Make the snow go away

Good Morning, from what I think is the coldest spot on earth right now Northwest Indiana. It is beyond cold and windy here but it has been this way for so long that the threat of another 8 inches of snow has made me decide to share a make it inside snowman. I started with a Pinterest Pin that I pinned to try at a later date and you can find the original website here: http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/01/snow-man-tutorial.html 
Where you will find a pattern you can print for the snowman body and the tutorial of how she made him by hand embroidering his face and such. Well, I'm a bit lazy these days cold and snow and all and even tho I can hand embroider why do it when you have a sewing machine that will do the work for you. So, that is how I did my face. Then it took of from there. 

                      

This is the original idea from the Pinterest Pin. I thought he was so cute. 

My finished product which became gifts and items for sale at a local craft bazaar. I love both looks and would have to conclude this was a Pin that worked out just fine. 

Thanks for looking now I'm off to try something new. Have a pin you want me to considering trying leave me a comment and I will see about doing it. I am still very new to blogging so I have not gotten a Facebook page or a Pinterest set up on this page yet. But thanks again for visiting and sharing with your friend. 

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Happy Pinning,

Michelle

Granny Square Hat

This week with the "polar vortex" making her appearance once again I decided to give BobWilson123's Granny Square hat a try and I must say it came out wonderful. I used Vanna's Choice yarn and you can find the pattern by downloading it at BobWilson123. I even had to go a step further and add a Handmade Clay Button because I had been seeing them pop up all over Pinterest these days. Do you have a Favorite Hat pattern you like to crochet if you do share it with us in the comments so we can check it out too. If you can't crochet that is alright  too you order one pre-made or in your choice of color at   www.facebook.com/2brokecrafters.

The Vanna's Choice from Lion Brand we started with. Love this color it is  called Dusty Green.

Have to show off my Handmade Hook. Absolutely love the colors and the feel of it in my hand. It is a great treat to my hands to get to hold this hook, From Poor Man's Polymer.

                                              A sneak Peek at the almost finished project

Add the Handmade Button and it is already to go on a head. It has already

found its' place on a head of a teenage girl who couldn't wait to snatch the finish product. 

Button was handmade again by Poor Man's Polymer.

I couldn't stop at one. I have at this point made several . Some were given away 

because a cold head in the Chicago Area just can't stay cold and some are available at 

www.facebook.com/2brokecrafters. 

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Snowman on a Cold Snowy Day.

As many of you know I am really into trying things I find on Pinterest and even though the weather here in Indiana stinks. We have had over 60 inches of snow since December 1,2013. Yesterday we had horrible rain storms today we wake up to more snow and winds. We are trying our best to still have fun with our projects. I recently came across a really cute snowman for my yard so I of course I had to make my own version. This is what I came up with after a trip to the Thrift store and the wood pile.

We did make our Stepping Stones

We made Stepping stones when the humidity finally calmed down some. However we used a pin that I can longer find on Pinterest. Which is all the same since it really didn't work and we had to do a lot of adjustments. All in all and 5 days later we sort of had stones. You can't step on them cuz they crack and we made them thicker then the pin did so we could step on them. Our lettering had to be redone cuz after the 45 minutes of drying time before you stamped the lettering  it still virtually ate the words that were stamped. Our Mosaic sunk when it was placed at the 45 minute time period too. We do have stepping stones but they are more garden decorations and we had a fun family experience making memories and having laughs as we did this and those memories are worth the failure of the stepping stones.

Did you make Stepping Stones this Summer? Share your pictures I would love to see them.....

Concrete Stepping Stones

Well on the schedule today was to be homemade concrete stepping stones. I have all the stuff to do it. I even have the muscle to move the bag of concrete mix. However, it is so humid and another threat of rain so I'm having to delay these.

What am I gonna do well I think I will crochet coasters for the new screen porch. I will be sure to post pictures of them when they are done as well as the free pattern I found online to make them.

Hope your day is going good. Are you reading anything good/ bad or otherwise?

We did Cooler Corn

 

So to be honest I did not think this would work. However since the first time I made it when it was over 100 degrees here in Northwest Indiana with no Air Conditioning to taking it to a bring a dish 4th of July party. We put it in several different kinds of coolers, from a small lunch style to a large 5 gallon water cooler and all of them worked and it stayed hot for hours and ready to eat.

 

Here is what we did. We shucked the corn and made sure we had as much of the silks off it as possible. Then we put the cleaned corn in the cooler and covered it with boiling water amount depends on size of cooler. 30 minutes later you had perfectly cooked corn ready for your favorite condiments.

 

This was a Pin that actually worked, I have had several that didn't but those are posts for another day.

Now go to the local grocery store, produce stand or farmers market and make yourself some freezer corn.

 

Enjoy.

We made Pony Bead Suncatchers.....

 

 

Well Melted Pony Beads Suncatchers are all the rage on Pinterest (this is the original pin I followed http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=185741.0#axzz2UDUgBbOT) and we made one, ok we made several. The Opaque beads work great for coasters and trivets and potted plant coasters but the clearer beads make better suncatchers and sometimes if you bake them a few extra minutes they become slightly clearer and more transparent. My son made this one and he was so proud of it. So did this work absolutely. We used different pans to make different types and styles. This one was made in a plain cake pan. We made diamond ones by using a square pan and circle with circles using mini tube pans. So, experiment and have fun with it we have and have them all over the garden now. Enjoy yourselves and have fun.