Collecting acorns, pine cones and gum balls is fun, but be cautious when bringing them into the house as they may be home to creep, crawly vermin. Put the pine cones in the top rack of the dishwasher and run though a regular cycle with your regular dirty dishes. Bake the acorns and gumballs in a low oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Both of these methods should serve as safe ways to debug your prizes.
I have designated a space at the end of one of my clothes-rods as the 'home' for empty hangers. When removing a piece of clothing from the closet, I take the hanger off the rod and put it with the other 'empties'. It will be easy to find later when returning the clothing to the closet. Here's another plus, the empty hangers are easy to locate when doing the laundry.
Last evening, I made 'Christy's Chocolate Sheet Cake for a birthday celebration. I wanted to use my near-antique cake stand to present the cake, but how to do this, was the question. First, I froze the cake overnight then, I cut 3 or 4 pieces of parchment paper. (I had intended to cut rounds of parchment, then scallop the edges, but ran out of time). Using a pizza cutter, I cut the cake into serving size pieces, then I laid a piece of parchment paper on the cake stand. I covered that with pieces of cake, then continued with paper then cake, paper then cake, ending with cake on top. A few cake crumbs did stick to the parchment, but NOT the frosting. That was what I hoped would happen.
© 2014 Cat Brennan
Hi Country Cats and Kittens!
Now that we've "had a wedding", I get to tell you about a few more things that I enjoyed crafting for this wonderful event.
The lovely bride outdid herself in "doing for others" .. so many gifts for the guests, for the bridal party .. no one was left out.
One of the most challenging gifts that Crystal asked me to craft was a gift for each lady in the bridal party; "pretty hangers" .. we looked at zillions of web sites and I perused the many craft books that I own.
I finally settled on a padded style. She and I purchased the satin last fall: yellow for the two moms, lightly glittered blue for the younger sisters, black for the brides maids and sparkly white for the star of the show.
I removed the "slacks" wooden dowel from each hanger, saving for another day", then wrapped each hanger with polyester stuffing. I then had to cover the padding with clear plastic wrap so the satin sleeves would slide over the works. The four bridesmaids' hangers were nearly identical to one another, but each of the rest were different. Crystal's was my favorite. Starting out with the white, glittery satin, I glued on white lace that had a sparkle thread in it and gave it a 'finished' look with very narrow white sating ribbon (1/16th inch wide). I then added a bow and hanging ribbon to the hook, and the final touch was a beautiful, round chandelier crystal (3/4" with a point at one end where the hanger hole is located). This particular crystal holds sentimental significance because it belonged to her mama some thirty years ago.
I've posted pictures of these gift hangers at the page CAT LITTER.
Hope your life is full of Country Blessings!
© 2010 Cat Brennan
I have designated a space at the end of one of my clothes-rods as the 'home' for empty hangers. When removing a piece of clothing from the closet, I take the hanger off the rod and put it with the other 'empties'. It will be easy to find later when returning the clothing to the closet. Here's another plus, the empty hangers are easy to locate when doing the laundry.
