Ideas for the Yard and Garden!

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Recycled Crafts Turning Clutter into Creative Homemade Garden Decorations

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Hanging Teacup Birdfeeder--Recycled Garden Coffee Cup-Summer Citrus 

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Spring containers 

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Use old & new bricks, salvaged tiles, broken dishes & other eclectic finds to build a walk that's also a memory path. ~ This would be cool in one area that has a place to sit and ponder. 

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Broken clay pots

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Gift wrapping ideas!

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Origami pyramid gift boxes

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Make your own patterned wrapping paper with handmade stamps.

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Reindeer bag.

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Cut fabric to use as a ribbon.

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Use a chalkboard marker.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Oreos

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Ingredients:

• Oreos (regular, double stuffed..)
• Cookie Dough (you can half it)

Optional: Chocolate Candy Coating or chocolate chips melted with a little shortening melted with coconut oil, shortening or veg. oil.)(1 tsp. per 1/2 cup of chocolate, microwave 30 seconds at a time stirring in between until melted)
Directions:
Gently twist open desired amount of Oreos. Roll a small ball of cookie dough and press down to flatten. Place the other half of the cookie dough on top and gently press down. Dip in chocolate if desired.

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Hot Buttered Fluffy Pretzels

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Ingredients

• All purpose flour 12 1⁄2 Ounce (for dough)
• Sea salt 1 Teaspoon (for dough)
• Sugar 1 Teaspoon (for dough)
• Instant yeast 2 1⁄4 Teaspoon (for dough)
• Warm water 1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs) (1 cup for dough+ 1/2 cup for topping)
• Baking soda 1 Tablespoon (for topping)
• Vegetable oil 1 Tablespoon (for greasing)
• Unsalted butter 3 Tablespoon

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 500 degree.
2. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. You can also use parchment paper to line it.
3. For topping, in a bowl, whisk warm water and baking soda. Microwave for 1 minute, and keep it aside.

MAKING
4. For dough, in stand mixer bowl, add flour, salt, sugar, and instant quick rise yeast.
5. Pour warm water in it, and stir with spatula to incorporate.
6. Then, using a dough hook attachment, knead the mixture on medium low for 5 minutes, or until the dough is soft and smooth, but not stick.
7. In a plastic bag, put the dough, and allow it to rise for about 30 minutes.
8. Remove the dough from plastic bag, and place it on oiled working counter.
9. Using a knife divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
10. Roll these pieces into long rope.
11. Shape each rope into pretzel as shown in the video.
12. Dip each pretzel in baking soda wash, and place it on baking sheet.
13. Sprinkle salt over it, and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes.
14. Place it in oven and bake for 9-10 minutes, or until pretzels are fluffy and golden brown.

FINALIZING
15. Remove the sheet from oven, and brush butter over hot pretzel.

SERVING
16. Serve pretzel with hot tomato soup.

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Christmas recipes!

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Southern Strawberry-Coconut Punch Bowl Cake

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Christmas Eggnog Recipe 

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Mmm nothing better than hot cocoa and a Christmas movie

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Gingerbread in Jars 

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The Merry Friar - Frangelico, vodka, espresso and eggnog.

 
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Craft Ideas

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Hammered leaf prints

 

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How-to: Hammered flower and leaf prints

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Photorealism

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DIY Treat Stands

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DIY : Tree Branches Flower Pot 

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Christmas Crafts!

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Turn Free Printables into Ornaments

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Gingerbread houses that perch on your mug! 

 

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Minion Christmas Ornaments 

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Diy : Epsom Salt Snowman Vase

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Rolled paper Christmas Tree Ornament

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Italian!

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Magic of Italian streets !!!

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Cesenatico, Italy 

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Portofino, Italy 

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Three cats with three umbrellas lounging on a basket balcony ~ Italy

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Fortress of Guardia - San Marino Italy 

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So Creative!

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How to preserve the bark on a tree stump. Great when used for wedding materials you wish to keep afterwards!

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DIY framed floral letter 

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DIY: wooden pallet coffee table. 

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How to: Make a Swedish Flame  

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Tub Tea Time

 

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Christmas Magic!

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Oh, Christmas Tree

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Christmas Tree ● Candy 

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Letter for Santa, how cute is this~❥

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Brilliance star 

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Beautiful White Christmas

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Backyards and Gardens!

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Rattlebridge Farm: Lanterns in the Garden

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'Glad Midsommar' 

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An Old Farmhouse Turned Into A Stunning Home

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The Horticult Garden Tour - The Guava Tree Room - Ryan Benoit Design 

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Unusual design for pathway 

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Angel Food Cake Churro Bites

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Ingredients

• 1 Sara Lee Angel Food Cake
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup cinnamon
• oil

Instructions

1. Let your Angel Food Cake thaw. Once thaw, cube the cake. My cubes were about 1.5 inches x 1.5 inches.
2. Heat vegetable oil on low-medium heat. Fry cubes until golden brown.
3. Once golden brown, immediately put them in the bowl with cinnamon and sugar and toss around. Continue doing this until they're all done.
4. For even more flavor, mix 1 cup powdered sugar with a tablespoon of milk, mix and drizzle over the bites. ENJOY!

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Mexican Picadillo

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Ingredients:

• 1lb lean ground beef
• 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2inch cubes
• 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced fine (1/4 inchor less)
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced fine (1/4 inch or less)
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced fine
• 2 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground comino (cumin)
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 2 large tomatoes, cored, peeled, and cut into 1/2inch pieces

Directions:

1. Heat a large skillet and, when hot, add the canola oil. Add the ground beef, crumbling as you put it in the skillet.
2. When lightly browned, add the onions, red bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, and all the spices. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, and then add the diced potatoes, and then the cilantro.
3. Add beef stock, bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender, stirring every 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, put into a bowl and serve over Spanish rice or with hot flour tortillas.

Tip: If you would like to spice it up, add a chopped jalapeno. Picadillo, Mexican style ground beef, is a popular lunch meal particularly in Northern Mexico. Picadillo is an easy dish to prepare that’s in every home cook’s repertoire.

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Petal Pull-Aparts

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Ingredients

• 12 Rhodes™ Dinner Rolls, thawed but still cold
• non-stick, butter-flavored cooking spray
• 1 lemon peel, grated
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons raspberry jam or pie filling
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 4-5 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

1. Combine two rolls into one ball to form the center of flower. Place in the center of a large sprayed baking sheet.
2. Shape remaining rolls into petals and place around center, allowing room for them to rise. Spray well with butter-flavored spray. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until double, about one hour.
3. Mix lemon peel with sugar and sprinkle over all. Depress center of each petal with your finger and spoon in about one teaspoon jam or pie filling.
4. Bake at 350°F 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan while still warm. Mix glaze ingredients and drizzle over flower.

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