I'm so excited! Today is my day to share with you my favorite travel accessories. A BIG THANK YOU to Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks for hosting this fun blog! Carla always has the greatest ideas for blog hops, and this one is no different!
This hop is all about traveling and some of our favorite travel accessories. There is always so much to do before a trip, and anything that makes the process easier is okay with me.
When my kids were little we vacationed mostly by car, but now that we're older my husband and I fly more often than drive. One of my pet peeves about flying is that my purse is stashed in the overhead, along with my phone and paperback. Of course I can get to it, but it's annoying to the other passengers, and to say the least, not handy for me. That's why I was so glad to find the Infinity Scarf with a Pocket.
This handy dandy scarf has a zippered pocket where I can keep items easily accessible. You can find a great tutorial on YouTube at P4P Infinity Scarf with Zipper Tutorial by Patterns for Pirates.
You will need 2 yards of fabric (I used a cotton/spandex mix) cut to approximately 22" wide by 72" long, 2 pocket pieces, approximately 8"x8", and a zipper (I used a 7").
I was in Texas recently and visited their JoAnn's Fabric Store. I don't know what it is about visiting another state's franchises, but they always seem better than mine. It's probably that I know my store inside-out and nothing is new.
Anyway, I found the cutest bundle of baby fabric cut into 10" squares, and I bought it. My reasoning, it's always a good idea to have a baby quilt or two on hand for when the occasion arises. The nice thing about baby quilts is that they are small and quick to make.
'Tis the Season to be Makin' and Bakin' and Takin'! And I imagine the busiest lady is Mrs. Claus. It can't be easy being married to the big guy and making sure he and the reindeers make their flight on time. It's my guess Mrs. Claus and the elves breathe a sigh of relief when they see him shoot across the sky on his merry way. If I were in her shoes, I would drop in front of a cozy fire, switch on a Hallmark movie, and fill my lap with a big plate of cookies.
And what better treat than a plate Rice Krispies treats in the shape of 8 tiny reindeer!
These are so simple to make. To make you will need a full batch of thhe original Rice Krispies Treats, milk chocolate wafers melted, candy eyes, chocolate-covered pretzels, candy sprinkles of your choice, and round candy pieces for the nose (like M&M's, Whoppers, Junior Mints, etc.).
Follow the directions on a box of Rice Krispies cereal to make the treat mixture. Scoop the mixture into 2 greased pie plates and flatten with a spatula. Let set until cool.
Remove the firm cereal mixture from the pie plate, being careful to keep its round shape, and cut pie shape into 1/8th slices. You will have 16 slices.
In microwave, melt approximately 15-20 chocolate wafers. Dip candy nose, eyes, and pretzels in melted chocolate and set in place. Drop a small amount of melted chocolate between pretzel antlers and cover chocolate with candy sprinkles. Wait a minute, then shake excess sprinkles back into plate.
If you would like to make your own Mrs. Claus Cookie runner, the dimensions are in the blueprint below. Her mouth is a 3" circle cut in half and sewn between the middles and bottom face pieces. Her eyes are 1 1/2" circles sewn between the top and middle face sections. Her nose is a 1 1/2" x 4" rectangle folded into thirds so that width of nose is 1/2", and then the 4" length folded in half and sewn in seam between top and middle section of face.
In the coming week, you will see many more projects and, best of all, more yummy recipes. Make sure you add them to your cookbook! Be sure to visit all the busy elves in this blog hop for the merriest of times!
December 6
It didn't take me long to decide what I wanted to make. I have been wanting to create a Mary Poppins quilt for some time but just never had the right incentive. Joan's blog hop was just the impetus I needed.
Of course the first step was getting a design on paper. This is where I always start, usually with a pencil and grid paper and a big eraser.
Once I had an idea of how many blocks there would be, I drew the images I would cut from fabric and made templates.
Wednesday June 23
Just Because Quilts (you are here)
