cat !!

I like how I did it, it's actually a beanie I made extra big and decreased to my taste.

Very simple. I took some pics of me wearing it, so you can see.

I'm my own camera man!

This is the chubby side of my face...

P.S. My eyes aren't closed!! Then I decided I was gonna add a pom-pom.

A brown one!!!

Then I thought I should add another one, A RED ONE!!!!

I made this pom-pom hair clip... It's my first one!!!

I was trying to take a picture of my cat, Felix, but he can't take a picture

for nothing...He doesn't like pictures because of the flash...but even without the flash he

won't take one. This is the best picture I've gotten so far!!

Look at him!!! So calm and sleepy!! He's so stink'n cute!!

Felties and Rice warmers!!!

2011-11-25T22:28:00.001-08:00

I've been trying to make felt flower bobby pins, because I don't like

those big bulky ones...(it depends) so I thought, hrmmm....

I should make my own!!!

Anyway this is what I came up with...I took some pictures

for you to ganderize (gander.. get it!!?) at ...

I also made some rice warmers... If you dont know what a rice warmer is

let me explain to you right ... now...

You put rice in like a sock or ..ahem .... you sew a little bag and

put rice in it, and you heat it up in the micro. for 30 secs-1 min. and it warms your hands!!

But the catch is , they must completely cool before you heat 'em up again...and every now and

then you need to get new ones so the rice won't burn....See what I made

And then I thought I should embroider some.. to make it cute.. I made these for a

friend of mine.. she loved 'em....

Please be kind and do not reproduce for sale, Do NOT use my pictures without my

permission.. Use pictures of what YOU made to show your fans!!

thank you!!

Thanksgiving, Black Friday-The works....

2011-11-25T21:47:00.001-08:00

As you know Thanksgivng just passed,and my grandmama

came up from the Virgin Islands( my homeland) for her birthday,

which was today....SO LEAVE A COMMENT AND SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Anyway.. It was AWESOME!!! We ate, and ate, and ate.. then we all started

feeling so tired! Even the pets was feeling stuffed.. because they ate thanksgiving dinner too!!

My mom took a picture of me and Felix snoozing...

Then I took a picture of grandma sleeping...

Then after I woke, I caught felix sleeping in the wardrobe amongst the shoes...

Moving on to Black Friday!!!

We went to Jcpenny and I finally got all the clothes that I needed..

NEEDED not WANT ... there is a very big difference, and this time

it's not want!! Then we went to go take our family portrait at Jcpenny

also.. i took this picture of my brother kyle..

He was trying on this ridiculas elmo hat!!!

He looked really cute!!

Petite spice cakes

2011-11-19T15:36:00.001-08:00

I was searching for an exquisite madeleine recipe to try when I thought ,

why not come up with my own! Oh yes I thought! What a grand idea!! I already

knew the basic ingredients but I wanted to create something original so I wanted to

put my style into it. If you know me, you know I love all things

spiced. Spiced hot cocoa , Pumpkin pie , Spiced coffee streusel... and the list goes on!

So I came up with this:

The're very petite indeed...They're not perfectly shaped and not very sweet...

that's why they're PERFECT!!

Ingredients

1 cup of flour (doesnt matter what type you use)

1 to 1/2 cup of salted butter , softened (more is better)

2 large eggs

1 tsp. clear vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. baking powder

pinch salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. brown sugar

2/3 cup of granulated white sugar

First you'r going to cream the butter and both the white and brown sugar

on high, until it's light and fluffy. Like so...

Then you're going to add the vanilla. Turn to low speed and add the eggs ,

one by one. Like this...

Mix on high for 3-4 minutes, then set aside. Now in a separate

bowl, you're going to combine the flour, salt, cinammon, and baking powder.

You're going to GENTLY fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture... Like this....

When you're done , refridgerate the batter for 30 min.

Preheat the oven to 375 F., and spray mini muffin paper tins with non-stick

spray. I was able to make 2 dozen of these little cakes. So yes, spray 24 mini muffin paper

tins. Like this...

Take out the batter, and use a SMALL spoon to fill these up!! It doesnt take that much to fill

these little things up!!

Bake for 7-10 minutes, and let cool. Take off the paper tins , they should come off

very easily... Serve warm ,dust with powdered sugar, or serve with whipped cream!!

YUM-YUM!!!
If you want a more flavored spice cake , add

1 tsp. of nutmeg, 1 tsp. of ginger, and 1 tsp. of all spice, along with the cinnamon!!!

Hope you enjoyed my recipe!!! Please be kind and do not claim as your own!!

Soft Winter Slippers (or Mary Janes)

2011-11-18T18:21:00.001-08:00

For my pattern , it really depends on what size or type of yarn your using.

Im using chunky green yarn, with a size G needle, to make it a bit more plush.

It fit my mom , which is about a size 11. (Yes i come from a big foot family..)

You might have to experiment and see what works for your foot size...

For my foot im like a size 9-10

I dont remeber what size yarn it was but , the name of the brand was

Lionbrand. It's really good quality yarn. They sell it at Joanne's for $ 2.33, its a good size roll

for that amount of money.

Anyway

Rnd 1: Im gonna do 6 dc in a magic circle. then im gonna close up the ring.

Rnd 2: Do

2 dc in each st (12 dc). Sl st in the top of the first st and ch 2.

Rnd 3: Now we're going to do 1 dc in the first st , and do 2 dc in the next (18 dc). Sl st ,ch 2.

Rnd 4: We're going to do 1 dc in the next 2 st, then 2 dc in the next st(24 dc). You are

going to follow that pattern all the way around.

This is what my slipper looked like after Rnd 4,

Now do 1 or 2 even rows( which means do 1 dc in each st around sl st, ch 2),

it depends on how long you want the

toe of your slipper to be (24 dc).( This is what my slipper looked like after the even rows.

Now pay attention , we're going to be working in rows. This is gonna

make the sole of the shoe.

Do 18 dc, ch 2 and turn. Do 8 rows of this. This is what mine looked like after row 3,

On the 9th row, you're gonna work in the first 9 dc, then dc3tog.

and work the rest of the st. Now we're gonna do another row.

For this row we're gonna work in the first 8 dc then dc3tog.

Work in the rest of the stitches.

We are going to seam up the open edge, which will make the heel of

the slipper. LISTEN UP...

You need to turn the shoe inside out! I kept forgetting to do so.

Ta- da!! Turn right side and you should have a basic slipper.

Now pay attention to this part.. Even I kept messing up on this part!

You may use a contrasting color if you want.

You're gonna join in the center and also do a sc in that same spot. Now you're gonna

sc along the side until you reach to the corner. When you reach to the corner you are going to sc3tog.

Then do about 3 dc, and sc3tog again at the next corner. If you don't want to add the strap

( I prefer not to...) , then continue single crocheting down the side , and sc3tog at the heel. fasten off and weave in.

If you do want to add the strap then after doing a sc3tog for the seond time,

do 3-4 sc then ch 10. join at the opposite side of the slipper. You shold be doing something like this,

Then, work in the ch ,and then continue working along the side as before..You should

be doing something like so...

Lastly , sc3tog at the heel , fasten off and weave in the tail...

and ....TA-DA!!! You're finally done with your slippers!!!

Please be knid, and dont reproduce for sale, and don't

use my pictures without permission!! Use pictures of what YOU made to show your fans!!

Thank-you!!

Late school afternoons....

2011-11-09T21:26:00.000-08:00

So my friend miss maggie's birthday was on wednesday... and NOBODY TOLD ME...then they're all like ...

"AAAH ... WINNIE WHERES MY PRESENT....",

AND I GO, " For what...",

They're all like ..." HOW COULD YOU FORGET !!!? "

All i could say was, " You didnt tell me... maybe ill give you a belated present...oh well"

And then they walk away feeling embarrased for giving me such.. short.. notice.

Anyway I was over at Ordinary Mommy Design and i saw her recipe for sugar + spiced walnuts and

thought i should make some. At first i though what s the point, I don't even like walnuts.. yet...THEY...WERE...AWESOME!!!!!

( I think you should try the recipe yourself )

So i decided im gonna make some for my friend miss maggie... also im gonna whip up some

Soft winter slippers and wish her happy B-Day at her surprise party this weekend.... These are the type of slippers I make....

They're mary jane slippers without the strap...

( i dont like the strap cause what if the person i make 'em for has back problems or something,like my mom)

Sunday Afternoons....

2011-10-30T14:56:00.000-07:00

    I sat up in the last hours of the day crocheting stuff... these last few days have been good though , new art ideas overflowing in my brain and i can't stop it!! For instance, I thought i should make a flower clip and even better a triple layered flower!!! Uh-huh... I am awesome and i came up with my own pattern(which is rare mind you...)!!!

                                                             Heres the end product:

    You can make one to .... my pattern is on the tutorials page, once i get that running!! My tutorials also have pictures to guide you.... i use abbreviations ....if you cant read those heres the list that i use:

                                    crochet abbreviations:
                            dc= double crochet
                            sc= single crochet
                            tc= triple crochet
                            sl st= slip stitch
                            ch= chain
                            st= stitch
                            Rnd=round



please comment and if you have any tips, tricks or ideas or recipes you want to share let me know!!