Hey Y'all!
 Fall is finally peeking it's head around the corner in Dixieland. It was the nicest day today. Cool breeze, sunshine and very little humidity! Unusual for this part of the country. this past week we attended The Alabama Shakespeare's Annual Broadway under the Stars. It came a gully washer earlier in the day and we thought the show was going to be cancelled! I was worried. I spent the whole day baking dessert for the 20 plus friends attending with us. And that's what I want to share with you today! I made 24 Coconut Cream pies in mason jars. They were so cute, not to mention delish!!!!   Here is the finished product.

I love Coconut cream pie and have used a recipe out of the 1954 Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking for years.It was one of my mom's first cookbooks she bought, I think,during her Senior year as a Home Ec. major at the University of Southwest Louisiana. I read several blog post about doing pies in jars before I tried it. It worked wonderfully! I cut the crust with the mouth of the jar and used my trusty Pampered Chef  mini tart shaper to tap it into place.
My oven is small! So, my jelly roll pan actually will slide in the grooves like a shelf! I placed the jars on the pan and baked, removed them and let them cool while I made the cream filling. Worked great! Tip- crust needs to be thin!

After I filled them and let them cool for a couple hours, probably should have been longer but I was out of time, I added a dollop of meringue and sprinkled coconut on top, popped them back in the a hot oven just long enough to brown the coconut and meringue. Added lids to some and used cupcake liners to cover some with the jar rings and off to Shakespeare we went! They seemed to be a hit! Will have to try that one again. Better  go clean the kitchen now.Thanks for stopping by. Be Blessed and bless someone else today!

Starting over again!

It's a new Stampin' Up year and I'm starting over again. I wish I had a nickel for every time I have started over at something. I'd be a very wealthy woman! Ok maybe not wealthy,but I'd have a bigger craft room!!!
     So, I ask myself the age old question, Why? Why do I start and not keep going, why do I keep coming back and trying again, why is my mind full of ideas that I never get around to actually doing? Is it lack of motivation? Maybe at times. Is it laziness? Yeah, that could be part of it. Turn on the Hallmark movie and mystery channel and I can do some serious vegging on the couch with a big cup of Sonic ice and Crystal Light Peach Tea! 
      However, I think I have identified 2 of the main reasons at least concerning blogging that keep getting me off tract. The main one and probably most important is an unclear vision of just what I want to do here; the other one is not knowing for sure I am actually connecting with anyone. Is anyone "listening"? 
 I think I have pinpointed my vision. On my Pinterest page there is a short quote about me that says,

 "As for me and my stamps we will serve the Lord!" Favorite things- family, stamping, cooking, serving Jesus! Not necessarily in that order." 

This is what I want to share with you!
     The second area I  will need your help. If you are stopping by, please let me know, if you like something I have shared give me a thumbs up. I'll share more on that later- this post is getting to long! I pray you get some encouragement, some creative ideas or even a good laugh out of what you see here.  God bless y'all! Now, go be a blessing to someone else today and you will be truly blessed.

Easter! It's all about Jesus!

Hi y'all. I'm back with another Easter card to share today. This one was cased from a wonderful Stampin' Up demo France Martin. It is one of my favorite because Easter is all about what Jesus did for you and me on the cross.

Same card with a little different color scheme. I really like the darker one with the Elegant Eggplant cross and frame. I also like the petite petal flowers around the frame in the second card. The cross is made with the lattice Bigz die.
Here's a short picture tutorial on how to cut the cross.

  Turn the lattice on an angle. Trim away the four oval petals on each side and the bottom three. I trim away then go back and with my good paper snips trim close following the curve of the ovals. Hope this helps and you enjoy making this card as much as I did.  Be blessed and go bless someone else and then you will be truly blessed.

            

Spring is in the Air!

Well, that is a true statement, but if you live in our neck of the woods, that can mean anything! One thing for sure, everything is yellow with pollen and the temps are all over the place. Highs in the 80's one day and 60's the next. But right around the corner is the glorious celebration of Easter! I love Easter...it's right up there with Christmas. As a follower of Jesus Christ, Easter is an overwhelming picture of God's love, mercy and grace toward me a sinner. I also love the fun of Easter. CANDY! and colored eggs and Easter egg hunts and PEEPS! As you share this time with your love ones and friends, I hope you will relax, enjoy the new life spring offers, reflect on what is most important and be an encouragement to those around you. Great seg-way, Dixie Bell, (my new Red Hat name)! One way to brighten someone's day is with a hand made, hand written card! Surprise, y'all thought I had forgotten this was a Stamping blog- of sorts anyway! Nope, just wanted to share my heart first. So I have several Easter Cards to share over the next few days. I'll start with the traditional and what is more traditional at Easter than tulips? Well, lilies might be, but we are doing tulips this year!

I love this shabby chic look. 
Cardstock is Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla
Ink is Crumb Cake for the distressing and Black Stazon  for the stamp. I colored the tulips with a blender pen and Strawberry Slush is the darker ink and Pink Pirouette is the lighter one. The green is Gumball Green. The oval was cut with the oval framelits and the Big Shot and the embossing was done with the tulip frame embossing folder. The trim is the awesome Strawberry Slush stretch trim and a button with linen thread.
Who wouldn't love to get this card in the mail!

Okay, that about wraps it up for this southern girl. If you have been just a little inspired leave me a note and let me know. Makes my day!!!!
Now go be a blessing to someone else and you will be truly blessed! God love ya!

Weekly specials

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Trick or Treat

Good morning friends,
It is a beautiful "Fall" morning in Dixieland. Actually, we are getting some really nice, cool temps this am. I have a cute Halloween Treat to share with y'all today. One of my hostess clubs made these this month, they are really simple and cute!

Materials: Chalk Talk Bread Tag framelit, Owl punch, Hexagon punch, Basic Black 1\8 inch ribbon and White Baker's Twine.         
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, and  Tangerine Tango
Ink: Basic Black and  Tangerine Tango
Stamp sets: Halloween Hello and Perfectly You Hostess set (131877)
Directions: I cut the tag with the Big Shot, Stamped it with the Bat from Halloween Hello in Basic Black.
The ghost is made by punching out a white owl with the owl builder punch and trimming off the feet. 
Use the middle size circles for eyes and the heart for the mouth out of black. The ghost is popped up on a dimensional  and attached to the bread tag. The Hey Pumpkin is stamped with Tangerine Tango on a scrape of Whisper White  and punched out with the hexagon punch. It is adhered with snail adhesive at the bottom of the tag. The cello bag has 2 graham crackers, 2 chocolate nuggets and a Peep ghost.This is tied with the 1\8 inch Basic Black ribbon and White Bakers Twine.

Hope you like this and it inspires you to create a cute Halloween project. Have a blessed day, Thank you for stopping by, I always look forward to your comments- so leave me one!!!Thanks- God Bless you real good.